Jaroslav Halák

{{Short description|Slovak ice hockey player (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jaroslav Halák | image = Jaroslav Halak - New York Islanders.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Halák with the New York Islanders in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|13}} | birth_place = Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 182 | position = Goaltender | caught = Left | played_for = Montreal Canadiens<br>St. Louis Blues<br>Washington Capitals<br>New York Islanders<br>Boston Bruins<br>Vancouver Canucks<br>New York Rangers | ntl_team = SVK | draft = 271st overall | draft_year = 2003 | draft_team = Montreal Canadiens | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2023 }}

'''Jaroslav Halák''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈjarɔslaw ˈɦalaːk}}; born 13 May 1985) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected in the ninth round, 271st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL entry draft. Halák played for the Canadiens as well as the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and Washington Capitals.

==Playing career==

===Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues=== Halák played for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Hamilton Bulldogs during the 2006–07 season before being called up to their National Hockey League (NHL) parent team, the Montreal Canadiens on 15 February 2007, after an injury to the Canadiens' starting goaltender, Cristobal Huet. At the time of his call-up, Halák had a 2.00 goals against average (GAA) with the Bulldogs, the lowest in the AHL. He played his first NHL game on 18 February 2007, stopping 31 shots in a 3–2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Halák earned his first career NHL shutout on 20 March 2007, making thirty saves to keep the Canadiens' rival Boston Bruins off the board with a 1–0 victory.

Halák was assigned to the Bulldogs for the majority of the 2007–08 season. However, after the Canadiens traded Huet on 26 February 2008, Halák took over full-time as the Canadiens back-up goaltender. He started his first playoff game on 30 April 2008 against the Philadelphia Flyers (a 4–2 loss) after sub-par performances from newly appointed starter Carey Price, who once again took over in the following game. He fulfilled back-up duties for the Canadiens into the following season. However, Halák's strong play coupled with inconsistent performances from Price led to an opportunity for Halák to step into a larger role. Ultimately, based on his strong play for the Canadiens and for Slovakia at the Vancouver Olympics, there was a strong internal push to designate Halák the team's starting goaltender. Halák went on to be named the Canadiens' Molson Cup Player of the Year for the season and was designated the starter heading into their first-round playoff match-up against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals. In the sixth game of the series, Halák stopped 53 shots to set a club record for a playoff game (in regulation-time),<ref name=53saves>{{cite web|title=Halak makes 53 saves as Canadiens force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Caps|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527178|work=National Hockey League|date=26 April 2010|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> leading the Canadiens to a 4–1 victory. Ultimately, the Canadiens overcame a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games, marking one of the biggest upsets in NHL history.<ref name=upsetcaps>{{cite web|title=Montreal Canadiens eliminate Washington Capitals|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/04/29/sports/doc4bd8eb0542902794918547.txt|work=The Oakland Press|date=29 April 2010|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=16 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516135143/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/04/29/sports/doc4bd8eb0542902794918547.txt|url-status=dead}}</ref> The win was attributed largely to Halák's play as he turned aside 131 of Washington's 134 shots in games 5 through 7, frustrating the league's top scoring team from the regular season.<ref name=131saves>{{cite web|title=Halak, Canadiens knock Ovechkin, top-seeded Capitals out of postseason|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap/_/id/300428023/montreal-canadiens-vs-washington-capitals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502074952/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap/_/id/300428023/montreal-canadiens-vs-washington-capitals|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2010|work=ESPN|date=28 April 2010|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games, the Canadiens fell to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Final with a 4–1 series loss.<ref name=habslose>{{cite news|title=Philadelphia Flyers defeat Montreal Canadiens to advance to Stanley Cup finals|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052404132.html|last=El-Bashir|first=Tarik|newspaper=Washington Post|date=25 May 2010|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Jaroslav Halak.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Halák with the New York Islanders in 2014]] At the conclusion of the season, both Halák and Price became restricted free agents and a great goaltending debate emerged in Montreal over who would remain with the team, playoff-hero Halák, or the younger Price. After weeks of media speculation the Canadiens chose Price and on 17 June, controversially traded Halák to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for two prospects, center Lars Eller and right-winger Ian Schultz.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadiens deal goaltender Halak to Blues|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=324934|work=The Sports Network|date=17 June 2010}}</ref> On 6 July 2010, Halák signed a four-year $15 million contract with the Blues.<ref name=bluescontract>{{cite web|title=Halak signs 4-year deal with Blues|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=5358200|date=6 July 2010|last=LeBrun|first=Pierre|access-date=18 February 2015|work=ESPN}}</ref> Prior to the 2010–11 season, Halák held an autograph-signing in Montreal as a farewell and goodwill gesture, to thank fans for their support as well as to raise funds for the Montreal Ste-Justine Children's Hospital. Though 500 fans were expected, more than 5000 fans attended the event held at the Fairview Pointe-Claire mall, testifying to his popularity with Canadiens' fans.<ref name=signing>{{cite web|url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/05/jaroslav-halaks-farewell-autograph-session-raises-22k-for-montreal-charity/|title=Jaroslav Halak's farewell autograph session raises $22K for Montreal charity|last=O'Brien|first=James|work=NBC Sports|date=5 September 2010|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

