Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2017-18

2017-18 · 25-45-12 · 62 pts · 8th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres 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.

Robin Lehner started 50 of 82 Sabres games (61%). Chad Johnson had 29 starts and 7 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Robin Lehner
Starts
50/82
Share
61%
Last 10
2
14-26-9 · .908 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 29
G2Backup
Chad Johnson
Starts
29/82
Share
35%
Last 10
7
10-16-3 · .891 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 7
G3Third goalie
Linus Ullmark
Starts
3/82
Share
4%
Last 10
1
1-2-0 · .935 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 23

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

Every Sabres game by starting goalie

G1 Robin Lehner
G2 Chad Johnson
G3 Linus Ullmark
G4 Adam Wilcox

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

G1Lehner

G2Johnson

G3Ullmark

G4Wilcox

Game

Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Chad Johnson 10, Robin Lehner 6.
Home and road: Robin Lehner started 24 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 13 times (16% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 7 ▲	@ FLA	G2 Chad Johnson	9/12	L	Adam Wilcox
81	Apr 6	@ TBL	G2 Chad Johnson	27/33	L	–
80	Apr 4	vs OTT	G2 Chad Johnson	28/31	L	–
79	Apr 2	@ TOR	G2 Chad Johnson	31/36	L	–
78	Mar 31	@ NSH	G2 Chad Johnson	32/36	W	–
77	Mar 29	vs DET	G1 Robin Lehner	17/20	L	Chad Johnson
76	Mar 26	@ TOR	G2 Chad Johnson	39/41	W	–
75	Mar 24 ▲	@ NYR	G1 Robin Lehner	8/12	L	Linus Ullmark
74	Mar 23	vs MTL	G3 Linus Ullmark	21/22	L	–
73	Mar 21	vs ARI	G2 Chad Johnson	13/15	L	Linus Ullmark
72	Mar 19	vs NSH	G3 Linus Ullmark	28/32	L	–
71	Mar 17	vs CHI	G2 Chad Johnson	34/37	W	–
70	Mar 15	vs TOR	G1 Robin Lehner	34/38	L	–
69	Mar 10	vs VGK	G1 Robin Lehner	33/34	OTL	–
68	Mar 8 ▲	@ OTT	G1 Robin Lehner	37/40	W	–
67	Mar 7	vs CGY	G2 Chad Johnson	18/22	L	Robin Lehner
66	Mar 5	vs TOR	G2 Chad Johnson	38/41	W	–
65	Mar 2	@ FLA	G1 Robin Lehner	26/30	L	–
64	Feb 28	@ TBL	G2 Chad Johnson	21/22	W	–
63	Feb 25 ▲	vs BOS	G2 Chad Johnson	34/35	W	–
62	Feb 24	@ WSH	G1 Robin Lehner	31/35	L	–
61	Feb 22	@ DET	G1 Robin Lehner	35/37	W	–
60	Feb 19	vs WSH	G2 Chad Johnson	27/29	L	–
59	Feb 17	vs LAK	G1 Robin Lehner	26/30	L	Chad Johnson
58	Feb 15	@ OTT	G1 Robin Lehner	33/36	OTL	–
57	Feb 13	vs TBL	G2 Chad Johnson	26/29	W	–
56	Feb 11 ▲	vs COL	G1 Robin Lehner	22/27	L	–
55	Feb 10	@ BOS	G2 Chad Johnson	25/27	W	–
54	Feb 8	vs NYI	G1 Robin Lehner	26/29	W	–
53	Feb 6	vs ANA	G1 Robin Lehner	29/33	OTL	–
52	Feb 3	vs STL	G1 Robin Lehner	32/33	L	–
51	Feb 1	vs FLA	G2 Chad Johnson	28/32	L	–
50	Jan 30	vs NJD	G1 Robin Lehner	25/27	L	–
49	Jan 25	@ VAN	G1 Robin Lehner	30/30	W	–
