Jacob Fowler, a goaltender for the Montréal Canadiens, grades as a clear top-quartile goaltender with a 97.9 overall (6th of 104). That makes him the highest-rated player on the Montréal Canadiens roster.

He has saved 7.7 goals above expected on the shots he has faced, a modestly positive mark.

His card history has one rated season so far: 80.4 in 2025-26.

At $946K through 2027-28 before restricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $8.5M, so the Montréal Canadiens save roughly $7.55M a season against his production.

His cap hit is the 18th-largest on the Montréal Canadiens NHL roster and uses 0.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.5M in cap space.

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Other MTL goaltenders by rating: Jakub Dobes (63.8), Kaapo Kahkonen (27.9). See the full Montréal Canadiens cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.