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Jake Allen
New Jersey Devils Goaltender #34
A .903 in front of a club that could not score, and a .887 finish.
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 100 | 2.74 | 1 | 1031 | .903 |
| Career | 497 | 225 | 201 | 45 | 1291 | 2.75 | 29 | 13893 | .907 |
Last Season
Thirty-seven appearances, 17-17-2, a 2.74 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage with one shutout. His career figure across 497 games is .9071.
The Physical Game
Six foot two, 197, and a technically sound positional goaltender who has been doing this for thirteen seasons. He is square, he is economical, and the rebounds mostly go where he intends.
The athleticism has faded and he compensates by being early. Against a club that concedes an average number of chances, that has been enough for a long time.
The Mental Game
Four hundred and ninety-seven games, several of them as the starter on teams that were not good, and a long stretch in Montreal that would have soured most people. Nothing suggests it soured him.
Over his last ten appearances, .887 on 282 shots.
The Intangibles
New Jersey’s goaltending came in fourteen goals worse than the chances it faced, split between Allen at .903 across 37 games and Rittich at .8944 across 30. The league median among goaltenders with 25 or more games was .896.
Set against the club’s other problem that is a minor complaint. New Jersey scored 136 five-on-five goals against 173.9 expected — the worst finishing in the league — and no goaltender was going to rescue that.
He is 36. This is a tandem holding a position rather than solving it, on a roster that is otherwise built to win now.