New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 15-6-0 · 30 pts · 2nd Metropolitan
Who starts in goal for the New Jersey Devils: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Connor Hellebuyck has started 7 of 21 Devils games (33%), 7 of the last 10. Jake Allen has 10 starts. Status: Changing hands.
G1StarterConnor Hellebuyck- Starts
- 7/21
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 7
7-0-0 · .916 SV% · last start Nov 14
G2BackupJake Allen- Starts
- 10/21
- Share
- 48%
- Last 10
- 3
6-4-0 · .881 SV% · last start Nov 10
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Every Devils game by starting goalie
- G1 Connor Hellebuyck
- G2 Jake Allen
- G3 Nico Daws
- G4 Rémi Poirier
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
New Jersey Devils goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 3 second games so far, started by Jake Allen 2, Connor Hellebuyck 1.
- Home and road: Connor Hellebuyck started 3 of 11 home games and 4 of 10 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (21 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Nov 14 | @ WSH | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 43/47 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 12 | vs WSH | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 26/28 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 10 | @ WPG | G2 Jake Allen | 21/24 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 8 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 23/23 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 7 | @ NYI | G2 Jake Allen | 19/23 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 5 | vs STL | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 28/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 3 | vs EDM | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 18/21 | W | – |
| 14 | Oct 30 | @ VGK | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 19/21 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 28 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Jake Allen | 40/45 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 27 | @ DAL | G1 Connor Hellebuyck | 17/18 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 24 | vs LAK | G2 Jake Allen | 12/13 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 22 | vs ANA | G3 Nico Daws | 15/16 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 20 | vs COL | G2 Jake Allen | 31/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 17 | @ WSH | G2 Jake Allen | 21/25 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 15 | vs NYR | G3 Nico Daws | 18/19 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 13 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Jake Allen | 23/27 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 12 | vs OTT | G3 Nico Daws | 16/19 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | vs VAN | G2 Jake Allen | 20/21 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 6 | vs UTA | G2 Jake Allen | 26/31 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 3 | @ NYI | G3 Nico Daws | 26/32 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 1 | vs PHI | G2 Jake Allen | 23/25 | W | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
New Jersey Devils goalie starts FAQ
Who is the New Jersey Devils starting goalie?
Connor Hellebuyck is G1: 7 of 21 starts this season (33%) and 7 of the last 10.
How often does the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start?
Jake Allen has 10 starts (48% of games).
Who starts the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs?
Connor Hellebuyck started 1 of 3 second games this season; the other goalies started 2.