Fast indicators 1-year, $1.55 million contract with Rangers

Jonathan Fast signed a one-year, $1.55 million contract with the New York Rangers on Wednesday.

The 39-year-old goalie might have grow to be an unrestricted free agent after this season and acquired his third one-year contract since first becoming a member of the Rangers on July 1, 2023. Fast is 9-6-2 with a 3.14 goals-against common, .896 save share and three shutouts in 21 video games (17 begins) this season.

Fast grew to become the primary United States-born goalie and 15h in NHL historical past to achieve 400 wins when New York rallied with three third-period targets to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at Madison Sq. Backyard on Feb. 2. He’s the seventeenth goalie in NHL historical past to play 800 video games, reaching the milestone in a 4-0 win in opposition to the Nashville Predators 4-0 on March 2.

“It simply means I’ve been fortunate sufficient to play with a variety of nice hockey gamers that worth successful and put that above all else,” Fast stated after incomes win No. 400. “I’m simply grateful I’ve been on some nice groups over the course of my profession, this one included right here. Simply grateful.”

Fast, the sixth completely different goalie in 50 years with three shutouts in a single season at age 39 or older, is 27-12-4 with a 2.83 GAA, .904 save share and 5 shutouts in 48 video games for the Rangers (43 begins). The three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings (2012, 2014) and Golden Knights (2023) is 402-289-88 with a 2.49 GAA, .911 save share and 63 shutouts in 18 seasons.

“It means he’s been actually good for a very long time,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette stated. “In case you watch him every day, it’s not exhausting to determine why he’s reached that quantity. It’s his work ethic. It’s the teammate that we get to see every day. An important one who works exhausting, complete skilled.”

The Rangers (31-28-6) have misplaced 4 in a row (0-2-2) and are two factors behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Jap Convention. New York continues a three-game street journey on the Minnesota Wild on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, MSG).