Calgary Flames Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 26-27-3 · 55 pts · 3rd Pacific
Who started in goal for the Calgary Flames in 2020-21: 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.
Jacob Markstrom started 43 of 56 Flames games (77%). David Rittich had 12 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.
Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
G1StarterJacob Markstrom- Starts
- 43/56
- Share
- 77%
- Last 10
- 9
22-19-2 · .904 SV% · last start May 19
G2BackupDavid Rittich- Starts
- 12/56
- Share
- 21%
- Last 10
- 0
4-7-1 · .904 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 4
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Flames game by starting goalie
- G1 Jacob Markstrom
- G2 David Rittich
- G3 Louis Domingue
- G4 Artyom Zagidulin
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Markstrom
G2Rittich
G3Domingue
G4Zagidulin
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Calgary Flames goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Jacob Markstrom 6, David Rittich 4.
- Home and road: Jacob Markstrom started 24 of 28 home games and 19 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 19 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/21 | W | – |
| 55 | May 18 | @ VAN | G3 Louis Domingue | 20/23 | L | – |
| 54 | May 16 | @ VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/35 | W | – |
| 53 | May 13 | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/25 | W | – |
| 52 | May 9 | vs OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/20 | W | – |
| 51 | May 5 | vs WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/19 | L | – |
| 50 | May 1 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | L | – |
| 49 | Apr 29 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/31 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 26 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/24 | L | – |
| 47 | Apr 24 ▲ | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/32 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 23 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 18/20 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 19 | vs OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 16/19 | L | – |
| 44 | Apr 16 | @ MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 18/20 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 14 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/27 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 13 | @ TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/26 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 10 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/17 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 5 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/30 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 4 | vs TOR | G2 David Rittich | 26/30 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 2 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/25 | L | – |
| 37 | Mar 29 | vs WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/23 | L | David Rittich |
| 36 | Mar 27 ▲ | vs WPG | G2 David Rittich | 22/24 | W | – |
| 35 | Mar 26 | vs WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/29 | L | – |
| 34 | Mar 24 | @ OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/30 | L | – |
| 33 | Mar 22 | @ OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/23 | L | – |
| 32 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 David Rittich | 31/33 | L | – |
| 31 | Mar 19 | @ TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/27 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 17 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/30 | L | – |
| 29 | Mar 15 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/31 | W | – |
| 28 | Mar 13 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/25 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 11 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/18 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 7 ▲ | vs OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/22 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Mar 6 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/33 | L | – |
| 24 | Mar 4 | vs OTT | G2 David Rittich | 29/32 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 1 | @ OTT | G2 David Rittich | 31/35 | L | – |
| 22 | Feb 27 | @ OTT | G2 David Rittich | 31/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 David Rittich | 16/20 | L | Artyom Zagidulin |
| 20 | Feb 24 | @ TOR | G2 David Rittich | 37/39 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Feb 22 | @ TOR | G2 David Rittich | 34/34 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 20 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 10/15 | L | David Rittich |
| 17 | Feb 19 | vs EDM | G2 David Rittich | 23/25 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 17 | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/29 | L | David Rittich |
| 15 | Feb 15 | @ VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/33 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 13 | @ VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 43/45 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 11 | @ VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 33/34 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 9 | vs WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | W | – |
| 11 | Feb 6 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/32 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 4 | @ WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/26 | L | – |
| 9 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 David Rittich | 25/28 | L | – |
| 8 | Feb 1 | @ WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/28 | W | – |
| 7 | Jan 30 | @ MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 37/37 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 28 | @ MTL | G2 David Rittich | 17/21 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 26 | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/21 | L | – |
| 4 | Jan 24 | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 29/32 | L | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | vs VAN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/32 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/34 | OTL | – |
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.
Calgary Flames goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Calgary Flames starting goalie in 2020-21?
Jacob Markstrom made the most starts: 43 of 56 (77%), going 22-19-2.
How often did the Calgary Flames backup goalie start in 2020-21?
David Rittich had 12 starts (21% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Calgary Flames back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Jacob Markstrom started 6 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 4.