Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2021-22

2021-22 · 32-39-11 · 75 pts · 5th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021-22: 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.

Craig Anderson started 31 of 82 Sabres games (38%). Dustin Tokarski had 28 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Craig Anderson
Starts
31/82
Share
38%
Last 10
5
17-12-2 · .897 SV% · last start Apr 21
G2Backup
Dustin Tokarski
Starts
28/82
Share
34%
Last 10
5
10-12-5 · .899 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 29
G3Third goalie
Aaron Dell
Starts
9/82
Share
11%
Last 10
0
1-8-1 · .893 SV% · 3 relief · last start Jan 25

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22

Every Sabres game by starting goalie

G1 Craig Anderson
G2 Dustin Tokarski
G3 Aaron Dell
G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G5 Malcolm Subban
G6 Michael Houser

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

G1Anderson

G2Tokarski

G3Dell

G4Luukkonen

G5Subban

G6Houser

Game

Buffalo Sabres goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Dustin Tokarski 9, Craig Anderson 2, Malcolm Subban 2, Michael Houser 1, Aaron Dell 1, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1.
Home and road: Craig Anderson started 15 of 41 home games and 16 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)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 29 ▲	vs CHI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	19/21	W	–
81	Apr 28	@ BOS	G2 Dustin Tokarski	27/32	L	–
80	Apr 23	vs NYI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	19/22	W	–
79	Apr 21	@ NJD	G1 Craig Anderson	29/31	W	–
78	Apr 17 ▲	@ PHI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	32/35	W	–
77	Apr 16	vs PHI	G1 Craig Anderson	18/21	W	–
76	Apr 14	vs STL	G1 Craig Anderson	22/27	L	–
75	Apr 12	@ TOR	G1 Craig Anderson	24/26	W	–
74	Apr 10	@ TBL	G1 Craig Anderson	23/28	L	–
73	Apr 8 ▲	@ FLA	G2 Dustin Tokarski	39/43	L	–
72	Apr 7	@ CAR	G1 Craig Anderson	27/31	L	–
71	Apr 5	vs CAR	G1 Craig Anderson	32/34	W	–
70	Apr 3	vs FLA	G2 Dustin Tokarski	35/40	L	–
69	Apr 1	vs NSH	G1 Craig Anderson	22/25	W	–
68	Mar 30	vs WPG	G1 Craig Anderson	25/27	OTL	–
67	Mar 28 ▲	@ CHI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	16/21	W	–
66	Mar 27	@ NYR	G1 Craig Anderson	26/31	OTL	–
65	Mar 25	vs WSH	G2 Dustin Tokarski	37/40	OTL	–
64	Mar 23	vs PIT	G1 Craig Anderson	23/26	W	–
63	Mar 20	@ VAN	G1 Craig Anderson	30/32	W	–
62	Mar 18 ▲	@ CGY	G2 Dustin Tokarski	24/24	W	–
61	Mar 17	@ EDM	G1 Craig Anderson	30/36	L	–
60	Mar 13	vs TOR	G1 Craig Anderson	34/36	W	–
59	Mar 10	vs VGK	G1 Craig Anderson	30/31	W	–
58	Mar 7 ▲	vs FLA	G1 Craig Anderson	25/31	L	–
57	Mar 6	vs LAK	G2 Dustin Tokarski	29/30	L	–
56	Mar 4	vs MIN	G1 Craig Anderson	29/33	W	–
55	Mar 2	@ TOR	G1 Craig Anderson	29/30	W	–
54	Feb 27	@ DAL	G1 Craig Anderson	27/31	L	–
53	Feb 25	@ STL	G2 Dustin Tokarski	18/22	L	–
52	Feb 23	@ MTL	G1 Craig Anderson	25/28	L	–
51	Feb 20 ▲	@ CBJ	G1 Craig Anderson	32/38	L	–
50	Feb 19	vs COL	G2 Dustin Tokarski	31/35	L	–
