Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.55 million in arbitration, the team announced Sunday.
Samsonov, 26, played 42 games with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, posting a .919 save percentage and a 2.33 goals-against average. The Russian had a cap hit of $1.8 million last season after the Washington Capitals didn't tender him a qualifying offer.
The Maple Leafs filed at $2.4 million, while Samsonov was at $4.9 million, according to Friedman. The arbitrator's award is $100,000 less than the middle of the two filings.
Samsonov has played 131 games in the NHL with a career save percentage of .908. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Capitals in 2015 and played three seasons in Washington.
Toronto has goaltenders Matt Murray ($4.6875-million cap hit) and Joseph Woll ($766,667) already on one-way contracts.
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