Al Jensen

Player profile and career history

G · #35

Al Jensen was a goaltender. Born November 27, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 180 lbs and caught left. He was drafted in 1978 (round 2, 31st overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 179 NHL regular-season games he had 95 wins and 8 shutouts.

NHL regular-season career

Games
179
Wins
95
GAA
3.36
Save %
0.880
All supplied career statistics
Assists
4
Games Played
179
Games Started
163
Goals
0
Goals Against
557
Goals Against Avg
3.3589
Losses
53
Pim
44
Save Pctg
0.8803
Shots Against
4655
Shutouts
8
Ties
18
Time On Ice
9949:43
Wins
95

NHL playoff career

Games
12
Wins
5
GAA
3.22
Save %
0.886
All supplied career statistics
Assists
1
Games Played
12
Games Started
11
Goals
0
Goals Against
32
Goals Against Avg
3.2188
Losses
5
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.8861
Shots Against
281
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
596:30
Wins
5

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Wins
28
1985–86 · Washington Capitals
Shutouts
4
1983–84 · Washington Capitals
Games
44
1985–86 · Washington Capitals

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1987–88

    • New HavenAHL
  2. 1986–87

  3. 1985–86

  4. 1984–85

  5. 1983–84

  6. 1982–83

  7. 1981–82

  8. 1980–81

  9. 1979–80

    • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
  10. 1978–79

    • KalamazooIHL
  11. 1977–78

    • HamiltonOMJHL
    • CanadaWJC-A
  12. 1976–77

    • St. CatharinesOMJHL
    • CanadaWJC-A
  13. 1975–76

    • HamiltonOMJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPWLGAASV%SOStartsOTLSAGA
1987–88AHLNew HavenRegular205124.46—0———84
All stats
Games Played
20
Goals Against
84
Goals Against Avg
4.46
Losses
12
Shutouts
0
Ties
3
Time On Ice
1129:00
Wins
5
1986–87AHLBinghamtonRegular13563.68—0———42
All stats
Games Played
13
Goals Against
42
Goals Against Avg
3.68
Losses
6
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
684:00
Wins
5
1986–87NHLLos Angeles KingsRegular5145.420.82405—15327
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
5
Games Started
5
Goals
0
Goals Against
27
Goals Against Avg
5.4199
Losses
4
Save Pctg
0.8235
Shots Against
153
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
298:54
Wins
1
1986–87NHLWashington CapitalsRegular6134.970.85205—18327
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
6
Games Started
5
Goals
0
Goals Against
27
Goals Against Avg
4.9698
Losses
3
Save Pctg
0.8525
Shots Against
183
Shutouts
0
Ties
1
Time On Ice
325:58
Wins
1
1985–86NHLWashington CapitalsRegular442893.190.889239—1,165129
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
44
Games Started
39
Goals
0
Goals Against
129
Goals Against Avg
3.1852
Losses
9
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.8893
Shots Against
1165
Shutouts
2
Ties
3
Time On Ice
2430:00
Wins
28
1984–85AHLBinghamtonRegular3213.00—0———9
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
9
Goals Against Avg
3
Losses
1
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
180:00
Wins
2
1984–85NHLWashington CapitalsRegular141032.540.884113—29434
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
14
Games Started
13
Goals
0
Goals Against
34
Goals Against Avg
2.5436
Losses
3
Pim
6
Save Pctg
0.8844
Shots Against
294
Shutouts
1
Ties
1
Time On Ice
802:01
Wins
10
1984–85NHLWashington CapitalsPlayoffs3122.400.90703—868
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
3
Games Started
3
Goals
0
Goals Against
8
Goals Against Avg
2.3974
Losses
2
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.907
Shots Against
86
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
200:13
Wins
1
1983–84AHLHersheyRegular3125.33—0———16
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
16
Goals Against Avg
5.33
Losses
2
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
180:00
Wins
1
1983–84NHLWashington CapitalsRegular4325132.920.881442—981117
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
43
Games Started
42
Goals
0
Goals Against
117
Goals Against Avg
2.9151
Losses
13
Pim
22
Save Pctg
0.8807
Shots Against
981
Shutouts
4
Ties
3
Time On Ice
2408:10
Wins
25
1983–84NHLWashington CapitalsPlayoffs6313.270.88205—11914
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Games Started
5
Goals
0
Goals Against
14
Goals Against Avg
3.2715
Losses
1
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.8824
Shots Against
119
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
256:46
Wins
3
