New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 42-37-3 · 87 pts · 7th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New Jersey Devils in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Jacob Markstrom started 43 of 82 Devils games (52%). Jake Allen had 36 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterJacob Markstrom- Starts
- 43/82
- Share
- 52%
- Last 10
- 3
23-19-1 · .883 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
G2BackupJake Allen- Starts
- 36/82
- Share
- 44%
- Last 10
- 5
17-17-2 · .903 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 11
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Devils game by starting goalie
- G1 Jacob Markstrom
- G2 Jake Allen
- G3 Nico Daws
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: 15 second games, started by Jacob Markstrom 7, Jake Allen 6, Nico Daws 2.
- Home and road: Jacob Markstrom started 21 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 | @ BOS | G3 Nico Daws | 22/26 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 12 ▲ | vs OTT | G3 Nico Daws | 27/30 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | @ DET | G2 Jake Allen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | vs PIT | G2 Jake Allen | 25/29 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 | vs PHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/19 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 5 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 18/18 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | vs MTL | G2 Jake Allen | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | vs WSH | G2 Jake Allen | 29/32 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | @ NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/23 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 29 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Jake Allen | 28/31 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | @ CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 29/33 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | @ NSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/17 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | @ DAL | G2 Jake Allen | 23/27 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 20 | @ WSH | G2 Jake Allen | 26/27 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 18 | @ NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/18 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 | vs BOS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/22 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 14 | vs LAK | G2 Jake Allen | 27/31 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 12 | vs CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/29 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 8 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/30 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 | vs NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/20 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 4 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/27 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 3 | vs FLA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 20/21 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 28 | @ STL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/26 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 33/36 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 | vs BUF | G2 Jake Allen | 28/30 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 5 | vs NYI | G2 Jake Allen | 11/13 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 3 | vs CBJ | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/25 | L | – |
| 55 | Jan 31 | @ OTT | G2 Jake Allen | 30/33 | L | – |
| 54 | Jan 29 | vs NSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Jan 27 | vs WPG | G2 Jake Allen | 22/26 | L | – |
| 52 | Jan 25 | @ SEA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/18 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 23 | @ VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/25 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 20 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Jake Allen | 22/23 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 19 | @ CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/22 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 17 | vs CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 31/35 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 14 | vs SEA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/17 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/23 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 11 | @ WPG | G2 Jake Allen | 18/22 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 8 | @ PIT | G2 Jake Allen | 25/29 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | @ NYI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/24 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Jake Allen | 26/29 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 3 | vs UTA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/31 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Jake Allen | 33/35 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 30 | @ TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/29 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | vs WSH | G2 Jake Allen | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ NYI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/25 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | vs BUF | G2 Jake Allen | 22/24 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | @ UTA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/33 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | @ VGK | G2 Jake Allen | 36/37 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 13/15 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs ANA | G2 Jake Allen | 30/31 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs TBL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 4/7 | L | Jake Allen |
| 30 | Dec 9 | @ OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 35/38 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Jake Allen | 18/21 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 | vs VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/25 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 3 | vs DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/28 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | vs CBJ | G2 Jake Allen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/31 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | @ BUF | G2 Jake Allen | 42/42 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 | vs STL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/23 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | vs DET | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/35 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | @ PHI | G2 Jake Allen | 23/29 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | @ FLA | G2 Jake Allen | 23/24 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ TBL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/29 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 15 | @ WSH | G2 Jake Allen | 29/31 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 12 | @ CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/20 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | vs NYI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/24 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 8 | vs PIT | G2 Jake Allen | 33/34 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 6 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 16/19 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Jake Allen | 25/28 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | @ LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 43/44 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 30 | @ SJS | G2 Jake Allen | 23/28 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 28 | @ COL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/42 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 | vs COL | G2 Jake Allen | 21/24 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 24 | vs SJS | G2 Jake Allen | 16/17 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 ▲ | vs MIN | G3 Nico Daws | 30/31 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 21 | @ TOR | G2 Jake Allen | 23/25 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 | vs EDM | G2 Jake Allen | 27/30 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 16 | vs FLA | G2 Jake Allen | 21/22 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | @ CBJ | G2 Jake Allen | 23/24 | W | Jacob Markstrom |
| 2 | Oct 11 | @ TBL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 14/17 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 9 | @ CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/32 | L | – |
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 was the New Jersey Devils starting goalie in 2025-26?
Jacob Markstrom made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 23-19-1.
How often did the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Jake Allen had 36 starts (44% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Jacob Markstrom started 7 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 8.