Jake Allen News

Allen served as Carey Price’s backup in the first two games of the season but will make his Canadiens debut Monday in Edmonton. There are easier matchups than facing Connor McDavid in your debut but he is 5-2-0 vs. Edmonton in the last three seasons. The 30-year-old is coming off of a 12-6-3, 2.15 GAA and .927 SV% in 2020, so he is one of the most reliable backup options in the NHL.

Allen is a 30-year-old netminder who is heading into the final year of a four-year contract that carries a $4.35 million cap hit. Allen is likely the first of a few cap causalities in St. Louis, who have very few contracts coming off of the books this offseason and both Alex Pietrangelo (UFA) and Vince Dunn (RFA) looking for new deals. As for Allen, he will backup Carey Price in 2021 and is coming off of a year in which he was 12-6-3 with a 2.15 GAA and .927 SV% in 21 starts and three relief appearances.

Allen stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win in Chicago on Sunday. Allen has won three in a row while posting a 1.30 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout. Allen has gone 8-4-3 with a 2.12 GAA, .930 SV% and two shutouts on the road this year.

Allen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Blues loss in Edmonton on January 31st. Jordan Binnington has started the last four games but Allen will make his 17th start tonight in Anaheim. Allen was 1-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .908 SV% in January, which including a 20-save performance in a 4-1 win over the Ducks, who he'll face again tonight.

Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.

Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues loss in Vancouver on Monday. Allen was good enough to earn the win but Thatcher Demko was light's out at the other end, moving Allen to 6-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on the road this season. Tonight will be his third start of the season vs. Edmonton, he is 2-0-0 while stopping 67 of 70 shots (.957 SV%) in the first two meetings.

Allen stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Jordan Binnington in the Blues loss in Colorado on January 18th. Allen hasn't played a lot in January, starting just two games plus two relief appearances. Overall, he's stopped 55 of the 61 shots (.902 SV%) that he's faced. On the season, he is 6-2-3 with a 2.32 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout on the road.