The Dallas Stars have locked in Casey DeSmith for the long haul, agreeing to a two-year contract extension worth $5 million that will kick in at the start of the 2027-28 season and run through 2028-29.
General manager Jim Nill said the move was a priority for the organization, and the Stars made it official with DeSmith heading into his third season with the club. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.5 million.
“Extending Casey has been a priority for us, and we’re excited to have him locked up for two more years,” said Nill. “He’s been incredibly reliable during his time with our organization, and we are looking forward to the tandem of Casey and Jake continuing to anchor our team moving forward.”
DeSmith, 35, joined Dallas as a free agent in the 2024 offseason and has given the team steady production in net. In his time with the Stars, he has gone 29-16-8 with a .911 save percentage, a 2.50 goals-against average and three shutouts.
His work away from home has stood out even more. Over the last two seasons, among goaltenders with at least 10 road appearances, DeSmith ranks tied for second and third in the NHL in road goals-against average and save percentage, at 2.34 and .918.
The 2025-26 season also brought a milestone stretch for DeSmith. From Oct. 26 to Dec. 23, 2025, he put together a career-best 13-game point streak, going 9-0-4. At the time, that run stood as a franchise record.
Across his NHL career, the six-foot, 193-pound netminder has posted a 99-69-29 record with a .910 save percentage, 2.74 goals-against average and 13 shutouts in 220 regular-season games. He enters the 2026-27 season fifth among active American-born goaltenders with 13 shutouts.
DeSmith has also been a winner at the league level for years, reaching at least 10 victories in seven of his eight NHL seasons. He has recorded 15 wins three times, including last season with Dallas.
Before arriving in Texas, the Rochester, New Hampshire native represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia. He finished that tournament with a 5-2-0 record, a .918 save percentage, a 1.95 goals-against average and two shutouts, earning a spot as one of Team USA’s top three players.
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