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Jake Allen

#34 · Goalie · New Jersey Devils

Born Aug 7, 1990 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, CAN (age 36) · 6'2", 197 lb · Catches left · Drafted 34th overall in 2008 by STL (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

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

Antti Niemi DAL · 48 GP, 0.905 Chad Johnson BUF · 45 GP, 0.920 Ryan Miller VAN · 51 GP, 0.916 Frederik Andersen ANA · 43 GP, 0.919 Kari Lehtonen DAL · 43 GP, 0.906

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.

02040602012-13: 15 games1512-132014-15: 37 games3714-152015-16: 47 games4715-162016-17: 61 games6116-172017-18: 59 games5917-182018-19: 46 games4618-192019-20: 24 games2419-202020-21: 29 games2920-212021-22: 35 games3521-222022-23: 42 games4222-232023-24: 34 games3423-242024-25: 31 games3124-252025-26: 37 games3725-262026-27: 2 games226-27

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
2012-13 STL 15 9401 346 313 33 2.46 0.905 $817K
2014-15 STL 37 22744 909 830 79 2.28 0.913 $800K
2015-16 STL 47 261536 1260 1159 101 2.35 0.920 $2.35M
2016-17 STL 61 332054 1620 1482 138 2.42 0.915 $2.35M
2017-18 STL 59 272531 1614 1462 152 2.75 0.906 $4.35M
2018-19 STL 46 191783 1277 1156 121 2.83 0.905 $4.35M
2019-20 STL 24 12632 655 607 48 2.15 0.927 $4.35M
2020-21 MTL 29 111250 817 741 76 2.68 0.907 $4.35M
2021-22 MTL 35 92042 1123 1016 107 3.30 0.905 $2.875M
2022-23 MTL 42 152431 1335 1190 145 3.55 0.891 $2.875M
2023-24 MTL 21 61230 686 612 74 3.65 0.892 $3.85M
2023-24 NJD 13 6610 401 361 40 3.11 0.900
2024-25 NJD 31 131614 819 744 77 2.66 0.908 $3.85M
2025-26 NJD 37 171721 1031 932 100 2.74 0.904 $1.8M
2026-27 NJD 2 1100 56 49 7 3.47 0.875 $1.8M
14 seasons Career 499 2262024529 13949 12654 1298 2.76 0.907

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2011-12 STL 1 0000 0 0 0 0.00 0.000
2014-15 STL 6 2400 125 113 12 2.20 0.904
2015-16 STL 5 1100 68 61 7 2.48 0.897
2016-17 STL 11 6500 336 314 22 1.96 0.935
2018-19 STL 1 0000 4 3 1 2.45 0.750
2019-20 STL 4 2100 100 92 8 2.18 0.920
6 seasons Playoffs 28 111100 633 583 50 2.12 0.921

2015-16 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
47 44 261536 1260 1159 101 2.35 0.920

Contract

$2.35MCap hitends in 2017
$192KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.2 goals above replacement
$3.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 St. Louis Blues on Jul 3, 2015, as a new contract: 2 years and $4.7M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $2.35M $2.2M $0 $2.2M
2016-17 $2.35M $2.5M $0 $2.5M

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
Jul 1, 2025 New Jersey Devils New contract 2025-26 to 2029-30 5 $9M $1.8M
Oct 1, 2022 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $7.7M $3.85M
Oct 14, 2020 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $5.75M $2.875M
Jul 1, 2016 St. Louis Blues Extension 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $17.4M $4.35M
Jul 3, 2015 St. Louis Blues New contract 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $4.7M $2.35M
Jul 25, 2013 St. Louis Blues New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $1.6M $800K
Oct 22, 2008 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $2.625M $817K

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 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.2Goals above replacement24th of 58 goalies
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 58 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.

-10-5051015202012-132015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

+1.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
102.7Expected goals againstfrom 1,691 unblocked attempts
101Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.920Save %0.919 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 57 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 +0.04 above expected per 60 minutes56th
Shot difficulty 6.1% chance per attempt faced44thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 57 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Expected 102.7Allowed 101

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 Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 3, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 W 11 11 0 1.000 20:00
Apr 1, 2016 vs BOS L 5-6 L 5 4 1 0.800 19:00
Mar 26, 2016 @ WSH W 4-0 W, SO 32 32 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 16, 2016 @ EDM L 4-6 L 26 21 5 0.808 59:01
Mar 14, 2016 @ CGY L 4-7 17 13 4 0.765 31:03
Mar 12, 2016 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) W 38 34 4 0.895 61:23
Mar 11, 2016 vs ANA W 5-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 59:57
Mar 9, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) W 35 33 2 0.943 65:00
Mar 6, 2016 @ MIN W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Mar 1, 2016 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) W 43 40 3 0.930 65:00
Feb 28, 2016 @ CAR W 5-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 59:51
Feb 27, 2016 @ NSH L 0-5 L 23 19 4 0.826 35:34
Feb 25, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 L 23 21 2 0.913 59:01
Feb 22, 2016 vs SJS L 3-6 L 17 15 2 0.882 45:14
Jan 8, 2016 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 12 11 1 0.917 27:03
Jan 6, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 33 29 4 0.879 64:43
Jan 2, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 L 32 29 3 0.906 58:01
Dec 31, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 L 28 26 2 0.929 58:12
Dec 29, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) W 33 30 3 0.909 64:01
Dec 26, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) W 24 22 2 0.917 65:00
Dec 22, 2015 @ BOS W 2-0 W, SO 32 32 0 1.000 59:49
Dec 21, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 58:41
Dec 17, 2015 vs NSH W 2-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 59:44
Dec 15, 2015 @ WPG W 4-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Dec 13, 2015 vs COL L 1-3 L 17 15 2 0.882 58:59
Dec 12, 2015 vs DAL W 3-0 W, SO 26 26 0 1.000 59:55
Dec 8, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 59:44
Dec 5, 2015 vs TOR L 1-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 57:42
Dec 1, 2015 vs FLA L 1-3 L 15 12 3 0.800 40:00
Nov 28, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Nov 25, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) OTL 34 30 4 0.882 61:03
Nov 23, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Nov 21, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) OTL 32 28 4 0.875 64:36
Nov 19, 2015 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) W 34 32 2 0.941 65:00
Nov 16, 2015 vs WPG W 3-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 60:00
Nov 14, 2015 vs CHI L 2-4 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:05
Nov 12, 2015 @ NYR L 3-6 5 2 3 0.400 14:38
Nov 10, 2015 @ NJD W 2-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:57
Nov 7, 2015 @ NSH W 4-0 W, SO 45 45 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 4, 2015 @ CHI W 6-5 (OT) W 28 27 1 0.964 46:51
Nov 3, 2015 vs LAK L 0-3 L 33 31 2 0.939 57:26
Oct 31, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) W 31 29 2 0.935 64:26
Oct 29, 2015 vs ANA W 2-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Oct 27, 2015 vs TBL W 2-0 W, SO 26 26 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 20, 2015 @ MTL L 0-3 L 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Oct 16, 2015 @ VAN W 4-3 W 34 31 3 0.912 60:00
Oct 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-3 L 19 16 3 0.842 58:42