Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 7-11-0 · 14 pts · 8th Metropolitan
Who starts in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Jet Greaves has started 10 of 18 Blue Jackets games (56%), 5 of the last 10. Cam Talbot has 8 starts and 1 relief appearance. Status: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterJet Greaves- Starts
- 10/18
- Share
- 56%
- Last 10
- 5
2-8-0 · .875 SV% · 1 relief · last start Nov 14
G2BackupCam Talbot- Starts
- 8/18
- Share
- 44%
- Last 10
- 5
5-3-0 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start Nov 10
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Every Blue Jackets game by starting goalie
- G1 Jet Greaves
- G2 Cam Talbot
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 3 second games so far, started by Jet Greaves 2, Cam Talbot 1.
- Home and road: Jet Greaves started 6 of 12 home games and 4 of 6 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (11% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (18 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Nov 14 | vs PHI | G1 Jet Greaves | 17/21 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 12 | vs TBL | G1 Jet Greaves | 25/28 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | vs FLA | G2 Cam Talbot | 25/28 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Jet Greaves | 31/36 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs DAL | G2 Cam Talbot | 31/32 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | vs COL | G2 Cam Talbot | 27/29 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 31 | @ DAL | G1 Jet Greaves | 14/16 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 29 | @ CAR | G1 Jet Greaves | 24/27 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | @ PHI | G2 Cam Talbot | 29/32 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs VGK | G2 Cam Talbot | 26/27 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | vs TOR | G1 Jet Greaves | 14/19 | L | Cam Talbot |
| 7 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Cam Talbot | 33/35 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | vs NYR | G1 Jet Greaves | 31/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs FLA | G2 Cam Talbot | 17/23 | L | Jet Greaves |
| 4 | Oct 10 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Jet Greaves | 22/26 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs PIT | G2 Cam Talbot | 20/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 3 | vs UTA | G1 Jet Greaves | 27/31 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 1 | vs BUF | G1 Jet Greaves | 23/26 | 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.
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie starts FAQ
Who is the Columbus Blue Jackets starting goalie?
Jet Greaves is G1: 10 of 18 starts this season (56%) and 5 of the last 10.
How often does the Columbus Blue Jackets backup goalie start?
Cam Talbot has 8 starts (44% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who starts the second game of Columbus Blue Jackets back-to-backs?
Jet Greaves started 2 of 3 second games this season; the other goalies started 1.