Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 45-30-7 · 97 pts · 5th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets 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.
Sergei Bobrovsky started 65 of 82 Blue Jackets games (79%). Joonas Korpisalo had 17 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Workhorse.
G1StarterSergei Bobrovsky- Starts
- 65/82
- Share
- 79%
- Last 10
- 7
37-22-6 · .921 SV% · last start Apr 5
G2BackupJoonas Korpisalo- Starts
- 17/82
- Share
- 21%
- Last 10
- 3
8-8-1 · .897 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Blue Jackets game by starting goalie
- G1 Sergei Bobrovsky
- G2 Joonas Korpisalo
- G3 Jeff Zatkoff
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: 17 second games, started by Sergei Bobrovsky 11, Joonas Korpisalo 6.
- Home and road: Sergei Bobrovsky started 33 of 41 home games and 32 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 1 time (1% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | @ NSH | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 23/26 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs PIT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 38/43 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | vs DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 23/27 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 | @ VAN | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | @ CGY | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 37/38 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 | @ EDM | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/25 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 24 | vs STL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 26/28 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 22 | vs FLA | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 33/33 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 29/32 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ BOS | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 34/38 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | vs OTT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 23/24 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 15 | @ PHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 27/30 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | vs MTL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 38/40 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 9 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/24 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | vs COL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 23/27 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | vs VGK | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 37/38 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | @ SJS | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 33/35 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/35 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | @ LAK | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 29/34 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | vs WSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/26 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 | vs CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/33 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | @ PHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 18/20 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 20 | @ NJD | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/31 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | vs PIT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 18/23 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 | vs PHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 23/25 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 22/27 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | @ NYI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 29/30 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 34/35 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 9 | @ WSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 13/17 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | vs WSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/25 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 34/38 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 2 | vs SJS | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/28 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | vs MIN | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 41/43 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | @ ARI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 38/39 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | @ VGK | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 32/37 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | vs DAL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 35/36 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 24/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 11 | @ BUF | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 26/28 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 8 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 35/37 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 7 | vs FLA | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 42/44 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | @ COL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/32 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | @ DAL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 21/22 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs TBL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 30/35 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | @ OTT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 23/28 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | @ PIT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | vs PHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/31 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 39/41 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 20 | vs TOR | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 39/41 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 18 | @ BOS | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 38/45 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | @ CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/24 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 | vs NYI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 21/25 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 12 | vs EDM | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 21/26 | L | Joonas Korpisalo |
| 30 | Dec 9 ▲ | vs ARI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 35/35 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | @ NJD | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 21/24 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 | vs NJD | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 32/36 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 19/23 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | vs ANA | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 25/27 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 29/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | @ MTL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/27 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | vs OTT | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 24/26 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 | vs CGY | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/22 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 20 | @ BUF | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/32 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 | vs NYR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 36/36 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 14 | @ MTL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 28/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 32/33 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 10 | vs CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 26/28 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 26/28 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 | @ NYR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 21/25 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 4 | @ TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 | @ FLA | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/34 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs BOS | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 27/30 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 38/42 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | vs WPG | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 29/30 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | vs BUF | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 34/35 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs LAK | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 26/31 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | vs TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 19/21 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | @ WPG | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 24/26 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 17/21 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 13 | vs NYR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 37/38 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | @ CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 37/38 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Joonas Korpisalo | 24/29 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | vs NYI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 29/29 | 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 was the Columbus Blue Jackets starting goalie in 2017-18?
Sergei Bobrovsky made the most starts: 65 of 82 (79%), going 37-22-6.
How often did the Columbus Blue Jackets backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Joonas Korpisalo had 17 starts (21% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Columbus Blue Jackets back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Sergei Bobrovsky started 11 of 17 second games; the other goalies started 6.