Jimmy Howard
#35 · Goalie · Detroit Red Wings
Born Mar 26, 1984 in Syracuse, New York, USA · 6'1", 218 lb · Catches left · Drafted 64th overall in 2003 by DET (round 2)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Tomas Vokoun
FLA ·
63 GP, 0.925
Chris Mason
STL ·
61 GP, 0.913
Niklas Backstrom
MIN ·
60 GP, 0.903
Marc-Andre Fleury
PIT ·
67 GP, 0.905
Jonas Hiller
ANA ·
59 GP, 0.918
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.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | DET | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 94 | 10 | 2.99 | 0.904 | |
| 2007-08 | DET | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 88 | 7 | 2.13 | 0.926 | |
| 2008-09 | DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4.10 | 0.857 | $717K |
| 2009-10 | DET | 63 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1849 | 1708 | 141 | 2.26 | 0.924 | $717K |
| 2010-11 | DET | 63 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1830 | 1662 | 168 | 2.79 | 0.908 | $717K |
| 2011-12 | DET | 57 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1496 | 1377 | 119 | 2.12 | 0.920 | $2.25M |
| 2012-13 | DET | 42 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1129 | 1042 | 87 | 2.13 | 0.923 | $2.25M |
| 2013-14 | DET | 51 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1482 | 1349 | 133 | 2.66 | 0.910 | $5.292M |
| 2014-15 | DET | 53 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1350 | 1229 | 121 | 2.44 | 0.910 | $5.292M |
| 2015-16 | DET | 37 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 979 | 887 | 92 | 2.80 | 0.906 | $5.292M |
| 2016-17 | DET | 26 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 675 | 626 | 49 | 2.10 | 0.927 | $5.292M |
| 2017-18 | DET | 60 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1770 | 1610 | 160 | 2.85 | 0.910 | $5.292M |
| 2018-19 | DET | 55 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1709 | 1553 | 156 | 3.07 | 0.909 | $5.292M |
| 2019-20 | DET | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 817 | 721 | 96 | 4.20 | 0.882 | $4M |
| 14 seasons | Career | 543 | 246 | 196 | 70 | 24 | 15313 | 13970 | 1343 | 2.62 | 0.912 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | DET | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 387 | 354 | 33 | 2.75 | 0.915 |
| 2010-11 | DET | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 336 | 28 | 2.49 | 0.923 |
| 2011-12 | DET | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 103 | 13 | 2.64 | 0.888 |
| 2012-13 | DET | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 461 | 426 | 35 | 2.44 | 0.924 |
| 2013-14 | DET | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 81 | 6 | 2.02 | 0.931 |
| 2014-15 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.917 |
| 2015-16 | DET | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 57 | 7 | 3.59 | 0.891 |
| 7 seasons | Playoffs | 48 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1491 | 1368 | 123 | 2.58 | 0.918 |
2009-10 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 61 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1849 | 1708 | 141 | 2.26 | 0.924 |
Contract
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.
