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New Jersey Devils Logo Nico Daws

Position Goaltender Current Team New Jersey Devils
Catches Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'4" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 205 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 25
Age 24 (Dec 22, 2000) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2020, Round 3, Overall 84 (NJD)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 26, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 15, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2025 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Apr 16, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Mar 2, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Feb 19, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Feb 8, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Feb 6, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 16, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Jul 30, 2024 New Jersey Devils Signed 2 years @ $812K AAV starting in 2024-25
May 5, 2021 New Jersey Devils Signed to an entry level contract.
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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 NJD 23 1010:22 42.64 30.17 2.42 2.67 -0.25 91.14 91.98 -0.84
2023-24 NJD 21 934:48 42.55 28.75 2.55 2.76 -0.21 90.40 91.14 -0.74
2024-25 NJD 6 203:09 42.23 24.81 2.25 1.48 0.77 94.05 90.93 3.11
2025-26 NJD 1 51:25 40.84 29.17 3.36 1.17 2.20 96.00 88.47 7.53

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 NJD 23 76:24 69.11 47.12 7.09 10.99 -3.91 76.67 84.96 -8.30
2023-24 NJD 21 80:47 77.24 55.70 7.18 9.66 -2.47 82.67 87.11 -4.44
2024-25 NJD 6 26:09 75.72 45.89 6.68 0.00 6.68 100.00 85.44 14.56
2025-26 NJD 1 6:00 90.00 60.00 8.37 0.00 8.37 100.00 86.06 13.94

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

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Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 23 $812,500 $812,500 - - $775,000 $775,000 $350,000 RFA
2025-26 24 $812,500 $812,500 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,625,000 $1,625,000 $1,200,000
Signed: July 30, 2024
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: Tom Fitzgerald
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92
Clause: Guaranteed minimum salary of $465,000 in 2024-25.

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Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 20 $850,333 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
2022-23 21 $850,333 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 22 $850,333 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $775,000 $867,500 $80,000 ELC
Total $247,500 $277,500 $2,275,000 $2,552,500 $240,000
Signed: May 5, 2021
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: Tom Fitzgerald
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2014-15 SCTA U16 2
2015-16 SCTA U16 34
2017-18 OHL 14 1 7 2 349 42 4.06 0.880 2 23 4 6.00 0.826
2018-19 OHL 20 10 5 3 570 61 3.25 0.893 2 15 3 4.81 0.800
2019-20 OHL 38 23 8 6 1228 93 2.48 0.924
2019-20 WJC-20 2 1 1 50 8 5.83 0.840
2020-21 DEL 10 4 6 274 28 2.90 0.898
2021-22 NHL 25 25 10 11 1 617 66 3.11 0.893
2021-22 AHL 21 14 4 2 605 51 2.54 0.916 4 2 2 2 110 12 3.01 0.891
2022-23 AHL 33 16 14 3 917 88 2.70 0.904 6 3 3 3 201 16 2.57 0.920
2023-24 NHL 21 21 9 11 568 60 3.15 0.894
2023-24 WC 1 1 6 1 1.00 0.833
2023-24 AHL 10 2 6 2 255 28 2.89 0.890
2024-25 NHL 6 6 3 1 114 7 1.60 0.939
2024-25 AHL 34 11 20 1 960 103 3.16 0.893
2025-26 NHL 1 1 1 31 1 1.00 0.968
2025-26 AHL 4 2 2 103 6 1.51 0.942
NHL Career 53 53 23 23 1 1330 134 2.94 0.899