Chicago Blackhawks Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 36-34-12 · 84 pts · 7th Central
Who started in goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018-19: 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.
Corey Crawford started 39 of 82 Blackhawks games (48%). Cam Ward had 29 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterCorey Crawford- Starts
- 39/82
- Share
- 48%
- Last 10
- 8
14-18-5 · .908 SV% · last start Apr 5
G2BackupCam Ward- Starts
- 29/82
- Share
- 35%
- Last 10
- 2
16-12-4 · .897 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 6
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Blackhawks game by starting goalie
- G1 Corey Crawford
- G2 Cam Ward
- G3 Collin Delia
- G4 Anton Forsberg
- G5 Kevin Lankinen
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Chicago Blackhawks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Cam Ward 7, Corey Crawford 4, Collin Delia 3.
- Home and road: Corey Crawford started 20 of 41 home games and 19 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Cam Ward | 45/49 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs DAL | G1 Corey Crawford | 9/9 | W | Cam Ward |
| 80 | Apr 3 | vs STL | G2 Cam Ward | 37/40 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | vs WPG | G1 Corey Crawford | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | @ LAK | G1 Corey Crawford | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Mar 28 | @ SJS | G1 Corey Crawford | 26/30 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | @ ARI | G1 Corey Crawford | 28/29 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Corey Crawford | 19/20 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 23 | @ COL | G1 Corey Crawford | 21/24 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 21 | vs PHI | G1 Corey Crawford | 25/27 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 | vs VAN | G1 Corey Crawford | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 | @ MTL | G1 Corey Crawford | 48/48 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 | @ TOR | G1 Corey Crawford | 17/18 | W | Collin Delia |
| 69 | Mar 11 | vs ARI | G1 Corey Crawford | 24/25 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | @ DAL | G1 Corey Crawford | 26/27 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs BUF | G1 Corey Crawford | 35/39 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Cam Ward | 29/33 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ LAK | G1 Corey Crawford | 19/25 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 27 | @ ANA | G1 Corey Crawford | 29/32 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 24 | vs DAL | G2 Cam Ward | 25/29 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 22 | vs COL | G3 Collin Delia | 26/30 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 20 | @ DET | G2 Cam Ward | 31/35 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 | vs OTT | G3 Collin Delia | 7/10 | W | Cam Ward |
| 59 | Feb 16 | vs CBJ | G2 Cam Ward | 25/30 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 14 | vs NJD | G2 Cam Ward | 41/43 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 12 | @ BOS | G3 Collin Delia | 31/37 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 10 | vs DET | G2 Cam Ward | 43/45 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 7 | vs VAN | G3 Collin Delia | 40/43 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 5 | @ EDM | G2 Cam Ward | 25/27 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ MIN | G3 Collin Delia | 28/31 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | @ BUF | G2 Cam Ward | 40/43 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 22 | vs NYI | G2 Cam Ward | 34/36 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 20 | vs WSH | G3 Collin Delia | 34/39 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 17 | @ NYR | G3 Collin Delia | 29/32 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 14 | @ NJD | G2 Cam Ward | 19/25 | L | Collin Delia |
| 47 | Jan 12 | vs VGK | G3 Collin Delia | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 9 | vs NSH | G3 Collin Delia | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 7 ▲ | vs CGY | G3 Collin Delia | 39/42 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 6 | @ PIT | G2 Cam Ward | 31/34 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 3 | @ NYI | G3 Collin Delia | 47/50 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Jan 1 | vs BOS | G2 Cam Ward | 32/35 | L | – |
| 41 | Dec 29 | @ COL | G3 Collin Delia | 30/32 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 27 | vs MIN | G3 Collin Delia | 46/48 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 23 | vs FLA | G2 Cam Ward | 21/26 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 21 ▲ | @ COL | G3 Collin Delia | 35/36 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 20 | @ DAL | G2 Cam Ward | 26/28 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 18 | vs NSH | G2 Cam Ward | 30/31 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 16 | vs SJS | G1 Corey Crawford | 6/8 | L | Cam Ward |
| 34 | Dec 14 | vs WPG | G1 Corey Crawford | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 12 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Corey Crawford | 40/43 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 11 | @ WPG | G2 Cam Ward | 28/33 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 9 | vs MTL | G1 Corey Crawford | 25/28 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 6 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Corey Crawford | 32/36 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 5 | @ ANA | G1 Corey Crawford | 28/31 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 2 ▲ | vs CGY | G1 Corey Crawford | 38/41 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 1 | @ NSH | G2 Cam Ward | 25/29 | L | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | @ WPG | G1 Corey Crawford | 27/33 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 | vs VGK | G1 Corey Crawford | 24/30 | L | Cam Ward |
| 24 | Nov 24 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Cam Ward | 34/38 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | @ TBL | G1 Corey Crawford | 25/29 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 | @ WSH | G1 Corey Crawford | 23/27 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 18 | vs MIN | G1 Corey Crawford | 39/40 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 16 | vs LAK | G1 Corey Crawford | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 14 | vs STL | G1 Corey Crawford | 28/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 12 | @ CAR | G2 Cam Ward | 37/40 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 10 | @ PHI | G1 Corey Crawford | 21/24 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 8 | vs CAR | G1 Corey Crawford | 30/34 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 3 | @ CGY | G1 Corey Crawford | 36/40 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 1 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Cam Ward | 25/29 | L | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 | @ VAN | G1 Corey Crawford | 24/28 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 28 ▲ | vs EDM | G2 Cam Ward | 24/26 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | @ STL | G1 Corey Crawford | 30/36 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | vs NYR | G1 Corey Crawford | 18/19 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | vs ANA | G1 Corey Crawford | 24/25 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 ▲ | vs TBL | G2 Cam Ward | 49/54 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 20 | @ CBJ | G1 Corey Crawford | 37/38 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 | vs ARI | G1 Corey Crawford | 27/30 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs STL | G2 Cam Ward | 35/38 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | @ MIN | G2 Cam Ward | 42/46 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 7 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Cam Ward | 27/34 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | @ STL | G2 Cam Ward | 26/30 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | @ OTT | G2 Cam Ward | 22/25 | 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.
Chicago Blackhawks goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Chicago Blackhawks starting goalie in 2018-19?
Corey Crawford made the most starts: 39 of 82 (48%), going 14-18-5.
How often did the Chicago Blackhawks backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Cam Ward had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Chicago Blackhawks back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Corey Crawford started 4 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 10.