The Vegas Golden Knights inked goaltender Robin Lehner to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $5 million, the club announced Saturday.
Lehner was a pending unrestricted free agent.
The 29-year-old earned the Golden Knights' starting job in the postseason and excelled after Vegas landed him in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks at the deadline.
He would have been one of the top players available had he tested the UFA market on Oct. 9.
Lehner went 9-7 with a .917 save percentage in 16 playoff games with Vegas. He played three regular-season contests with the Golden Knights down the stretch after the trade.
The Swedish netminder posted a 16-10-5 record to go along with a .918 save percentage and 10.17 goals saved above average in 33 games with the Blackhawks in 2019-20 prior to the deal.
Lehner signed a one-year, $5-million pact with Chicago in July 2019.
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