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

25 starts

Record

12-9-6

SV%

.883

GAA

3.19

Shots against

797

GSAx

-8.2

goals saved above expected

Game Score

-0.24

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI	xGA	GSAx	HD saves	GS
Apr 15@ FLA · L 8-1	Relief	13	9	4	.692	28:06	2.45	-1.55	4/5	-1.55
Apr 13@ TBL · OTL 4-3	OTL	22	18	4	.818	60:27	2.93	-1.07	3/6	-1.07
Apr 9vs PHI · W 6-3	Relief	12	11	1	.917	29:20	0.88	-0.12	1/1	-0.12
Apr 5vs MIN · L 5-4	L	20	15	5	.750	58:24	2.40	-2.60	1/1	-2.60
Mar 31@ PIT · L 5-1	Relief	18	16	2	.889	39:58	2.83	+0.83	3/4	+0.83

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.

Play styleRebound-control part-timer

Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26

Talbot's standout trait is rebound control, which sits at the very top of the league, but most of his save-result numbers land well below average. Dangerous chances, 5-on-5 play and penalty kill saves all lag, and he started fewer games than most, so he profiles as a part-time goalie.

Rebound controlPart-time roleStruggles on dangerBelow-par results

High-danger saves: 17
Routine saves: 43
Rebound control: 99
5-on-5 saves: 21
PK saves: 31
Consistency: 31
Workload: 26

Strengths

Rebound control is in the 99th percentile, with very few quick follow-up shots.
Routine saves are near average at the 43rd percentile, so low-danger shots are not a big problem.

Watch-outs

High-danger saves are at the 17th percentile, with a 0.639 save % on 108 shots.
5-on-5 saves are at the 21st percentile, part of a -8.2 goals saved above expected.
Consistency is at the 31st percentile, with quality starts in just 48% of his starts.

Similar style: Ville Husso (ANA), Jacob Markstrom (FLA)

Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO	SA	GA
2004-05	OPJHL	Hamilton Red Wings	19	—	—	—	—	.000	0.00	—	—	—
2005-06	OPJHL	Hamilton	35	—	21	13	—	—	2.55	1	—	87
2005-06 (playoffs)	OPJHL	Hamilton	14	—	8	6	—	—	3.46	1	—	52
2006-07	OPJHL	Hamilton	28	—	19	5	—	—	2.08	1	—	57
2006-07 (playoffs)	OPJHL	Hamilton	19	—	13	6	—	—	2.46	0	—	51
2007-08	CHA	AL-Huntsville	13	—	1	10	—	—	4.63	0	322	45
2008-09	CHA	AL-Huntsville	24	—	2	16	—	—	2.95	1	700	65
2009-10	CHA	AL-Huntsville	33	—	12	18	—	—	2.61	1	—	85
2009-10	AHL	Hartford	1	—	0	0	—	.727	9.70	0	11	3
2010-11	AHL	Connecticut	22	—	11	9	—	.902	2.84	2	570	62
2010-11	ECHL	Greenville	2	—	1	0	—	.921	2.46	0	63	5
2010-11 (playoffs)	AHL	Connecticut	1	—	0	1	—	.917	3.13	0	24	2
2011-12	AHL	Connecticut	33	—	14	15	—	.913	2.61	4	935	81
2011-12 (playoffs)	AHL	Connecticut	9	—	5	4	—	.939	2.10	2	327	20
2012-13	AHL	Connecticut	55	—	25	28	—	.918	2.63	2	1668	136
2013-14	NHL	New York Rangers	21	19	12	6	1	.941	1.64	3	560	33
2013-14	AHL	Hartford	5	—	4	0	—	.924	2.49	0	171	13
2013-14 (playoffs)	NHL	New York Rangers	2	0	0	1	—	.846	2.59	0	13	2
2014-15	NHL	New York Rangers	36	34	21	9	4	.926	2.21	5	1038	77
2015-16	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	56	53	21	27	5	.917	2.55	3	1648	137
2015-16	WC	Canada	8	—	7	1	0	.940	1.25	4	167	10
2016-17	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	73	73	42	22	8	.919	2.39	7	2117	171
2016-17 (playoffs)	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	13	13	7	6	—	.924	2.48	2	437	33
2017-18	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	67	67	31	31	3	.908	3.02	1	2036	188
2018-19	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	31	29	10	15	3	.893	3.36	1	888	95
2018-19	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	4	3	1	2	0	.881	3.70	0	109	13
2019-20	NHL	Calgary Flames	26	22	12	10	1	.919	2.63	2	780	63
2019-20 (playoffs)	NHL	Calgary Flames	10	10	5	4	0	.924	2.42	2	316	24
2020-21	NHL	Minnesota Wild	33	33	19	8	5	.915	2.63	2	1008	86
2020-21 (playoffs)	NHL	Minnesota Wild	7	7	3	4	0	.923	2.45	2	222	17
2021-22	NHL	Minnesota Wild	49	48	32	12	4	.911	2.76	3	1488	132
2021-22 (playoffs)	NHL	Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	1	0	.846	4.15	0	26	4
2022-23	NHL	Ottawa Senators	36	32	17	14	2	.898	2.93	1	935	95
2023-24	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	54	52	27	20	6	.913	2.50	3	1490	130
2023-24 (playoffs)	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	3	3	1	2	0	.861	5.30	0	115	16
2024-25	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	47	43	21	19	5	.901	2.93	2	1295	129
2025-26	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	34	25	12	9	6	.883	3.19	0	797	93

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

The Blue Jackets are Back - September 23,2026
soundcloud.com · Sep 24
Blue Jackets 2026-27 season preview, Cam Talbot is the perfect backup for Jet Greaves
unionandblue.com · Sep 17
Former Oilers goalie Cam Talbot's journeyman career continues latest deal
oilonwhyte.com · Sep 16
Blue Jackets are signing G Cam Talbot to a one-year contract
unionandblue.com · Sep 14

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

-1.5CAR2/28

+1.2

+1.2NSH3/2

-0.6VGK3/4

+0.4

+0.4NJD3/8

+0.3

+0.3PHI3/28

+0.8

+0.8PIT3/31

-2.6MIN4/5

-0.1PHI4/9

-1.1TBL4/13

-1.6FLA4/15

Average -0.47 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

-0.24 per game

2025-26 · 34 GP

Season total -8.2, or -0.24 per game.

Goaltending: -8.2

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Usage

Last 2 games this season

Did not start last game (Jet Greaves did).

From the NHL's shift charts, averaged over this season's last 10 games.

Age curve

NHL goalies

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

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	CBJ	$950K	0.9%

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).