Halák played his first game with the Blues on 9 October 2010, earning a 2–1 victory over the Flyers. Halák would earn his first shutout with the team on 23 October 2010 at home against the Penguins, stopping 31 shots in a 1–0 overtime victory.<ref name=threestars>{{cite web|title=Bourque, Halak and Stamkos named 'Three Stars'|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=541493|work=National Hockey League|date=25 October 2010|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Halák had a quick start, going 8–1–1 and would share the starting role with Brian Elliott for the remainder of the season. In the 2011–12 season, Halák and Elliott were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest goals (165 collectively) in the regular season.

===Trades and New York Islanders=== Prior to the 2013–14 trade deadline, the Blues traded Halák, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015, and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2014 to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Ryan Miller and Steve Ott on 28 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 March 2014|work=National Hockey League|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=706963|title=Miller, Ott traded to Blues by Sabres for Halak, Stewart|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Halák did not appear in a game for the Sabres and was ultimately dealt along with a third round draft pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla at the trade deadline five days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=708060|last=Kimelman|first=Adam|title=Capitals acquire goalie Halak for Neuvirth, Klesla|work=National Hockey League|access-date=5 March 2014|date=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jaroslav-halak-flipped-by-sabres-to-capitals-1.2561432 |title=Jaroslav Halak flipped by Sabres to Capitals |last= |first= |website=CBC Sports |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=March 5, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2025 |quote=Jaroslav Halak didn't play a game for Buffalo, traded to Washington five days after being acquired by the Sabres.}}</ref> Halák dressed for the Sabres as the backup goaltender in one game, making him the 10th player in Sabres history to dress for the team in a regular-season game but not play.<ref>{{Twitter|SabresPR/status/441318647189884928|Buffalo Sabres public relations department}}</ref>

As pending unrestricted free agent, Halák's rights were traded by the Capitals to the New York Islanders on 1 May 2014 for a fourth round pick in the 2014 draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2014/05/01/islanders-capitals-jaroslav-halak-trade/8566683/|title=Capitals trade Jaroslav Halak's rights to Islanders|work=USA Today|date=1 May 2014|access-date=1 May 2014|first=Mike|last= Brehm}}</ref> On 22 May 2014, the Islanders signed him to a four-year contract worth $18 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720313|title=Halak Agrees to Four-Year Deal|date=22 May 2014|work=National Hockey League|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> On 4 December 2014, the Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators, with Halák earning his 11th consecutive win and set a franchise record previously held by Billy Smith, who won 10 consecutive games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/12/04/halak-wins-franchise-record-11th-straight-game-as-isles-win-again|work=The New York Post|title=Halak wins franchise-record 11th straight game for Isles|date=4 December 2014|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> On 15 January 2015, he was named to the 2015 NHL All Star Game as an injury replacement for Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, marking his first NHL All-Star appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/islanders-goalie-halak-chosen-nhl-star-game-004652535--nhl.html;_ylt=AwrBJR8iZr5UhXQAwYDQtDMD/|title=Islanders goalie Halak chosen for NHL All-Star game|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=15 January 2015|access-date=10 January 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305232803/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/islanders-goalie-halak-chosen-nhl-star-game-004652535--nhl.html;_ylt=AwrBJR8iZr5UhXQAwYDQtDMD/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the game, he played for the team captained by the Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews and stopped six of ten shots in the third period as he, Islanders' teammate John Tavares, and Team Toews won the game by a record setting score of 17–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/blk-vs-wht/2015/01/25/2014040060|title=Team Toews at Team Foligno|work=National Hockey League|date=25 January 2015|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> On 19 February 2015, he tied the Islanders' franchise record for most wins in a season, with his 32nd win coming in a 5–2 win against the Predators.<!--; the record was previously held by Billy Smith, Chris Osgood, and Rick DiPietro.--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-nyi/2015/02/19/2014020859|title=Halak ties Islanders record with win against Predators|last=Satriano|first=David|work=National Hockey League|date=19 February 2015|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> Eight days later on 27 February, he set a new franchise record by recording his 33rd win of the season in a 2–1 win against the Calgary Flames.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-nyi/2015/02/27/2014020918|last=Satriano|first=David|title=Halak sets Islanders record with win against Flames|date=27 February 2015|work=National Hockey League|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

