Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Jake Allen vs John Tavares
Tavares has 5 goals on 61 shots against Allen (8.1 expected).
This week Allen has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Tavares has 1 left. We project Allen for 2.0 ESPN points to Tavares's 1.7.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 W, .920 SV%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Head-to-head: Allen vs Tavares
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
John Tavares shooting on Jake Allen
- Goals
- 5
- Shots on goal
- 61
- Expected goals
- 8.08
- Allen SV%
- .918
71 unblocked attempts. Jake Allen has stopped 3.1 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Allen | Tavares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | NJD 4–3 TOR | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-12-30 | NJD 0–4 TOR | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-21 | NJD 5–2 TOR | 23/25 SV | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2024-10-10 | NJD 2–4 TOR | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-11 | NJD 6–5 TOR | 27/32 SV | 2G 0A 6S |
| 2024-04-09 | NJD 2–5 TOR | 34/38 SV | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2024-03-26 | NJD 6–3 TOR | 42/45 SV | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2023-10-11 | MTL 5–6 TOR | 37/42 SV | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2023-02-18 | MTL 1–5 TOR | 36/41 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-10-12 | MTL 4–3 TOR | 29/32 SV | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2022-04-09 | MTL 2–3 TOR | 14/15 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-26 | MTL 4–2 TOR | 49/51 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 30 meetings.
This week's schedule
Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.
Jake Allen
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
About 0.9 expected starts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI87% to start2.0 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to Gvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
John Tavares
3games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 13th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- How have Allen and Tavares done against each other?
- In 30 games against each other in our data, Allen's team went 14–16.
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →

