Jake Allen Jake Allen ( born August 7 , 1990 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the St . Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Allen was selected by the St . Louis Blues in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 34th overall pick . Early life . Allen was born in Fredericton , New Brunswick , the son of Kurt and Susan Allen of Fredericton . Allen grew up in St . Stephen , New Brunswick , where his father worked as a high school teacher until 1999 . He started playing hockey at a young age , first as a skater , then switched to the goalie position . Playing career . Allen played for the Midget " AAA " Canadians under Kevin Pottle , before being drafted in the third round of the QMJHL draft to the St . John ' s Fog Devils . After one season with the Fog Devils Allen was picked to play for the Under - 18 World Hockey Championship in Kazan , Russia where he won gold , and was named tournament MVP and top goalie . The next season the Fog Devils were sold and moved to Montreal becoming the Montreal Juniors . One season later he was picked to play in the World Juniors in Saskatoon , winning silver and posting 4 wins 1 loss in the final to the Americans . Allen was traded to Drummondville after the World Juniors tournament and had a record of 18 wins and 3 losses with a save percentage of . 933 % and 1 . 75 GAA . Allen won the Jacques Plante Trophy as goalie of the year in the QMJHL in 2009 - 10 . On October 22 , 2008 , Allen was signed by the St . Louis Blues to an entry - level contract . He made his NHL debut during the playoffs on April 30 , 2012 , coming in to briefly relieve Brian Elliott late in the Blues second game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference semi - finals . During the shortened 2012 - 13 season , Allen was recalled to the Blues and recorded his first career NHL win in a 4 – 3 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings on February 13 , 2013 . On April 17 , 2014 , he was named the Aldege " Baz " Bastien Memorial Award winner as the American Hockey League ( AHL ) ' s " Outstanding Goaltender " for the 2013 - 14 AHL season season . Allen managed to gain a permanent spot on the Blues for the 2014 - 15 backing up Brian Elliot . On March 26 , 2016 , he shutout the Washington Capitals to help the Blues break their record for longest stretch without allowing a goal . 2016 – 17 season . Following the departure of Blues starting goaltender Brian Elliot , Allen was given the role of starting goaltender , He finished the season with a 30 - 19 - 5 record in 57 games . He did not travel with the team to Winnipeg for the January 21 game against the Jets , and stayed home to be with his newborn daughter . He was scheduled to rejoin the team on Monday , January 23 , for the remaining two games of the road trip . He was pulled for the fourth time in six starts after another poor showing on January 19 , allowing four goals on 10 shots against the Washington Capitals . On January 21 , he has a 2 . 85 GAA with a . 897 Save percentage . In the 2015 – 16 season , he had a 2 . 35 GAA with a . 920 save percentage . He was named Second Star of the Week on February 13 , for the week of February 6 – 12 . Allen , went 3 – 0 – 0 with a 1 . 00 goals - against average , a . 967 save percentage and his 13th career shutout against the Ottawa Senators ( February 7 ) . His two other wins were against the Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2 – 1 OT , 31 saves , February 9 ) , and Montreal Canadiens ( February 11 ) . Personal life . On January 6 , 2017 , Allen ' s girlfriend gave birth to their daughter , Lennon Everly Allen . In 2016 , Allen created a painting of the St . Louis skyline for the Kidney Foundation of Canada Atlantic Branch ' s A Brush of Hope Celebrity Art Auction . His painting was auctioned off on ebay . ca in a ten - day online auction .