Penguins Sign Goaltender Johnson to Two-Year Extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced today that they have signed goaltender Brent Johnson to a two-year contract extension worth $1.2 million. The deal averages out to $600,000 per season. He would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1. In 23 games this past season with the Penguins, his first with the club, Johnson posted a 10-6-1 record, a 2.76 GAA, and a .906 save percentage. In 270 career NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins, he has a 121-100-13 record, 13 shutouts, a 2.64 GAA, and a .903 save percentage. This is a good signing for the Penguins, as Johnson has always been a very steady backup goaltender at the NHL level. He has been a great addition to the Penguins and showed this past season that he can jump into the starter's role if Marc-Andre Fleury should struggle. Plus, he is a very affordable signing, which will allow the Penguins cap space to re-sign some of their impending free agents this summer.