Goaltender Carter Gylander competed in his second season with the Griffins, while spending much of the year in the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye. The 25-year-old went 7-0-1 with Grand Rapids to go along with one shutout, a 1.62 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in eight games. Gylander posted his first-career AHL shutout on Dec. 21 at the Cleveland Monsters behind 22 saves. He also enjoyed an AHL career-best seven-game win streak from Nov. 12-March 26, showing a 1.42 GAA and a .950 save percentage. 

In the ECHL with the Walleye, Gylander produced a 20-9-5 record during the regular season to go along with two shutouts, a 2.78 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 34 outings. He then went 6-4 during the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 2.80 GAA and an .899 save percentage.

Regular Season Stat Line

8 GP, 7-0-1 record, 1.62 GAA, .942 save percentage, 1 shutout, 1 assist with GRG
34 GP, 20-9-5 record, 2.78 GAA, .901 save percentage, 2 shutouts with TOL

Postseason Stat Line

10 GP, 6-4 record, 2.80 GAA, .899 save percentage, 0 shutouts with TOL

Contract Status 

Restricted free agent

By the Numbers 

1 – Showed AHL career-high numbers in games played (8), GAA (1.62), save percentage (.942), wins (7) and shutouts (1)

7 – AHL career-best seven-game win streak from Nov. 12-March 26, showing a 1.42 GAA and a .950 save percentage

22 – First-career AHL shutout on Dec. 21 at the Cleveland Monsters behind 22 saves 

2 – Allowed more than two goals just once in eight AHL games

3 – Made three consecutive starts from Nov. 9-14, which set a new AHL best

11 – Throughout 11 games since 2024-25, has not lost consecutive outings in AHL career

34 – Tallied an AHL career-high 34 saves on 36 shots on Nov. 12 against the Toronto Marlies

1 – Logged first-career AHL assist, a primary helper on Amadeus Lombardi’s overtime-winner, on Nov. 12 against the Toronto Marlies

28 – Collected 28 saves in four of the eight AHL games

2 – Two ECHL shutouts came on Jan. 2 at Cincinnati (29 saves) and March 1 against Iowa (45 saves) 

15 – Allowed fewer than three goals in 15 of the 34 ECHL regular-season outings 

45 – Career-high 45 saves on March 1 against Iowa (ECHL) 

6 – Eclipsed the 30-save mark in six regular-season games in ECHL

4 – ECHL season-high four-game win streak from Dec. 7-Jan. 4 with a 1.50 GAA and a .946 save percentage

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