Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 27-43-12 · 66 pts · 8th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023-24: 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 40 of 82 Blue Jackets games (49%). Daniil Tarasov had 23 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterElvis Merzlikins- Starts
- 40/82
- Share
- 49%
- Last 10
- 1
13-17-8 · .897 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 30
G2BackupDaniil Tarasov- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 3
8-11-3 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 4
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24
Every Blue Jackets game by starting goalie
- G1 Elvis Merzlikins
- G2 Daniil Tarasov
- G3 Spencer Martin
- G4 Jet Greaves
- G5 Malcolm Subban
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Merzlikins
G2Tarasov
G3Martin
G4Greaves
G5Subban
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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Daniil Tarasov 5, Elvis Merzlikins 3, Spencer Martin 2, Jet Greaves 2, Malcolm Subban 1.
- Home and road: Elvis Merzlikins started 19 of 41 home games and 21 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs CAR | G4 Jet Greaves | 38/41 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | @ NSH | G4 Jet Greaves | 31/37 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | @ FLA | G4 Jet Greaves | 42/46 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | @ TBL | G4 Jet Greaves | 28/32 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 ▲ | @ CAR | G5 Malcolm Subban | 32/35 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | vs PHI | G4 Jet Greaves | 37/39 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | vs NYI | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 13/15 | L | Jet Greaves |
| 75 | Apr 1 | vs COL | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 45/46 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 30 | vs PIT | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 30/33 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | @ PIT | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 33/36 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 26 | @ ARI | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 29/35 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 23 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 43/47 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 22 | @ COL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 44/50 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | @ DET | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 17 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 21/27 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 | vs SJS | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 39/41 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 14 | vs OTT | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 35/37 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 12 | @ MTL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 1/4 | L | Daniil Tarasov |
| 64 | Mar 9 | vs NSH | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 47/49 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 | vs EDM | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 29/31 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 5 ▲ | @ PIT | G4 Jet Greaves | 26/31 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 4 | vs VGK | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 36/39 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 2 | @ CHI | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 26/28 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 29 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 29/32 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 28 | @ NYR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 26/28 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 25 | vs NYR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 38/40 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 23 | vs BUF | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 35/37 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 21 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 27/29 | W | Elvis Merzlikins |
| 54 | Feb 20 | @ LAK | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 30/35 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 17 | @ SJS | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 28/31 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 13 | @ OTT | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 24/29 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 10 | vs TBL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 33/36 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | @ STL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 21/21 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 28 ▲ | @ SEA | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 22/25 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 27 | @ VAN | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Jan 25 | @ CGY | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 28/30 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 23 | @ EDM | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 20/24 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 19 | vs NJD | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 29/33 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 15 | vs VAN | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 27/30 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 13 | vs SEA | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 29/35 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 9 | @ WPG | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 18/23 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | vs MIN | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ PHI | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 39/41 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs BOS | G3 Spencer Martin | 23/27 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs TOR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 12/14 | W | Spencer Martin |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ NJD | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs TOR | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 26/30 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs WSH | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ BUF | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 25/29 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | vs NJD | G2 Daniil Tarasov | 24/29 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | @ TOR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 43/48 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 10 | vs FLA | G4 Jet Greaves | 30/33 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 ▲ | vs STL | G4 Jet Greaves | 41/43 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | @ NYI | G3 Spencer Martin | 29/36 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | vs LAK | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Dec 3 | @ BOS | G3 Spencer Martin | 25/28 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 1 | vs OTT | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 41/43 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | vs MTL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 27/30 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 ▲ | vs BOS | G3 Spencer Martin | 31/33 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 26 | @ CAR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 40/43 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | @ NJD | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 37/38 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 22 | vs CHI | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 33/36 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 ▲ | @ PHI | G3 Spencer Martin | 22/26 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 18 | @ WSH | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 22/26 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | vs ARI | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 29/32 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 14 | vs PIT | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 36/40 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 37/40 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 | @ DET | G3 Spencer Martin | 23/28 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 9 | vs DAL | G3 Spencer Martin | 26/30 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 6 | @ FLA | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 7/10 | OTL | Spencer Martin |
| 11 | Nov 4 | @ WSH | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 25/27 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | vs TBL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 27/29 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 30 | @ DAL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 28/32 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | vs NYI | G3 Spencer Martin | 32/34 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | @ MTL | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 25/29 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 24 | vs ANA | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 24/28 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 20 | vs CGY | G3 Spencer Martin | 36/37 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 | vs DET | G3 Spencer Martin | 24/28 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | vs NYR | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 24/25 | W | Spencer Martin |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs PHI | G1 Elvis Merzlikins | 33/35 | L | – |
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 2023-24?
Elvis Merzlikins made the most starts: 40 of 82 (49%), going 13-17-8.
How often did the Columbus Blue Jackets backup goalie start in 2023-24?
Daniil Tarasov had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Columbus Blue Jackets back-to-backs in 2023-24?
Elvis Merzlikins started 3 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 10.