The St. Louis Blues have singed goalie Jordan Binnington to a six-year contract extension, worth $36 million. Binnington, 27, is currently in his 4th season in the NHL. Binnington is 9-6-3 with a .908 save percentage, and a 2.69 goals against average. Binnington had his best season, in 2019-2020. Binnigton played a career high 50 games. Binnington was 30-13-7 with a .912 save percentage, a 2.56 goals against average, and 3 shutouts. The win were a career high for Binnington.
In 2018-2019, Binnington finally got a chance in the NHL. Binnington played 32 games, with 32 starts and was 24-5-1 with a .927 save percentage, a 1.89 goals against average, and 5 shutouts. Binnington ended up helping the Blues win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Binnington also became the first rookie goaltender with 16 wins in a single postseason, which is the maximum.
Overall, Binnington has played 102 games, with 99 starts and is 63-24-11 with a .915 save percentage, a 2.38 goals against average, and 8 shutouts. In the playoffs, Binnington is 16-15 with a .904 save percentage, a 2.79 goals against average, and 1 shutout.
The Blues did a great job to make sure Binnington is signed to a long-term contract. Next in line for a contract extension could be center Jaden Schwartz. Schwartz, 28, could hit free agency after the season.
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