48	Jan 23 ▲	@ EDM	G1 Robin Lehner	33/33	W	–
47	Jan 22	@ CGY	G2 Chad Johnson	32/33	W	–
46	Jan 20	vs DAL	G1 Robin Lehner	15/19	L	Chad Johnson
45	Jan 18	@ NYR	G1 Robin Lehner	30/34	L	–
44	Jan 11	vs CBJ	G3 Linus Ullmark	44/45	W	–
43	Jan 9	vs WPG	G1 Robin Lehner	14/17	L	Chad Johnson
42	Jan 7	@ PHI	G1 Robin Lehner	25/27	L	–
41	Jan 5 ▲	@ WPG	G2 Chad Johnson	25/29	L	–
40	Jan 4	@ MIN	G1 Robin Lehner	11/17	L	Chad Johnson
39	Jan 1	vs NYR	G1 Robin Lehner	39/42	OTL	–
38	Dec 29	@ NJD	G1 Robin Lehner	35/38	W	–
37	Dec 27	@ NYI	G1 Robin Lehner	31/34	OTL	–
36	Dec 23 ▲	@ CAR	G2 Chad Johnson	34/38	L	–
35	Dec 22	vs PHI	G1 Robin Lehner	33/35	W	–
34	Dec 19	vs BOS	G1 Robin Lehner	30/31	L	–
33	Dec 15 ▲	vs CAR	G2 Chad Johnson	29/34	OTL	–
32	Dec 14	@ PHI	G1 Robin Lehner	25/27	L	–
31	Dec 12	vs OTT	G1 Robin Lehner	24/26	W	–
30	Dec 10	@ STL	G1 Robin Lehner	42/45	OTL	–
29	Dec 8	@ CHI	G1 Robin Lehner	48/51	OTL	–
28	Dec 5	@ COL	G1 Robin Lehner	35/37	W	–
27	Dec 2 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Chad Johnson	24/28	L	–
26	Dec 1	vs PIT	G1 Robin Lehner	21/25	L	–
25	Nov 28	vs TBL	G1 Robin Lehner	24/26	L	–
24	Nov 25 ▲	@ MTL	G1 Robin Lehner	23/26	L	–
23	Nov 24	vs EDM	G1 Robin Lehner	29/30	W	–
22	Nov 22	vs MIN	G2 Chad Johnson	10/13	L	Robin Lehner
21	Nov 20	vs CBJ	G1 Robin Lehner	26/29	L	–
20	Nov 18 ▲	vs CAR	G2 Chad Johnson	30/32	L	–
19	Nov 17	@ DET	G1 Robin Lehner	30/33	L	–
18	Nov 14	@ PIT	G1 Robin Lehner	40/45	OTL	–
17	Nov 11 ▲	@ MTL	G2 Chad Johnson	27/29	OTL	–
16	Nov 10	vs FLA	G1 Robin Lehner	27/29	L	–
15	Nov 7	vs WSH	G1 Robin Lehner	24/25	W	–
14	Nov 4	@ DAL	G1 Robin Lehner	4/7	L	Chad Johnson
13	Nov 2	@ ARI	G1 Robin Lehner	25/29	W	–
12	Oct 28	vs SJS	G1 Robin Lehner	28/31	L	–
11	Oct 25 ▲	@ CBJ	G2 Chad Johnson	33/38	L	–
10	Oct 24	vs DET	G1 Robin Lehner	32/32	W	–
9	Oct 21 ▲	@ BOS	G1 Robin Lehner	27/31	W	–
8	Oct 20	vs VAN	G2 Chad Johnson	37/40	L	–
7	Oct 17	@ VGK	G2 Chad Johnson	26/31	OTL	–
6	Oct 15 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Chad Johnson	25/26	W	–
5	Oct 14	@ LAK	G1 Robin Lehner	26/29	L	–
4	Oct 12	@ SJS	G1 Robin Lehner	23/26	L	–
3	Oct 9	vs NJD	G2 Chad Johnson	16/22	L	Robin Lehner
2	Oct 7	@ NYI	G1 Robin Lehner	12/16	L	Chad Johnson
1	Oct 5	vs MTL	G1 Robin Lehner	38/40	OTL	–

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Buffalo Sabres goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Buffalo Sabres starting goalie in 2017-18?

Robin Lehner made the most starts: 50 of 82 (61%), going 14-26-9.

How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Chad Johnson had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 7 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Robin Lehner started 6 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 10.