The contract
Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | $717K |
| 2010-11 | $717K |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 to 2019-20 | $4M | |||||
| 2013-14 to 2018-19 | $5.292M | |||||
| 2011-12 to 2012-13 | $2.25M | |||||
| 2008-09 to 2010-11 | $717K |
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 2009-10 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.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2010 | @ CHI | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0.931 | 63:11 |
| Apr 9, 2010 | @ CBJ | W 1-0 (SO) | W, SO | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 65:00 |
| Apr 7, 2010 | vs CBJ | W 4-3 | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 59:41 |
| Apr 3, 2010 | vs NSH | L 3-4 (OT) | OTL | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 | 59:31 |
| Apr 1, 2010 | vs CBJ | W 3-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| Mar 30, 2010 | vs EDM | W 5-4 | W | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 59:58 |
| Mar 27, 2010 | @ NSH | W 1-0 (SO) | W, SO | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1.000 | 65:00 |
| Mar 26, 2010 | vs MIN | W 6-2 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 59:41 |
| Mar 24, 2010 | vs STL | W 4-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22, 2010 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | W | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 | 60:00 |
| Mar 20, 2010 | @ VAN | W 4-3 (OT) | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 64:59 |
| Mar 19, 2010 | @ EDM | L 2-3 (SO) | OTL | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 63:39 |
| Mar 15, 2010 | @ CGY | W 2-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Mar 13, 2010 | vs BUF | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 60:31 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | vs MIN | W 5-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 59:53 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | vs CGY | L 2-4 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 58:57 |
| Mar 7, 2010 | @ CHI | W 5-4 | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5, 2010 | vs NSH | W 5-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 59:34 |
| Mar 3, 2010 | vs VAN | L 3-6 | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 31:33 |
| Mar 1, 2010 | @ COL | W 3-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 59:57 |
| Feb 13, 2010 | vs OTT | W 4-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11, 2010 | vs SJS | L 2-3 (SO) | OTL | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 65:00 |
| Feb 9, 2010 | @ STL | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 45 | 42 | 3 | 0.933 | 65:00 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | @ LAK | L 3-4 | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 58:56 |
| Feb 3, 2010 | @ ANA | L 1-3 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 58:39 |
| Feb 2, 2010 | @ SJS | W 4-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 59:59 |
| Jan 31, 2010 | @ PIT | L 1-2 (SO) | OTL | 47 | 46 | 1 | 0.979 | 64:45 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | vs NSH | W 4-2 | W | 48 | 46 | 2 | 0.958 | 59:55 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | vs PHX | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0.865 | 63:50 |
| Jan 23, 2010 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 58:53 |
| Jan 21, 2010 | @ MIN | W 4-3 (SO) | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 65:00 |
| Jan 17, 2010 | vs CHI | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 64:19 |
| Jan 16, 2010 | @ DAL | L 2-3 (SO) | OTL | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 65:00 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | vs CAR | W 3-1 | W | 38 | 37 | 1 | 0.974 | 60:00 |
| Jan 12, 2010 | @ NYI | L 0-6 | L | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 29:18 |
| Jan 9, 2010 | @ SJS | W 4-1 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 60:00 |
| Jan 7, 2010 | @ LAK | W 2-1 | W | 52 | 51 | 1 | 0.981 | 59:57 |
| Jan 5, 2010 | @ ANA | L 1-4 | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0.912 | 58:51 |
| Jan 2, 2010 | @ PHX | W 4-1 | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 59:36 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | vs COL | W 4-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| Dec 28, 2009 | @ CBJ | L 0-1 (OT) | OTL | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0.975 | 63:12 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 59:54 |
| Dec 23, 2009 | vs CHI | L 0-3 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 59:58 |
| Dec 19, 2009 | @ DAL | L 3-4 | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 59:33 |
| Dec 17, 2009 | vs TBL | W 3-0 | W, SO | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 14, 2009 | vs PHX | W 3-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 59:55 |
| Dec 11, 2009 | vs ANA | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 60:44 |
| Dec 9, 2009 | vs STL | L 0-1 | L | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 59:29 |
| Dec 6, 2009 | @ NYR | W 3-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 60:00 |
| Dec 3, 2009 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Nov 30, 2009 | vs DAL | W 4-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | @ STL | W 4-3 (SO) | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 64:35 |
| Nov 25, 2009 | vs ATL | L 0-2 | L | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 58:26 |
| Nov 21, 2009 | @ MTL | W 3-2 (SO) | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 64:57 |
| Nov 18, 2009 | vs DAL | L 1-3 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 58:45 |
| Nov 14, 2009 | vs ANA | W 7-4 | W | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 60:00 |
| Nov 12, 2009 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 60:00 |
| Nov 11, 2009 | @ CBJ | W 9-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Oct 29, 2009 | @ EDM | L 5-6 (SO) | OTL | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 | 65:00 |
| Oct 27, 2009 | @ VAN | W 5-4 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 52:50 |
| Oct 24, 2009 | @ COL | L 1-3 | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 59:21 |
| Oct 13, 2009 | @ BUF | L 2-6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.933 | 27:14 | |
| Oct 3, 2009 | @ STL | L 3-5 | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 | 58:22 |