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Jonas Johansson
Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender
An .8953 in 19 games behind a Vezina finalist, which is the whole of the job.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | BUF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2.94 | 0 | 151 | .894 |
| 2020-21 | BUF/COL | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 2.86 | 1 | 380 | .897 |
| 2021-22 | COL/FLA | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 4.69 | 0 | 264 | .856 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.10 | 0 | 73 | .931 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 26 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 3.37 | 2 | 752 | .890 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 3.13 | 1 | 554 | .895 |
| 2025-26 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 80 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 239 | 3.29 | 4 | 2174 | .890 |
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
9-6-3 in 19 games with an .8953, a 3.13 average and 1 shutout, facing 554 shots.
Nineteen starts behind a goaltender who played 63 is the definition of the role. A .8953 in front of a club that was 4th in the league in goaltending overall says the difference between the two men was very large.
The Physical Game
6-5 and 220 and he plays deep and large, which is the only style available at that size. He sets in the crease and lets the frame take the top of the net away.
The lateral recovery is the cost and it is a real one — a second chance across the crease is a long way for him. The rebound control is poor, which compounds it. He does not handle the puck well.
The Mental Game
He has a career .8901 across 80 NHL games and six seasons and has never held a job for more than half a season anywhere.
There is no argument to make here beyond the record, and the record is that a club with genuine Stanley Cup ambitions gave nineteen starts to a goaltender with an .8901 because it could not afford anybody better.
The Intangibles
A third-round pick of Buffalo in 2014 out of Sweden, and 80 NHL games across five organisations.
He is 30. The backup’s job on this club is to not lose the games the starter does not play, and last season it was done at an .8953.