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Chris Driedger

Position Goaltender Current Team
Catches Left Current Contract
Height 6'4" Expires
Weight (lbs) 210 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 31 (May 18, 1994) Expiry Status
Drafted 2012, Round 3, Overall 76 (OTT)
Date Team Transaction
Mar 31, 2025 Winnipeg Jets Recalled from AHL
Mar 6, 2025 Winnipeg Jets Acquired from Florida Panthers
Mar 6, 2025 Florida Panthers Traded to Winnipeg Jets
Mar 2, 2025 Florida Panthers Recalled from AHL
Dec 6, 2024 Florida Panthers Assigned to AHL
Dec 2, 2024 Florida Panthers Recalled from AHL
Oct 9, 2024 Florida Panthers Assigned to AHL
Oct 9, 2024 Florida Panthers Cleared Waivers
Oct 8, 2024 Florida Panthers Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2024 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $795K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 21, 2021 Seattle Kraken Signed 3 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2021-22
Apr 30, 2019 Florida Panthers Signed 2 years @ $850K AAV starting in 2019-20
Feb 24, 2019 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $655K AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 5, 2017 Ottawa Senators Signed 1 year @ $735K AAV starting in 2017-18
Apr 1, 2014 Ottawa Senators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2015-16 OTT 1 24:35 21.97 17.08 1.18 0.00 1.18 100.00 93.09 6.91
2016-17 OTT 1 32:13 42.83 26.07 2.98 7.45 -4.47 71.43 88.57 -17.14
2019-20 FLA 12 508:13 39.67 30.81 2.31 1.42 0.89 95.40 92.52 2.89
2020-21 FLA 23 1047:29 38.95 27.90 2.10 1.66 0.44 94.05 92.46 1.59
2021-22 SEA 27 1240:55 39.74 28.19 2.43 2.27 0.15 91.94 91.39 0.55
2023-24 SEA 2 101:55 42.98 29.44 2.51 1.77 0.75 94.00 91.46 2.54

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2015-16 OTT 1 3:48 78.95 63.16 7.36 0.00 7.36 100.00 88.35 11.65
2016-17 OTT 1 3:23 53.20 17.73 2.04 0.00 2.04 100.00 88.47 11.53
2019-20 FLA 12 37:30 70.40 51.20 6.47 4.80 1.67 90.62 87.35 3.27
2020-21 FLA 23 104:00 73.27 52.50 6.08 6.35 -0.27 87.91 88.43 -0.52
2021-22 SEA 27 102:49 81.12 60.69 7.30 11.67 -4.37 80.77 87.98 -7.21
2023-24 SEA 2 9:09 72.13 45.90 8.51 13.11 -4.61 71.43 81.47 -10.04

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

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Current Contract

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Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 30 $795,000 $795,000 - - $795,000 $795,000 $795,000 UFA
Total - - $795,000 $795,000 $795,000
Signed: July 1, 2024
Team: Florida Panthers
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.9

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 27 M-NTC $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
2022-23 28 M-NTC $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 UFA
2023-24 29 M-NTC $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA
Total - - $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000
Signed: July 21, 2021
Team: Seattle Kraken
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.29
Clause: Player can specify 10 teams he cannot be traded to.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 25 $850,000 $850,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $275,000 UFA-Grp6
2020-21 26 $850,000 $850,000 - $100,000 $850,000 $950,000 $200,000 UFA
Total - $100,000 $1,600,000 $1,700,000 $475,000
Signed: Apr 30, 2019
Team: Florida Panthers
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.04

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 24 $655,000 $655,000 - - $655,000 $655,000 $85,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $655,000 $655,000 $85,000
Signed: Feb 24, 2019
Team: Florida Panthers
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.82

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 23 $735,000 $735,000 - - $735,000 $735,000 $70,000 RFA
Total - - $735,000 $735,000 $70,000
Signed: July 5, 2017
Team: Ottawa Senators
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.98

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2014-15 20 $755,000 $800,000 $70,000 $80,000 $650,000 $730,000 $70,000 ELC
2015-16 21 $755,000 $800,000 $45,000 $80,000 $675,000 $755,000 $70,000 ELC
2016-17 22 $755,000 $800,000 $20,000 $80,000 $700,000 $780,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $135,000 $240,000 $2,025,000 $2,265,000 $210,000
Signed: Apr 1, 2014
Team: Ottawa Senators
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2007-08 WBAAA 16 1.47
2008-09 WAAA U15 18 1.71
2009-10 Minor-MB 12 1.75
2010-11 WHL 22 6 6 478 57 3.50 0.881
2011-12 WHL 44 24 12 1029 107 2.80 0.896 2 2 48 9 6.59 0.812
2012-13 WHL 54 36 14 1571 134 2.51 0.915 17 11 6 579 40 2.39 0.931
2013-14 WHL 50 28 14 1549 127 2.64 0.918 6 2 3 185 24 4.39 0.870
2013-14 AHL 1 22 2 4.58 0.909
2013-14 ECHL 4 1 2 13 3.92
2014-15 NHL 1 1 10 0.00 1.000
2014-15 AHL 8 6 221 17 2.55 0.923
2014-15 ECHL 40 8 27 4 1240 142 3.78 0.885
2015-16 NHL 1 1 11 0.00 1.000
2015-16 AHL 39 18 15 5 1188 105 2.83 0.912
2016-17 NHL 1 1 1 15 4 6.00 0.733
2016-17 AHL 34 12 19 3 1035 103 3.22 0.900
2016-17 ECHL 2 2 73 9 4.51 0.877
2017-18 ECHL 17 9 7 1 548 43 2.55 0.922
2017-18 AHL 10 2 5 287 33 4.04 0.885
2018-19 ECHL 12 6 5 349 31 2.75 0.911
2018-19 AHL 32 18 10 3 986 75 2.45 0.924
2019-20 NHL 12 12 7 2 1 354 22 2.05 0.938
2019-20 AHL 15 6 9 498 34 2.29 0.932
2020-21 NHL 23 23 14 6 3 640 47 2.07 0.927 3 3 1 62 8 3.70 0.871
2021-22 NHL 27 27 9 14 1 722 73 2.96 0.899
2021-22 WC 6 4 2 117 10 1.76 0.915
2022-23 AHL 14 9 4 379 35 2.61 0.908
2023-24 NHL 2 2 1 1 60 5 2.51 0.917
2023-24 AHL 39 24 7 7 1038 86 2.26 0.917 18 12 6 7 513 48 2.67 0.906
2024-25 AHL 5 1 3 4 117 15 3.30 0.872
2024-25 AHL 20 10 6 4 492 60 2.97 0.878
NHL Career 67 67 31 24 5 1812 151 2.45 0.917 3 3 0 1 0 62 8 3.70 0.871