Devils’ Jake Allen leaves game against Blue Jackets with cramping

Allen, 35, who made his 2025-26 regular-season debut on Monday, stopped 23 of 24 shots before leaving the game with injury.

The Devils defeated the Blue Jackets 3-2.

Last season, Allen posted a 13-16-1 record with a .908 save percentage (SV%) and a 2.59 goals against average (GAA) in 31 games with the Devils. In 12 NHL seasons, he’s recorded a 208-184-43 record with a .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA in 460 regular-season games with the Devils, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues.

Allen, a 2008 second-round pick for the Blues, has also posted a 11-12 record with a .924 SV% and 2.06 GAA in 28 playoff games. He won a Stanley Cup championship with the Blues in 2019.

He also spent parts of four seasons in the AHL, recording an 84-74-10 record with a .917 SV% and 2.53 GAA in 172 career games with the Chicago Wolves and Peoria Riverman. In 12 Calder Cup Playoff games, he also had a 3-9 record with an .882 SV% and 3.43 GAA.

Before turning professional, Allen, a Fredericton, N.B., native, posted a 66-44-7 record with a .914 SV% and 2.68 GAA in 128 career regular-season games with the St. John’s Fog Devils, Montreal Juniors and Drummondville Voltigeurs. He was the top QMJHL goaltender of the year in 2009-10.

Internationally, Allen represented Canada on a number of occasions, including the 2010 World Junior Championship, earning a silver medal, as well as the World Under-18 Championships, where he won a gold medal and was named both the tournament’s top goaltender and most valuable player.

The Devils are 2-1-0 in three games through the 2025-26 season.