Who started in goal for the Calgary Flames 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.

David Rittich started 48 of 70 Flames games (69%). Cam Talbot had 22 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    David Rittich
    Starts
    48/70
    Share
    69%
    Last 10
    5

    24-17-6 · .907 SV% · last start Mar 8

  • G2Backup
    Cam Talbot
    Starts
    22/70
    Share
    31%
    Last 10
    5

    12-10-1 · .919 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 6

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

Every Flames game by starting goalie

  • G1 David Rittich
  • G2 Cam Talbot

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 David Rittich
  • G2 Cam Talbot
0%50%100%110203040506070G1 RittichG2 Talbot

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Calgary Flames goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 9 second games, started by Cam Talbot 8, David Rittich 1.
  • Home and road: David Rittich started 20 of 33 home games and 28 of 37 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (6% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (70 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
70Mar 8vs VGKG1 David Rittich27/31L–
69Mar 6vs ARIG2 Cam Talbot32/34W–
68Mar 4vs CBJG2 Cam Talbot20/22W–
67Mar 1 ▲@ FLAG2 Cam Talbot38/38W–
66Feb 29@ TBLG1 David Rittich29/33L–
65Feb 27@ NSHG1 David Rittich34/38OTL–
64Feb 25@ BOSG1 David Rittich26/28W–
63Feb 23@ DETG1 David Rittich27/29W–
62Feb 21vs BOSG2 Cam Talbot19/23L–
61Feb 17vs ANAG2 Cam Talbot26/30W–
60Feb 15vs CHIG1 David Rittich11/15LCam Talbot
59Feb 13 ▲@ ANAG2 Cam Talbot44/44W–
58Feb 12@ LAKG1 David Rittich28/32L–
57Feb 10@ SJSG1 David Rittich34/36W–
56Feb 8@ VANG1 David Rittich25/27W–
55Feb 6vs NSHG2 Cam Talbot32/35L–
54Feb 4vs SJSG1 David Rittich23/26L–
53Feb 1vs EDMG1 David Rittich22/28LCam Talbot
52Jan 29 ▲@ EDMG1 David Rittich31/34W–
51Jan 28vs STLG2 Cam Talbot30/34OTL–
50Jan 18@ OTTG1 David Rittich16/20L–
49Jan 16@ TORG1 David Rittich35/36W–
48Jan 13@ MTLG1 David Rittich35/37L–
47Jan 11vs EDMG2 Cam Talbot29/32W–
46Jan 9vs MING2 Cam Talbot42/43W–
45Jan 7@ CHIG2 Cam Talbot31/32W–
44Jan 5@ MING1 David Rittich30/34W–
43Jan 2vs NYRG2 Cam Talbot24/27W–
42Dec 31vs CHIG1 David Rittich28/32L–
41Dec 29vs VANG1 David Rittich4/7LCam Talbot
40Dec 27@ EDMG1 David Rittich28/29W–
39Dec 23 ▲@ MING2 Cam Talbot31/33L–
38Dec 22@ DALG1 David Rittich26/27W–
37Dec 19vs MTLG1 David Rittich39/43OTL–
36Dec 17vs PITG2 Cam Talbot29/31L–
35Dec 14vs CARG1 David Rittich27/30L–
34Dec 12vs TORG1 David Rittich32/34W–
33Dec 10 ▲@ ARIG2 Cam Talbot46/48W–
32Dec 9@ COLG1 David Rittich28/32W–
31Dec 7vs LAKG2 Cam Talbot30/33W–
30Dec 5vs BUFG1 David Rittich26/29W–
29Nov 30vs OTTG1 David Rittich26/27W–
28Nov 27@ BUFG1 David Rittich34/36W–
27Nov 25@ PITG1 David Rittich35/38OTL–
26Nov 23@ PHIG1 David Rittich36/38W–
25Nov 21@ STLG1 David Rittich26/31L–
24Nov 19vs COLG1 David Rittich23/26L–
23Nov 17 ▲@ VGKG2 Cam Talbot31/37L–
22Nov 16@ ARIG1 David Rittich21/23L–
21Nov 13vs DALG2 Cam Talbot29/31L–
20Nov 9vs STLG1 David Rittich25/28OTL–
19Nov 7vs NJDG1 David Rittich21/23W–
18Nov 5vs ARIG1 David Rittich34/37W–
17Nov 3 ▲@ WSHG2 Cam Talbot28/32L–
16Nov 2@ CBJG1 David Rittich43/43W–
15Oct 31@ NSHG1 David Rittich31/36W–
14Oct 29@ CARG1 David Rittich26/28L–
13Oct 26@ WPGG1 David Rittich43/45OTL–
12Oct 24vs FLAG1 David Rittich18/23W–
11Oct 22vs WSHG2 Cam Talbot25/29L–
10Oct 20 ▲@ ANAG2 Cam Talbot29/30W–
9Oct 19@ LAKG1 David Rittich24/28LCam Talbot
8Oct 17vs DETG1 David Rittich27/28W–
7Oct 15vs PHIG1 David Rittich21/22W–
6Oct 13 ▲@ SJSG2 Cam Talbot17/20L–
5Oct 12@ VGKG1 David Rittich24/30L–
4Oct 10@ DALG1 David Rittich34/36W–
3Oct 8vs LAKG1 David Rittich36/40OTL–
2Oct 5vs VANG1 David Rittich34/34W–
1Oct 3@ COLG1 David Rittich27/31L–

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Calgary Flames goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Calgary Flames starting goalie in 2019-20?

David Rittich made the most starts: 48 of 70 (69%), going 24-17-6.

How often did the Calgary Flames backup goalie start in 2019-20?

Cam Talbot had 22 starts (31% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Calgary Flames back-to-backs in 2019-20?

David Rittich started 1 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 8.