Detroit Red Wings · #36 · Goalie

John Gibson

Age 33 · Catches left · 6′3″ · 209 lb · Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Drafted 2011, #39 overall by Anaheim

Next game · Fri 9 Octvs Seattle · 7:00 PM ET.889 save % in the last 1 vs SEAGame preview →
Games32026-27 · 3 starts Small sample
Record1-2-0Wins: 1st on DET
Save %.90326th of 55
GAA2.3822nd of 55
Shutouts0
Saves6572 shots faced
Quality starts150.0% of starts

2025-262025-26: 57 games, 29-22-4, .901 save %, 2.72 GAA Season detail →

John Gibson has a .903 save percentage over 3 games of 2026-27, after .901 in 57 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

A .903 save percentage over 3 games, top-15% in even-strength save %

Where he ranks among NHL goalies with 1+ games, then his save percentage through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL goalies

Even-strength save %1.00093rd
Starts385th
Goals against avg2.3861st
Save %.90354th
Wins154th
Quality start %50.0%48th
Shutouts043rd
Shots faced / 6024.337th

Bars show the percentile against 55 goalies with 1+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Save % · ten-game blocks

.903.9031–3

Dashed line: season average (.903). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Wins11st on DET
Save %.90326th of 55
Goals against avg2.3822nd of 55
Starts31st on DET
Shutouts01st on DET
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Workload and save % by strength

Ninety-seven points of save percentage above the league at even strength

3 starts in 2026-27: save percentage split by strength, how often he finished what he started, and the goal support in front of him.

Save % by strength

Even strength1.00034 shots · lg .903
Opponent power play.66712 shots · lg .849
His team on the PP1.0001 shot · lg .848

League figures pool every goalie with the same minimum games (55 goalies).

Workload

Starts31st on DET
Relief appearances0
Complete games2100.0% of games
Shots faced / 6024.3
Minutes176

Goal support

Goals for / 601.03
Goals against / 602.07
Regulation wins0
Regulation losses2
Quality starts150.0% of starts

Expected goals

14.4 goals saved above expected in 2025-26

How many goals the shots he faced should have produced, against how many went in.

GSAx+0.427th of 55 goalies
Expected goals against7.47 allowed
Save %.903Expected .896
GSAx per game+0.143 games

2026-27. Goals saved above expected = the expected goals of every unblocked shot he faced (empty net excluded) minus the goals he allowed. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Goals saved above expected for every goalie →


2026-27 · Save % by zone

A .826 save percentage from the slot, 20th of 38 goalies

Every shot on goal he faced, split into the same five zones as our shot maps. The map shows where the goals against came from.

Goal against
Crease.800 · 18th
Slot.826 · 20th
Wing.929 · 22nd
Point1.000 · 1st
Neutral zone1.000 · 1st

Save % and rank among the 38 goalies who faced at least a third of the league-high shot total in 2026-27. Bars start at .750. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Save % by zone, every goalie
5v5 save %.9586th of 38 goalies
Slot + crease save %.82120th of 38
Games above .90033%1 of 3 games
Shots on goal faced717 goals against

Game log

Against Seattle, 1 win in 1

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultSAGASV%TOI
6 Dec 2025@SEAW 4-3273.88959:58

Prediction markets

3.5% for the Vezina Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

Vezina TrophyBest goaltender3.5%—Best2¢4¢Not listed

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Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he saved +2.24 goals above expected per $1M of cap hit, 19th of 59 goalies with 20 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$6.4M6.2% of the $104M ceiling
Term8 yearsYear 8 of 8
Expires2026-27UFA at 33
Cap value$51.2MCap hit × 8 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Detroit

One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26
Franchise record

13th in franchise wins since 1990-91

since 1990-91 · regular season

Wins3013th for Detroit
Shutouts49th
Games played60192nd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Thirteen seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAASV%SO
2013-14ANA33001.33.9541
2014-15ANA2313802.60.9141
2015-16ANA40211342.07.9204
2016-17ANA52251692.22.9246
2017-18ANA60311872.43.9264
2018-19ANA58262282.84.9172
2019-20ANA51202653.00.9041
2020-21ANA3591972.98.9033
2021-22ANA561826113.19.9041
2022-23ANA53143183.99.8991
2023-24ANA46132723.54.8880
2024-25ANA29111122.77.9120
2025-26DET57292242.72.9014
Career563233239672.87.90928

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2011Anaheim · round 2#39
Games26
Record11-13
Save %.912
Shutouts1
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct