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John Gibson

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John Gibson

Detroit Red Wings Goaltender #36

A career .909, a season at .901, and a finish at .863.

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAGAASOSASV%
2013-14ANA330041.33187.954
2014-15ANA231380582.601674.914
2015-16ANA4021134792.074992.920
2016-17ANA52251691092.2261437.924
2017-18ANA60311871392.4341872.926
2018-19ANA58262281532.8421838.917
2019-20ANA51202651493.0011552.904
2020-21ANA3591971012.9831042.903
2021-22ANA561826111723.1911789.904
2022-23ANA53143182003.9911983.899
2023-24ANA46132721513.5401343.888
2024-25ANA2911112722.770811.911
2025-26DET57292241442.7241461.901
2026-27 so far——————————
Career—5632332396715312.872816881.909

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

57 appearances, 29-22-4, a 2.72 goals-against average and a .9014 save percentage with 4 shutouts. His career figure across 563 games is .9093.

The Physical Game

6-3, 209, and technically excellent — he was, for several years, the most gifted goaltender in the league by reputation and the most poorly supported in practice.

The style is compact and positional. He does not fight pucks, he does not over-commit, and the rebound control is good. What has faded is the athletic recovery: the second save on a broken play is not what it was 5 years ago.

The Mental Game

A decade in Anaheim behind teams that conceded more than almost anyone, without ever visibly giving up on it. That is the qualification he brings.

Over his last 10 appearances, .863 on 240 shots — a genuinely poor finish, and the second starter in this book to end a season that far under his own standard.

The Intangibles

Detroit’s goaltending came in 7 goals worse than the chances it faced, on a club that finished 23rd in even-strength expected goals against. The club also under-finished by 14. Both ends of the ice let it down and the standings said the same thing twice.

He is 33 with 563 games and a career .9093 that is now 4 seasons in the past. Detroit has not had a settled answer in goal since Howard, and the man they have brought in to settle it stopped .863 in March.

The numbers underneath

Recent form

Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first

.852

save percentage over his last 8, on 189 shots · .891 across these 20

Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.