Jimmy Howard's NHL career
Goaltender Jimmy Howard was drafted 64th overall by Detroit Red Wings in 2003. He played 14 seasons, all of them for Detroit Red Wings, 2005-2020. That came to 543 games and 246 wins, 24 shutouts.
Below: the whole of Jimmy Howard's career, season by season.
- Year 20032003 NHL Draft
Jimmy Howard is drafted 64 overall by Detroit Red Wings
First off the board- 1Marc-Andre FleuryPIT
- 2Eric StaalCAR
- 3Nathan HortonFLA
Swedes from the same draft
Loui Eriksson1050 GP · 613 P- Tobias Enström719 GP · 308 P
- 2 years, 5 months and 7 days later · 3 seasonsYear 20052005-2006 seasonNHL debut
Jimmy Howard makes his NHL debut
Jimmy was 21 years old ·
STAPLES Center, USAFirst NHL winSwedes on the ice:
Nicklas Lidström, Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson, among others.Season2005-2006
Jimmy Howard's first NHL season: 4 games
The whole season and the playoff run2005-2006Wins1Games4 of 825%SV%.904NHL#28GAA2.99NHL#46Shutouts0NHL#50PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers0 of 6 gamesFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers2–4 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Jimmy Howard plays 4 of 82 games and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley CupThe whole season and the playoff run2007-2008Wins0Games4 of 825%SV%.926NHL#13GAA2.13NHL#13Shutouts0NHL#53PlayoffsStanley Cup0 of 22 gamesFirst roundNSHNashville Predators4–2Second roundCOLColorado Avalanche4–0Conference finalDALDallas Stars4–2Stanley Cup FinalPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2 - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Jimmy Howard plays 1 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2008-2009Wins0Games1 of 821%SV%.857NHL#86GAA4.10NHL#86Shutouts0NHL#51PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 23 gamesFirst roundCBJColumbus Blue Jackets4–0Second roundANAAnaheim Ducks4–3Conference finalCHIChicago Blackhawks4–1Stanley Cup FinalPITPittsburgh Penguins3–4 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Jimmy Howard plays 63 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2009-2010Wins37Games63 of 8277%SV%.924NHL#9GAA2.26NHL#11Shutouts3NHL#20PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks12 gamesFirst roundPHXPhoenix Coyotes4–3Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks1–4 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Jimmy Howard plays 63 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2010-2011Wins37Games63 of 8277%SV%.908NHL#50GAA2.79NHL#56Shutouts2NHL#29PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks11 gamesFirst roundPHXPhoenix Coyotes4–0Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks3–4 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Jimmy Howard plays 57 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2011-2012Wins35Games57 of 8270%SV%.920NHL#22GAA2.12NHL#15Shutouts6NHL#5PlayoffsEliminated by Nashville Predators5 gamesFirst roundNSHNashville Predators1–4 - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Jimmy Howard plays 42 of 48 games
The whole season and the playoff run2012-2013Wins21Games42 of 4888%SV%.923NHL#15GAA2.13NHL#14Shutouts5NHL#1PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks14 gamesFirst roundANAAnaheim Ducks4–3Second roundCHIChicago Blackhawks3–4 - Year 2014Season
2013-2014
Jimmy Howard plays 51 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2013-2014Wins21Games51 of 8262%SV%.910NHL#54GAA2.66NHL#50Shutouts2NHL#27PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins3 of 5 gamesFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins1–4 - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Jimmy Howard plays 53 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2014-2015Wins23Games53 of 8265%SV%.910NHL#56GAA2.44NHL#40Shutouts2NHL#27PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning1 of 7 gamesFirst roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning3–4 - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Jimmy Howard plays 37 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2015-2016Wins14Games37 of 8245%SV%.906NHL#66GAA2.80NHL#65Shutouts2NHL#27PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning2 of 5 gamesFirst roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4 - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Jimmy Howard plays 26 of 82 games
The whole season2016-2017Wins10Games26 of 8232%SV%.927NHL#13GAA2.10NHL#17Shutouts1NHL#41 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Jimmy Howard plays 60 of 82 games
The whole season2017-2018Wins22Games60 of 8273%SV%.910NHL#49GAA2.85NHL#48Shutouts1NHL#36 - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Jimmy Howard plays 55 of 82 games
The whole season2018-2019Wins23Games55 of 8267%SV%.909NHL#41GAA3.07NHL#58Shutouts0NHL#59 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Jimmy Howard's last season: 27 games
The whole season2019-2020Wins2Games27 of 7138%SV%.882NHL#77GAA4.20NHL#80Shutouts0NHL#50 - The career
Jimmy Howard played his last NHL game in 2020
The career ended after 14 seasons with Detroit Red Wings.