Allen had a 20-save shutout in Monday's 3-0 win over Utah.
After a scoreless first period, the Devils broke the ice with a Seamus Casey power-play tally early in the second, and it was all the support Allen would need. The 34-year-old netminder recorded his 25th career shutout and first since Feb. 14, 2023, when he was with Montreal. Jacob Markstrom is locked in as the No. 1 goalie, but Allen is looking very comfortable early, allowing just one goal on 38 shots in his first two appearances -- both New Jersey wins.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Tending twine Monday
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Allen will patrol the home crease Monday against Utah, according to Devils play-by-play announcer Bill Spaulding.
Allen will get the first half of New Jersey's back-to-back, and Jacob Markstrom will play in Tuesday's road start versus Carolina. The 34-year-old Allen stopped 17 shots in a 3-1 win over Buffalo on Oct. 5 during his 2024-25 debut. Utah is tied for the league lead with 16 goals through three games this campaign.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Facing Buffalo
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Allen will patrol the home crease Saturday against the Sabres, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Allen will get the second half of New Jersey's back-to-back after Jacob Markstrom opened the season with a 30-save performance in Friday's 4-1 win over Buffalo as part of the 2024 NHL Global Series in Prague, Czechia. The 34-year-old Allen posted a 12-18-4 record with a 3.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 34 regular-season appearances between the Canadiens and Devils in 2023-24. He will serve as Markstrom's backup during the 2024-25 campaign.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Effective in win in Czechia
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Allen made 17 saves in a 3-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday as part of the NHL Global Series in Czechia.
Allen wasn't tested much Saturday, with the shots being 37-18 in favor of the Devils. But he was strong when he needed to be. Allen has the skills to be a strong and busy backup behind Jacob Markstrom and a playoff-bound Devils squad. The 34-year-old Allen will be a great daily option who gets upward of 30 starts.
Allen is expected to start on the road against the Islanders in Friday's preseason clash, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.
Allen logged 28:03 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-0 exhibition loss to the Canadiens, allowing a goal on 13 shots in that span. He had a record of 12-18-4 with a 3.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 34 contests between Montreal and New Jersey in 2023-24.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Slated to play
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Allen is expected to guard the road goal in Tuesday's exhibition contest against Montreal, according to Catherine Bogart of the Devils' official site.
Allen accumulated a 12-18-4 record with a 3.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage over 34 regular-season outings between Montreal and New Jersey in 2023-24. The 34-year-old netminder is expected to be Jacob Markstrom's backup in the 2024-25 campaign.
Allen allowed four goals on 19 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders.
Allen surrendered a pair of tallies in the first period before allowing a goal apiece in each of the final two frames en route to the defeat in New Jersey's season finale. The 33-year-old Allen struggled down the stretch, going 2-4-1 with an .876 save percentage in his final seven outings. He'll wrap up the campaign with a 12-18-4 record, .895 save percentage and 3.44 GAA across 33 starts between the Devils and Canadiens.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Set to face Islanders
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Allen will patrol the home crease Monday versus the Islanders, according to Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.
Allen is coming off a 27-save effort in Thursday's 6-5 win over Toronto. He has a 12-17-4 record this season with a 3.43 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 33 appearances between New Jersey and Montreal. The Islanders rank 23rd in the league this campaign with 2.95 goals per contest.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Nabs win in strange game
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Allen made 27 saves in a 6-5 win over Toronto on Thursday.
Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe summed things up nicely after the game in the media scrum when he said it "was a loose game, strange game." Neither Allen nor Ilya Samsonov played well, but then again, neither goalie got great support from his team. Allen is 6-5-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .906 save percentage in 11 starts with the Devils.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Slated to start
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Allen was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate, per Mark Masters of TSN, putting him on track to protect the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday.
Allen wasn't great in his last start Tuesday against Toronto, surrendering four goals on 38 shots en route to a 5-2 home defeat. He'll try to bounce back in the second half of a home-and-home set against the same talented Toronto team Thursday.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Stops 32 shots in loss
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Allen made 32 saves in a 5-2 loss to Toronto on Tuesday while allowing four goals.
Allen did all he could upon his arrival from Montreal, but ultimately his mates couldn't score enough to carry the team to the postseason. Allen is 5-5-1 in 11 appearances with the Devils, delivering a 2.86 GAA and .911 save percentage in that span. At this point, Allen is expected to be part of New Jersey's goalie tandem in 2024-25, especially with Montreal retaining 50 percent of his $3.85 million salary.
Allen was spotted in the starter's crease and will get the nod at home against the Leafs on Tuesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.
Allen was excellent in his last start, stopping 29 of 30 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators. The 33-year-old has done well with his new team, recording a .913 save percentage and a 5-4-1 record in 10 starts. He will have a tough matchup against Toronto, which is 14-5-6 on the road.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Thrust into duty after injury
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Allen allowed one goal on 30 shots in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators.
After starter Kaapo Kahkonen let in a goal and exited the game just 8:39 into the first frame, Allen filled in between the pipes and gave his team a chance for the win all night. The only puck that got past him prior to the shootout came on a third-period Nashville power play. Allen has only two wins in his last six games and has allowed 20 goals over that span. With only four games left on the schedule and the Devils four points out of a playoff spot, their playoff prospects are looking dim, and Tuesday's difficult home matchup against Toronto may not help matters.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Difference maker in win
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Allen made 25 saves in a 4-3 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
Allen was the difference maker, especially in the last 10 minutes of the game when the Senators turned up the pressure. Allen is 4-3-0 in his past seven starts, but his save percentage in that span is a queasy .895. Still, he's been good enough to get the Devils to within five points of the Penguins for the second wild card. Allen is doing his part.
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Devils' Jake Allen: Starting in Ottawa
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Allen will be between the visiting pipes against the Senators on Saturday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Allen was mediocre in his last start, allowing five goals on 20 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. He is 10-16-3 this season, split between the Devils and the Canadiens. Allen has had trouble versus Ottawa this season, going 0-2-0 while giving up eight goals on only 52 shots (.846 save percentage).
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Devils' Jake Allen: Late collapse against Pens
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Allen stopped 15 of 20 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh, with the Penguins' final shot getting scored into an empty net.
The Devils actually led 3-1 heading into the third period, but Allen couldn't stop Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin from powering a comeback as the two future Hall of Famers scored two goals each in the final frame. After a hot start to his tenure in New Jersey, the 33-year-old Allen has given up 16 goals on 124 shots (.871 save percentage) over his last four starts.
