Calgary Flames Goalie Starts 2017-18

2017-18 · 37-35-10 · 84 pts · 5th Pacific

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Who started in goal for the Calgary Flames in 2017-18: 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.

Mike Smith started 55 of 82 Flames games (67%). David Rittich had 16 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Mike Smith
Starts
55/82
Share
67%
Last 10
5
25-22-6 · .916 SV% · last start Mar 31
G2Backup
David Rittich
Starts
16/82
Share
20%
Last 10
1
8-6-3 · .904 SV% · 5 relief · last start Mar 24
G3Third goalie
Jon Gillies
Starts
9/82
Share
11%
Last 10
4
3-5-1 · .896 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 7

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Flames game by starting goalie

G1 Mike Smith
G2 David Rittich
G3 Jon Gillies
G4 Eddie Lack

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

G1Smith

G2Rittich

G3Gillies

G4Lack

Game

Calgary Flames goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by David Rittich 6, Mike Smith 4, Eddie Lack 1, Jon Gillies 1.
Home and road: Mike Smith started 34 of 41 home games and 21 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 9 times (11% 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 7	vs VGK	G3 Jon Gillies	26/27	W	–
81	Apr 5	@ WPG	G3 Jon Gillies	24/26	L	–
80	Apr 3	vs ARI	G3 Jon Gillies	17/21	L	–
79	Mar 31	vs EDM	G1 Mike Smith	34/36	W	–
78	Mar 29	vs CBJ	G3 Jon Gillies	23/28	L	–
77	Mar 26	@ LAK	G1 Mike Smith	26/29	L	–
76	Mar 24	@ SJS	G2 David Rittich	28/33	L	–
75	Mar 21	vs ANA	G1 Mike Smith	8/11	L	David Rittich
74	Mar 19 ▲	@ ARI	G1 Mike Smith	25/28	L	–
73	Mar 18	@ VGK	G1 Mike Smith	27/31	L	–
72	Mar 16	vs SJS	G1 Mike Smith	14/20	L	David Rittich
71	Mar 13	vs EDM	G1 Mike Smith	28/28	W	–
70	Mar 11	vs NYI	G1 Mike Smith	22/26	L	–
69	Mar 9	@ OTT	G2 David Rittich	29/30	W	–
68	Mar 7	@ BUF	G2 David Rittich	25/26	W	–
67	Mar 5	@ PIT	G3 Jon Gillies	28/32	OTL	–
66	Mar 2	vs NYR	G3 Jon Gillies	24/27	L	–
65	Feb 28 ▲	@ COL	G2 David Rittich	29/33	L	–
64	Feb 27	@ DAL	G3 Jon Gillies	24/26	L	–
63	Feb 24	vs COL	G3 Jon Gillies	28/29	W	–
62	Feb 22 ▲	@ ARI	G3 Jon Gillies	35/37	W	–
61	Feb 21	@ VGK	G2 David Rittich	19/26	L	–
60	Feb 19	vs BOS	G2 David Rittich	30/32	OTL	–
59	Feb 17	vs FLA	G2 David Rittich	11/15	L	Jon Gillies
58	Feb 15	@ NSH	G2 David Rittich	29/32	W	–
57	Feb 13	@ BOS	G2 David Rittich	35/39	L	–
56	Feb 11	@ NYI	G1 Mike Smith	23/25	W	David Rittich
55	Feb 9 ▲	@ NYR	G1 Mike Smith	32/36	L	–
54	Feb 8	@ NJD	G2 David Rittich	30/32	W	–
53	Feb 6	@ CHI	G1 Mike Smith	34/36	W	–
52	Feb 3	vs CHI	G1 Mike Smith	25/28	W	–
51	Feb 1	vs TBL	G1 Mike Smith	21/27	L	David Rittich
