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David Rittich
New Jersey Devils Goaltender #33
A .8944, and the better half of a tandem that cost 14 goals.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | .900 |
| 2017-18 | CGY | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 2.92 | 0 | 512 | .904 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 45 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 109 | 2.61 | 1 | 1228 | .911 |
| 2019-20 | CGY | 48 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 138 | 2.97 | 2 | 1478 | .907 |
| 2020-21 | CGY/TOR | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 2.86 | 1 | 463 | .901 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 3.57 | 0 | 431 | .886 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 2.67 | 0 | 506 | .901 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 2.15 | 3 | 621 | .921 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 34 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 88 | 2.84 | 0 | 771 | .886 |
| 2025-26 | NYI | 30 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 76 | 2.76 | 2 | 720 | .894 |
| 2026-27 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 260 | 122 | 81 | 29 | 655 | 2.79 | 9 | 6740 | .903 |
This Season So Far
The 2026-27 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
30 appearances, 14-10-3, a 2.76 goals-against average and a .8944 save percentage with 2 shutouts. His career figure across 260 games is .9028.
The Physical Game
6-3, 200, and an athletic rather than a technical goaltender. He is quick and occasionally scrambly, and the positional discipline has never been the strong part.
Rebound control is ordinary. Behind a club that concedes an average volume of chances, that has been enough to build a 260-game career as somebody’s second goaltender.
The Mental Game
Undrafted out of the Czech Republic, 10 seasons in, and he has been the backup on 6 organisations without any suggestion he minds. He is reliable in the specific sense that matters for the role: he does not lose games the club should win.
The Intangibles
The league median among goaltenders with 25 or more games was .896, and neither New Jersey goaltender reached it — Allen at .903 across 37, Rittich at .8944 across 30.
The club’s goaltending came in 14 goals worse than the chances faced, which on most teams would be the headline. Here it is the second problem: New Jersey scored 136 5-on-5 goals against 173.9 expected, the worst finishing in the league.
He is 33. This is a tandem that holds the position and does not win anything by itself, on a roster where everything else is in place.
The numbers underneath
Recent form
Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first
.870
save percentage over his last 8, on 154 shots · .886 across these 20
Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.