Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 36-35-11 · 83 pts · 6th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes 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.
Cam Ward started 42 of 82 Hurricanes games (51%). Scott Darling had 40 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterCam Ward- Starts
- 42/82
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 5
23-14-4 · .906 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
G2BackupScott Darling- Starts
- 40/82
- Share
- 49%
- Last 10
- 5
13-21-7 · .888 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Hurricanes game by starting goalie
- G1 Cam Ward
- G2 Scott Darling
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 18 second games, started by Cam Ward 10, Scott Darling 8.
- Home and road: Cam Ward started 26 of 41 home games and 16 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | vs TBL | G1 Cam Ward | 32/34 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | @ PHI | G2 Scott Darling | 30/34 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | @ FLA | G2 Scott Darling | 32/35 | L | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | vs NYR | G1 Cam Ward | 18/20 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | @ WSH | G2 Scott Darling | 20/21 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Scott Darling | 41/45 | L | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs OTT | G1 Cam Ward | 19/20 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | @ OTT | G1 Cam Ward | 34/36 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | vs ARI | G1 Cam Ward | 28/33 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs EDM | G2 Scott Darling | 23/30 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Scott Darling | 26/29 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 17 | vs PHI | G1 Cam Ward | 23/26 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 Cam Ward | 28/33 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 12 | @ NYR | G2 Scott Darling | 17/21 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | @ CHI | G2 Scott Darling | 22/24 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | @ MIN | G1 Cam Ward | 9/13 | L | Scott Darling |
| 66 | Mar 4 | vs WPG | G1 Cam Ward | 20/23 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Cam Ward | 25/26 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | @ PHI | G1 Cam Ward | 21/22 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | @ BOS | G2 Scott Darling | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Scott Darling | 19/22 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 23 | vs PIT | G1 Cam Ward | 33/39 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 | vs NJD | G1 Cam Ward | 18/21 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 16 ▲ | vs NYI | G1 Cam Ward | 20/22 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 15 | @ NJD | G2 Scott Darling | 17/22 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 13 | vs LAK | G1 Cam Ward | 27/30 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 10 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Cam Ward | 29/30 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs VAN | G2 Scott Darling | 21/22 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 6 | vs PHI | G1 Cam Ward | 28/30 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs SJS | G1 Cam Ward | 23/26 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Scott Darling | 34/38 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs MTL | G1 Cam Ward | 27/27 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | vs OTT | G1 Cam Ward | 29/30 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | @ MTL | G1 Cam Ward | 26/31 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | @ PIT | G1 Cam Ward | 30/33 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Scott Darling | 5/8 | L | Cam Ward |
| 46 | Jan 20 | @ DET | G1 Cam Ward | 23/24 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 | vs CGY | G2 Scott Darling | 26/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 12 ▲ | vs WSH | G1 Cam Ward | 23/27 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 11 | @ WSH | G2 Scott Darling | 27/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 9 | @ TBL | G1 Cam Ward | 29/34 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ BOS | G1 Cam Ward | 0/2 | L | Scott Darling |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ PIT | G1 Cam Ward | 21/21 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs WSH | G1 Cam Ward | 21/26 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Scott Darling | 26/29 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs PIT | G1 Cam Ward | 27/28 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | vs MTL | G1 Cam Ward | 23/24 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs BUF | G1 Cam Ward | 20/22 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | @ NSH | G1 Cam Ward | 28/29 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ TOR | G2 Scott Darling | 28/36 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Scott Darling | 35/36 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 15 | @ BUF | G1 Cam Ward | 37/41 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Cam Ward | 22/24 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 11 | @ ANA | G2 Scott Darling | 20/23 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | @ LAK | G2 Scott Darling | 18/21 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | @ SJS | G1 Cam Ward | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Dec 5 | @ VAN | G2 Scott Darling | 19/22 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 2 ▲ | vs FLA | G1 Cam Ward | 37/39 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 | @ NYR | G2 Scott Darling | 21/24 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 28 | @ CBJ | G2 Scott Darling | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 26 | vs NSH | G2 Scott Darling | 32/35 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | vs TOR | G1 Cam Ward | 12/16 | L | Scott Darling |
| 20 | Nov 22 | vs NYR | G2 Scott Darling | 21/27 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 ▲ | vs NYI | G1 Cam Ward | 27/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 18 | @ BUF | G2 Scott Darling | 24/25 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | @ NYI | G2 Scott Darling | 30/35 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 13 | vs DAL | G2 Scott Darling | 25/26 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 11 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Scott Darling | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 10 | @ CBJ | G1 Cam Ward | 25/26 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 7 | vs FLA | G2 Scott Darling | 30/31 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | @ ARI | G2 Scott Darling | 23/24 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | @ COL | G1 Cam Ward | 22/27 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 29 | vs ANA | G2 Scott Darling | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 27 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Cam Ward | 32/34 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 | @ TOR | G2 Scott Darling | 31/34 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 24 | vs TBL | G2 Scott Darling | 24/27 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 21 | @ DAL | G2 Scott Darling | 22/26 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 19 | @ CGY | G2 Scott Darling | 25/26 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | @ EDM | G1 Cam Ward | 48/51 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 14 | @ WPG | G2 Scott Darling | 19/21 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 10 | vs CBJ | G2 Scott Darling | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 7 | vs MIN | G2 Scott Darling | 23/27 | 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.
Carolina Hurricanes goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Carolina Hurricanes starting goalie in 2017-18?
Cam Ward made the most starts: 42 of 82 (51%), going 23-14-4.
How often did the Carolina Hurricanes backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Scott Darling had 40 starts (49% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Carolina Hurricanes back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Cam Ward started 10 of 18 second games; the other goalies started 8.