The Los Angeles Kings' goaltending record book belongs to one man. Whether it is a regular-season or postseason record, practically every significant franchise mark for goalies is held by Quick.
But Quick's career with the Kings has been about a lot more than individual achievements. The Milford, Connecticut, native has also helped Los Angeles win the Stanley Cup twice. The first championship came in 2012, a season when Quick also played in his first NHL All-Star Game, made the NHL Second All-Star Team, was a Vezina Trophy finalist, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
The Los Angeles Kings' goaltending record book belongs to one man. Whether it is a regular-season or postseason record, practically every significant franchise mark for goalies is held by Quick.
But Quick's career with the Kings has been about a lot more than individual achievements. The Milford, Connecticut, native has also helped Los Angeles win the Stanley Cup twice. The first championship came in 2012, a season when Quick also played in his first NHL All-Star Game, made the NHL Second All-Star Team, was a Vezina Trophy finalist, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
An aggressive, low-to-the-ice goalie who likes to challenge shooters, Quick relies on superb, post-to-post athleticism. Selected by Los Angeles in the third round (No. 72) in the 2005 NHL Draft, Quick spent two seasons at the University of Massachusetts before a fairly rapid rise as a pro through the ECHL and the American Hockey League. He made his NHL debut against the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 6, 2007, stopping 15 of 17 shots in the victory, and played in three games for Los Angeles that season.
As a rookie in 2008-09, Quick got his first NHL shutout on Dec. 23, 2008, in his fourth career start, stopping 24 shots in a 3-0 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Quick played 44 NHL games that season, tying a Kings rookie record with four shutouts and finishing third among first-year NHL goalies with 21 wins, a .914 save percentage and a 2.48 goals-against average.
Quick set franchise records in 2009-10 with 72 appearances and 71 starts. His 39 wins stood as the team record until he broke it six seasons later. Quick stopped 41 of 44 shots in his Stanley Cup Playoff debut in 2010, a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 1 of the first round against the Vancouver Canucks.
In the 2012 playoffs, he led all goalies with 16 wins, a 1.41 GAA and a .946 save percentage as the Kings won their first championship since entering the NHL in 1967. Two years later, Quick helped the Kings win their second title after a regular season when he won the Jennings Trophy.
After his NHL career-high 40 wins in 2015-16, Quick missed most of the 2016-17 season with a lower-body injury but rebounded in 2017-18 to win the Jennings Trophy when the Kings allowed the fewest goals in the NHL. He was 33-28-3 with a 2.40 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage and five shutouts in 64 appearances (63 starts).
On Oct. 24, 2007, Quick enjoyed a minor league moment for the ages when he became the second goaltender in ECHL history to get his first win and first shutout and score a goal in the same game.
Quick became the 30th NHL goalie and fourth born in the United States to play 700 games when he helped the Kings defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout March 13, 2022.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- Hockey East Second All-Star Team (2007)
- NCAA East Second All-American Team (2007)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (2012)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (2012, 2016)
