The 6-foot, 185-pound Quebec native earned his most playing time since joining the Red Wings in 2018 and made his most starts since 2014-15 as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The 32-year-old made 41 starts in net for the Red Wings last season and recorded a 2.95 goals-against average. He earned all but two of Detroit's wins in the tough 2019-20 campaign and is poised to help the Wings continue clawing their way back into playoff contention next season.
After not renewing 14-year Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard's contract this offseason, Detroit added veteran Thomas Greiss to its goaltender corps, who will contest Bernier for playing time when the 2020-21 season begins.
350 - Bernier played his 350th career game last season when he took the ice on January 3 against the Dallas Stars. Bernier began his NHL career in 2007 after being a first-round pick (11th overall) in 2006 for the Los Angeles Kings and he's played for five teams in his career.
46 - Number of appearances Bernier made last season, including 41 starts and five relief appearances. His 46 games were his most since playing 58 games for the Maple Leafs six seasons ago, and the 46 games were the third-most in his 12-year career.
17 - Number of quality starts Bernier earned last season. A quality start is earned when a goalie's save percentage is greater than the average save percentage for the season, or at least 88.5% when facing less than 20 shots in a game.
15 - Number of wins Bernier earned last season. It was the seventh time in his career that he's earned double-digit wins.
4 - Bernier was in net all four times the Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens last season, helping Detroit earn its first-ever season sweep over the Original Six rivals.
3 - Bernier earned a career-high three points on offense in 2019-20. He earned his first career multi-point game with two assists on November 8 in a 4-2 win against the Boston Bruins. He also recorded an assist in the Wings' 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on December 12.
1 - Number of shutouts Bernier earned last season. He shut out the San Jose Sharks in a 2-0 Red Wings win on New Year's Eve at Little Caesars Arena.
1 - Bernier is entering the final season of his three-year contract. He originally signed with the Red Wings on July 1, 2018.
