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Jaroslav Halak

#41 · Goalie · New York Rangers

Born May 13, 1985 in Bratislava, SVK · 5'11", 189 lb · Catches left · Drafted 271st overall in 2003 by MTL (round 9)

Trophy case

×2 William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2019-20, 2011-12

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dan Ellis NSH · 35 GP, 0.900 Johan Hedberg ATL · 33 GP, 0.886 Antero Niittymaki PHI · 32 GP, 0.912 Andrew Raycroft COL · 31 GP, 0.892 Brian Elliott OTT · 31 GP, 0.902

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.

020402006-07: 16 games1606-072007-08: 6 games62008-09: 34 games3408-092009-10: 45 games452010-11: 57 games5710-112011-12: 46 games462012-13: 16 games1612-132013-14: 52 games522014-15: 59 games5914-152015-16: 36 games362016-17: 28 games2816-172017-18: 54 games542018-19: 40 games4018-192019-20: 31 games312020-21: 19 games1920-212021-22: 17 games172022-23: 25 games2522-23

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
2006-07 MTL 16 10602 469 425 44 2.89 0.906
2007-08 MTL 6 2111 151 141 10 2.11 0.934
2008-09 MTL 34 181411 1077 985 92 2.86 0.915 $775K
2009-10 MTL 45 261355 1386 1281 105 2.40 0.924 $775K
2010-11 STL 57 272177 1518 1382 136 2.48 0.910 $3.75M
2011-12 STL 46 261276 1211 1121 90 1.97 0.926 $3.75M
2012-13 STL 16 6513 286 257 29 2.14 0.899 $3.75M
2013-14 STL 40 24944 1002 919 83 2.23 0.917 $3.75M
2013-14 WSH 12 5431 383 356 27 2.31 0.930
2014-15 NYI 59 381746 1673 1529 144 2.43 0.914 $4.5M
2015-16 NYI 36 181343 984 904 80 2.30 0.919 $4.5M
2016-17 NYI 28 12952 885 810 75 2.80 0.915 $4.5M
2017-18 NYI 54 202661 1744 1583 161 3.19 0.908 $4.5M
2018-19 BOS 40 221145 1158 1068 90 2.34 0.922 $2.75M
2019-20 BOS 31 18663 905 832 73 2.39 0.919 $2.75M
2020-21 BOS 19 9642 482 436 46 2.53 0.905 $2.249M
2021-22 VAN 17 4720 400 361 39 2.94 0.903 $1.5M
2022-23 NYR 25 10951 680 614 66 2.72 0.903 $1.55M
17 seasons Career 581 2951896953 16394 15004 1390 2.50 0.915

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2007-08 MTL 2 0100 27 24 3 2.33 0.889
2008-09 MTL 1 0000 5 5 0 0.00 1.000
2009-10 MTL 18 9900 562 519 43 2.55 0.923
2011-12 STL 2 1100 46 43 3 1.72 0.935
2014-15 NYI 7 3400 215 199 16 2.30 0.926
2019-20 BOS 8 4400 227 206 21 2.59 0.907
6 seasons Playoffs 38 171900 1082 996 86 2.43 0.921

2008-09 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
34 33 181411 1077 985 92 2.86 0.915

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2010, then RFA

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 2009-10, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $775K
2009-10 $775K

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
2022-23 to 2022-23 $1.55M
2021-22 to 2021-22 $1.5M
2020-21 to 2020-21 $2.249M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $2.75M
2014-15 to 2017-18 $4.5M
2010-11 to 2013-14 $3.75M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $775K

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 2008-09 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 6, 2009 vs OTT L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:19
Apr 4, 2009 @ TOR W 6-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Apr 2, 2009 @ NYI W 5-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 59:57
Mar 21, 2009 vs TOR L 2-5 L 37 32 5 0.865 60:00
Mar 19, 2009 @ OTT L 4-5 L 24 23 1 0.958 36:29
Mar 14, 2009 vs NJD L 1-3 L 48 45 3 0.938 60:00
Feb 28, 2009 vs SJS W 3-2 W 48 46 2 0.958 60:00
Feb 27, 2009 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) W 38 35 3 0.921 63:21
Feb 24, 2009 vs VAN W 3-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 21, 2009 vs OTT W 5-3 W 47 44 3 0.936 59:45
Feb 15, 2009 @ VAN L 2-4 L 33 29 4 0.879 50:51
Feb 13, 2009 @ COL W 4-2 W 48 46 2 0.958 60:00
Feb 9, 2009 @ CGY L 2-6 L 41 35 6 0.854 60:00
Jan 20, 2009 @ ATL L 2-4 L 14 11 3 0.786 23:48
Jan 17, 2009 @ OTT W 5-4 (SO) W 27 23 4 0.852 64:53
Jan 15, 2009 vs NSH W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 13, 2009 @ BOS L 1-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 59:04
Jan 10, 2009 vs WSH W 5-4 W 35 31 4 0.886 60:00
Jan 8, 2009 vs TOR W 6-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Jan 7, 2009 @ NYR W 6-3 W 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Jan 4, 2009 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) W 35 30 5 0.857 64:53
Jan 2, 2009 @ NJD L 1-4 L 22 19 3 0.864 40:00
Dec 20, 2008 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) W 34 31 3 0.912 64:33
Dec 18, 2008 vs PHI W 5-2 W 31 29 2 0.935 60:00
Dec 16, 2008 @ CAR L 2-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 59:26
Dec 13, 2008 vs WSH L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 59:53
Dec 11, 2008 vs TBL L 1-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 58:21
Dec 9, 2008 vs CGY W 4-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 59:47
Nov 28, 2008 @ WSH L 0-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:56
Nov 15, 2008 vs PHI L 1-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 59:19
Nov 7, 2008 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) OTL 28 25 3 0.893 64:45
Oct 25, 2008 vs ANA L 4-6 12 8 4 0.667 23:59
Oct 20, 2008 vs FLA W 3-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 59:32
Oct 11, 2008 @ TOR W 6-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 59:57