Goalie usage

NHL Goalie Starts by Team 2017-18

How often each team's starter played in 2017-18, how often the backup got the net, and whose net changed hands. Goalies are ranked G1, G2 and G3 by season starts, and each keeps one colour. Open a team for every game of the season.

Cam Talbot had the heaviest workload in 2017-18, 67 of 82 Oilers starts (82%). 6 teams rode a workhorse and 11 teams split the net 1A/1B, and the net changed hands during the season for 4 teams.

Updated Nov 15, 11:33 AM ET

Who changed hands, split or carried the load

Changed hands

HurricanesWard over Darling, game 36
PanthersReimer over Luongo, game 31
DevilsKinkaid over Schneider, game 50
IslandersHalak over Greiss, game 29

1A/1B splits

Most starts

Cam TalbotEDM67 of 82
Frederik AndersenTOR66 of 82
Sergei BobrovskyCBJ65 of 82
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL64 of 82
Connor HellebuyckWPG64 of 82

Most goalies used

Coyotes5 starters
Blackhawks5 starters
Flames4 starters
Canadiens4 starters
Devils4 starters

Changed hands: a different goalie took the lead in the last 10 starts and kept it for at least 20 games. The note names the last such change.

Atlantic Division

NHL Goalie Starts by Team 2017-18, Atlantic Division: status, last 10 starters, season split, starter and backup
Team	Status	Starter	Backup	Others
Maple Leafs 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Frederik Andersen 66 GS · 80% · L10 8	G2Curtis McElhinney 15 GS · 18% · L10 2	Pickard 1
Lightning 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Andrei Vasilevskiy 64 GS · 78% · L10 7	G2Louis Domingue 11 GS · 13% · L10 3	Budaj 7
Red Wings 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Jimmy Howard 57 GS · 70% · L10 7	G2Petr Mrazek 18 GS · 22% · L10 0	Coreau 7
Senators 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Craig Anderson 55 GS · 67% · L10 6	G2Mike Condon 26 GS · 32% · L10 3	Taylor 1
Bruins 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Tuukka Rask 53 GS · 65% · L10 7	G2Anton Khudobin 29 GS · 35% · L10 3	–
Sabres 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Robin Lehner 50 GS · 61% · L10 2	G2Chad Johnson 29 GS · 35% · L10 7	Ullmark 3, Wilcox 0
Canadiens 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Carey Price 48 GS · 59% · L10 6	G2Antti Niemi 17 GS · 21% · L10 4	Lindgren 14, Montoya 3
Panthers 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1James Reimer 42 GS · 51% · L10 6	G2Roberto Luongo 33 GS · 40% · L10 4	Sateri 7, Niemi 0

Metropolitan Division

NHL Goalie Starts by Team 2017-18, Metropolitan Division: status, last 10 starters, season split, starter and backup
Team	Status	Starter	Backup	Others
Blue Jackets 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Sergei Bobrovsky 65 GS · 79% · L10 7	G2Joonas Korpisalo 17 GS · 21% · L10 3	–
Rangers 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Henrik Lundqvist 61 GS · 74% · L10 5	G2Ondrej Pavelec 12 GS · 15% · L10 2	Georgiev 9, Halverson 0
Capitals 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Braden Holtby 54 GS · 66% · L10 5	G2Philipp Grubauer 28 GS · 34% · L10 5	–
Islanders 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Jaroslav Halak 49 GS · 60% · L10 3	G2Thomas Greiss 25 GS · 30% · L10 3	Gibson 8
Penguins 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Matt Murray 45 GS · 55% · L10 8	G2Tristan Jarry 23 GS · 28% · L10 0	DeSmith 11, Niemi 3
Hurricanes 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Cam Ward 42 GS · 51% · L10 5	G2Scott Darling 40 GS · 49% · L10 5	–
Flyers 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Brian Elliott 42 GS · 51% · L10 2	G2Michal Neuvirth 18 GS · 22% · L10 1	Mrazek 15, Lyon 7
Devils 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Cory Schneider 40 GS · 49% · L10 2	G2Keith Kinkaid 38 GS · 46% · L10 8	Lack 3, Appleby 1

