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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)

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×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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Craig Anderson OTT · 53 GP, 0.911 Jimmy Howard DET · 51 GP, 0.910 Jonas Hiller ANA · 50 GP, 0.911 Jonathan Bernier TOR · 55 GP, 0.923 Jonathan Quick LAK · 49 GP, 0.915

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 Shots against Saves Goals against Save % Cap hit
2006-07 MTL 16 469 425 44 0.906
2007-08 MTL 6 151 141 10 0.934
2008-09 MTL 34 1077 985 92 0.915 $775K
2009-10 MTL 45 1386 1281 105 0.924 $775K
2010-11 STL 57 1518 1382 136 0.910 $3.75M
2011-12 STL 46 1211 1121 90 0.926 $3.75M
2012-13 STL 16 286 257 29 0.899 $3.75M
2013-14 STL 40 1002 919 83 0.917 $3.75M
2013-14 WSH 12 383 356 27 0.930
2014-15 NYI 59 1673 1529 144 0.914 $4.5M
2015-16 NYI 36 984 904 80 0.919 $4.5M
2016-17 NYI 28 885 810 75 0.915 $4.5M
2017-18 NYI 54 1744 1583 161 0.908 $4.5M
2018-19 BOS 40 1158 1068 90 0.922 $2.75M
2019-20 BOS 31 905 832 73 0.919 $2.75M
2020-21 BOS 19 482 436 46 0.905 $2.249M
2021-22 VAN 17 400 361 39 0.903 $1.5M
2022-23 NYR 25 680 614 66 0.903 $1.55M
17 seasons Career 581 16394 15004 1390 0.915

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save %
2007-08 MTL 2 27 24 3 0.889
2008-09 MTL 1 5 5 0 1.000
2009-10 MTL 18 562 519 43 0.923
2011-12 STL 2 46 43 3 0.935
2014-15 NYI 7 215 199 16 0.926
2019-20 BOS 8 227 206 21 0.907
6 seasons Playoffs 38 1082 996 86 0.921

2013-14 season totals

GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save % Goals against per game
52 1385 1275 110 0.921 2.12

Contract

$3.75MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$191KCap dollars per goal above replacement19.7 goals above replacement
$4.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$742KValueworth less cap hit

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 51 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2013-14 $3.75M

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+19.7Goals above replacement14th of 61 goalies
+3.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 61 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

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. 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.

0102030402010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

+7.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
117.7Expected goals againstfrom 1,899 unblocked attempts
110Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.921Save %0.915 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 63 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.16 above expected per 60 minutes68th
Shot difficulty 6.2% chance per attempt faced46thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Expected 117.7Allowed 110

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 this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 11, 2014 vs CHI W 4-0 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Apr 4, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 31 29 2 0.935 59:22
Apr 1, 2014 vs DAL L 0-5 23 20 3 0.870 29:50
Mar 30, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 29 26 3 0.897 64:57
Mar 25, 2014 vs LAK L 4-5 (SO) 36 32 4 0.889 64:39
Mar 20, 2014 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 28 27 1 0.964 65:00
Mar 18, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 45 43 2 0.956 59:58
Mar 16, 2014 vs TOR W 4-2 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Mar 14, 2014 vs VAN W 4-3 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Mar 11, 2014 @ PIT L 0-2 34 32 2 0.941 58:26
Mar 10, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 20 17 3 0.850 58:39
Mar 8, 2014 vs PHX W 3-2 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Feb 26, 2014 @ VAN L 0-1 35 34 1 0.971 58:22
Feb 6, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 38 36 2 0.947 63:29
Feb 4, 2014 vs OTT L 4-5 (SO) 31 27 4 0.871 64:54
Jan 31, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 30 28 2 0.933 59:31
Jan 28, 2014 vs NJD W 3-0 23 23 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 25, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 36 33 3 0.917 63:54
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYR W 2-1 35 34 1 0.971 59:58
Jan 21, 2014 @ NJD L 1-7 14 10 4 0.714 47:43
Jan 20, 2014 @ DET W 4-1 23 22 1 0.957 59:48
Jan 16, 2014 vs LAK L 1-4 30 27 3 0.900 58:27
Jan 14, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 21 20 1 0.952 60:00
Jan 9, 2014 @ CGY W 5-0 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 28, 2013 vs CHI W 6-5 (SO) 13 10 3 0.769 20:00
Dec 23, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 29 26 3 0.897 65:00
Dec 19, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 17, 2013 vs SJS L 2-4 27 23 4 0.852 57:44
Dec 14, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 33 30 3 0.909 60:19
Dec 7, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 8 5 3 0.625 07:29
Dec 5, 2013 vs NYI W 5-1 23 22 1 0.957 59:57
Dec 2, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 23 20 3 0.870 59:06
Nov 29, 2013 @ SJS L 3-6 19 18 1 0.947 39:15
Nov 27, 2013 @ COL W 4-1 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Nov 25, 2013 vs MIN W 3-0 22 22 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 21, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 31 29 2 0.935 65:00
Nov 19, 2013 @ BUF W 4-1 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Nov 17, 2013 @ WSH L 1-4 6 3 3 0.500 15:41
Nov 14, 2013 vs COL W 7-3 24 21 3 0.875 59:57
Nov 12, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 19 16 3 0.842 60:56
Nov 9, 2013 vs PIT W 2-1 20 19 1 0.950 60:00
Nov 5, 2013 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 27 25 2 0.926 65:00
Nov 2, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 25 21 4 0.840 57:07
Oct 29, 2013 vs WPG W 3-2 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Oct 26, 2013 @ NSH W 6-1 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Oct 25, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 21 18 3 0.857 64:43
Oct 17, 2013 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 29 27 2 0.931 65:00
Oct 15, 2013 vs SJS L 2-6 26 22 4 0.846 40:00
Oct 12, 2013 vs NYR W 5-3 29 26 3 0.897 59:59
Oct 9, 2013 vs CHI W 3-2 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Oct 5, 2013 vs FLA W 7-0 19 19 0 1.000 59:44
Oct 3, 2013 vs NSH W 4-2 30 28 2 0.933 60:00