Buffalo Sabres Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 42-33-7 · 91 pts · 5th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23: 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.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started 32 of 82 Sabres games (39%). Craig Anderson had 24 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterUkko-Pekka Luukkonen- Starts
- 32/82
- Share
- 39%
- Last 10
- 1
17-11-4 · .891 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 1
G2BackupCraig Anderson- Starts
- 24/82
- Share
- 29%
- Last 10
- 1
11-11-2 · .908 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 13
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23
Every Sabres game by starting goalie
- G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- G2 Craig Anderson
- G3 Eric Comrie
- G4 Devon Levi
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: 15 second games, started by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 6, Eric Comrie 4, Craig Anderson 3, Devon Levi 2.
- Home and road: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started 17 of 41 home games and 15 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 ▲ | @ CBJ | G4 Devon Levi | 29/31 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | vs OTT | G2 Craig Anderson | 30/33 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 ▲ | @ NJD | G4 Devon Levi | 24/28 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 10 | @ NYR | G4 Devon Levi | 26/28 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | vs CAR | G4 Devon Levi | 31/34 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | @ DET | G4 Devon Levi | 26/32 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | @ FLA | G4 Devon Levi | 34/36 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 39/42 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | vs NYR | G4 Devon Levi | 31/33 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 27 | vs MTL | G3 Eric Comrie | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 25 ▲ | @ NYI | G3 Eric Comrie | 26/26 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 24 | vs NJD | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 27/31 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 21 | vs NSH | G2 Craig Anderson | 14/20 | L | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
| 69 | Mar 19 | vs BOS | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 18/25 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 17 | @ PHI | G2 Craig Anderson | 17/22 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 15 | @ WSH | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 13 | @ TOR | G2 Craig Anderson | 25/28 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 11 | vs NYR | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 24/26 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 9 | vs DAL | G3 Eric Comrie | 39/49 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 36/39 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 6 | vs EDM | G2 Craig Anderson | 34/37 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 4 | vs TBL | G3 Eric Comrie | 33/36 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 2 | @ BOS | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 35/40 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 28 | vs CBJ | G2 Craig Anderson | 31/35 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | vs WSH | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 26/30 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 24 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Craig Anderson | 49/50 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 23 | @ TBL | G3 Eric Comrie | 36/41 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 21 | vs TOR | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 6/10 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 54 | Feb 18 | @ SJS | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 33/35 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 15 | @ ANA | G3 Eric Comrie | 19/22 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 13 | @ LAK | G2 Craig Anderson | 23/28 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 11 | vs CGY | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 33/40 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 1 | vs CAR | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 29/33 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 28 | @ MIN | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 26 | @ WPG | G3 Eric Comrie | 19/21 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 24 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 23 | @ DAL | G2 Craig Anderson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 21 | vs ANA | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 34/37 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 19 | vs NYI | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Craig Anderson | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Jan 16 | vs FLA | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 30/33 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 14 | @ NSH | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 38/41 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 12 | vs WPG | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 10 ▲ | vs SEA | G3 Eric Comrie | 18/22 | L | – |
| 38 | Jan 9 | vs PHI | G2 Craig Anderson | 34/38 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 7 | vs MIN | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 39/44 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 3 | @ WSH | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 28/32 | W | – |
| 35 | Jan 1 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Craig Anderson | 30/32 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 31 | @ BOS | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 37/40 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 29 | vs DET | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 28/31 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 19 | @ VGK | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 41/43 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 17 | @ ARI | G2 Craig Anderson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 15 | @ COL | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 39/41 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 13 | vs LAK | G2 Craig Anderson | 40/40 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 28/31 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 9 | vs PIT | G2 Craig Anderson | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Dec 7 | @ CBJ | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 20/24 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 4 | vs SJS | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 26/29 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 28/33 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 30 | @ DET | G2 Craig Anderson | 41/45 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 28 | vs TBL | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 19/25 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Nov 25 | vs NJD | G2 Craig Anderson | 41/44 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 23 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 34/36 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 22 | @ MTL | G2 Craig Anderson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | @ TOR | G1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 18/23 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ OTT | G3 Eric Comrie | 22/24 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 16 | Nov 15 | vs VAN | G2 Craig Anderson | 27/32 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 | vs BOS | G2 Craig Anderson | 27/30 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 10 | vs VGK | G3 Eric Comrie | 29/35 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 8 | vs ARI | G3 Eric Comrie | 20/23 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 5 ▲ | @ TBL | G3 Eric Comrie | 25/29 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 4 | @ CAR | G2 Craig Anderson | 28/32 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | vs PIT | G3 Eric Comrie | 18/21 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 31 | vs DET | G3 Eric Comrie | 15/18 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 | vs CHI | G2 Craig Anderson | 23/26 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 27 | vs MTL | G3 Eric Comrie | 31/34 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 25 | @ SEA | G3 Eric Comrie | 19/24 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 22 | @ VAN | G2 Craig Anderson | 29/30 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 20 | @ CGY | G3 Eric Comrie | 40/43 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 18 | @ EDM | G3 Eric Comrie | 46/48 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 15 | vs FLA | G3 Eric Comrie | 33/37 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | vs OTT | G2 Craig Anderson | 35/36 | 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 2022-23?
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made the most starts: 32 of 82 (39%), going 17-11-4.
How often did the Buffalo Sabres backup goalie start in 2022-23?
Craig Anderson had 24 starts (29% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Buffalo Sabres back-to-backs in 2022-23?
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started 6 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 9.