Central Division

NHL Goalie Starts by Team 2017-18, Central Division: status, last 10 starters, season split, starter and backup
Team	Status	Starter	Backup	Others
Jets 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Connor Hellebuyck 64 GS · 78% · L10 7	G2Steve Mason 12 GS · 15% · L10 1	Comrie 3, Hutchinson 3
Wild 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Devan Dubnyk 59 GS · 72% · L10 8	G2Alex Stalock 23 GS · 28% · L10 2	–
Predators 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Pekka Rinne 59 GS · 72% · L10 6	G2Juuse Saros 23 GS · 28% · L10 4	–
Blues 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Jake Allen 56 GS · 68% · L10 9	G2Carter Hutton 26 GS · 32% · L10 1	–
Stars 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Ben Bishop 51 GS · 62% · L10 1	G2Kari Lehtonen 30 GS · 37% · L10 8	McKenna 1
Avalanche 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Semyon Varlamov 47 GS · 57% · L10 5	G2Jonathan Bernier 34 GS · 41% · L10 4	Hammond 1
Blackhawks 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Anton Forsberg 30 GS · 37% · L10 3	G2Corey Crawford 27 GS · 33% · L10 0	Glass 13, Berube 10, Delia 2, Foster 0

Pacific Division

NHL Goalie Starts by Team 2017-18, Pacific Division: status, last 10 starters, season split, starter and backup
Team	Status	Starter	Backup	Others
Oilers 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Cam Talbot 67 GS · 82% · L10 10	G2Laurent Brossoit 10 GS · 12% · L10 0	Montoya 5
Kings 82 GP	Workhorse	G1Jonathan Quick 63 GS · 77% · L10 8	G2Darcy Kuemper 15 GS · 18% · L10 0	Campbell 4
Ducks 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1John Gibson 60 GS · 73% · L10 7	G2Ryan Miller 21 GS · 26% · L10 3	Berra 1
Sharks 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Martin Jones 60 GS · 73% · L10 9	G2Aaron Dell 22 GS · 27% · L10 1	–
Canucks 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Jacob Markstrom 57 GS · 70% · L10 7	G2Anders Nilsson 24 GS · 29% · L10 2	Demko 1
Flames 82 GP	Clear No. 1	G1Mike Smith 55 GS · 67% · L10 5	G2David Rittich 16 GS · 20% · L10 1	Gillies 9, Lack 2
Coyotes 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Antti Raanta 46 GS · 56% · L10 6	G2Scott Wedgewood 17 GS · 21% · L10 0	Kuemper 10, Domingue 5, Hill 4, Langhamer 0
Golden Knights 82 GP	1A/1B split	G1Marc-Andre Fleury 46 GS · 56% · L10 6	G2Malcolm Subban 19 GS · 23% · L10 4	Lagace 14, Dansk 3, Ferguson 0

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How to read it

G1 starter, G2 backup, G3 third goalie and beyond. The colour follows the goalie, so a goalie who loses the net keeps the same colour while the label changes.

For a finished season, roles are ranked on season starts. Season share is starts over games.

Statuses: Workhorse Clear No. 1 1A/1B split. Hover a status for its rule.

Tonight's confirmed and expected starters are on starting goalies today; save % and form are in the goalie hub.

Frequently asked questions

How are the starter, backup and third goalie decided for a past season?

By season starts: G1 made the most starts, G2 the next most, G3 and beyond everyone else who dressed. Each goalie keeps one colour on the page.

What do the team statuses mean?

Workhorse: the No. 1 started at least 75% of games. Clear No. 1: 60-75%. 1A/1B split: under 60%.

What does "changed hands" mean?

A different goalie took the lead in the last 10 starts (strictly more of them than the goalie who had been leading) and held it for at least 20 games. Short injury fill-ins don't count; injuries, slumps and trades that lasted do.

Which NHL teams split their goalie starts?

Teams whose No. 1 started under 60% of games: ARI (Antti Raanta 46, Scott Wedgewood 17); CAR (Cam Ward 42, Scott Darling 40); CHI (Anton Forsberg 30, Corey Crawford 27); COL (Semyon Varlamov 47, Jonathan Bernier 34); FLA (James Reimer 42, Roberto Luongo 33); MTL (Carey Price 48, Antti Niemi 17); NJD (Cory Schneider 40, Keith Kinkaid 38); NYI (Jaroslav Halak 49, Thomas Greiss 25); PHI (Brian Elliott 42, Michal Neuvirth 18); PIT (Matt Murray 45, Tristan Jarry 23); VGK (Marc-Andre Fleury 46, Malcolm Subban 19).