Calvin Pickard
Minnesota Wild · Goalie
Profile
- Position
- Goalie
- Number
- #31
- Born
- April 15, 1992 · Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Age
- 34 years old
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 206 lb (93 kg)
- Catches
- left
- Draft
2010, COL, round 2, pick 19 (49th overall)- Nationality
- Canada
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 2
- WWinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision.
- 1
- LLossesLosses in regulation.
- 1
- OTLOvertime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout.
- 0
- SOShutoutsWins without allowing a goal.
- 0
- SV%Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced.
- .833
- GAGoals againstGoals scored against him.
- 7
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 15.6 17 games, 7.1 wins, 0 shutouts
- Rest of season
- 13.6 15 games left, 0.9 pool pts per game from now on
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 15.6 2 so far · 13.6 to come
- Worst and best case
- 5 to 26 Worst case 5 · best case 26Confidence low. His gap between worst and best case is in the widest third of players at his position.
- Current pace
- 17 2 above the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. 8 seasons out of 10 end between the worst and the best case, given how much his games vary, his health and his role. Confidence compares that gap with players at his position.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line going from the worst to the best case.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. For this season, over the projected full season (points already scored plus those to come). The rate from now on is under “Rest of season”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected full season) | 17 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 0.91 |
2025-26   | 16 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 1.28 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 1.17 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | DecisionThe goalie’s decision: W for a win, L for a loss, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. Empty when he did not get the decision. | SavesShots stopped. | Goals againstGoals scored against him. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at VAN | W | 15 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at WPG | L | 20 | 5 |
Regular season career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | LossesLosses in regulation. | Overtime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout. | Goals against averageGoals allowed per 60 minutes of play. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 15 | – | – | – | 2.04 | – | – | Winnipeg Monarchs U15 AAA | WAAA U15 |
| 2006-07 | 15 | – | – | – | 2.50 | – | – | Winnipeg Monarchs U15 AAA | WAAA U15 |
| 2007-08 | 40 | – | – | – | 1.91 | – | – | Wpg. Wild | MMHL |
| 2008-09 | 47 | 23 | 16 | – | 3.05 | .896 | 3 | Seattle | WHL |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 16 | 34 | – | 3.09 | .914 | 3 | Seattle | WHL |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 2.87 | .894 | 0 | Canada | WJ18-A |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 27 | 33 | – | 3.36 | .916 | 1 | Seattle | WHL |
| 2011-12 | 64 | 25 | 37 | – | 3.59 | .906 | 5 | Seattle | WHL |
| 2011-12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3.12 | .892 | 0 | Lake Erie | AHL |
| 2012-13 | 47 | 20 | 19 | – | 2.47 | .918 | 5 | Lake Erie | AHL |
| 2013-14 | 43 | 16 | 18 | – | 2.85 | .906 | 2 | Lake Erie | AHL |
| 2014-15 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.35 | .932 | 0 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL |
| 2014-15 | 50 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2.61 | .917 | 3 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL |
| 2015-16 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2.56 | .922 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2.75 | .917 | 1 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL |
| 2015-16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .971 | 1 | Canada | WC |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 2.98 | .904 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.49 | .938 | 1 | Canada | WC |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.83 | .857 | 0 |   Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL |
| 2017-18 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2.31 | .918 | 1 | Toronto Marlies | AHL |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.01 | .863 | 1 |   Philadelphia Flyers | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.61 | .892 | 0 |   Arizona Coyotes | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | .889 | 0 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.46 | .797 | 0 |   Detroit Red Wings | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2.86 | .903 | 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.16 | .874 | 0 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.33 | .882 | 0 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | .919 | 0 | Vienna Capitals | ICEHL |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | .875 | 0 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 43 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2.58 | .918 | 1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2.70 | .912 | 4 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2.45 | .909 | 1 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | .939 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2.71 | .900 | 0 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.68 | .871 | 0 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.26 | .886 | 1 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| 2026-27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | .833 | 0 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| NHL totals | 193 | 75 | 78 | 14 | 2.96 | .900 | 5 | NHL |
Playoff career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | LossesLosses in regulation. | Overtime lossesLosses in overtime or a shootout. | Goals against averageGoals allowed per 60 minutes of play. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ShutoutsWins without allowing a goal. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 4 | – | – | – | 1.50 | .942 | – | Winnipeg Monarchs Bantam AAA | John Reid Bantam |
| 2006-07 | 3 | – | – | – | 2.20 | .851 | – | Winnipeg Monarchs Bantam AAA | John Reid Bantam |
| 2007-08 | 4 | – | – | – | 2.75 | – | – | Winnipeg Wild U18 AAA | MU18HL |
| 2008-09 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | 3.03 | .915 | 0 | Seattle | WHL |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1.00 | .956 | 0 | Toronto Marlies | AHL |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.04 | .903 | 0 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.21 | .915 | 0 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 | .886 | 0 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL |
| NHL totals | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.72 | .892 | 0 | NHL |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
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Every league he played in, from the NHL’s public feed, read again each day by our server. A dash marks a stat the league does not publish.
Career transactions
Trades, contracts, waivers and releases, newest first.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | From which club to which clubThe club he leaves and the one he joins, when the transaction names them. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers | Edmonton OilersOilers | Placed G Calvin Pickard on waivers. | |
| Contract | Edmonton OilersOilers | Signed D Cam Dineen to a two-year, two-way contract and G Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract. | |
| Waivers | Edmonton OilersOilers | Named Steve Staios special advisor. Placed G Calvin Pickard on waivers. Released RW Jake Virtanen from his professional tryout contract (PTO). | |
| Assignment | Detroit Red WingsRed Wings | Recalled C Gemel Smith from Grand Rapids (AHL) and D Luke Witkowski from Grand Rapids to the taxi squad. Released D Gordi Myer from his professional tryout contract and returned him to Toledo (ECHL). Reassigned G Calvin Pickard to the active roster from the taxi squad. | |
| Assignment | Detroit Red WingsRed Wings | Sent G Calvin Pickard to Grand Rapids (AHL). Waived Fs Riley Barber and Taro Hirose. | |
| Contract | Detroit Red WingsRed Wings | Signed C Valtteri Filppula, D Patrik Nemeth and G Calvin Pickard to two-year contracts. | |
| Waivers |   Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights | Assigned F Brandon Pirri to Chicago (AHL). Placed G Calvin Pickard on waivers. | |
| Assignment | Colorado AvalancheAvalanche | Reassigned LW Andrew Agozzino, D Chris Bigras, C Joey Hishon, LW Andreas Martinsen, D Maxim Noreau, LW Patrick Bordeleau, C Marc-Andre Cliche, D Zach Redmond and G Calvin Pickard to San Antonio (AHL). Reassigned C Conner Bleackley to Red Deer (WHL). Released D Andrej Meszaros from his professional tryout agreement. | |
| Contract | Colorado AvalancheAvalanche | Signed G Calvin Pickard to a one-year contract. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
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