50	Jan 30	vs VGK	G1 Mike Smith	31/34	L	–
49	Jan 25 ▲	@ EDM	G2 David Rittich	34/37	OTL	–
48	Jan 24	vs LAK	G1 Mike Smith	25/27	OTL	–
47	Jan 22	vs BUF	G1 Mike Smith	31/33	OTL	–
46	Jan 20	vs WPG	G1 Mike Smith	34/35	OTL	–
45	Jan 14	@ CAR	G1 Mike Smith	38/39	W	–
44	Jan 12 ▲	@ FLA	G2 David Rittich	41/43	W	–
43	Jan 11	@ TBL	G1 Mike Smith	33/34	W	–
42	Jan 9	@ MIN	G1 Mike Smith	33/35	W	–
41	Jan 6	vs ANA	G1 Mike Smith	27/29	W	–
40	Jan 4	vs LAK	G1 Mike Smith	28/31	W	–
39	Dec 31	vs CHI	G1 Mike Smith	34/37	W	–
38	Dec 29 ▲	@ ANA	G1 Mike Smith	39/41	L	–
37	Dec 28	@ SJS	G2 David Rittich	30/32	OTL	–
36	Dec 22	vs MTL	G1 Mike Smith	32/35	L	–
35	Dec 20	vs STL	G1 Mike Smith	21/22	W	–
34	Dec 17 ▲	@ VAN	G2 David Rittich	16/17	W	–
33	Dec 16	vs NSH	G1 Mike Smith	26/28	L	–
32	Dec 14	vs SJS	G1 Mike Smith	26/29	L	–
31	Dec 12	@ MIN	G1 Mike Smith	21/22	OTL	–
30	Dec 9	vs VAN	G1 Mike Smith	22/24	W	–
29	Dec 7 ▲	@ MTL	G2 David Rittich	35/37	W	–
28	Dec 6	@ TOR	G1 Mike Smith	28/29	OTL	–
27	Dec 4	vs PHI	G1 Mike Smith	16/21	L	–
26	Dec 2	vs EDM	G1 Mike Smith	22/27	L	David Rittich
25	Nov 30	vs ARI	G1 Mike Smith	28/28	W	–
24	Nov 28	vs TOR	G1 Mike Smith	26/29	L	–
23	Nov 25 ▲	@ COL	G2 David Rittich	24/26	W	–
22	Nov 24	@ DAL	G1 Mike Smith	35/40	L	–
21	Nov 22	@ CBJ	G1 Mike Smith	40/41	OTL	–
20	Nov 20	@ WSH	G1 Mike Smith	29/30	W	–
19	Nov 18	@ PHI	G1 Mike Smith	35/39	W	–
18	Nov 15	@ DET	G4 Eddie Lack	10/15	L	Jon Gillies
17	Nov 13	vs STL	G1 Mike Smith	7/9	W	Eddie Lack
16	Nov 9	vs DET	G1 Mike Smith	39/42	W	–
15	Nov 7	vs VAN	G1 Mike Smith	16/21	L	–
14	Nov 5	vs NJD	G1 Mike Smith	26/30	W	–
13	Nov 2	vs PIT	G1 Mike Smith	43/44	W	–
12	Oct 29	vs WSH	G1 Mike Smith	30/31	W	–
11	Oct 27	vs DAL	G1 Mike Smith	22/24	L	–
10	Oct 25 ▲	@ STL	G4 Eddie Lack	24/28	L	–
9	Oct 24	@ NSH	G1 Mike Smith	28/30	W	–
8	Oct 21	vs MIN	G1 Mike Smith	28/31	L	–
7	Oct 19	vs CAR	G1 Mike Smith	31/33	L	–
6	Oct 14 ▲	@ VAN	G1 Mike Smith	27/29	W	–
5	Oct 13	vs OTT	G1 Mike Smith	17/22	L	Eddie Lack
4	Oct 11	@ LAK	G1 Mike Smith	42/45	W	–
3	Oct 9	@ ANA	G1 Mike Smith	43/43	W	–
2	Oct 7	vs WPG	G1 Mike Smith	25/28	W	–
1	Oct 4	@ EDM	G1 Mike Smith	42/44	L	–

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Calgary Flames goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Calgary Flames starting goalie in 2017-18?

Mike Smith made the most starts: 55 of 82 (67%), going 25-22-6.

How often did the Calgary Flames backup goalie start in 2017-18?

David Rittich had 16 starts (20% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Calgary Flames back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Mike Smith started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.