Colorado Avalanche Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 56-19-7 · 119 pts · 1st Central
Who started in goal for the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22: 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.
Darcy Kuemper started 57 of 82 Avalanche games (70%). Pavel Francouz had 18 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterDarcy Kuemper- Starts
- 57/82
- Share
- 70%
- Last 10
- 7
37-12-4 · .921 SV% · last start Apr 28
G2BackupPavel Francouz- Starts
- 18/82
- Share
- 22%
- Last 10
- 3
15-5-1 · .916 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 29
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Avalanche game by starting goalie
- G1 Darcy Kuemper
- G2 Pavel Francouz
- G3 Jonas Johansson
- G4 Justus Annunen
- G5 Dustin Smith
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 Darcy Kuemper 7, Jonas Johansson 2, Pavel Francouz 2.
- Home and road: Darcy Kuemper started 31 of 41 home games and 26 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 29 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Pavel Francouz | 18/21 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | vs NSH | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs STL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/32 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 | @ WPG | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 40/44 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 22 | @ EDM | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 21/26 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 20 | @ SEA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/29 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 18 | vs WSH | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 24/27 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 16 | vs CAR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/33 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 14 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/27 | W | – |
| 73 | Apr 13 | vs LAK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/32 | W | – |
| 72 | Apr 9 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 49/50 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 8 | @ WPG | G2 Pavel Francouz | 39/43 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 5 | @ PIT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 41/45 | W | – |
| 69 | Apr 2 | vs PIT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/40 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 31 | vs SJS | G2 Pavel Francouz | 25/27 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 29 | @ CGY | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 44/45 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 27 | @ MIN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 25 | vs PHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 28/31 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 23 | vs VAN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 24/26 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 21 | vs EDM | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/25 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 18 | @ SJS | G2 Pavel Francouz | 25/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 15 | @ LAK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/23 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 13 | vs CGY | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 46/46 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 10 | @ CAR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 35/36 | L | – |
| 58 | Mar 8 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/42 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 7 | @ NYI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 32/36 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 5 | vs CGY | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 12/15 | OTL | Pavel Francouz |
| 55 | Mar 3 | @ ARI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 27/29 | L | – |
| 54 | Mar 1 | vs NYI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/31 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 34/36 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 25 | vs WPG | G2 Pavel Francouz | 26/29 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 23 | @ DET | G2 Pavel Francouz | 32/34 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 21 | @ BOS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 40/45 | L | – |
| 49 | Feb 19 | @ BUF | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/32 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 16 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/29 | W | – |
| 47 | Feb 15 | vs DAL | G2 Pavel Francouz | 16/19 | L | – |
| 46 | Feb 13 | @ DAL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/23 | W | – |
| 45 | Feb 10 | vs TBL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 36/38 | W | – |
| 44 | Feb 1 | vs ARI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 30 | vs BUF | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 30/31 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 28 | @ CHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 39/43 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 26 | vs BOS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/32 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 24 | vs CHI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 24/24 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 22 | vs MTL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/30 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 20 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 40/41 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 19 | @ ANA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 34/34 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 17 | vs MIN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 12/13 | W | Pavel Francouz |
| 35 | Jan 15 ▲ | @ ARI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 20/20 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 14 | vs ARI | G2 Pavel Francouz | 23/26 | W | – |
| 33 | Jan 11 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Jan 10 | vs SEA | G2 Pavel Francouz | 23/26 | W | – |
| 31 | Jan 8 | vs TOR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 5/8 | W | Pavel Francouz |
| 30 | Jan 6 | vs WPG | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 34/35 | W | – |
| 29 | Jan 4 | @ CHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/31 | W | – |
| 28 | Jan 2 | vs ANA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/31 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 16 | @ NSH | G2 Pavel Francouz | 30/34 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 14 | vs NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/28 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 12 | vs FLA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 10 | vs DET | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 37/40 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 8 | @ NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/29 | W | Jonas Johansson |
| 22 | Dec 6 | @ PHI | G4 Justus Annunen | 27/32 | W | – |
| 21 | Dec 4 | @ OTT | G3 Jonas Johansson | 12/15 | OTL | Justus Annunen |
| 20 | Dec 2 ▲ | @ MTL | G3 Jonas Johansson | 19/20 | W | – |
| 19 | Dec 1 | @ TOR | G3 Jonas Johansson | 33/41 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 27 ▲ | vs NSH | G3 Jonas Johansson | 26/28 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 26 | @ DAL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 19/22 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 24 | vs ANA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 5/6 | W | Jonas Johansson |
| 15 | Nov 22 | vs OTT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 15/20 | W | Jonas Johansson |
| 14 | Nov 19 | @ SEA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 25/28 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 17 | @ VAN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 32/34 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 13 | vs SJS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/30 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 11 | vs VAN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 21/22 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 6 | @ CBJ | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/41 | L | – |
| 9 | Nov 3 | vs CBJ | G3 Jonas Johansson | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Oct 30 | vs MIN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/30 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 28 | @ STL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 15/18 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 26 | vs VGK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/28 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 23 | @ TBL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/32 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | @ FLA | G3 Jonas Johansson | 34/37 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | @ WSH | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 34/39 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 | vs STL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/27 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | vs CHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 32/34 | 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 2021-22?
Darcy Kuemper made the most starts: 57 of 82 (70%), going 37-12-4.
How often did the Colorado Avalanche backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Pavel Francouz had 18 starts (22% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Colorado Avalanche back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Darcy Kuemper started 7 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 4.