<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations">New Jersey Devils</a> announced on social media Monday that goaltender Jake Allen left their game against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> with cramping and would not return.</p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NEWS</a>: Jake Allen (cramping) will not return tonight.</p>
<p>— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1977910839937040875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Allen, 35, who made his 2025-26 regular-season debut on Monday, stopped 23 of 24 shots before leaving the game with injury. </p>



<p>The Devils defeated the Blue Jackets 3-2. </p>



<p>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, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a>. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="131"></div>



<p>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. </p>



<p>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.</p>



<p>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.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="134"></div>



<p>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. </p>



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