Colorado Avalanche Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 43-30-9 · 95 pts · 4th Central
Who started in goal for the Colorado Avalanche 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.
Semyon Varlamov started 47 of 82 Avalanche games (57%). Jonathan Bernier had 34 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 47/82
- Share
- 57%
- Last 10
- 5
24-16-6 · .920 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 30
G2BackupJonathan Bernier- Starts
- 34/82
- Share
- 41%
- Last 10
- 4
19-13-3 · .913 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Avalanche game by starting goalie
- G1 Semyon Varlamov
- G2 Jonathan Bernier
- G3 Andrew Hammond
- G4 Spencer Martin
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Colorado Avalanche goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Jonathan Bernier 8, Semyon Varlamov 3.
- Home and road: Semyon Varlamov started 24 of 41 home games and 23 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | vs STL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 32/34 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | @ SJS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 32/35 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 22/25 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | @ ANA | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs CHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/30 | W | Jonathan Bernier |
| 77 | Mar 28 | vs PHI | G3 Andrew Hammond | 31/33 | L | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | @ VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/29 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | vs VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 39/40 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | vs LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 15/20 | L | Jonathan Bernier |
| 73 | Mar 20 | @ CHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 44/45 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 | vs DET | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 37/38 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 ▲ | vs NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/27 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 15 | @ STL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 44/45 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 13 | @ MIN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/34 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 10 | vs ARI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 22/24 | W | Semyon Varlamov |
| 67 | Mar 8 | @ CBJ | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 39/44 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 6 | @ CHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 4 | vs NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 2 | vs MIN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/32 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 28 | vs CGY | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 26 | vs VAN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/32 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 24 | @ CGY | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/29 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 22 | @ EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 43/46 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 20 | @ VAN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/28 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 18 | vs EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 36/39 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 16 | @ WPG | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 16/20 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 56 | Feb 14 | vs MTL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 44/44 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 28/32 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 10 | @ CAR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/35 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 8 | @ STL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 17/20 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 52 | Feb 6 | vs SJS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 38/39 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 3 | @ WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/31 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 1 | @ EDM | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 29/32 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 30 | @ VAN | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | @ STL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 31/34 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 23 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 36/39 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 22 | @ TOR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 29/31 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 20 | vs NYR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 27/28 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 18 | vs SJS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 45/48 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 15 | vs ANA | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 33/34 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 13 | @ DAL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 27/28 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | vs MIN | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 34/36 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | vs CBJ | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 34/34 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 21/21 | W | Jonathan Bernier |
| 38 | Dec 31 | vs NYI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 27/28 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs TOR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/34 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | vs ARI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/27 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | @ ARI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/34 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | @ LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 18 | vs PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | vs TBL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 25/31 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs FLA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/33 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 22/26 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 11 | @ PIT | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 39/40 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | @ FLA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 39/42 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | @ TBL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 5 | vs BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/34 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 3 | vs DAL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 5/9 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 24 | Dec 1 | vs NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 19/21 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 29 | vs WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/33 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs CGY | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 25/28 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | @ MIN | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 22 | vs DAL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 28/28 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 21/24 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 18 | @ NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 19/24 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/30 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 36/40 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | vs OTT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 22/28 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | @ PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/37 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 2 | vs CAR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 57/60 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 39/42 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | @ VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 14/21 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | vs STL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 24/28 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/34 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 14 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/35 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs ANA | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 17/18 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/23 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/29 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ NJD | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 35/39 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 5 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 37/39 | 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.
Colorado Avalanche goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Colorado Avalanche starting goalie in 2017-18?
Semyon Varlamov made the most starts: 47 of 82 (57%), going 24-16-6.
How often did the Colorado Avalanche backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Jonathan Bernier had 34 starts (41% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Colorado Avalanche back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Semyon Varlamov started 3 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 8.