Boston Bruins Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 50-20-12 · 112 pts · 2nd Atlantic
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.
G1StarterTuukka Rask- Starts
- 53/82
- Share
- 65%
- Last 10
- 7
34-14-5 · .917 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 8
G2BackupAnton Khudobin- 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 8 ▲ | vs FLA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 22/26 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 7 | vs OTT | G2 Anton Khudobin | 26/28 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 5 | @ FLA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/35 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 3 | @ TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/36 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Anton Khudobin | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Mar 31 | vs FLA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 30/31 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 29 | vs TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 26/28 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 27 | @ WPG | G2 Anton Khudobin | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 25 | @ MIN | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/25 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 23 | @ DAL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 40/42 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 21 | @ STL | G2 Anton Khudobin | 18/20 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 19 | vs CBJ | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/25 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Mar 17 | @ TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/23 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 15 | @ FLA | G2 Anton Khudobin | 25/28 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 13 | @ CAR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 29/33 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Anton Khudobin | 36/39 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 10 | vs CHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/27 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 8 | vs PHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 31/33 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 6 | vs DET | G2 Anton Khudobin | 30/35 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 3 | vs MTL | G2 Anton Khudobin | 27/28 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 1 | vs PIT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 22/26 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 27 | vs CAR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 29/32 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Anton Khudobin | 20/24 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 24 | @ TOR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/36 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 20 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Anton Khudobin | 18/20 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 19 | @ CGY | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/29 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 17 | @ VAN | G1 Tuukka Rask | 4/8 | L | Anton Khudobin |
| 55 | Feb 13 | vs CGY | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/30 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Anton Khudobin | 35/38 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 10 | vs BUF | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/27 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 7 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Anton Khudobin | 21/22 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 6 | @ DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 26/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 3 | vs TOR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/24 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 1 | vs STL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/33 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 30 | vs ANA | G2 Anton Khudobin | 24/26 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 25 | @ OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 21/23 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 23 | vs NJD | G1 Tuukka Rask | 37/39 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 20 | @ MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/25 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 18 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Anton Khudobin | 22/24 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 17 | vs MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 21/22 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 15 | vs DAL | G2 Anton Khudobin | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 41 | Jan 13 | @ MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 27/30 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 29/35 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 6 | vs CAR | G2 Anton Khudobin | 27/28 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 2 | @ NYI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 25/26 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 30 | @ OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 25/25 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 28 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Anton Khudobin | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 27 | vs OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 25/26 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 23 | vs DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 30/31 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 21 | vs WPG | G1 Tuukka Rask | 37/38 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 19 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Anton Khudobin | 36/36 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 18 | vs CBJ | G1 Tuukka Rask | 16/18 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 | vs NYR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs WSH | G2 Anton Khudobin | 17/21 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 13 | @ DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 31/33 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 9 | vs NYI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 30/31 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 7 | vs ARI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/21 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 4 | @ NSH | G2 Anton Khudobin | 10/14 | L | Tuukka Rask |
| 24 | Dec 2 | @ PHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/28 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 29 | vs TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 19/21 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 26 | vs EDM | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/35 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | vs PIT | G2 Anton Khudobin | 17/20 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 22 | @ NJD | G2 Anton Khudobin | 40/42 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ SJS | G2 Anton Khudobin | 36/37 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Anton Khudobin | 27/28 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 15 | @ ANA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/27 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 21/24 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | @ TOR | G2 Anton Khudobin | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 8 | @ NYR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 29/32 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 6 | vs MIN | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/27 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs WSH | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/27 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | vs VGK | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/29 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 30 | @ CBJ | G1 Tuukka Rask | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 28 | vs LAK | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/30 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 | vs SJS | G2 Anton Khudobin | 36/37 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 21 | vs BUF | G2 Anton Khudobin | 37/42 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 19 | vs VAN | G2 Anton Khudobin | 26/29 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 15 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/25 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 | @ ARI | G2 Anton Khudobin | 29/31 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 11 | @ COL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 22/26 | L | Anton Khudobin |
| 2 | Oct 9 | vs COL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 19/22 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 5 | vs NSH | G1 Tuukka Rask | 26/29 | W | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
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.