Devils Acquire Jacob Markstrom from Calgary | RELEASE | New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Kevin Bahl and New Jersey’s first-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft (top-10 protected). Calgary will be retaining 31.25% of Markstrom’s remaining contract, which after this season, has two years left on a six-year, $36,000,000 ($6,000,000 average annual value) deal originally signed with the Flames on October 9, 2020. The cap hit for those remaining two years will be $4,125,000. The announcement was made by President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald.

Markstrom, 34, joins New Jersey after spending parts of the last four seasons with the Calgary Flames. The 6’6”, 205lbs. goaltender was 23-23-2 this past season with a .905 save%, 2.78 goals-against average and had two shutouts in 48 games played. Between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 NHL seasons, Markstrom had played in 72% of his club’s total games (327 of 453) and posted a 2.66 GAA and .911 save% over that span. In 2021-22, Markstrom recorded a career-high 37 wins (37-15-9), which ranked fourth in the NHL that season, and posted a career best 2.22 GAA and .922 save%. He also posted nine shutouts in 2021-22, which led all NHL netminders, as he finished second in Vezina Trophy voting. Amongst all goaltenders since 2019-20, he ranks fourth in games played (256), fourth (tied) in shutouts (17), sixth in saves/shots against (6,594/7,256), and sixth in wins (138).

Markstrom has a career record of 215-196-57 record since making his NHL debut with Florida on January 23, 2011, which was against the Devils. The Gavle, Sweden native owns a career 2.73 goals-against average and .909 save percentage and he is one of three Swedish-born netminders all-time to earn 200, or more, career wins (Tommy Salo and Henrik Lundqvist).

Markstrom had played for the Florida Panthers (2010-14), followed by parts of seven seasons with Vancouver (2013-20), before signing as an unrestricted free agent with Calgary in October 2020. Twice Markstrom’s teams have made the post-season, first in Vancouver (2020) and again in Calgary (2022). Markstrom has played in a total of 26 career postseason games with a 13-13 record and a 2.90 GAA, with two shutouts. He was named an NHL All-Star in 2020 as a member of the Vancouver Canucks.

Born January 31, 1990, Florida selected Markstrom in the second round, 31^st overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft. He has represented Sweden on the international stage where he has won four medals. Markstrom helped Sweden win a Silver Medal at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC), and then a Bronze Medal at the 2010 WJC. He later won another Bronze Medal with Sweden at the 2010 World Championship (WC) and earned a Gold Medal at the 2013 World Championship.