# Jonathan Quick
**Jonathan Quick** (born 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 19 seasons in the [National Hockey League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-hockey-league), most of them with the [Los Angeles Kings](https://www.edgepedia.org/los-angeles-kings), and retired in 2026 as the winningest United States-born goaltender in NHL history with 410 wins and 65 shutouts.[1](https://www.nhlpa.com/player/92/jonathan-quick/) • [2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) A three-time [Stanley Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/stanley-cup) champion, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff most valuable player in 2012.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986, Milford, Connecticut; 6'1", 219 lb, catches left[1](https://www.nhlpa.com/player/92/jonathan-quick/) |
| Draft | Los Angeles Kings, third round, 72nd overall, 2005 NHL Entry Draft; eighth goalie taken[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) |
| NHL career | 19 seasons; Los Angeles Kings (2007-2023), Vegas Golden Knights (2023), New York Rangers (2023-2026)[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) |
| Regular-season totals | 410-307-90 record, 2.51 GAA, .910 save percentage, 65 shutouts in 829 games[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) |
| Playoff totals | 49-43 record, 2.31 GAA, .921 save percentage in 92 games; 10 shutouts[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) • [3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) |
| Championships | Stanley Cup 2012 and 2014 (Los Angeles), 2023 (Vegas); Conn Smythe Trophy 2012[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) |
| U.S.-born records | Most career wins (410) and shutouts (65) of any United States-born goalie in NHL history[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) |
| Retirement | Final start April 13, 2026, a 3-2 Rangers loss to the Florida Panthers[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) |
## Early career and Los Angeles
Quick was selected by the Kings with the 72nd pick of the 2005 draft, the eighth goaltender taken that year, a selection NHL.com later described as a steal given his career output.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) He made his NHL debut on December 6, 2007, making 15 saves in an 8-2 win against the [Buffalo Sabres](https://www.edgepedia.org/buffalo-sabres), and played his first 16 seasons for Los Angeles.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons)
**The 2011-12 season and Cup run.** In 2011-12 Quick turned in his finest individual campaign, posting a record of 35-21-13, a goals-against average of 1.95, a .929 save percentage, and 10 shutouts over 69 games; of netminders who appeared in at least that many games in one season, only three matched or bettered that save percentage.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) The Kings ranked 29th of 30 teams in goals per game that regular season at 2.29, so the team's success rested heavily on his goaltending.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) In the 2012 playoffs he played all 20 games, going 16-4 with a 1.41 GAA, .946 save percentage and three shutouts as Los Angeles won its first Stanley Cup; among goalies to appear in at least 15 games in a single postseason, he set and still holds NHL records for the lowest GAA and highest save percentage in one playoff year, and he received the [Conn Smythe Trophy](https://www.edgepedia.org/conn-smythe-trophy).[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) • [3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) He won a second Cup with the Kings in 2014.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons)
## Later career: Vegas and New York
On March 1, 2023, the Kings traded Quick to the [Columbus Blue Jackets](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbus-blue-jackets), who sent him to the [Vegas Golden Knights](https://www.edgepedia.org/vegas-golden-knights) one day later; he served as a backup in Vegas's Stanley Cup-winning run, his third championship.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) • [4](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/getting-to-know-jonathan-quick) He signed a one-year contract with the [New York Rangers](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-rangers) on July 1, 2023, and played his final three seasons there, mostly as the backup to Igor Shesterkin.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) • [3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement)
[In New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/in-new-york) he reached his defining milestones. On February 2, 2025, in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, he became the first United States-born goaltender to earn 400 career wins and the 15th goaltender in NHL history to do so; he also became the 17th goalie in NHL history to appear in 800 career games and the second U.S.-born netminder to reach that mark.[5](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/topic/press-releases/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-goaltender-jonathan-quick) In 48 games with the Rangers across two seasons he compiled a 27-12-4 record, .904 save percentage, 2.83 GAA and five shutouts, and among NHL goaltenders who played 50 or fewer games from the start of 2023-24 he ranked tied for first with 27 wins.[5](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/topic/press-releases/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-goaltender-jonathan-quick) During the 2024-25 season he ranked in the 90th percentile in long-range save percentage (.985) and recorded three shutouts.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement)
## Retirement and place in the record book
Quick announced in April 2026 that his start against the [Florida Panthers](https://www.edgepedia.org/florida-panthers) at [Amerant Bank Arena](https://www.edgepedia.org/amerant-bank-arena) would be his last game, saying the decision "felt like the right time." The 40-year-old made 14 saves in a 3-2 loss, ending a 19-season career.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons) Rangers coach Mike Sullivan called him "one of the very best of his generation" and said he considered Quick a first-ballot Hall of Famer.[2](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons)
His final totals place him high on the all-time lists: 12th in NHL history in wins (410), 15th in games played (829) and 17th in shutouts (65), and he leads all United States-born goalies in both wins and shutouts.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) Among the 85 goalies in history to play at least 500 regular-season games, he is tied for 28th in career save percentage (.910).[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement) In the postseason he ranks third among active goalies in career playoff wins (49-43) and is tied for 12th in NHL history in playoff shutouts (10), and he went 4-1 in five career Game 7s.[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement)
## Honors and style of play
Quick was a [Vezina Trophy](https://www.edgepedia.org/vezina-trophy) finalist twice (2011-12 and 2015-16) and twice shared the William M. Jennings Trophy, awarded to the goaltenders on the team allowing the fewest goals against, in 2013-14 and 2017-18 with Los Angeles.[5](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/topic/press-releases/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-goaltender-jonathan-quick) He played in two NHL All-Star Games (2012 and 2016) and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team in 2012.[6](https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_document/prd/p2fhqk6zcqjy3c1f7sbf.pdf)
His playing style relied on aggressive positioning, reflexes and quickness rather than a conservative technical approach; a 2014 [CBS Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/cbs-sports) profile described him as one of the more aggressive goalies in the league, in contrast with the increasingly common safe and technical goaltenders.[7](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/fridays-nhl-need-to-know-jonathan-quicks-style-skill-unmatched/) Advanced metrics back the reputation for efficiency: between 2010-11 and 2015-16, his prime years, he led the NHL in quality starts, defined as starts with a save percentage above .900, with 223 over those six seasons, and among active goalies he ranked second in starts of at least .920 save percentage (366), behind [Sergei Bobrovsky](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergei-bobrovsky) (378).[3](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement)
## References
1. [Jonathan Quick, Player Profile, NHLPA](https://www.nhlpa.com/player/92/jonathan-quick/)
2. [Quick says it 'felt like the right time' to retire from NHL, NHL.com (April 14, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/news/jonathan-quick-announces-he-will-retire-after-19-nhl-seasons)
3. [NHL EDGE stats behind Quick's elite goaltending career, NHL.com (April 14, 2026)](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-edge-stats-behind-jonathan-quick-goaltending-retirement)
4. [Getting to Know: Jonathan Quick, New York Rangers (October 23, 2023)](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/getting-to-know-jonathan-quick)
5. [Rangers Agree to Terms with Jonathan Quick, New York Rangers (March 12, 2025)](https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/topic/press-releases/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-goaltender-jonathan-quick)
6. [Los Angeles Kings media guide, Jonathan Quick goaltender notes](https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_document/prd/p2fhqk6zcqjy3c1f7sbf.pdf)
7. [Friday's NHL need to know: Jonathan Quick's style, skill unmatched, CBS Sports (2014)](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/fridays-nhl-need-to-know-jonathan-quicks-style-skill-unmatched/)
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