Colorado Avalanche Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 42-20-8 · 92 pts · 2nd Central
Who started in goal for the Colorado Avalanche in 2019-20: 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.
Philipp Grubauer started 36 of 70 Avalanche games (51%). Pavel Francouz had 31 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterPhilipp Grubauer- Starts
- 36/70
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 0
18-12-4 · .916 SV% · last start Feb 15
G2BackupPavel Francouz- Starts
- 31/70
- Share
- 44%
- Last 10
- 9
21-7-4 · .923 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 11
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Avalanche game by starting goalie
- G1 Philipp Grubauer
- G2 Pavel Francouz
- G3 Michael Hutchinson
- G4 Antoine Bibeau
- G5 Adam Werner
- G6 Hunter Miska
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Grubauer
G2Francouz
G3Hutchinson
G4Bibeau
G5Werner
G6Miska
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Colorado Avalanche goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Pavel Francouz 8, Philipp Grubauer 4.
- Home and road: Philipp Grubauer started 18 of 33 home games and 18 of 37 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (70 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Mar 11 | vs NYR | G2 Pavel Francouz | 30/32 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 9 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Pavel Francouz | 32/35 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | @ SJS | G2 Pavel Francouz | 22/25 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | @ VAN | G2 Pavel Francouz | 19/24 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | vs ANA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ DET | G3 Michael Hutchinson | 17/18 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 29 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Pavel Francouz | 30/32 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 28 | @ CAR | G2 Pavel Francouz | 45/47 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 26 | vs BUF | G2 Pavel Francouz | 31/33 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Pavel Francouz | 20/21 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ ANA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/26 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | vs NYI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 27/28 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 17 | vs TBL | G2 Pavel Francouz | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | vs LAK | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 14/15 | L | Pavel Francouz |
| 56 | Feb 13 | vs WSH | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 35/38 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 11 | vs OTT | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 34/34 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 9 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Pavel Francouz | 34/36 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 8 | @ CBJ | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 31/32 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 6 | @ OTT | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 25/26 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 4 | @ BUF | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 23/24 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 1 | @ PHI | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 22/27 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 20 | vs DET | G2 Pavel Francouz | 22/25 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 18 | vs STL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 21/24 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | vs SJS | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 27/27 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | vs DAL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 10 | vs PIT | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 24/28 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | @ NYI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 32/33 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | @ NJD | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 28/30 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs STL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 24/27 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs WPG | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 19/24 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 28 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | vs MIN | G2 Pavel Francouz | 27/32 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ VGK | G2 Pavel Francouz | 29/32 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | vs CHI | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 27/31 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 ▲ | vs CAR | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 37/39 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 18 | @ CHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 31/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | @ STL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 30/34 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs NJD | G2 Pavel Francouz | 37/38 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs PHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 32/33 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | vs CGY | G2 Pavel Francouz | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 | @ BOS | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 3/4 | W | Pavel Francouz |
| 28 | Dec 5 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Pavel Francouz | 38/40 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | @ TOR | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 38/39 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 ▲ | vs CHI | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 26/29 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 | @ CHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 34/36 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | vs EDM | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 19/20 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | vs TOR | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 11/15 | L | Pavel Francouz |
| 22 | Nov 21 | @ MIN | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 28/31 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | @ CGY | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 31/33 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 16 | @ VAN | G4 Antoine Bibeau | 28/32 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 14 | @ EDM | G5 Adam Werner | 13/18 | L | Antoine Bibeau |
| 18 | Nov 12 | @ WPG | G2 Pavel Francouz | 0/0 | W | Adam Werner |
| 17 | Nov 9 | vs CBJ | G2 Pavel Francouz | 39/41 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 | vs NSH | G2 Pavel Francouz | 20/24 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 5 | @ DAL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 34/38 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 25/28 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | vs DAL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 27/29 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs FLA | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 ▲ | vs ANA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 22/26 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | @ VGK | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 25/26 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 21 | @ STL | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 22/25 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Pavel Francouz | 44/46 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 | @ FLA | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 40/44 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 16 | @ PIT | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | @ WSH | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 29/32 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | vs ARI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 34/36 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | vs BOS | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 39/41 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | vs MIN | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 29/31 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | vs CGY | G1 Philipp Grubauer | 27/30 | 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 2019-20?
Philipp Grubauer made the most starts: 36 of 70 (51%), going 18-12-4.
How often did the Colorado Avalanche backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Pavel Francouz had 31 starts (44% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Colorado Avalanche back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Philipp Grubauer started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.