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Hunter Shepard

Position	Goaltender	Current Team	Ottawa Senators
Catches	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	225	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	30
Age	29 (Nov 7, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

Date	Team	Transaction
Sep 26, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Cleared Waivers
Sep 25, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Placed on Waivers
Jul 2, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 14, 2025	Washington Capitals	Recalled from AHL
Apr 4, 2025	Washington Capitals	Recalled from AHL
Jan 18, 2025	Washington Capitals	Assigned to AHL
Jan 11, 2025	Washington Capitals	Recalled from AHL
Oct 7, 2024	Washington Capitals	Assigned to AHL
Oct 7, 2024	Washington Capitals	Cleared Waivers
Oct 6, 2024	Washington Capitals	Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2023	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 28, 2021	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22

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
2023-24	WSH	4	205:41	51.63	32.09	3.10	3.21	-0.11	90.00	90.34	-0.34
2024-25	WSH	1	52:08	39.13	27.62	2.76	8.06	-5.30	70.83	90.01	-19.18

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE
2023-24	WSH	4	9:13	32.55	26.04	3.08	13.02	-9.94	50.00	88.18	-38.18
2024-25	WSH	1	3:52	62.07	31.03	3.60	0.00	3.60	100.00	88.39	11.61

Legend

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Glossary

Statistic	Definition
SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60	Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60	Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%	Save Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AE	Save Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).

Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

The Sens are Betting Big on Leevi Meriläinen at Silver Seven Sens (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Habs Wrap: Preseason Fights, Roster Decisions, Hutson Extension at Montreal Hockey Now (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Senators News & Rumours: Youth, Veterans, and a Little Grit to Start the Season at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Senators News & Rumours: Call-Ups, Cozens’ Impact & Spence’s Arrival at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Habs Daily: Franchise Value, Demidov Health, Senators Fines at Montreal Hockey Now (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Sens : Huit joueurs rappelés en provenance de Belleville pour protéger les réguliers at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Elliotte Friedman elaborates on waiver-claim interest in Capitals goaltender Clay Stevenson: ‘Washington knows it’s going to be hard to sneak him through’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Clay Stevenson reportedly drawing interest as potential waivers claim after impressing at Capitals Training Camp at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Breakdown of Each of the Senators’ First 17 Preseason Roster Cuts at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
NHL Waivers: Connor Ingram And Six Others On The Wire at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
These two are each off to a solid start in goaltending battle in Belleville at SenShot (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
4 Battles to Watch at Senators Training Camp at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Four Major Storylines This Month At Ottawa Senators Training Camp at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Ottawa Senators: Ranking The Six Best At Each Position at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Aug 30, 2025)
Why Mads Sogaard could be odd man out in Belleville's goaltending battle at SenShot (Sun Aug 24, 2025)
Why this Sens prospect can become Belleville's top goaltender in 2025-26 at SenShot (Fri Aug 22, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000

Signed: July 2, 2025

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: Steve Staios

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	27	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$350,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$350,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$700,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$90,000	RFA
2022-23	26	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$90,000	RFA
Total				-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$180,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

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%
2011-12	USHS-MN		10							2.20	0.908
2012-13	USHS-MN		24					554	41	1.95	0.926	3							2.20	0.911
2012-13	UMHSEHL		11							3.11	0.919	2							3.20	0.906
2013-14	USHS-MN		25					427	35	2.64	0.918	2							2.71	0.914
2013-14	UMHSEHL		12							2.57	0.926	1							6.53	0.792
2014-15	NAHL		31							3.28	0.878	2							2.55	0.911
2015-16	NAHL		50							1.90	0.926	11							2.28	0.926
2016-17	NCAA		2			2		51	4	2.58	0.922
2017-18	NCAA		41		25	14		1012	76	1.91	0.925
2018-19	NCAA		42		29	11	2	974	75	1.76	0.923
2019-20	NCAA		34		22	10	2	900	74	2.18	0.918
2020-21	AHL		3		3			96	3	1.00	0.969
2020-21	ECHL		21		12	6	2	664	52	2.55	0.922	13		7	6		359	42	3.38	0.883
2021-22	AHL		9		5	3		217	17	2.06	0.922
2021-22	ECHL		23		12	9	2	812	67	2.88	0.917
2022-23	AHL		33		20	8	5	835	70	2.18	0.916	20		14	6	5	523	45	2.27	0.914
2023-24	NHL		4	4	2	1	1	123	13	3.19	0.894
2023-24	AHL		34		27	4	3	860	61	1.76	0.929	20		14	6	3	553	50	2.49	0.910
2024-25	NHL		1	1		1		26	7	7.00	0.731
2024-25	AHL		39		23	11	4	959	105	2.80	0.891	7		2	5	4	178	19	2.77	0.893
NHL Career			5	5	2	2	1	149	20	3.94	0.866