Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 30-31-8 · 68 pts · 6th Atlantic
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.
G1StarterLinus Ullmark- Starts
- 34/69
- Share
- 49%
- Last 10
- 1
17-14-3 · .915 SV% · last start Mar 9
G2BackupCarter Hutton- 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
Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Carter Hutton 7, Linus Ullmark 3, Jonas Johansson 2.
- Home and road: Linus Ullmark started 17 of 35 home games and 17 of 34 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (3% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (69 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Mar 9 | vs WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 33/35 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | @ PHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 21/24 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 5 | vs PIT | G3 Jonas Johansson | 28/32 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | @ WPG | G2 Carter Hutton | 32/35 | L | – |
| 65 | Feb 29 ▲ | @ ARI | G3 Jonas Johansson | 26/30 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | @ VGK | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/27 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | @ COL | G2 Carter Hutton | 31/34 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 ▲ | vs WPG | G3 Jonas Johansson | 25/26 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | @ PIT | G2 Carter Hutton | 41/43 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 | @ OTT | G2 Carter Hutton | 33/39 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 16 | vs TOR | G2 Carter Hutton | 20/22 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 13 | vs CBJ | G2 Carter Hutton | 28/31 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 11 | vs DET | G2 Carter Hutton | 27/29 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 9 | vs ANA | G3 Jonas Johansson | 25/28 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 7 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Carter Hutton | 37/39 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 6 | vs DET | G3 Jonas Johansson | 18/21 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs COL | G2 Carter Hutton | 8/13 | L | Jonas Johansson |
| 52 | Feb 1 | vs CBJ | G2 Carter Hutton | 22/23 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 30 | vs MTL | G2 Carter Hutton | 27/29 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 28 | vs OTT | G1 Linus Ullmark | 30/33 | L | Carter Hutton |
| 49 | Jan 18 | @ NSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 35/37 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 16 | @ DAL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/29 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 14 | vs VGK | G1 Linus Ullmark | 24/26 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Linus Ullmark | 21/22 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 11 | vs VAN | G2 Carter Hutton | 29/34 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 9 | @ STL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/30 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 4 | vs FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 32/34 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 2 | vs EDM | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | W | – |
| 41 | Dec 31 | vs TBL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 21/26 | L | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 19/22 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 27 | vs BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 22/24 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 23 | @ OTT | G1 Linus Ullmark | 27/29 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 21 | vs LAK | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 19 | @ PHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 23/29 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 17 | @ TOR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/32 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 14 | @ NYI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 12 | vs NSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 36/39 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 10 | vs STL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/30 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 8 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/28 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 7 | @ VAN | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/30 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 5 | @ CGY | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/29 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 2 | vs NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 44/45 | W | – |
| 27 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Carter Hutton | 41/43 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | vs TOR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/29 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 | vs CGY | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Nov 25 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/29 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | @ FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 43/45 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 24/27 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs MIN | G1 Linus Ullmark | 22/25 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Carter Hutton | 23/27 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs OTT | G1 Linus Ullmark | 21/23 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | vs CAR | G2 Carter Hutton | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Carter Hutton | 35/40 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 8 | vs TBL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/34 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 2 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Carter Hutton | 20/21 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 1 | @ WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/34 | L | – |
| 13 | Oct 28 | vs ARI | G2 Carter Hutton | 42/44 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Oct 25 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Linus Ullmark | 41/41 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 24 | @ NYR | G2 Carter Hutton | 18/24 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 22 | vs SJS | G2 Carter Hutton | 25/28 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 19 | @ SJS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/32 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 17 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Carter Hutton | 47/47 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 16 | @ ANA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/30 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 14 | vs DAL | G2 Carter Hutton | 25/25 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 11 | vs FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 41/43 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 9 | vs MTL | G2 Carter Hutton | 23/27 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 7 | @ CBJ | G1 Linus Ullmark | 40/44 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | vs NJD | G2 Carter Hutton | 18/20 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | @ PIT | G2 Carter Hutton | 28/29 | 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.
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.