49	Feb 17	vs OTT	G1 Craig Anderson	25/27	L	–
48	Feb 15	vs NYI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	30/33	W	–
47	Feb 13	@ MTL	G1 Craig Anderson	29/32	W	–
46	Feb 10	vs CBJ	G2 Dustin Tokarski	30/34	OTL	–
45	Feb 1	@ VGK	G1 Craig Anderson	30/35	L	–
44	Jan 30 ▲	@ COL	G2 Dustin Tokarski	32/35	L	–
43	Jan 29	@ ARI	G1 Craig Anderson	27/28	W	–
42	Jan 25	@ OTT	G3 Aaron Dell	42/47	L	–
41	Jan 22	vs PHI	G6 Michael Houser	30/33	W	–
40	Jan 20	vs DAL	G3 Aaron Dell	42/47	L	–
39	Jan 18 ▲	@ OTT	G6 Michael Houser	43/44	W	–
38	Jan 17	vs DET	G3 Aaron Dell	32/35	OTL	–
37	Jan 15	@ DET	G3 Aaron Dell	35/39	L	–
36	Jan 13	@ NSH	G3 Aaron Dell	29/30	W	–
35	Jan 11	vs TBL	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	7/9	L	Malcolm Subban
34	Jan 6	vs SJS	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	18/21	L	–
33	Jan 1	@ BOS	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	37/41	OTL	–
32	Dec 30 ▲	@ NYI	G5 Malcolm Subban	28/32	L	–
31	Dec 29	vs NJD	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	38/42	L	–
30	Dec 17 ▲	@ PIT	G5 Malcolm Subban	45/48	OTL	–
29	Dec 16	@ MIN	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	30/32	W	–
28	Dec 14	@ WPG	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	34/36	W	–
27	Dec 11 ▲	vs WSH	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	40/42	OTL	–
26	Dec 10	vs NYR	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	29/31	L	–
25	Dec 7	vs ANA	G4 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	21/23	L	–
24	Dec 4	@ CAR	G5 Malcolm Subban	19/25	L	Aaron Dell
23	Dec 2	@ FLA	G3 Aaron Dell	38/43	L	–
22	Nov 29	vs SEA	G2 Dustin Tokarski	25/31	L	–
21	Nov 27 ▲	@ DET	G2 Dustin Tokarski	38/41	OTL	–
20	Nov 26	vs MTL	G2 Dustin Tokarski	25/26	W	–
19	Nov 24	vs BOS	G3 Aaron Dell	18/22	L	Dustin Tokarski
18	Nov 22 ▲	vs CBJ	G2 Dustin Tokarski	8/12	L	Aaron Dell
17	Nov 21	@ NYR	G3 Aaron Dell	31/36	L	–
16	Nov 18	vs CGY	G2 Dustin Tokarski	18/23	L	Aaron Dell
15	Nov 16	@ PIT	G2 Dustin Tokarski	45/46	W	–
14	Nov 13 ▲	vs TOR	G3 Aaron Dell	21/26	L	–
13	Nov 12	vs EDM	G2 Dustin Tokarski	33/35	W	–
12	Nov 8	@ WSH	G2 Dustin Tokarski	25/30	L	–
11	Nov 6	vs DET	G2 Dustin Tokarski	29/33	OTL	–
10	Nov 4	@ SEA	G2 Dustin Tokarski	33/37	L	–
9	Nov 2	@ SJS	G1 Craig Anderson	22/27	L	–
8	Oct 31	@ LAK	G2 Dustin Tokarski	31/34	L	–
7	Oct 28	@ ANA	G1 Craig Anderson	34/37	W	–
6	Oct 25	vs TBL	G1 Craig Anderson	35/36	W	–
5	Oct 23 ▲	@ NJD	G2 Dustin Tokarski	37/39	OTL	–
4	Oct 22	vs BOS	G1 Craig Anderson	22/25	L	–
3	Oct 19	vs VAN	G1 Craig Anderson	32/34	W	–
2	Oct 16	vs ARI	G2 Dustin Tokarski	20/21	W	–
1	Oct 14	vs MTL	G1 Craig Anderson	30/31	W	–

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Buffalo Sabres goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Buffalo Sabres starting goalie in 2021-22?

Craig Anderson made the most starts: 31 of 82 (38%), going 17-12-2.

How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2021-22?

Dustin Tokarski had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2021-22?

Craig Anderson started 2 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 14.