In March 2016, Halák suffered lower-body injury and missed the rest of the season, with Thomas Greiss filling in during the injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/new-york-islanders-turn-thomas-greiss-halak-goes/|title=New York Islanders turn to Thomas Greiss as Halak goes down|work=sportsnet.ca|first=Chris|last=Johnston|date=9 March 2016|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> During the 2016–17 season, on 30 December 2016, Halák was placed on waivers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Billeck|first1=Scott|title=Jaroslav Halak placed on waivers by Islanders|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-place-jaroslav-halak-on-waivers/c-285170160|website=NHL.com|access-date=30 December 2016|date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Islanders Transactions|url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/new-york-islanders-transactions/c-282154756|website=NHL.com|access-date=30 December 2016|date=30 December 2016}}</ref> The next day, he was assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL).<ref>{{cite web|title=Islanders Assign Jaroslav Halak to Bridgeport|url=http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=211384992|website=SoundTigers.com|access-date=1 January 2017|date=31 December 2016|archive-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231941/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=211384992|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Boston Bruins=== After completing his four-year contract with the Islanders, Halák left as a free agent to sign a two-year, $5.5&nbsp;million contract with the Boston Bruins on 1 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-seven-transactions-on-july-1/c-299376766 | title = Bruins announce 7 transactions on July 1 | publisher = Boston Bruins | date = 2018-07-01 | access-date = 2018-07-01}}</ref> Halák had his first start as a Bruin on 4 October 2018 in a 4–0 shutout win against the Buffalo Sabres. Halák made his return to Long Island on March 19 and got a tribute video played for him along with a standing ovation from the fans in attendance. He ended the season with 22 wins and 5 shutouts in 40 total games.

On 1 May 2020, the Bruins signed Halák to a one-year, $2.25 million contract extension.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Scott |title=Bruins sign Jaroslav Halak to 1-year extension |url=https://weei.radio.com/blogs/scott-mclaughlin/bruins-sign-jaroslav-halak-to-1-year-extension |website=WEEI |date=May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

During the shortened 2019–20 season, Halák won his second Jennings Trophy, winning it alongside Tuukka Rask. Halák had 18 wins and three shutouts in 31 total games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Westerholm |first1=Tom |title=Boston Bruins named winners of President's Trophy; Tuukka Rask, Jaroslav Halak, David Pastrnak earn regular season awards |url=https://www.masslive.com/bruins/2020/05/boston-bruins-named-winners-of-presidents-trophy-tuukka-rask-jarsolav-halak-david-pastrnak-earn-regular-season-awards.html |website=masslive |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

On 15 August 2020, Halák was named starter by the Bruins for the rest of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs after Rask left the team for personal reasons before the third game of the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pell |first1=Samantha |title=Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask leaves Toronto bubble, opts out of NHL postseason |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/15/bruins-tuukka-rask-opts-out-nhl-postseason/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=15 August 2020}}</ref>

===Vancouver Canucks=== Following his third season with the Bruins, Halák left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks on 28 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-sign-goaltender-jaroslav-halak/c-325846788 | title = Canucks sign Jaroslav Halak to one-year contract | publisher = Vancouver Canucks | date = 28 July 2021 | accessdate = 28 July 2021}}</ref>

===New York Rangers=== On 13 July 2022, Halák signed as a free agent to a one-year, $1.55 million contract with the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers Agree to Terms with Jaroslav Halak |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-jaroslav-halak/c-334964366 |website=NHL.com |access-date=13 July 2022 |date=13 July 2022}}</ref> Halák recorded his first win as a Ranger on 30 November, against the Ottawa Senators, making 34 saves in a 3–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fraser |first1=Callum |title=Halak gets first win with Rangers, makes 34 saves against Senators |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-ottawa-senators-game-recap/c-338136486 |website=National Hockey League |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=30 November 2022}}</ref> He finished the season with a 10–9–5 record in 25 games with a goals against average of 2.72 and a save percentage of .903.

