Goalie Jake Oettinger agreed to an eight-year extension Thursday worth $8.25 million annually, the team announced. Oettinger is in the final year of a three-year deal that pays him $4 million annually but the significant raise that will kick in next season keeps him in Dallas through the 2032-33 season.

To Oettinger’s credit, he and backup Casey DeSmith, who shut out Seattle in his lone appearance, have papered over the Stars’ issues at even-strength. In fact, the goaltenders have allowed fewer than half of the goals a goaltender would be expected to allow on average, given the chances the Stars have given up.

Jake Oettinger needed a new contract, and while the Dallas Stars knew they could play out the season and figure it out next summer, they wanted no part of that. They were willing to