Askarov's increased workload yields declining per-game efficiency.
Yaroslav Askarov is playing his first season as a primary starter, logging 43 games with a .887 SV% and 3.52 GAA. This marks a significant increase in workload from his 13 games last season (.896 SV%, 3.10 GAA), but his per-game metrics have regressed. Despite accumulating 21 wins due to volume, his overall efficiency is below his limited prior NHL appearances.
Date | Opponent | Score | Role | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | @  | L 2–5 | Start | 19 | 24 | .792 | 5 | 59:39 |
| Apr 11 | vs  | L 3–4 SO | Start | 38 | 41 | .927 | 3 | 65:00 |
| Apr 9 | @  | L 1–6 | Start | 24 | 30 | .800 | 6 | 60:00 |
| Apr 4 | vs  | L 3–6 | Start | 28 | 33 | .848 | 5 | 58:43 |
| Apr 1 | vs | W 4–3 | Start | 28 | 31 | .903 | 3 | 59:15 |
Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |  | 47 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 0.884 | 3.63 | 0 | 1185 | 1341 |
| 2024-25 | | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.896 | 3.10 | 0 | 320 | 357 |
| 2023-24 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.943 | 1.47 | 0 | 33 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.886 | 4.15 | 0 | 31 | 35 |
| Career Totals | — | 63 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 0.887 | — | 0 | 1569 | 1768 |
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