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.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Tuukka Rask
    Starts
    45/82
    Share
    55%
    Last 10
    6

    27-13-5 · .912 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 6

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Tuukka Rask
  • G2 Jaroslav Halak
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 RaskG2 Halak

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

Changes at the top

  1. Nov 3 · after game 13, Jaroslav Halak took the lead in the last 10 starts from Tuukka Rask
  2. Dec 6 · after game 28, Tuukka Rask took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jaroslav Halak
  3. Dec 22 · after game 36, Jaroslav Halak took the lead in the last 10 starts from Tuukka Rask
  4. Jan 12 · after game 45, Tuukka Rask took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jaroslav Halak

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)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6vs TBLG1 Tuukka Rask16/21L–
81Apr 4@ MING2 Jaroslav Halak26/26W–
80Apr 2@ CBJG1 Tuukka Rask32/34W–
79Mar 31 ▲@ DETG2 Jaroslav Halak22/27L–
78Mar 30vs FLAG1 Tuukka Rask19/22L–
77Mar 27vs NYRG2 Jaroslav Halak20/23W–
76Mar 25@ TBLG1 Tuukka Rask23/28L–
75Mar 23@ FLAG2 Jaroslav Halak31/34W–
74Mar 21@ NJDG1 Tuukka Rask21/22W–
73Mar 19@ NYIG1 Tuukka Rask13/13W–
72Mar 16vs CBJG2 Jaroslav Halak24/25W–
71Mar 14@ WPGG1 Tuukka Rask20/24L–
70Mar 12@ CBJG1 Tuukka Rask19/24LJaroslav Halak
69Mar 10 ▲@ PITG2 Jaroslav Halak33/36L–
68Mar 9vs OTTG1 Tuukka Rask17/19W–
67Mar 7vs FLAG1 Tuukka Rask22/25W–
66Mar 5vs CARG2 Jaroslav Halak34/37W–
65Mar 2vs NJDG1 Tuukka Rask20/20W–
64Feb 28vs TBLG1 Tuukka Rask20/21W–
63Feb 26vs SJSG2 Jaroslav Halak19/20W–
62Feb 23@ STLG1 Tuukka Rask28/29OTL–
61Feb 20@ VGKG2 Jaroslav Halak31/33W–
60Feb 18@ SJSG1 Tuukka Rask33/38W–
59Feb 16 ▲@ LAKG1 Tuukka Rask23/25W–
58Feb 15@ ANAG2 Jaroslav Halak30/30W–
57Feb 12vs CHIG1 Tuukka Rask23/26W–
56Feb 10 ▲vs COLG2 Jaroslav Halak35/36W–
55Feb 9vs LAKG1 Tuukka Rask25/29W–
54Feb 6 ▲@ NYRG2 Jaroslav Halak36/39OTL–
53Feb 5vs NYIG1 Tuukka Rask28/29W–
52Feb 3@ WSHG1 Tuukka Rask24/24W–
51Jan 31vs PHIG1 Tuukka Rask38/41OTL–
50Jan 29vs WPGG2 Jaroslav Halak24/27OTL–
49Jan 19vs NYRG1 Tuukka Rask6/7LJaroslav Halak
48Jan 17 ▲vs STLG1 Tuukka Rask28/30W–
47Jan 16@ PHIG2 Jaroslav Halak15/19L–
46Jan 14vs MTLG1 Tuukka Rask19/22OTL–
45Jan 12@ TORG1 Tuukka Rask30/32W–
44Jan 10vs WSHG2 Jaroslav Halak18/21L–
43Jan 8vs MING1 Tuukka Rask24/24W–
42Jan 5vs BUFG1 Tuukka Rask31/32W–
41Jan 3vs CGYG2 Jaroslav Halak33/37W–
40Jan 1@ CHIG1 Tuukka Rask36/38W–
39Dec 29@ BUFG1 Tuukka Rask26/28W–
38Dec 27vs NJDG2 Jaroslav Halak28/32L–
37Dec 23 ▲@ CARG1 Tuukka Rask32/37L–
36Dec 22vs NSHG2 Jaroslav Halak28/30W–
35Dec 20vs ANAG2 Jaroslav Halak24/25W–
34Dec 17 ▲@ MTLG2 Jaroslav Halak22/22W–
33Dec 16vs BUFG1 Tuukka Rask23/26L–
32Dec 14@ PITG2 Jaroslav Halak23/27L–
31Dec 11vs ARIG1 Tuukka Rask30/33W–
30Dec 9 ▲@ OTTG1 Tuukka Rask27/28W–
29Dec 8vs TORG2 Jaroslav Halak29/32W–
28Dec 6@ TBLG1 Tuukka Rask27/30L–
27Dec 4@ FLAG2 Jaroslav Halak39/44L–
26Dec 1vs DETG1 Tuukka Rask23/26L–
25Nov 29vs NYIG1 Tuukka Rask28/29W–
24Nov 26@ TORG2 Jaroslav Halak27/30L–
23Nov 24 ▲@ MTLG1 Tuukka Rask31/33W–
22Nov 23vs PITG2 Jaroslav Halak36/37W–
21Nov 21@ DETG1 Tuukka Rask24/27OTL–
20Nov 17 ▲@ ARIG2 Jaroslav Halak32/33W–
19Nov 16@ DALG1 Tuukka Rask36/37OTL–
18Nov 14@ COLG2 Jaroslav Halak19/25L–
17Nov 11 ▲vs VGKG2 Jaroslav Halak37/38W–
16Nov 10vs TORG2 Jaroslav Halak40/41W–
15Nov 8vs VANG2 Jaroslav Halak14/19LTuukka Rask
14Nov 5vs DALG1 Tuukka Rask24/25W–
13Nov 3@ NSHG2 Jaroslav Halak39/40L–
12Oct 30@ CARG2 Jaroslav Halak42/44W–
11Oct 27vs MTLG1 Tuukka Rask20/22L–
10Oct 25vs PHIG2 Jaroslav Halak26/26W–
9Oct 23@ OTTG1 Tuukka Rask38/39W–
8Oct 20@ VANG2 Jaroslav Halak20/22OTL–
7Oct 18 ▲@ EDMG2 Jaroslav Halak19/22OTL–
6Oct 17@ CGYG1 Tuukka Rask24/28L–
5Oct 13vs DETG1 Tuukka Rask32/34W–
4Oct 11vs EDMG2 Jaroslav Halak25/26W–
3Oct 8vs OTTG1 Tuukka Rask28/31W–
2Oct 4 ▲@ BUFG2 Jaroslav Halak32/32W–
1Oct 3@ WSHG1 Tuukka Rask14/19LJaroslav Halak

Goalie data stories

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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.