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Cam Talbot33

Columbus Blue Jackets · Goalie · Catches L

Cam Talbot

Age 39 · 6'3" · 205 lb · Born in Caledonia, CAN

Cap hit

$950K

0.9% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$2.75M

vs. $3.7M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

GP

34

25 starts

Record

12-9-6

SV%

.883

GAA

3.19

Shots against

797

GSAx

-8.2

goals saved above expected

Game Score

-0.25

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameDecSASVGASV%TOIxGAGSAxHD savesGS
Apr 15@ FLA · L 8-1Relief1394.69228:062.45-1.554/5-1.56
Apr 13@ TBL · OTL 4-3OTL22184.81860:272.93-1.073/6-1.09
Apr 9vs PHI · W 6-3Relief12111.91729:200.88-0.121/1-0.12
Apr 5vs MIN · L 5-4L20155.75058:242.40-2.601/1-2.61
Mar 31@ PIT · L 5-1Relief18162.88939:582.83+0.833/4+0.81

Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.

Advanced metrics

2025-26 · 34 GP · 1,750 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies

SV%.883

21st percentile

GSAx-8.2

19th percentile

GSAx/60-0.28

17th percentile

HDSV%.639

9th percentile

HD GSAx-6.1

17th percentile

5v5 GSAx-7.4

20th percentile

EV SV%.887

13th percentile

Quality start %48.0%

31st percentile

Really bad start %32.0%

14th percentile

xGA/602.91

46th percentile

Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 34 GP · goals above average

Season total -8.7 goals, or -0.25 per game.

Goaltending
-8.7

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonTeamGPGSWLOTLSV%GAASOSAGAGSAx
2013-14New York Rangers21191261.9411.64356033—
2014-15New York Rangers36342194.9262.215103877—
2015-16Edmonton Oilers565321275.9172.5531648137—
2016-17Edmonton Oilers737342228.9192.3972117171—
2017-18Edmonton Oilers676731313.9083.0212036188—
2018-19Edmonton Oilers312910153.8933.36188895—
2018-19Philadelphia Flyers43120.8813.70010913—
2019-20Calgary Flames262212101.9192.63278063—
2020-21Minnesota Wild33331985.9152.632100886—
2021-22Minnesota Wild494832124.9112.7631488132—
2022-23Ottawa Senators363217142.8982.93193595-3.9
2023-24Los Angeles Kings545227206.9132.5031490130+5.9
2024-25Detroit Red Wings474321195.9012.9321295129+3.4
2025-26Detroit Red Wings34251296.8833.19079793-8.2
Career13 seasons56753327820453.9112.6933161891442

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GSAx (goals saved above expected) is ours, from our expected goals model.

Usage

Last game: vs BUF, Oct 1

Did not start last game (Jet Greaves did).

From the NHL's shift chart.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

Average -0.48 per game over these 10.

Age curve

NHL goalies · production index

202937

At 39, goalies typically produce —% of their peak (age 26).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27CBJ$950K0.9%

UFA after 2026-27. $950K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).