===Inactivity and retirement=== On 6 November 2023, Halák was signed to a professional tryout (PTO) contract by the Carolina Hurricanes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruff |first1=Walt |title=In The Crease: Now What For The Canes? |url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/in-the-crease-now-what-for-the-canes |website=NHL.com |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=6 November 2023}}</ref> He was released by the team on 20 November.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruff |first1=Walt |title=Halak Released From Free Agent Tryout |url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/halak-released-from-free-agent-tryout |website=NHL.com |access-date=20 November 2023 |date=20 November 2023}}</ref>

After being unable to sign an NHL contract, Halák signed a one-year contract with his original club, Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga, on 15 February 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovan sa predbežne dohodol na spolupráci s Jaroslavom Halákom |url=https://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/article/hc-slovan-podpisal-zmluvu-s-jaroslavom-halakom |website=hcslovan.sk |access-date=16 February 2024 |language=sk-SK |date=15 February 2024}}</ref> However, he did not play any games with the team.

On 18 July 2025, after not playing a competitive game in over two years, Halák officially announced his retirement from hockey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Halak retires from hockey after 17 NHL seasons |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/jaroslav-halak-retires-after-17-nhl-seasons |website=NHL.com |access-date=21 July 2025 |date=18 July 2025}}</ref>

==International play== {{MedalTableTop|JaroslavHalak2010WinterOlympics.jpg|200px|Halák in 2010 with the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team | name = }} {{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{SVK}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Russia|}} {{MedalBottom}} Halák has represented Slovakia internationally on multiple occasions. He first played for his country at the IIHF World U20 Championship, starting every game for the team in both the 2004 and 2005 tournaments, where the team finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Halák's first senior international experience came in 2007 as he played in the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, starting 2 games and earning a 1–1 record. The Slovaks finished in sixth place.<ref name=worldchampionships>{{cite web|title=2007 IIHF World Championship|work=IIHF|url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/WS/hydra.iihf.com/113/index.html}}</ref> Halák again represented Slovakia at the 2009 tournament, where the team finished 10th overall.<ref name=worldchampionships2>{{cite web|title=2009 IIHF World Championship|work=IIHF|url=http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home.html}}</ref>

In February 2010, Halák was named the starting goaltender for the Slovak national team in the 2010 Winter Olympics, along with future Bruins defensive teammate Zdeno Chára. He stopped 36 of 37 shots in a preliminary round victory against a strong Russian team, and went on to start every game for the Slovaks. Halák and his teammates finished fourth overall in the tournament after losing against Finland in the bronze medal match.<ref name=olympics>{{cite web|title=Finland defeats Slovakia to capture hockey bronze|url=http://www2.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=311878|work=The Sports Network|date=28 February 2010|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219065052/http://www2.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=311878|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was the best finish ever for Slovakia at the Olympics, one spot better than their fifth-place finish during the 2006 Olympics. Halák played in two of Slovakia's four games during the 2014 Olympics, losing both games as the team would go on to finish 11th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/388/IHM400000_83_44_0_SVK.pdf|title=Player Statistics by Team|date=18 February 2014|work=IIHF|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

At the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Halák led the underdog Team Europe to a 2-1-0 record in the group stage, good for 2nd place in Group A. He then backstopped the team to the final, where they lost in the best of three to Team Canada, 3-1 and 2–1, respectively.

