It appears another starting goaltender has secured a lucrative long-term deal. Following the Boston Bruins' decision to sign Jeremy Swayman to a massive eight-year contract, the Dallas Stars have finalized a similar deal with their star netminder, Jake Oettinger.

The Stars signed Oettinger to an eight-year, $66 million extension on Thursday, the team announced. That's the exact same deal that Swayman just got with the Bruins.

“Dallas is the only place I ever wanted to be so when this opportunity came up, I was so excited,” Oettinger said, per NHL.com. “My wife and I love Dallas so much. My family loves it. Dallas feels like home for us now so no place we'd rather be.”

Oettinger is currently in the final season of a three-year, $12 million deal, and he'll be getting a huge raise in 2025-26 and onwards.

The Stars have now secured their starting goaltender for the long haul, and they're hoping that he can lead them back to the promised land of winning the franchise's first Stanley Cup since Ed Belfour did so in 1999.

Oettinger and the Stars will next take on the Washington Capitals on Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington DC.

Jake Oettinger is now with the Stars for the long haul

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A native of Minnesota, Oettinger was selected with the 26th overall pick by the Stars in the 2017 NHL Draft while playing collegiate hockey for Boston University.

He would make his NHL debut during the shortened 2020-21 NHL campaign, going 11-8-7 with a 2.36 goals-against average. He would then announce his presence in a major way in his first full campaign, going 30-15-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average in the 2021-22 season.

He played a key role in Dallas taking the Calgary Flames to Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarter Final, making a franchise-record 64 games in the deciding game that was ultimately a 3-2 loss in overtime.

He owns a career record of 116-48-23 with a 2.49 goals-against average, a .914 save percentage and 11 shutouts.