Sabres sign goalie Devon Levi to 3-year, entry-level deal

The Buffalo Sabres signed goaltender Devon Levi to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Friday.

Levi will be with the Sabres for the rest of the season once he completes the immigration process, general manager Kevyn Adams said, according to beat reporter Joe Yerdon.

The executive added that the plan is to get Levi into some practices and didn't rule out him seeing game time, per The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski.

Levi, 21, registered a 17-12-5 record this season for the Northeastern Huskies and led the NCAA with a .933 save percentage while ranking third with six shutouts across 34 starts. He was named the Hockey East Player of the Year for his efforts and was tabbed one of the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award for a second consecutive season.

Northeastern's season ended Saturday following the quarterfinal of the Hockey East Tournament. Levi made 32 saves in the Huskies' 2-1 overtime loss to the Providence Friars.

Levi also put up gargantuan numbers in 2021-22 and took home the Mike Richter Award, which recognizes the top collegiate goalie. He posted a .952 save percentage, tying him with current Winnipeg Jets stalwart Connor Hellebuyck for the second-best single-season mark in NCAA history.

The promising prospect also stunned on the international stage while helping Canada capture a silver medal at the 2021 World Junior Championship. Levi owned a .964 save percentage - the highest ever at a single tournament - and a 0.75 goals-against average in seven appearances.

In 66 games over two seasons with the Huskies, Levi owns a .942 save percentage and 1.90 goals-against average, as well as a .742 win percentage.

The Florida Panthers drafted Levi in the seventh round in 2020 but sent his rights and a 2022 first-round pick to the Sabres in exchange for forward Sam Reinhart in July 2021.

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