Frederik Andersen agreed to a one-year deal with the Oilers on Wednesday, and the contract carries a $2.8 million average annual value. The move gives Edmonton another goaltender after a day of roster churn.
Andersen’s $2.8 million deal
The deal breaks down into a $1 million base salary and $1.8 million in performance bonuses. Andersen is 36 and is entering the 13th season of his career, with Edmonton adding him at a point when the roster already included Devon Levi and Tristan Jarry.
That gives the Oilers three NHL goaltenders on the roster. For a club that moved quickly on Wednesday, the practical effect is simple: the crease is crowded now, and any usage plan will have to sort out who takes the first share of the workload.
Frederik Andersen’s playoff form
Andersen’s year did not look the same in every stretch. He went 16-14-5 in 35 regular-season games with a.874 save percentage and a 3.05 goals-against average, then flipped the script in the postseason.
In the playoffs, he went 13-2 with a.910 save percentage and a 1.89 goals-against average. He started the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas before Brandon Bussi took over for the final two games, a split that captures the gap between his regular-season and playoff results.
Carolina and Edmonton depth
Before this move, Andersen had spent three seasons with Anaheim, five with Toronto and five with Carolina. Across 552 career games, he has a.913 save percentage and a 2.59 goals-against average.
The Oilers also traded for Devon Levi from the Sabres on Wednesday, so the roster change was not a single isolated move. Edmonton now has to decide how to sort the three-goaltender setup as the 2025-26 season approaches, with Andersen’s bonus structure leaving a clean split between guaranteed money and incentives.
