Overview

• The five-year, $9 million contract carries a $1.8 million average annual value; it ties Allen to New Jersey through the 2028-29 season.
• The deal preserves New Jersey’s primary goaltending trio by keeping Jacob Markstrom under contract alongside prospect Nico Daws.
• Multiple teams showed interest with potential for higher offers; Allen chose long-term security in New Jersey.
• Last season he posted a 13-16-1 record, a 2.66 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage; he also recorded four shutouts in 29 starts.
• A 2008 second-round pick of the St. Louis Blues, Allen holds a 208-184-43 career record with a 2.76 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage; he backed up Jordan Binnington on the Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup–winning roster.