Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 36-12-8 · 80 pts · 1st Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes 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.
Alex Nedeljkovic started 23 of 56 Hurricanes games (41%). James Reimer had 21 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterAlex Nedeljkovic- Starts
- 23/56
- Share
- 41%
- Last 10
- 5
15-5-3 · .932 SV% · last start May 8
G2BackupJames Reimer- Starts
- 21/56
- Share
- 38%
- Last 10
- 2
15-5-2 · .906 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 29
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Hurricanes game by starting goalie
- G1 Alex Nedeljkovic
- G2 James Reimer
- G3 Petr Mrazek
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Nedeljkovic
G2Reimer
G3Mrazek
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 9 second games, started by Alex Nedeljkovic 4, James Reimer 3, Petr Mrazek 2.
- Home and road: Alex Nedeljkovic started 10 of 28 home games and 13 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 1 time (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 10 | @ NSH | G3 Petr Mrazek | 22/27 | L | – |
| 55 | May 8 | @ NSH | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/29 | L | – |
| 54 | May 6 | vs CHI | G3 Petr Mrazek | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 53 | May 4 ▲ | vs CHI | G3 Petr Mrazek | 27/30 | W | – |
| 52 | May 3 | vs CHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 15/17 | W | – |
| 51 | May 1 | vs CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 31/32 | W | – |
| 50 | Apr 29 | vs DET | G2 James Reimer | 16/17 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 27 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/28 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 26 | @ DAL | G2 James Reimer | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Apr 24 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Apr 22 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 32/34 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 20 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 26/27 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 19 | @ TBL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Apr 17 | vs NSH | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 15 | vs NSH | G3 Petr Mrazek | 19/20 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 12 | vs DET | G2 James Reimer | 27/29 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 10 | vs DET | G3 Petr Mrazek | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Apr 8 | vs FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 24/24 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 6 | vs FLA | G3 Petr Mrazek | 34/36 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 4 ▲ | vs DAL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 28/28 | W | – |
| 36 | Apr 3 | vs DAL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 22/25 | L | – |
| 35 | Apr 1 | @ CHI | G2 James Reimer | 22/25 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 30 | @ CHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 14/16 | L | – |
| 33 | Mar 27 | vs TBL | G2 James Reimer | 19/22 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 | @ CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/36 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 22 | @ CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 19/19 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 20 | vs CBJ | G2 James Reimer | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Mar 18 | vs CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Mar 16 | @ DET | G2 James Reimer | 24/27 | L | – |
| 27 | Mar 14 | @ DET | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 25/26 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 11 | vs NSH | G2 James Reimer | 32/33 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 9 | vs NSH | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 21/23 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 7 | vs FLA | G2 James Reimer | 21/23 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 4 | vs DET | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/35 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 James Reimer | 36/38 | W | – |
| 21 | Mar 1 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 44/46 | W | – |
| 20 | Feb 27 | @ FLA | G2 James Reimer | 28/31 | W | – |
| 19 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 James Reimer | 19/21 | L | – |
| 18 | Feb 24 | @ TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 25/27 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 22 | vs TBL | G2 James Reimer | 28/31 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 24/24 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 19 | vs CHI | G2 James Reimer | 26/29 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 17 | vs FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Feb 15 | vs CBJ | G2 James Reimer | 37/40 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 13 | @ DAL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 26/29 | W | – |
| 11 | Feb 11 | @ DAL | G2 James Reimer | 34/37 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 8 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 19/22 | L | – |
| 9 | Feb 7 | @ CBJ | G2 James Reimer | 17/22 | W | – |
| 8 | Feb 4 | @ CHI | G2 James Reimer | 29/34 | L | – |
| 7 | Feb 2 | @ CHI | G2 James Reimer | 30/33 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 31 ▲ | vs DAL | G2 James Reimer | 26/29 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 30 | vs DAL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 0/0 | W | James Reimer |
| 4 | Jan 28 | vs TBL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 32/32 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | @ NSH | G2 James Reimer | 31/33 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | @ DET | G3 Petr Mrazek | 17/20 | L | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ DET | G3 Petr Mrazek | 14/14 | 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 2020-21?
Alex Nedeljkovic made the most starts: 23 of 56 (41%), going 15-5-3.
How often did the Carolina Hurricanes backup goalie start in 2020-21?
James Reimer had 21 starts (38% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Carolina Hurricanes back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Alex Nedeljkovic started 4 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 5.