Who started in goal for the Boston Bruins in 2017-18: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.

Tuukka Rask started 53 of 82 Bruins games (65%). Anton Khudobin had 29 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Tuukka Rask
    Starts
    53/82
    Share
    65%
    Last 10
    7

    34-14-5 · .917 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 8

  • Starts
    29/82
    Share
    35%
    Last 10
    3

    16-6-7 · .913 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 7

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Bruins game by starting goalie

  • G1 Tuukka Rask
  • G2 Anton Khudobin
  • G3 Zane McIntyre

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Tuukka Rask
  • G2 Anton Khudobin
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 RaskG2 Khudobin

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Boston Bruins goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Anton Khudobin 11, Tuukka Rask 4.
  • Home and road: Tuukka Rask started 30 of 41 home games and 23 of 41 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 8 ▲vs FLAG1 Tuukka Rask22/26L–
81Apr 7vs OTTG2 Anton Khudobin26/28W–
80Apr 5@ FLAG1 Tuukka Rask32/35L–
79Apr 3@ TBLG1 Tuukka Rask32/36L–
78Apr 1 ▲@ PHIG2 Anton Khudobin20/24OTL–
77Mar 31vs FLAG1 Tuukka Rask30/31W–
76Mar 29vs TBLG1 Tuukka Rask26/28W–
75Mar 27@ WPGG2 Anton Khudobin28/32OTL–
74Mar 25@ MING1 Tuukka Rask24/25W–
73Mar 23@ DALG1 Tuukka Rask40/42W–
72Mar 21@ STLG2 Anton Khudobin18/20OTL–
71Mar 19vs CBJG1 Tuukka Rask20/25OTL–
70Mar 17@ TBLG1 Tuukka Rask23/23W–
69Mar 15@ FLAG2 Anton Khudobin25/28L–
68Mar 13@ CARG1 Tuukka Rask29/33W–
67Mar 11 ▲@ CHIG2 Anton Khudobin36/39L–
66Mar 10vs CHIG1 Tuukka Rask23/27W–
65Mar 8vs PHIG1 Tuukka Rask31/33W–
64Mar 6vs DETG2 Anton Khudobin30/35W–
63Mar 3vs MTLG2 Anton Khudobin27/28W–
62Mar 1vs PITG1 Tuukka Rask22/26W–
61Feb 27vs CARG1 Tuukka Rask29/32W–
60Feb 25 ▲@ BUFG2 Anton Khudobin20/24L–
59Feb 24@ TORG1 Tuukka Rask32/36L–
58Feb 20 ▲@ EDMG2 Anton Khudobin18/20W–
57Feb 19@ CGYG1 Tuukka Rask28/29W–
56Feb 17@ VANG1 Tuukka Rask4/8LAnton Khudobin
55Feb 13vs CGYG1 Tuukka Rask28/30W–
54Feb 11 ▲@ NJDG2 Anton Khudobin35/38W–
53Feb 10vs BUFG1 Tuukka Rask24/27L–
52Feb 7 ▲@ NYRG2 Anton Khudobin21/22W–
51Feb 6@ DETG1 Tuukka Rask26/28W–
50Feb 3vs TORG1 Tuukka Rask23/24W–
49Feb 1vs STLG1 Tuukka Rask32/33W–
48Jan 30vs ANAG2 Anton Khudobin24/26L–
47Jan 25@ OTTG1 Tuukka Rask21/23W–
46Jan 23vs NJDG1 Tuukka Rask37/39W–
45Jan 20@ MTLG1 Tuukka Rask24/25W–
44Jan 18 ▲@ NYIG2 Anton Khudobin22/24W–
43Jan 17vs MTLG1 Tuukka Rask21/22W–
42Jan 15vs DALG2 Anton Khudobin29/32OTL–
41Jan 13@ MTLG1 Tuukka Rask27/30W–
40Jan 7 ▲@ PITG1 Tuukka Rask29/35OTL–
39Jan 6vs CARG2 Anton Khudobin27/28W–
38Jan 2@ NYIG1 Tuukka Rask25/26W–
37Dec 30@ OTTG1 Tuukka Rask25/25W–
36Dec 28 ▲@ WSHG2 Anton Khudobin31/34OTL–
35Dec 27vs OTTG1 Tuukka Rask25/26W–
34Dec 23vs DETG1 Tuukka Rask30/31W–
33Dec 21vs WPGG1 Tuukka Rask37/38W–
32Dec 19 ▲@ BUFG2 Anton Khudobin36/36W–
31Dec 18vs CBJG1 Tuukka Rask16/18W–
30Dec 16vs NYRG1 Tuukka Rask25/28OTL–
29Dec 14 ▲vs WSHG2 Anton Khudobin17/21L–
28Dec 13@ DETG1 Tuukka Rask31/33W–
27Dec 9vs NYIG1 Tuukka Rask30/31W–
26Dec 7vs ARIG1 Tuukka Rask20/21W–
25Dec 4@ NSHG2 Anton Khudobin10/14LTuukka Rask
24Dec 2@ PHIG1 Tuukka Rask28/28W–
23Nov 29vs TBLG1 Tuukka Rask19/21W–
22Nov 26vs EDMG1 Tuukka Rask32/35L–
21Nov 24vs PITG2 Anton Khudobin17/20W–
20Nov 22@ NJDG2 Anton Khudobin40/42W–
19Nov 18@ SJSG2 Anton Khudobin36/37W–
18Nov 16 ▲@ LAKG2 Anton Khudobin27/28W–
17Nov 15@ ANAG1 Tuukka Rask23/27L–
16Nov 11 ▲vs TORG1 Tuukka Rask21/24L–
15Nov 10@ TORG2 Anton Khudobin30/33OTL–
14Nov 8@ NYRG1 Tuukka Rask29/32L–
13Nov 6vs MING1 Tuukka Rask24/27W–
12Nov 4vs WSHG1 Tuukka Rask24/27L–
11Nov 2vs VGKG1 Tuukka Rask28/29W–
10Oct 30@ CBJG1 Tuukka Rask29/32OTL–
9Oct 28vs LAKG1 Tuukka Rask28/30OTL–
8Oct 26vs SJSG2 Anton Khudobin36/37W–
7Oct 21vs BUFG2 Anton Khudobin37/42OTL–
6Oct 19vs VANG2 Anton Khudobin26/29W–
5Oct 15 ▲@ VGKG1 Tuukka Rask23/25L–
4Oct 14@ ARIG2 Anton Khudobin29/31W–
3Oct 11@ COLG1 Tuukka Rask22/26LAnton Khudobin
2Oct 9vs COLG1 Tuukka Rask19/22L–
1Oct 5vs NSHG1 Tuukka Rask26/29W–

Goalie data stories

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Boston Bruins goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Boston Bruins starting goalie in 2017-18?

Tuukka Rask made the most starts: 53 of 82 (65%), going 34-14-5.

How often did the Boston Bruins backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Anton Khudobin had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Boston Bruins back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Tuukka Rask started 4 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 11.