Boston Bruins Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 49-24-9 · 107 pts · 2nd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Boston Bruins in 2018-19: 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 45 of 82 Bruins games (55%). Jaroslav Halak had 37 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterTuukka Rask- Starts
- 45/82
- Share
- 55%
- Last 10
- 6
27-13-5 · .912 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupJaroslav Halak- Starts
- 37/82
- Share
- 45%
- Last 10
- 4
22-11-4 · .922 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 4
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Bruins game by starting goalie
- G1 Tuukka Rask
- G2 Jaroslav Halak
- G3 Dan Vladar
- G4 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: 14 second games, started by Jaroslav Halak 9, Tuukka Rask 5.
- Home and road: Tuukka Rask started 23 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 16/21 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | @ MIN | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 26/26 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | @ CBJ | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/34 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 22/27 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs FLA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 19/22 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 | vs NYR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 20/23 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 25 | @ TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/28 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | @ FLA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 31/34 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 21 | @ NJD | G1 Tuukka Rask | 21/22 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ NYI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 13/13 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 16 | vs CBJ | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 24/25 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | @ WPG | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/24 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | @ CBJ | G1 Tuukka Rask | 19/24 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 69 | Mar 10 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 33/36 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | vs OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 17/19 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs FLA | G1 Tuukka Rask | 22/25 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | vs CAR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 34/37 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | vs NJD | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/20 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | vs TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/21 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | vs SJS | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 19/20 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 | @ STL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/29 | OTL | – |
| 61 | Feb 20 | @ VGK | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 31/33 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 | @ SJS | G1 Tuukka Rask | 33/38 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 16 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/25 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 15 | @ ANA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 30/30 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 12 | vs CHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/26 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 10 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 35/36 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs LAK | G1 Tuukka Rask | 25/29 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 6 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 5 | vs NYI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/29 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | @ WSH | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/24 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 31 | vs PHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 50 | Jan 29 | vs WPG | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Jan 19 | vs NYR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 6/7 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 48 | Jan 17 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/30 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ PHI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 15/19 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | vs MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 19/22 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 | @ TOR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 30/32 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 10 | vs WSH | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 18/21 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | vs MIN | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/24 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 5 | vs BUF | G1 Tuukka Rask | 31/32 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 3 | vs CGY | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 33/37 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 1 | @ CHI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 36/38 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | @ BUF | G1 Tuukka Rask | 26/28 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | vs NJD | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 28/32 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/37 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 22 | vs NSH | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 28/30 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 20 | vs ANA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 24/25 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 22/22 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | vs BUF | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/26 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 | @ PIT | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 23/27 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs ARI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 30/33 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 27/28 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | vs TOR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 29/32 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 | @ TBL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 27/30 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | @ FLA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 39/44 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | vs DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 23/26 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 | vs NYI | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/29 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | @ TOR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 27/30 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 31/33 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | vs PIT | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 36/37 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | @ DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 32/33 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ DAL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 36/37 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | @ COL | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 19/25 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 37/38 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | vs TOR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 40/41 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 8 | vs VAN | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 14/19 | L | Tuukka Rask |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs DAL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/25 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | @ NSH | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 39/40 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ CAR | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 42/44 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | vs MTL | G1 Tuukka Rask | 20/22 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | vs PHI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 26/26 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | @ OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 38/39 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | @ VAN | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 20/22 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 19/22 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | @ CGY | G1 Tuukka Rask | 24/28 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs DET | G1 Tuukka Rask | 32/34 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs EDM | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 25/26 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 | vs OTT | G1 Tuukka Rask | 28/31 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 32/32 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | @ WSH | G1 Tuukka Rask | 14/19 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
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 2018-19?
Tuukka Rask made the most starts: 45 of 82 (55%), going 27-13-5.
How often did the Boston Bruins backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Jaroslav Halak had 37 starts (45% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Boston Bruins back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Tuukka Rask started 5 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 9.