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Jake Allen
New Jersey Devils Goaltender
A .906 in 31 games at 34, and a backup who outplayed the man the club traded a first for.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | STL | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2.46 | 1 | 346 | .905 |
| 2014-15 | STL | 37 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 2.28 | 4 | 909 | .913 |
| 2015-16 | STL | 47 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 101 | 2.35 | 6 | 1260 | .920 |
| 2016-17 | STL | 61 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 138 | 2.42 | 4 | 1620 | .915 |
| 2017-18 | STL | 59 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 152 | 2.75 | 1 | 1614 | .906 |
| 2018-19 | STL | 46 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 121 | 2.83 | 3 | 1277 | .905 |
| 2019-20 | STL | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 2.15 | 2 | 655 | .927 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 29 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 2.68 | 0 | 817 | .907 |
| 2021-22 | MTL | 35 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 107 | 3.30 | 2 | 1123 | .905 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 42 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 145 | 3.55 | 1 | 1335 | .891 |
| 2023-24 | MTL/NJD | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 114 | 3.44 | 0 | 1087 | .895 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 31 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 77 | 2.66 | 4 | 819 | .906 |
| 2025-26 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 460 | 208 | 184 | 43 | 1191 | 2.76 | 28 | 12862 | .907 |
This Season So Far
The 2025-26 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
13-16-1 in 31 games, .906 with a 2.66 average and 4 shutouts on 819 shots.
A better save percentage than the starter and the same number of shutouts in two-thirds the games. 4 shutouts from a backup is a striking total.
The Physical Game
6-2 and 197, and the game is compact and technical. He is square, economical, and does not travel further than the puck requires, and the puck-handling is a genuine asset on a club that likes to break out cleanly.
The size is the limitation — he does not cover a net by standing in it, so a scramble is more dangerous against him. The rebound control is decent and the recovery is quick for his age.
The Mental Game
Fifteen seasons, four organisations, a starting job lost and regained more than once, and a temperament that has never visibly wavered.
He plays well cold, which is the actual skill in the job and the one most goaltenders never acquire.
The Intangibles
A second-round pick, a long career of being the more reliable half of somebody else’s tandem, and a contract extension signed at 34.
The projection is 30 games and a .905. New Jersey has two 35-year-old goaltenders with identical numbers and a first-round pick spent on the worse of them, which is the least resolved thing about an otherwise well-built roster.