1982–83AHLHersheyRegular6——2.66—1———14
All stats
Games Played
6
Goals Against
14
Goals Against Avg
2.66
Shutouts
1
Time On Ice
316:00
1982–83NHLWashington CapitalsRegular4022123.440.882139—1,144135
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
40
Games Started
39
Goals
0
Goals Against
135
Goals Against Avg
3.4413
Losses
12
Pim
6
Save Pctg
0.882
Shots Against
1144
Shutouts
1
Ties
6
Time On Ice
2353:46
Wins
22
1982–83NHLWashington CapitalsPlayoffs3124.300.86803—7610
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
3
Games Started
3
Goals
0
Goals Against
10
Goals Against Avg
4.3006
Losses
2
Save Pctg
0.8684
Shots Against
76
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
139:31
Wins
1
1981–82AHLHersheyRegular8413.54—0———24
All stats
Games Played
8
Goals Against
24
Goals Against Avg
3.54
Losses
1
Shutouts
0
Ties
1
Time On Ice
407:00
Wins
4
1981–82NHLWashington CapitalsRegular26883.820.885019—70581
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
26
Games Started
19
Goals
0
Goals Against
81
Goals Against Avg
3.8241
Losses
8
Pim
6
Save Pctg
0.8851
Shots Against
705
Shutouts
0
Ties
4
Time On Ice
1270:54
Wins
8
1981–82AHLHersheyPlayoffs3213.33—0———9
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
9
Goals Against Avg
3.33
Losses
1
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
162:00
Wins
2
1980–81AHLAdirondack Red WingsRegular6027213.84—3———203
All stats
Games Played
60
Goals Against
203
Goals Against Avg
3.84
Losses
21
Shutouts
3
Ties
3
Time On Ice
3169:00
Wins
27
1980–81NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular1017.000.76701—307
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
1
Games Started
1
Goals
0
Goals Against
7
Goals Against Avg
7
Losses
1
Save Pctg
0.7667
Shots Against
30
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
60:00
Wins
0
1980–81AHLAdirondack Red WingsPlayoffs11744.41—0———46
All stats
Games Played
11
Goals Against
46
Goals Against Avg
4.41
Losses
4
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
626:00
Wins
7
1979–80AHLAdirondack Red WingsRegular5727243.51—2———199
All stats
Games Played
57
Goals Against
199
Goals Against Avg
3.51
Losses
24
Shutouts
2
Ties
5
Time On Ice
3406:00
Wins
27
1979–80AHLAdirondack Red WingsPlayoffs4044.25—0———15
All stats
Games Played
4
Goals Against
15
Goals Against Avg
4.25
Losses
4
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
212:00
Wins
0
1978–79IHLKalamazooRegular47——3.61—2———156
All stats
Games Played
47
Goals Against
156
Goals Against Avg
3.61
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
2596:00
1978–79IHLKalamazooPlayoffs12——2.84—0———34
All stats
Games Played
12
Goals Against
34
Goals Against Avg
2.84
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
718:00
1977–78OMJHLHamiltonRegular43——3.35—3———146
All stats
Games Played
43
Goals Against
146
Goals Against Avg
3.35
Shutouts
3
Time On Ice
2582:00
1977–78WJC-ACanadaRegular3——4.00—————12
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
12
Goals Against Avg
4
Time On Ice
180:00
1977–78OMJHLHamiltonPlayoffs17852.54—1———43
All stats
Games Played
17
Goals Against
43
Goals Against Avg
2.54
Losses
5
Shutouts
1
Ties
4
Time On Ice
967:00
Wins
8
1976–77OMJHLSt. CatharinesRegular48——3.70—2———168
All stats
Games Played
48
Goals Against
168
Goals Against Avg
3.7
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
2727:00
1976–77WJC-ACanadaRegular7512.85—————19
All stats
Games Played
7
Goals Against
19
Goals Against Avg
2.85
Losses
1
Ties
1
Time On Ice
400:00
Wins
5
1976–77OMJHLSt. CatharinesPlayoffs13752.97—1———36
All stats
Games Played
13
Goals Against
36
Goals Against Avg
2.97
Losses
5
Shutouts
1
Ties
1
Time On Ice
707:00
Wins
7
1975–76OMJHLHamiltonRegular28——3.97—0———97
All stats
Games Played
28
Goals Against
97
Goals Against Avg
3.97
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
1451:00
1975–76OMJHLHamiltonPlayoffs3202.58—1———6
All stats
Games Played
3
Goals Against
6
Goals Against Avg
2.58
Losses
0
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
140:00
Wins
2

NHL game-by-game archive

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoals againstShots againstSave %Time on ice
1987-03-28CGY4300.86760:00
1987-03-22HFD6320.81360:00
1987-03-06EDM9350.74360:00
1987-02-28MNS5350.85758:54
1987-02-24WIN3210.85760:00

Awards

William M. Jennings Trophy1983–84

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Profile updated Oct 15, 11:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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