Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 33-39-10 · 76 pts · 6th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres 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.
Carter Hutton started 48 of 82 Sabres games (59%). Linus Ullmark had 34 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterCarter Hutton- Starts
- 48/82
- Share
- 59%
- Last 10
- 6
18-25-5 · .908 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 4
G2BackupLinus Ullmark- Starts
- 34/82
- Share
- 41%
- Last 10
- 4
15-14-5 · .905 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 6
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Sabres game by starting goalie
- G1 Carter Hutton
- G2 Linus Ullmark
- G3 Scott Wedgewood
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Hutton
G2Ullmark
G3Wedgewood
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Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Linus Ullmark 10, Carter Hutton 6.
- Home and road: Carter Hutton started 24 of 41 home games and 24 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 6 | @ DET | G2 Linus Ullmark | 23/24 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs OTT | G1 Carter Hutton | 21/23 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | vs NSH | G1 Carter Hutton | 32/35 | L | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Linus Ullmark | 32/36 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | @ NYI | G1 Carter Hutton | 33/38 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 28 | vs DET | G2 Linus Ullmark | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Carter Hutton | 27/31 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 25 | @ NJD | G2 Linus Ullmark | 18/20 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 23 | @ MTL | G1 Carter Hutton | 37/43 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs TOR | G1 Carter Hutton | 42/45 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Carter Hutton | 30/33 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 | @ CAR | G2 Linus Ullmark | 25/29 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 14 | vs PIT | G1 Carter Hutton | 23/28 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 12 | vs DAL | G2 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | @ COL | G1 Carter Hutton | 40/42 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | @ CHI | G1 Carter Hutton | 41/45 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | vs EDM | G2 Linus Ullmark | 16/20 | L | Carter Hutton |
| 65 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Linus Ullmark | 27/31 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | vs PIT | G2 Linus Ullmark | 41/44 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Carter Hutton | 40/44 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | @ TOR | G1 Carter Hutton | 9/12 | L | Linus Ullmark |
| 61 | Feb 23 | vs WSH | G1 Carter Hutton | 31/33 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ TBL | G1 Carter Hutton | 39/40 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | @ FLA | G2 Linus Ullmark | 37/41 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 17 | @ NJD | G1 Carter Hutton | 20/23 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | vs NYR | G2 Linus Ullmark | 23/28 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 12 | vs NYI | G2 Linus Ullmark | 24/25 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Carter Hutton | 26/28 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 9 | vs DET | G2 Linus Ullmark | 28/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 7 | vs CAR | G2 Linus Ullmark | 24/30 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 5 | vs MIN | G2 Linus Ullmark | 41/45 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs CHI | G1 Carter Hutton | 18/22 | L | Linus Ullmark |
| 50 | Jan 30 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Linus Ullmark | 26/27 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 29 | @ CBJ | G1 Carter Hutton | 33/37 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 18 | @ VAN | G2 Linus Ullmark | 19/23 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ CGY | G2 Linus Ullmark | 30/33 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | @ EDM | G1 Carter Hutton | 7/12 | L | Linus Ullmark |
| 45 | Jan 12 ▲ | vs TBL | G2 Linus Ullmark | 25/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | @ CAR | G1 Carter Hutton | 26/30 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | vs NJD | G1 Carter Hutton | 20/21 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 5 | @ BOS | G2 Linus Ullmark | 39/41 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 3 | vs FLA | G2 Linus Ullmark | 35/38 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs NYI | G1 Carter Hutton | 30/32 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | vs BOS | G1 Carter Hutton | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | @ STL | G1 Carter Hutton | 28/32 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 22 ▲ | vs ANA | G2 Linus Ullmark | 40/40 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | @ WSH | G1 Carter Hutton | 22/24 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 | vs FLA | G1 Carter Hutton | 31/35 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 16 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Linus Ullmark | 35/37 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 15 | @ WSH | G1 Carter Hutton | 35/38 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs ARI | G1 Carter Hutton | 25/26 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs LAK | G2 Linus Ullmark | 26/29 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 8 | vs PHI | G2 Linus Ullmark | 35/41 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 4 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Linus Ullmark | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Dec 3 | @ NSH | G1 Carter Hutton | 23/25 | L | – |
| 27 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Linus Ullmark | 40/43 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | @ TBL | G1 Carter Hutton | 32/37 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 | vs SJS | G1 Carter Hutton | 36/38 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 24 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Linus Ullmark | 35/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | vs MTL | G1 Carter Hutton | 31/33 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 | vs PHI | G1 Carter Hutton | 23/25 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | @ PIT | G1 Carter Hutton | 36/40 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Linus Ullmark | 37/39 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ WPG | G1 Carter Hutton | 25/26 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 13 | vs TBL | G1 Carter Hutton | 29/30 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 10 | vs VAN | G1 Carter Hutton | 36/39 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 8 | @ MTL | G2 Linus Ullmark | 27/32 | W | Carter Hutton |
| 15 | Nov 4 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Carter Hutton | 19/21 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 3 | vs OTT | G2 Linus Ullmark | 27/29 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ OTT | G1 Carter Hutton | 28/31 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs CGY | G1 Carter Hutton | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | @ CBJ | G2 Linus Ullmark | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | vs MTL | G1 Carter Hutton | 19/22 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 21 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Carter Hutton | 26/28 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | @ LAK | G2 Linus Ullmark | 19/20 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 | @ SJS | G1 Carter Hutton | 34/38 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 16 | @ VGK | G1 Carter Hutton | 25/28 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | @ ARI | G2 Linus Ullmark | 36/36 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs COL | G1 Carter Hutton | 24/30 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 | vs VGK | G1 Carter Hutton | 35/37 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | vs NYR | G1 Carter Hutton | 43/44 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs BOS | G1 Carter Hutton | 22/25 | L | – |
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.
Buffalo Sabres goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Buffalo Sabres starting goalie in 2018-19?
Carter Hutton made the most starts: 48 of 82 (59%), going 18-25-5.
How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Linus Ullmark had 34 starts (41% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Carter Hutton started 6 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 10.