Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Starts 2021-22

2021-22 · 37-38-7 · 81 pts · 6th Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets 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.

Elvis Merzlikins started 56 of 82 Blue Jackets games (68%). Joonas Korpisalo had 17 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Elvis Merzlikins
Starts
56/82
Share
68%
Last 10
8
27-23-7 · .907 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 28
G2Backup
Joonas Korpisalo
Starts
17/82
Share
21%
Last 10
0
7-11-0 · .877 SV% · 5 relief · last start Mar 22
G3Third goalie
J-F Berube
Starts
6/82
Share
7%
Last 10
2
3-2-0 · .900 SV% · last start Apr 29

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22

Every Blue Jackets game by starting goalie

G1 Elvis Merzlikins
G2 Joonas Korpisalo
G3 J-F Berube
G4 Daniil Tarasov
G5 Jet Greaves

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

G1Merzlikins

G2Korpisalo

G3Berube

G4Tarasov

G5Greaves

Game

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Elvis Merzlikins 7, Joonas Korpisalo 4, J-F Berube 3.
Home and road: Elvis Merzlikins started 30 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 9 times (11% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 29 ▲	@ PIT	G3 J-F Berube	5/8	L	Elvis Merzlikins
81	Apr 28	vs TBL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/27	W	–
80	Apr 26	@ TBL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	28/32	L	–
79	Apr 24	vs EDM	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	33/35	W	–
78	Apr 22	vs OTT	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/26	OTL	–
77	Apr 19	@ SJS	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/28	L	–
76	Apr 17 ▲	@ ANA	G3 J-F Berube	26/31	L	–
75	Apr 16	@ LAK	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	36/38	L	–
74	Apr 13	vs MTL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	20/21	W	–
73	Apr 9	@ DET	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	34/38	W	–
72	Apr 7	vs PHI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	27/31	L	–
71	Apr 5 ▲	@ PHI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	47/49	W	–
70	Apr 4	vs BOS	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	34/37	OTL	–
69	Apr 2	@ BOS	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	37/40	L	–
68	Mar 31	@ NYI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	31/35	L	–
67	Mar 29	vs NYI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/29	L	–
66	Mar 26 ▲	@ MIN	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	35/38	OTL	–
65	Mar 25	@ WPG	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	29/33	OTL	–
64	Mar 22	@ PIT	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	32/37	L	–
63	Mar 19	vs STL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	19/21	W	Joonas Korpisalo
62	Mar 17 ▲	vs WSH	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	6/9	L	Elvis Merzlikins
61	Mar 16	@ OTT	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	30/31	W	–
60	Mar 13	vs VGK	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	23/27	W	–
59	Mar 11 ▲	vs MIN	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	36/38	W	–
58	Mar 10	@ NYI	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	27/33	L	–
57	Mar 7	vs TOR	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	28/33	L	–
56	Mar 5 ▲	vs BOS	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	28/32	OTL	–
55	Mar 4	vs LAK	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	39/43	OTL	–
54	Mar 1	vs NJD	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	30/33	W	–
53	Feb 27	vs PIT	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	37/40	L	–
52	Feb 25 ▲	@ CAR	G3 J-F Berube	46/50	L	–
51	Feb 24	@ FLA	G3 J-F Berube	39/42	W	–
50	Feb 22	vs TOR	G3 J-F Berube	39/42	W	–
49	Feb 20	vs BUF	G3 J-F Berube	33/36	W	–
48	Feb 17	@ CHI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	28/32	W	–
47	Feb 15	@ CGY	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	35/41	L	–
46	Feb 12	@ MTL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	30/31	W	–
45	Feb 10	@ BUF	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	24/27	W	–
44	Feb 8	@ WSH	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	29/33	W	–
43	Jan 31 ▲	vs FLA	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	18/25	L	Joonas Korpisalo
42	Jan 30	@ MTL	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	32/35	W	–
41	Jan 27 ▲	vs NYR	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	33/36	W	–
40	Jan 26	vs CGY	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	56/62	L	–
39	Jan 23	vs OTT	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	31/33	L	–
38	Jan 21 ▲	vs PIT	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	26/30	L	–
37	Jan 20	@ PHI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	33/34	W	–
36	Jan 15	@ FLA	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	11/15	L	Joonas Korpisalo
35	Jan 13	@ CAR	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	31/31	W	–
34	Jan 11	vs CHI	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	16/19	L	–
33	Jan 8	vs NJD	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	27/30	W	–
32	Jan 6	@ NJD	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	25/27	L	–
31	Jan 4	vs TBL	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	29/36	L	–
30	Jan 1	vs CAR	G4 Daniil Tarasov	31/33	L	Elvis Merzlikins
29	Dec 30	vs NSH	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	31/34	W	–
28	Dec 16	@ EDM	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/29	L	Joonas Korpisalo
27	Dec 14	@ VAN	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	35/39	L	–
26	Dec 11	@ SEA	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	28/32	W	–
25	Dec 9	vs ANA	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/26	OTL	–
24	Dec 7	@ TOR	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/30	L	Daniil Tarasov
23	Dec 5 ▲	vs SJS	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	30/34	W	–
22	Dec 4	@ WSH	G4 Daniil Tarasov	29/31	L	–
21	Dec 2	@ DAL	G4 Daniil Tarasov	34/37	L	–
20	Nov 30	@ NSH	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	6/9	L	Joonas Korpisalo
19	Nov 27 ▲	@ STL	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	27/33	L	–
18	Nov 26	vs VAN	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	39/41	W	–
17	Nov 24	vs WPG	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	36/36	W	–
16	Nov 22	@ BUF	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	29/33	W	–
15	Nov 20	@ VGK	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	32/35	L	–
14	Nov 18	@ ARI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	25/29	W	–
13	Nov 15	vs DET	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	24/27	W	–
12	Nov 13 ▲	vs NYR	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	36/41	L	–
11	Nov 12	vs WSH	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	24/28	L	–
10	Nov 6	vs COL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	34/36	W	–
9	Nov 3	@ COL	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	28/32	W	–
8	Oct 31	@ NJD	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	36/39	W	–
7	Oct 29	@ NYR	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	33/37	L	–
6	Oct 25	vs DAL	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	31/32	W	–
5	Oct 23	vs CAR	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	28/33	L	–
4	Oct 21	vs NYI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	34/36	W	–
3	Oct 19	@ DET	G2 Joonas Korpisalo	41/43	L	–
2	Oct 16	vs SEA	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	19/20	W	–
1	Oct 14	vs ARI	G1 Elvis Merzlikins	36/38	W	–

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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Columbus Blue Jackets starting goalie in 2021-22?

Elvis Merzlikins made the most starts: 56 of 82 (68%), going 27-23-7.

How often did the Columbus Blue Jackets backup goalie start in 2021-22?

Joonas Korpisalo had 17 starts (21% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Columbus Blue Jackets back-to-backs in 2021-22?

Elvis Merzlikins started 7 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 7.