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Carl Lindbom

#30 · Goalie · Vegas Golden Knights

Born May 20, 2003 in Stockholm, SWE (age 23) · 6'1", 186 lb · Catches left · Drafted 222nd overall in 2021 by VGK (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pyotr Kochetkov CAR · 9 GP, 0.899 Petr Mrazek ANA · 10 GP, 0.858 Spencer Martin NYR · 6 GP, 0.864 Matt Murray SEA · 5 GP, 0.922 Sergei Murashov PIT · 5 GP, 0.897

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2025-26 VGK 8 2420 189 165 24 3.00 0.873 $840K
1 season Career 8 2420 189 165 24 3.00 0.873

2025-26 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
8 8 2420 189 165 24 3.00 0.873

Contract

$840KCap hitends in 2026, then extended to 2029

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Jun 1, 2023, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.52M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on Jun 29, 2026, 3 years and $2.7M at $900K a season, beginning in 2026-27.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $840K $775K $65K $840K
2024-25 $840K $775K $65K $840K
2025-26 $840K $775K $65K $840K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 29, 2026 Vegas Golden Knights Extension not begun 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $2.7M $900K
Jun 1, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $2.52M $840K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.2Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean

-3.2Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
20.8Expected goals againstfrom 305 unblocked attempts
24Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.873Save %0.890 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.40 above expected per 60 minutes10th
Shot difficulty 6.8% chance per attempt faced53rdA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

05101520Allowed 24Expected 20.8

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS W 7-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 59:57
Nov 29, 2025 vs SJS W 4-3 W 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Nov 24, 2025 @ UTA L 1-5 L 21 18 3 0.857 58:36
Nov 16, 2025 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) OTL 28 25 3 0.893 64:50
Nov 10, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 L 20 17 3 0.850 58:29
Nov 6, 2025 vs TBL L 3-6 L 26 21 5 0.808 58:37
Oct 31, 2025 vs COL L 2-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:39
Oct 26, 2025 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) OTL 28 26 2 0.929 60:32