Louis Domingue

Louis Domingue
230px Domingue with the Springfield Falcons in 2015
Born	(1992-03-06) March 6, 1992 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Right
NHL team Former teams	Pittsburgh Penguins Arizona Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames
NHL Draft	138th overall, 2010 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	2012–present

Louis Boileau-Domingue (born March 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Domingue was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fifth round, 138th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Early career

Domingue was drafted 13th overall by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Entry Draft, and he played major junior hockey in the QMJHL with both the Wildcats and the Quebec Remparts. In 2010 he was selected to play in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Domingue was subsequently drafted by the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and, on June 1, 2011, he was signed by the team to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Domingue with the Moncton Wildcats in 2009.

Domingue was assigned to play the 2011–12 season with the Remparts, where he led all QMJHL goaltenders with a .914 save percentage before making his professional debut the following year, playing the 2012–13 season with both the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL.

Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes

In the 2014–15 season, after Arizona traded its backup goaltender Devan Dubnyk to the Minnesota Wild, Domingue was called up to the NHL for the first time to back-up starter Mike Smith. Domingue made his NHL debut appearing in relief and allowing two goals in a 7–2 defeat to the Ottawa Senators on January 31, 2015. The following day, Domingue received his first NHL start, and recorded his first win, in a 3–2 victory over the then-Eastern Conference-leading Montreal Canadiens. He finished the season as Smith's full-time backup.

In the 2015–16 season, Domingue was again recalled, following an injury to Mike Smith. Originally intended to back-up Anders Lindbäck during Smith's injury, Domingue's strong play moved him ahead of Lindbäck and into the temporary starting role. On June 27, 2016, Domingue signed a two-year contract extension with Arizona.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Domingue began the 2017–18 season as Arizona's backup goaltender. With an injury to newly acquired starter Antti Raanta from the New York Rangers, Domingue was unable to hold the fort, going winless in seven games. On October 29, 2017, Domingue was placed on waivers by the Coyotes, but cleared waivers the next day, and was the assigned to the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, on October 31, 2017. On November 14, 2017, before appearing with the Roadrunners, the Coyotes traded Domingue to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Michael Leighton and forward Tye McGinn.

On June 22, 2018, the Lightning signed Domingue to a two-year, $2.3 million contract extension. On December 10, 2018, Domingue was named the NHL's second star of the week. On February 2, 2019, Domingue helped the Lightning record a 3–2 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The win was Domingue's ninth straight win. The win tied him with John Grahame (2005–06) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (2017–18) for the longest win streak by a Lightning goaltender. On February 10, 2019, Domingue set the franchise record with his 10th straight win, which came in a 5–2 Lightning victory over the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center. On February 19, 2019, Domingue extended his win streak to 11-games in a 5–2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Domingue's streak came to an end against the Boston Bruins on February 28, 2019.

On September 20, 2019, Domingue was placed on waivers by the Lightning.He cleared the following day, and was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2019–20 season. In four games with the Crunch, Domingue posted a 2–1–1 record.

New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks

On November 1, 2019, Domingue was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional 7th round draft pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He initially joined AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, before he was recalled by the Devils to serve as backup to Mackenzie Blackwood. Domingue struggled to assert himself as the Devils backup, collecting just 3 wins in 16 appearances, before he was placed on waivers and reassigned to the AHL with Binghamton.

On February 24, 2020, Domingue was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Zane McIntyre. He immediately joined the club due to an injury to Jacob Markström. He made a lone appearance with the Canucks in a 5–3 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 1, 2020, and remained with the club after the COVID-19 pandemic pause, as the Canucks' third-string goaltender in the return-to-play post-season.

Calgary Flames

As a free agent, Domingue joined the Calgary Flames, on a one-year, two-way contract on October 11, 2020. In the shortened 2020–21 season, Domingue was primarily used in a depth role, assigned to the Flames extended taxi squad. He made three appearances with AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat, before making his lone appearance with the Flames, allowing three goals in a 4-2 defeat against his former club, the Vancouver Canucks, on May 18, 2021.

Pittsburgh Penguins

In the following off-season, having left the Flames as a free agent, Domingue extended his career in the NHL by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 2, 2021. Domingue spent most of the regular season in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh team's minor league affiliate, recording a 10–9–4 record and a .924 save percentage. He appeared in two games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, going 1–1–0 with a .952 save percentage. After the Penguins' starting goaltender Tristan Jarry broke his foot weeks before the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, Domingue was called up to serve as temporary backup goaltender to Casey DeSmith. He was unexpectedly called into service in Game 1 of the first round matchup against the New York Rangers after DeSmith exited midway through the second overtime period with a lower body injury, and stopped all 17 shots he faced before Evgeni Malkin won the game for Pittsburgh in triple overtime. Domingue noted that he had not expected to play and had eaten "quite the meal" of spicy pork and broccoli between the first and second overtime periods.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2007–08	Lac Saint-Louis Lions	QMAAA		35	22	9	0	1732	90	2	3.12	—		13	8	2	761	33	1	2.60	—
2008–09	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		12	5	3	2	621	24	0	2.32	.930		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		22	11	9	0	1195	56	1	2.81	.902		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		19	9	8	0	1017	43	2	2.54	.910		9	3	5	455	33	0	4.35	.863
2010–11	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		57	37	12	3	3033	134	2	2.65	.898		18	11	6	996	41	1	2.47	.913
2011–12	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		39	23	8	4	2162	94	4	2.61	.914		11	7	4	679	30	0	2.65	.897
2012–13	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL		34	23	9	2	2051	92	3	2.69	.904		10	6	4	619	23	2	2.23	.926
2012–13	Portland Pirates	AHL		2	1	0	0	100	4	0	2.40	.931		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL		7	1	3	2	388	13	1	2.01	.939		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Portland Pirates	AHL		36	9	18	2	1783	108	1	3.63	.890		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL		2	1	1	0	119	2	1	1.01	.958		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		7	1	2	1	308	14	0	2.73	.911		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Springfield Falcons	AHL		13	6	6	1	778	33	1	2.55	.919		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		39	15	18	4	2188	101	2	2.75	.912		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		31	11	15	1	1599	82	0	3.08	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		7	0	6	0	388	28	0	4.33	.856		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		18	13	5	0	1077	39	2	2.17	.919		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		12	7	3	1	686	33	0	2.89	.914		1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000
2018–19	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		26	21	5	0	1561	75	0	2.88	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		4	2	1	1	205	13	0	3.81	.863		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Binghamton Devils	AHL		7	4	2	1	417	17	1	2.45	.912		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	NHL		16	3	8	2	744	47	0	3.79	.882		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		1	0	1	0	59	4	0	4.08	.882		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Stockton Heat	AHL		3	0	2	1	178	12	0	4.04	.859		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Calgary Flames	NHL		1	0	1	0	58	3	0	3.12	.870		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		22	10	9	4	1293	52	0	2.41	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		2	1	1	0	119	4	0	2.02	.952
NHL totals				142	59	60	10	7,726	391	0	3.05	.904		1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000

Awards and honours

Award	Year
QMJHL
CHL Top Prospects Game (Team Orr)	2010
Best save percentage (.914)	2012

Records

Tampa Bay Lightning

• Longest win streak by a Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender, 11 (2018–19)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database