Jonathan Quick said he will retire after the 2025-26 season, and tonight will be his last start in the NHL. The 39-year-old goalie is starting against the Florida Panthers, closing the final chapter of a career that began in 2005.
Quick was selected 72nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2005 and spent two years at the University of Massachusetts before turning pro. His rise was fast once he reached Los Angeles, and it turned him into one of the defining goalies of his era. From the 2008-09 season through the 2017-18 season, he won 292 of 553 games with a.917 save percentage and a 2.27 goals-against average, then helped the Kings win Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014.
That peak included the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy and a 10-year, $58 million extension from the Kings after that postseason run. Quick also won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2014 and 2018, a stretch that reflected just how hard he was to beat when Los Angeles was at its best. By the end of that contract, his run with the Kings was over, but his career was not.
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Quick went on to win the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 before signing with the New York Rangers ahead of the 2023-24 season. In New York, he has been a productive backup, posting a 35-29-6 record in 75 games over three years with a.900 save percentage and a 2.94 goals-against average. He told reporters he grew up idolizing the Rangers, which makes the final stop in his career feel like a fitting one even as the role was very different from the one he once held in Los Angeles.
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His career numbers still tell the larger story. Quick is 410-306-90 in 828 games, with 410 wins that rank 12th all-time and a.910 save percentage that ranks 59th. The numbers sit behind the legacy: a goalie who arrived as a third-round pick, peaked as a champion, and is leaving with a resume that will keep him in the conversation long after tonight.