== Personal life == Halák is married to his wife Petra, the couple have a daughter Inna and son Nathan. Both of his children have followed in his footsteps and are goaltenders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Derek |date=2025-07-18 |title=Jaroslav Halák Officially Retires: “I’ll Never Wear The Pads Again” |url=https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/jaroslav-halak-officially-retires-i-ll-never-wear-the-pads-again |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=The Hockey News |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- ALIGN="center" | 2001–02 | Slovan Bratislava | U20 | 22 | — | — | — | 1257 | 41 | 0 | 1.96 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 353 | 7 | 2 | 1.19 | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Slovan Bratislava | U20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1200 | 41 | 1 | 2.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2003–04 | Slovan Bratislava | U20 | 29 | — | — | — | 1694 | 51 | 5 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 12 | — | — | — | 651 | 18 | 0 | 1.66 | .942 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 6 | 0 | 8.00 | .903 |- ALIGN="center" | 2003–04 | Dukla Senica | Slovak.1 | 21 | — | — | — | 1240 | 54 | 1 | 2.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 47 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2697 | 125 | 4 | 2.78 | .913 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 460 | 27 | 0 | 3.52 | .908 |- ALIGN="center" | 2005–06 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1026 | 35 | 2 | 2.05 | .932 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 252 | 13 | 0 | 3.09 | .910 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 786 | 30 | 3 | 2.29 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1618 | 54 | 6 | 2.00 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 912 | 44 | 2 | 2.89 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 22 | 0 | 2.91 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 284 | 10 | 1 | 2.11 | .934 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2.34 | .889 |- ALIGN="center" | 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1931 | 92 | 1 | 2.86 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 45 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2630 | 105 | 5 | 2.40 | .924 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1013 | 43 | 0 | 2.55 | .923 |- ALIGN="center" | 2010–11 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 3294 | 136 | 7 | 2.48 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 46 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2747 | 90 | 6 | 1.97 | .926 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 1.73 | .935 |- ALIGN="center" | 2012–13 | Lausitzer Füchse | 2.GBun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0.92 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 813 | 29 | 3 | 2.14 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2013–14 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2238 | 83 | 4 | 2.23 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 701 | 27 | 1 | 2.31 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2014–15 | New York Islanders | NHL | 59 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 3550 | 144 | 6 | 2.43 | .914 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 418 | 16 | 0 | 2.30 | .926 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | New York Islanders | NHL | 36 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2091 | 80 | 3 | 2.30 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2016–17 | New York Islanders | NHL | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1606 | 75 | 2 | 2.80 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1536 | 55 | 2 | 2.15 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2017–18 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 3025 | 161 | 1 | 3.19 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2309 | 90 | 5 | 2.34 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2019–20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 31 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1834 | 73 | 3 | 2.39 | .919 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 544 | 25 | 0 | 2.76 | .902 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1091 | 46 | 2 | 2.53 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2021–22 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 797 | 39 | 0 | 2.94 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1454 | 66 | 1 | 2.72 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" | NHL totals ! 581 ! 295 ! 189 ! 69 ! 33,303 ! 1,390 ! 53 ! 2.50 ! .915 ! 39 ! 17 ! 20 ! 2,177 ! 90 ! 0 ! 2.48 ! .919 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! W ! L ! T ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- ALIGN="center" | 2002 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 8th | 7 | — | — | — | 416 | 18 | 1 | 2.59 | .887 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003 | Slovakia | WJC18 | {{silver2}} | 7 | — | — | — | 420 | 14 | 0 | 2.00 | .932 |- ALIGN="center" | 2004 | Slovakia | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 360 | 14 | 2 | 2.33 | .930 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 13 | 2 | 2.17 | .916 |- ALIGN="center" | 2007 | Slovakia | WC | 6th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 2.52 | .904 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 10 | 0 | 3.17 | .872 |- ALIGN="center" | 2010 | Slovakia | OG | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 423 | 17 | 1 | 2.41 | .911 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 354 | 15 | 0 | 2.54 | .909 |- ALIGN="center" | 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93:30 | 8 | 0 | 5.13 | .857 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Team Europe | WCH | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 362 | 13 | 1 | 2.15 | .941 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 26 ! — ! — ! — ! 1556 ! 59 ! 5 ! — ! — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 27 ! 10 ! 15 ! 0 ! 1540 ! 68 ! 3 ! 2.70 ! .907 |}

==Awards and achievements== * 2-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner – 2012, 2020 * New York Islanders franchise record of the most consecutive wins (11, 2014–15) * New York Islanders franchise record for wins in a season (38, 2014–15) * Played in NHL All-Star Game in 2015

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|jaroslav-halak}} * {{SOŠV profile|jaroslav-halak}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Roberto Luongo<br />Cory Schneider | title = Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy | years = 2011–12 | with = Brian Elliott | after = Corey Crawford<br />Ray Emery}} {{succession box | before = Thomas Greiss<br />Robin Lehner | title = Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy | years = 2019–20 | with = Tuukka Rask | after = Marc-André Fleury<br />Robin Lehner}} {{s-end}}

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