Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Starts 2019-20

2019-20 · 33-22-15 · 81 pts · 5th Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets 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.

Joonas Korpisalo started 35 of 70 Blue Jackets games (50%). Elvis Merzlikins had 31 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Joonas Korpisalo
Starts
35/70
Share
50%
Last 10
4
19-12-5 · .911 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 7
G2Backup
Elvis Merzlikins
Starts
31/70
Share
44%
Last 10
5
13-9-8 · .923 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 8
G3Third goalie
Matiss Kivlenieks
Starts
4/70
Share
6%
Last 10
1
1-1-2 · .898 SV% · 2 relief · last start Feb 25

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20

Every Blue Jackets game by starting goalie

G1 Joonas Korpisalo
G2 Elvis Merzlikins
G3 Matiss Kivlenieks

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Korpisalo

G2Merzlikins

G3Kivlenieks

Game

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Elvis Merzlikins 7, Joonas Korpisalo 4, Matiss Kivlenieks 2.
Home and road: Joonas Korpisalo started 23 of 36 home games and 12 of 34 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (7% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (70 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
70	Mar 8 ▲	@ VAN	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	26/27	W	–
69	Mar 7	@ EDM	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	20/23	L	–
68	Mar 4	@ CGY	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	34/37	OTL	–
67	Mar 1	vs VAN	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	36/39	W	–
66	Feb 28	vs MIN	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	11/15	L	Matiss Kivlenieks
65	Feb 25 ▲	@ MIN	G3 Matiss Kivlenieks	35/40	L	–
64	Feb 24	vs OTT	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	16/18	W	Joonas Korpisalo
63	Feb 22	@ NSH	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	33/36	OTL	–
62	Feb 20	vs PHI	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	29/33	OTL	–
61	Feb 18	@ PHI	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	8/12	L	Matiss Kivlenieks
60	Feb 16	@ NJD	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	23/26	OTL	–
59	Feb 14 ▲	vs NYR	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	25/27	L	–
58	Feb 13	@ BUF	G3 Matiss Kivlenieks	23/27	OTL	–
57	Feb 10	vs TBL	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	28/30	OTL	–
56	Feb 8 ▲	vs COL	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	20/22	L	–
55	Feb 7	vs DET	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	16/16	W	–
54	Feb 4	vs FLA	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	32/32	W	–
53	Feb 2 ▲	@ MTL	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	27/30	W	–
52	Feb 1	@ BUF	G3 Matiss Kivlenieks	22/24	OTL	–
51	Jan 22	vs WPG	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	27/30	W	–
50	Jan 19 ▲	@ NYR	G3 Matiss Kivlenieks	31/32	W	–
49	Jan 18	vs NJD	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	41/41	W	–
48	Jan 16	vs CAR	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	32/34	W	–
47	Jan 14	vs BOS	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	34/34	W	–
46	Jan 11	@ VGK	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	27/27	W	–
45	Jan 9	@ SJS	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	30/33	L	–
44	Jan 7 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	37/40	W	–
43	Jan 6	@ LAK	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	35/37	W	–
42	Jan 4	vs SJS	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	25/28	L	–
41	Jan 2	@ BOS	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	25/26	W	–
40	Dec 31	vs FLA	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	36/37	W	–
39	Dec 29	vs CHI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	28/30	OTL	–
38	Dec 27	@ WSH	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	34/36	OTL	–
37	Dec 23	@ NYI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	35/37	W	–
36	Dec 21	vs NJD	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	21/22	W	–
35	Dec 19	vs LAK	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	23/25	W	–
34	Dec 17 ▲	@ DET	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	18/21	W	–
33	Dec 16	vs WSH	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	30/30	W	–
32	Dec 14	@ OTT	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	6/8	OTL	Joonas Korpisalo
31	Dec 12	@ PIT	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	31/32	OTL	–
30	Dec 9	@ WSH	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	37/39	W	–
29	Dec 7	@ FLA	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	23/26	L	–
28	Dec 5	vs NYR	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	16/19	L	–
27	Dec 3	vs ARI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	24/27	L	–
26	Nov 30 ▲	@ NYI	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	25/27	L	–
25	Nov 29	vs PIT	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	29/31	W	–
24	Nov 27	vs PHI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	19/22	L	–
23	Nov 25	vs OTT	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	25/25	W	–
22	Nov 23	@ WPG	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	27/31	L	–
21	Nov 21	vs DET	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	22/26	W	–
20	Nov 19	vs MTL	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	30/32	W	–
19	Nov 15	vs STL	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	25/27	W	–
18	Nov 12	@ MTL	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	30/32	OTL	–
17	Nov 9	@ COL	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	32/36	L	–
16	Nov 7	@ ARI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	30/32	W	–
15	Nov 5	vs VGK	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	23/25	L	–
14	Nov 2 ▲	vs CGY	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	26/28	L	–
13	Nov 1	@ STL	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	23/27	OTL	–
12	Oct 30	vs EDM	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	8/12	L	Elvis Merzlikins
11	Oct 26	@ PHI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	39/45	L	–
10	Oct 24	vs CAR	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	21/24	W	–
9	Oct 21	@ TOR	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	28/31	W	–
8	Oct 19 ▲	vs NYI	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	31/34	OTL	–
7	Oct 18	@ CHI	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	30/33	OTL	–
6	Oct 16	vs DAL	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	30/32	W	–
5	Oct 12 ▲	@ CAR	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	30/32	W	–
4	Oct 11	vs ANA	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	21/23	L	–
3	Oct 7	vs BUF	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	15/18	W	–
2	Oct 5 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Elvis Merzlikins	33/40	L	–
1	Oct 4	vs TOR	G1 Joonas Korpisalo	25/29	L	–

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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Columbus Blue Jackets starting goalie in 2019-20?

Joonas Korpisalo made the most starts: 35 of 70 (50%), going 19-12-5.

How often did the Columbus Blue Jackets backup goalie start in 2019-20?

Elvis Merzlikins had 31 starts (44% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Columbus Blue Jackets back-to-backs in 2019-20?

Joonas Korpisalo started 4 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 9.