Rangers’ Jonathan Quick becomes first U.S. goaltender to win 400 NHL games
History was made in the World’s Most Famous Arena.
On Sunday, New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick earned the 400th win of his NHL career, becoming the first American-born goaltender to reach the mark.
400 career wins for #NYR Jonathan Quick!
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The 39-year-old achieved the milestone after turning away 34 of the 36 shots he faced in a 4-2 win against his former team, the Vegas Golden Knights.
Quick has become the 15th goaltender to reach the mark and the first since Florida Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 400th victory (in just 707 games) back on Oct. 24, 2024.
Last season, Quick surpassed U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Ryan Miller (391) for the most wins by a netminder from the United States last season, with the milestone of 400 wins seemingly inevitable for the Milford, Connecticut native. Quick now trails former Detroit Red Wings backstop Chris Osgood by one victory for 14th all-time.
Quick earned the title as the best goaltender in American history during his heyday with the Los Angeles Kings during the early 2010s. The ever-athletic goaltender was arguably the biggest reason the team won Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, becoming the 16th goaltender to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff’s most valuable player in 2012.
Quick won 35 or more games five times in a seven-year span from the 2009-10 season to the 2015-16. During his prime, Quick was a workhorse, playing over 60 games six times and making over 70 starts during the 2009-10 and 2014-15 campaigns.
The former University of Massachusetts star played over 15 seasons with the Kings before being traded to the Golden Knights (after a few minutes as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets) during the 2022-23 seasons. Quick got to sit back and watch Vegas win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup that spring before signing as a free agent with the Rangers on July 1, 2023.
In 17 games this season, Quick has a record of 7-5-2 with a 3.03 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and two shutouts. In 797 career NHL appearances, he has a 400-288-88 record with a 2.48 GAA, a .911 SV% and 62 shutouts.