Boston Bruins Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 45-27-10 · 100 pts · 4th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Boston Bruins in 2025-26: 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.
Jeremy Swayman started 54 of 82 Bruins games (66%). Joonas Korpisalo had 28 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJeremy Swayman- Starts
- 54/82
- Share
- 66%
- Last 10
- 7
31-18-4 · .907 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 14
G2BackupJoonas Korpisalo- Starts
- 28/82
- Share
- 34%
- Last 10
- 3
14-9-6 · .894 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Bruins game by starting goalie
- G1 Jeremy Swayman
- G2 Joonas Korpisalo
- G3 Michael DiPietro
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: 13 second games, started by Joonas Korpisalo 9, Jeremy Swayman 4.
- Home and road: Jeremy Swayman started 27 of 41 home games and 27 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (6% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 | vs NJD | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 21/21 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 12 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 33/35 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | vs TBL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/24 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 7 | @ CAR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 19/24 | OTL | Joonas Korpisalo |
| 78 | Apr 5 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Apr 4 | @ TBL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 20/22 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 2 | @ FLA | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/24 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 31 | vs DAL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 13/16 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 29 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/25 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | vs MIN | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 31/34 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 25 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 22/25 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 24 | vs TOR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 31/34 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 21 | @ DET | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 42/44 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | vs WPG | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 23/24 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 | @ NJD | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 14 | @ WSH | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 26/28 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 12 | vs SJS | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 24/28 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 10 | vs LAK | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 15/16 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 8 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 35/40 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Mar 7 | vs WSH | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/23 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 5 | @ NSH | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 23/28 | L | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 | vs PIT | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 34/35 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 28 | @ PHI | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 14/16 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | vs CBJ | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 36/38 | W | Michael DiPietro |
| 57 | Feb 4 | @ FLA | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Feb 1 | @ TBL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 41/46 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Jan 29 | vs PHI | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 33/36 | W | – |
| 54 | Jan 27 ▲ | vs NSH | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 28/30 | W | – |
| 53 | Jan 26 | @ NYR | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Jan 24 | vs MTL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/25 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 22 | vs VGK | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 30/33 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 20 | @ DAL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 28/34 | L | Joonas Korpisalo |
| 49 | Jan 17 | @ CHI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 22/24 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs SEA | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 26/28 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 13 | vs DET | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 24/24 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 11 ▲ | vs PIT | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 27/27 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 10 | vs NYR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 27/29 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 8 | vs CGY | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 28/29 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | @ SEA | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 20/26 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 3 | @ VAN | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 32/34 | W | – |
| 41 | Dec 31 | @ EDM | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 34/36 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 | @ CGY | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 18/20 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Dec 27 | @ BUF | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 30/33 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 23 | vs MTL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 23/29 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 21 ▲ | vs OTT | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 12/17 | L | Jeremy Swayman |
| 36 | Dec 20 | vs VAN | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 19/23 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 | vs EDM | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 22/25 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 16 | vs UTA | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 20/21 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | @ MIN | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 25/31 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 11 | @ WPG | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 26/29 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 9 | @ STL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 24/26 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 6 | vs NJD | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 29/30 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 4 | vs STL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 37/39 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 2 | @ DET | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 18/23 | L | Joonas Korpisalo |
| 27 | Nov 29 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 24/26 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 28 | vs NYR | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 31/36 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 26 | @ NYI | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 43/44 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 23 | @ SJS | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 28/30 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 21 | @ LAK | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 31/32 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 19 | @ ANA | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 29/33 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 17 | vs CAR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 29/32 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 15 | @ MTL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 26/28 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 13 | @ OTT | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 17/21 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 | vs TOR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 30/33 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 8 | @ TOR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 30/33 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 6 | vs OTT | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 20/22 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 4 | @ NYI | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 30/33 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 1 | vs CAR | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 28/29 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 30 | vs BUF | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 37/40 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 28 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 33/35 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | @ OTT | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 16/23 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | vs COL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 31/33 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | vs ANA | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 23/29 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs FLA | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 19/23 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 ▲ | @ UTA | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 24/27 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 | @ COL | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 34/37 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 16 | @ VGK | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 31/37 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 13 | vs TBL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 19/23 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 11 | vs BUF | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 21/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 9 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 21/24 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 8 | @ WSH | G1 Jeremy Swayman | 35/36 | 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 2025-26?
Jeremy Swayman made the most starts: 54 of 82 (66%), going 31-18-4.
How often did the Boston Bruins backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Joonas Korpisalo had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Boston Bruins back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Jeremy Swayman started 4 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 9.