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35Not on an NHL roster · Goalie · Catches L
Samuel Hlavaj
Age 25 · 6'4" · 218 lb · Born in Martin, SVK
Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
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Advanced metrics
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Play style
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Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | League | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SA | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | .913 | 2.86 | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 (playoffs) | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.31 | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 33 | — | — | — | — | .926 | 2.22 | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 (playoffs) | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | .923 | 2.56 | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 (playoffs) | Slovakia U16 | MHA Martin U16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .966 | 1.00 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | WJC-18 | Slovakia U18 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | .889 | 4.11 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Slovakia | Team Slovakia U20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .714 | 8.67 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Slovakia2 | Team Slovakia U20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | .877 | 3.61 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Slovakia U20 | MHA Martin U20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | .917 | 3.15 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | .923 | 2.18 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 (playoffs) | Slovakia U20 | MHA Martin U20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | .890 | 3.45 | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 (playoffs) | Slovakia U18 | MHA Martin U18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | .952 | 1.93 | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 22 | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | .862 | 4.58 | 0 | 650 | 90 |
| 2018-19 | WJC-18 | Slovakia U18 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | — | .894 | 4.49 | 0 | 141 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | .872 | 3.83 | 0 | 94 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Slovakia | Team Slovakia U20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | .861 | 5.95 | 0 | 151 | 21 |
| 2018-19 | Slovakia2 | Team Slovakia U20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | .957 | 1.01 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | .851 | 5.37 | 0 | 121 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | QMJHL | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 39 | — | 33 | 3 | 2 | .915 | 2.25 | 3 | 1011 | 86 |
| 2020-21 | WJC-20 | Slovakia U20 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | — | .889 | 4.03 | 0 | 72 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | QMJHL | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 20 | — | 7 | 11 | 2 | .895 | 3.17 | 1 | 588 | 62 |
| 2020-21 (playoffs) | QMJHL | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 5.10 | 0 | 105 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava | 9 | — | — | — | — | .908 | 2.39 | 2 | 206 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Slovakia2 | HC Modre Kridla Slovan | 19 | — | — | — | — | .913 | 3.02 | 2 | 670 | 58 |
| 2021-22 (playoffs) | Slovakia2 | HC Modre Kridla Slovan | 8 | — | — | — | — | .920 | 2.65 | 0 | 261 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava | 18 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | .916 | 2.55 | — | 534 | 45 |
| 2022-23 | WC | Slovakia | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | .932 | 2.22 | 0 | 103 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Slovakia2 | HC Modre Kridla Slovan | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 3.25 | 1 | 229 | 20 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.10 | — | 30 | 3 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | Slovakia2 | HC Modre Kridla Slovan | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | .923 | 2.96 | — | 39 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Czechia | HC Plzen | 28 | — | 8 | 20 | — | .903 | 3.10 | 0 | 802 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | WC | Slovakia | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | .925 | 2.54 | 1 | 174 | 13 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | Czechia | HC Plzen | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | — | .877 | 4.07 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | OGQ | Slovakia | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | .929 | 1.67 | — | 70 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | WC | Slovakia | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | .912 | 1.99 | 0 | 113 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Iowa Wild | 36 | — | 14 | 14 | 4 | .904 | 2.85 | 1 | 971 | 93 |
| 2024-25 | ECHL | Iowa Heartlanders | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | .885 | 3.02 | 0 | 130 | 15 |
| 2025-26 | OG | Slovakia Olympics | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | .908 | 3.56 | 0 | 174 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Iowa Wild | 22 | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | .887 | 3.28 | 2 | 635 | 72 |
| 2025-26 | ECHL | Iowa Heartlanders | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | .886 | 4.14 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 2026-27 | AHL | Toronto Marlies | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | .850 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
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Age curve
At 25: 100% of peak
NHL goalies · production index
At 25, goalies typically produce 100% 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 | TOR | $850K | 0.8% |
RFA after 2026-27. $850K 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).