Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes has agreed to a three-year contract extension valued at $16.07 million, the team announced Thursday.
The 25-year-old had been on track to become a restricted free agent after next season, but the new deal locks him in through the 2029-30 campaign. Starting in 2027-28, the contract carries an average annual value of $5.357 million. Dobes had previously signed a two-year, $1.93 million deal back in July 2025.
This past season, Dobes turned in an impressive performance, going 29-10-4 with a 2.78 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage across 43 games, including 42 starts. He topped all rookie goaltenders in victories. His strong play continued into the postseason, where he went 9-10 with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage as Montreal advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference finals.
His outstanding debut campaign earned him a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team for the 2025-26 season.
Over his two-year NHL career, Dobes has compiled a record of 36-14-7 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 59 regular-season appearances, with 57 of those being starts.
Montreal originally selected Dobes in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
