Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres in 2019-20: 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.

Linus Ullmark started 34 of 69 Sabres games (49%). Carter Hutton had 30 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Linus Ullmark
    Starts
    34/69
    Share
    49%
    Last 10
    1

    17-14-3 · .915 SV% · last start Mar 9

  • Starts
    30/69
    Share
    43%
    Last 10
    6

    12-14-4 · .898 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 7

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20

Every Sabres game by starting goalie

  • G1 Linus Ullmark
  • G2 Carter Hutton
  • G3 Jonas Johansson
  • G4 Andrew Hammond

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Linus Ullmark
  • G2 Carter Hutton
  • G3 Jonas Johansson
0%50%100%1102030405060G2 HuttonG3 JohanssonG1 Ullmark

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 24 · after game 23, Linus Ullmark took the lead in the last 10 starts from Carter Hutton
  2. Feb 11 · after game 57, Carter Hutton took the lead in the last 10 starts from Linus Ullmark

Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (69 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
69Mar 9vs WSHG1 Linus Ullmark33/35W–
68Mar 7@ PHIG2 Carter Hutton21/24L–
67Mar 5vs PITG3 Jonas Johansson28/32L–
66Mar 3@ WPGG2 Carter Hutton32/35L–
65Feb 29 ▲@ ARIG3 Jonas Johansson26/30L–
64Feb 28@ VGKG2 Carter Hutton24/27L–
63Feb 26@ COLG2 Carter Hutton31/34L–
62Feb 23 ▲vs WPGG3 Jonas Johansson25/26W–
61Feb 22@ PITG2 Carter Hutton41/43W–
60Feb 18@ OTTG2 Carter Hutton33/39L–
59Feb 16vs TORG2 Carter Hutton20/22W–
58Feb 13vs CBJG2 Carter Hutton28/31W–
57Feb 11vs DETG2 Carter Hutton27/29W–
56Feb 9vs ANAG3 Jonas Johansson25/28L–
55Feb 7 ▲@ NYRG2 Carter Hutton37/39W–
54Feb 6vs DETG3 Jonas Johansson18/21OTL–
53Feb 4vs COLG2 Carter Hutton8/13LJonas Johansson
52Feb 1vs CBJG2 Carter Hutton22/23W–
51Jan 30vs MTLG2 Carter Hutton27/29L–
50Jan 28vs OTTG1 Linus Ullmark30/33LCarter Hutton
49Jan 18@ NSHG1 Linus Ullmark35/37L–
48Jan 16@ DALG1 Linus Ullmark28/29W–
47Jan 14vs VGKG1 Linus Ullmark24/26W–
46Jan 12 ▲@ DETG1 Linus Ullmark21/22W–
45Jan 11vs VANG2 Carter Hutton29/34L–
44Jan 9@ STLG1 Linus Ullmark26/30L–
43Jan 4vs FLAG1 Linus Ullmark32/34W–
42Jan 2vs EDMG1 Linus Ullmark25/27W–
41Dec 31vs TBLG1 Linus Ullmark21/26L–
40Dec 29@ BOSG1 Linus Ullmark19/22L–
39Dec 27vs BOSG1 Linus Ullmark22/24L–
38Dec 23@ OTTG1 Linus Ullmark27/29L–
37Dec 21vs LAKG1 Linus Ullmark25/27W–
36Dec 19@ PHIG2 Carter Hutton23/29L–
35Dec 17@ TORG1 Linus Ullmark28/32L–
34Dec 14@ NYIG1 Linus Ullmark23/26OTL–
33Dec 12vs NSHG1 Linus Ullmark36/39W–
32Dec 10vs STLG1 Linus Ullmark28/30W–
31Dec 8 ▲@ EDMG1 Linus Ullmark26/28W–
30Dec 7@ VANG2 Carter Hutton24/30OTL–
29Dec 5@ CGYG1 Linus Ullmark25/29L–
28Dec 2vs NJDG1 Linus Ullmark44/45W–
27Nov 30 ▲@ TORG2 Carter Hutton41/43OTL–
26Nov 29vs TORG1 Linus Ullmark25/29W–
25Nov 27vs CGYG1 Linus Ullmark26/29OTL–
24Nov 25 ▲@ TBLG2 Carter Hutton24/29L–
23Nov 24@ FLAG1 Linus Ullmark43/45W–
22Nov 21@ BOSG1 Linus Ullmark24/27L–
21Nov 19vs MING1 Linus Ullmark22/25L–
20Nov 17 ▲@ CHIG2 Carter Hutton23/27L–
19Nov 16vs OTTG1 Linus Ullmark21/23W–
18Nov 14vs CARG2 Carter Hutton24/29OTL–
17Nov 9 ▲@ TBLG2 Carter Hutton35/40L–
16Nov 8vs TBLG1 Linus Ullmark31/34L–
15Nov 2 ▲vs NYIG2 Carter Hutton20/21L–
14Nov 1@ WSHG1 Linus Ullmark28/34L–
13Oct 28vs ARIG2 Carter Hutton42/44OTL–
12Oct 25 ▲@ DETG1 Linus Ullmark41/41W–
11Oct 24@ NYRG2 Carter Hutton18/24L–
10Oct 22vs SJSG2 Carter Hutton25/28W–
9Oct 19@ SJSG1 Linus Ullmark29/32W–
8Oct 17 ▲@ LAKG2 Carter Hutton47/47W–
7Oct 16@ ANAG1 Linus Ullmark26/30L–
6Oct 14vs DALG2 Carter Hutton25/25W–
5Oct 11vs FLAG1 Linus Ullmark41/43W–
4Oct 9vs MTLG2 Carter Hutton23/27W–
3Oct 7@ CBJG1 Linus Ullmark40/44OTL–
2Oct 5vs NJDG2 Carter Hutton18/20W–
1Oct 3@ PITG2 Carter Hutton28/29W–

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Buffalo Sabres goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Buffalo Sabres starting goalie in 2019-20?

Linus Ullmark made the most starts: 34 of 69 (49%), going 17-14-3.

How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2019-20?

Carter Hutton had 30 starts (43% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2019-20?

Linus Ullmark started 3 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 9.