Colorado Avalanche Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 38-30-14 · 90 pts · 5th Central
Who started in goal for the Colorado Avalanche 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.
Semyon Varlamov started 49 of 82 Avalanche games (60%). Philipp Grubauer had 33 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 49/82
- Share
- 60%
- Last 10
- 2
20-19-9 · .909 SV% · last start Apr 6
G2BackupPhilipp Grubauer- Starts
- 33/82
- Share
- 40%
- Last 10
- 8
18-9-5 · .917 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 4
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Avalanche game by starting goalie
- G1 Semyon Varlamov
- G2 Philipp Grubauer
- G3 Pavel Francouz
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 Semyon Varlamov 6, Philipp Grubauer 5.
- Home and road: Semyon Varlamov started 25 of 41 home games and 24 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 | @ SJS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/29 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs WPG | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 34/36 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 ▲ | vs EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | @ STL | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | vs ARI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 42/44 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 | vs VGK | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 34/37 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 24 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 40/42 | OTL | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | vs CHI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 29/31 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 21 | @ DAL | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 44/45 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ MIN | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 36/37 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | vs NJD | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 22/22 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 15 | vs ANA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/36 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 11 | vs CAR | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 30/32 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 9 | vs BUF | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 18/18 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | @ DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/29 | L | Philipp Grubauer |
| 67 | Mar 5 | vs DET | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/23 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | @ ANA | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 21/23 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 1 | @ SJS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 36/40 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 27 | vs VAN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 25 | vs FLA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 38/38 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | @ CHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 41/44 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 20 | vs WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/27 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | vs VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 40/40 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 | vs STL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 | @ WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/25 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 12 | vs TOR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 13/17 | L | Philipp Grubauer |
| 55 | Feb 10 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 54 | Feb 9 | @ NYI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 37/41 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 7 | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 5 | vs CBJ | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 31/36 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 2 | vs VAN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 21/26 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 23 | vs MIN | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 23/28 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 21 | vs NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 23/26 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 19 | vs LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/31 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ OTT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/30 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | @ TOR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 17/20 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 | @ MTL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 9 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 11/15 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | @ WPG | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 14/20 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs NYR | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 24/25 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs SJS | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 10/14 | L | Pavel Francouz |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 15/18 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | vs CHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | @ VGK | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 41/43 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 22 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 12/16 | L | Pavel Francouz |
| 36 | Dec 21 | vs CHI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 26/28 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | vs MTL | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 35/36 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | vs NYI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 17/20 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 15 ▲ | vs DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 38/42 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 | @ STL | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 15/18 | L | Philipp Grubauer |
| 30 | Dec 8 | @ TBL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 18/23 | L | Philipp Grubauer |
| 29 | Dec 6 | @ FLA | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 33/35 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 4 | @ PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/32 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 | @ DET | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/24 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 | vs STL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 ▲ | vs PIT | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 22/25 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | @ NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 36/38 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 ▲ | vs DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | @ ARI | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 37/38 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | @ LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/36 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 | @ ANA | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 30/33 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs WSH | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/23 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 | @ EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/27 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 | @ WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 19/23 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | vs NSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/33 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ VAN | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 30/37 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ CGY | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/37 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 27 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/27 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | vs OTT | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 21/24 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | vs TBL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 23/24 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | @ PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 37/38 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | @ CAR | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 42/43 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 | @ NJD | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 27/30 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 16 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 41/43 | OTL | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs CGY | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | @ BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/31 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | @ CBJ | G2 Philipp Grubauer | 30/34 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | vs PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 35/37 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs MIN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/21 | 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 2018-19?
Semyon Varlamov made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 20-19-9.
How often did the Colorado Avalanche backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Philipp Grubauer had 33 starts (40% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Colorado Avalanche back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Semyon Varlamov started 6 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 5.