Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year, $3.55 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs by an independent arbitrator on Sunday.
The 26-year-old goalie had a salary arbitration hearing Friday. Samsonov was the second of 22 restricted free agents who filed for arbitration to have a hearing. He can be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
Samsonov was 27-10-5 with a 2.33 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and four shutouts in 42 regular-season games (40 starts) for the Maple Leafs last season and 4-4 with a 3.13 GAA and .898 save percentage in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Samsonov, who became an unrestricted free agent after the 2021-22 season when he did not receive a qualifying offer from the Washington Capitals, signed with the Maple Leafs on July 13, 2022.
Selected by Washington in the first round (No. 22) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Samsonov is 79-32-13 with a 2.65 GAA, .908 save percentage and 10 shutouts in 131 regular-season games (119 starts) for the Capitals and Maple Leafs and 5-10 with a 3.06 GAA and .902 save percentage in the playoffs.
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