{"id":469826,"date":"2025-07-17T14:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=469826"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:41:23","slug":"anaheim-ducks-re-sign-rising-star-goaltender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/07\/17\/anaheim-ducks-re-sign-rising-star-goaltender\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks Re-Sign Rising Star Goaltender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NHL signing and the Anaheim Ducks re-sign goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dostalu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Dostal.<\/a>\u00a0This ensures the 24-year-old remains a key part of their roster after a solid 2024\u201325 season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lukas Dostal breaks his signing <\/p>\n<p>AAV on 5-year deal is $6.5M <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4a9nlfiNJO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/4a9nlfiNJO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1945914304454107600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to another edition of NHL signing news here at <em data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"223\">Last Word on Sports<\/em>. Whenever a notable player puts pen to paper, we bring you the latest details and analysis. Today\u2019s focus is on the Anaheim Ducks re-signing goaltender Lukas Dostal. Stay tuned as more signings unfold this off-season.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"496\"><strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"496\">Lukas Dostal Re-Signs with the Anaheim Ducks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"751\">\n<li data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"603\">\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"603\"><strong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"563\">Team is the <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Anaheim Ducks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"661\">\n<p data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"661\"><strong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"619\">Contract is for five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"751\">\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"751\"><strong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"672\">Average Annual Value is $6.5 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"871\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The Anaheim Ducks have secured their future in net and given goaltender Lukas Dostal a new contract, ensuring the 24-year-old remains a key part of their roster moving forward.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Dostal, who was set to become a restricted free agent, has shown significant growth and consistency, and has quietly established himself as a reliable NHL starter. This contract makes him an integral component of the Ducks&#8217; future plans and their clear future number one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1153\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">In the 2024\u201325 NHL season, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/player\/lukas-dostal-8480843\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dostal<\/a> appeared in 54 games, starting 49 of them.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">He recorded a 23\u201323\u20137 win-loss-overtime loss record, with a goals-against average (GAA) of 3.10 and a save percentage (SV%) of .903.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">He also notched one shutout during the season<\/span>. <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">His performance was highlighted by a season-high 45-save game against the Edmonton Oilers on April 7, 2025, contributing to a 3\u20132 victory for the Ducks<\/span> . Despite Anaheim\u2019s struggles, Dostal delivered consistent efforts and faced a high volume of shots nearly every night.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1273\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Dostal&#8217;s development has been evident since his NHL debut, and his 2024\u201325 season statistics reflect his growing confidence and skill between the pipes.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">His ability to handle a significant workload and deliver consistent performances has made him a reliable presence in goal for Anaheim.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1316\"><strong data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1316\">What This Means for the Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2199\">With this NHL signing, the Ducks now have clarity in net. Dostal projects as the club\u2019s number one goalie heading into next season. More importantly, his development aligns well with Anaheim\u2019s young core led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mctavma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason McTavish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlsle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leo Carlsson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mintypa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pavel Mintyukov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2415\">This deal also gives general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/verbepa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Verbeek<\/a> cost certainty at a critical position. As the Ducks continue to build, having a stable goaltending presence will be key to supporting their evolving defensive group.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2415\">Main Photo Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2415\">\n<p data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2415\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHL signing and the Anaheim Ducks re-sign goaltender Lukas Dostal.\u00a0This ensures the 24-year-old remains a key part of their roster after a solid 2024\u201325 season. Lukas Dostal breaks his signing AAV on 5-year deal is $6.5M https:\/\/t.co\/4a9nlfiNJO &mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 17, 2025 Welcome back to another edition of NHL signing news here at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5399,"featured_media":472591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4547,34,4548],"tags":[5910,5921,3430],"class_list":["post-469826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ducks","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-anaheim-ducks-news","tag-anaheim-ducks-signing","tag-lukas-dostal"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5399"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469826"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":472592,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469826\/revisions\/472592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}