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John Gibson

#36 · Goalie · Detroit Red Wings

Born Jul 14, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (age 33) · 6'3", 209 lb · Catches left · Drafted 39th overall in 2011 by ANA (round 2)

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William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2015-16

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

James Reimer SJS · 40 GP, 0.922 Thomas Greiss NYI · 41 GP, 0.925 Louis Domingue ARI · 39 GP, 0.912 Brian Elliott STL · 42 GP, 0.930 Jonathan Bernier TOR · 38 GP, 0.908

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602013-14: 3 games313-142014-15: 23 games2314-152015-16: 40 games4015-162016-17: 52 games5216-172017-18: 60 games6017-182018-19: 58 games5818-192019-20: 51 games5119-202020-21: 35 games3520-212021-22: 56 games5621-222022-23: 53 games5322-232023-24: 46 games4623-242024-25: 29 games2924-252025-26: 57 games5725-262026-27: 4 games426-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2013-14 ANA 3 3001 87 83 4 1.33 0.954 $753K
2014-15 ANA 23 13801 674 616 58 2.60 0.914 $753K
2015-16 ANA 40 211344 992 913 79 2.07 0.920 $753K
2016-17 ANA 52 251696 1437 1328 109 2.22 0.924 $2.3M
2017-18 ANA 60 311874 1872 1733 139 2.43 0.926 $2.3M
2018-19 ANA 58 262282 1838 1685 153 2.84 0.917 $2.3M
2019-20 ANA 51 202651 1552 1403 149 3.00 0.904 $6.4M
2020-21 ANA 35 91973 1042 941 101 2.98 0.903 $6.4M
2021-22 ANA 56 1826111 1789 1617 172 3.19 0.904 $6.4M
2022-23 ANA 53 143181 1983 1783 200 3.99 0.899 $6.4M
2023-24 ANA 46 132720 1343 1192 151 3.54 0.888 $6.4M
2024-25 ANA 29 111120 811 740 72 2.77 0.912 $6.4M
2025-26 DET 57 292244 1461 1317 144 2.72 0.901 $6.4M
2026-27 DET 4 1300 87 75 12 3.43 0.862 $6.4M
14 seasons Career 567 2342426728 16968 15426 1543 2.88 0.909

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2013-14 ANA 4 2201 111 102 9 2.69 0.919
2015-16 ANA 2 0200 60 54 6 3.08 0.900
2016-17 ANA 16 9500 466 428 38 2.59 0.918
2017-18 ANA 4 0400 117 104 13 3.60 0.889
4 seasons Playoffs 26 111301 754 688 66 2.80 0.912

2015-16 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
40 38 211344 992 913 79 2.07 0.920

Contract

$753KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2019
$56KCap dollars per goal above replacement13.5 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 58 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Mar 15, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Sep 21, 2015, 3 years and $6.9M at $2.3M a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $753K $590K $93K $243K $683K
2014-15 $753K $695K $93K $138K $788K
2015-16 $753K $788K $0 $138K $788K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Aug 4, 2018 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2019-20 to 2026-27 8 $51.2M $6.4M
Sep 21, 2015 Anaheim Ducks Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $6.9M $2.3M
Mar 15, 2012 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $2.775M $753K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2015-16 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2015-16 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.4Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

010203040502013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

-1.4Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
4.6Expected goals againstfrom 81 unblocked attempts
6Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.900Save %0.924 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.74 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 5.6% chance per attempt faced27thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 11 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0246Allowed 6Expected 4.6

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced in these playoffs, with his net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 9, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 59:54
Apr 7, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 L 29 27 2 0.931 56:39
Apr 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) OTL 26 24 2 0.923 63:07
Apr 3, 2016 vs DAL W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Apr 1, 2016 vs VAN L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 57:56
Mar 30, 2016 vs CGY W 8-3 W 21 21 0 1.000 48:28
Mar 28, 2016 @ EDM W 2-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 59:27
Mar 22, 2016 @ MTL L 3-4 L 23 19 4 0.826 58:40
Mar 20, 2016 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) W 29 27 2 0.931 64:01
Mar 16, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 L 23 21 2 0.913 59:12
Mar 9, 2016 @ COL L 0-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Mar 7, 2016 vs WSH L 1-2 (SO) OTL 32 31 1 0.969 64:49
Mar 2, 2016 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) W 27 25 2 0.926 65:00
Feb 28, 2016 vs LAK W 4-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 59:47
Feb 21, 2016 vs CGY W 5-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Feb 18, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Feb 13, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 17 16 1 0.941 39:58
Feb 8, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 L 31 25 6 0.806 46:47
Feb 4, 2016 @ LAK W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 23, 2016 @ DET W 4-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 59:49
Jan 20, 2016 vs MIN W 3-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:41
Jan 17, 2016 vs LAK L 2-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:38
Jan 10, 2016 vs DET L 1-2 L 24 22 2 0.917 58:03
Jan 8, 2016 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) W 28 25 3 0.893 64:57
Jan 6, 2016 vs TOR L 0-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 40:41
Jan 3, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 59:57
Dec 31, 2015 @ EDM W 1-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 29, 2015 @ CGY W 1-0 W, SO 14 14 0 1.000 59:57
Dec 27, 2015 vs PHI W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 60:00
Dec 22, 2015 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) OTL 22 19 3 0.864 62:19
Dec 21, 2015 @ NYI L 2-5 19 18 1 0.947 39:51
Dec 17, 2015 @ BUF L 0-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 56:58
Dec 11, 2015 vs CAR L 1-5 L 17 14 3 0.824 40:00
Dec 6, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Dec 4, 2015 vs SJS W 1-0 W, SO 23 23 0 1.000 59:42
Dec 2, 2015 vs TBL L 1-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 58:42
Nov 30, 2015 vs VAN W 4-0 W, SO 25 25 0 1.000 59:59
Nov 27, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) OTL 32 29 3 0.906 61:33
Nov 25, 2015 @ ARI L 2-4 L 33 30 3 0.909 59:47
Nov 24, 2015 vs CGY W 5-3 W 20 19 1 0.950 49:21