Dallas Stars Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 42-32-8 · 92 pts · 6th Central
Who started in goal for the Dallas Stars 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.
Ben Bishop started 51 of 82 Stars games (62%). Kari Lehtonen had 30 starts and 7 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterBen Bishop- Starts
- 51/82
- Share
- 62%
- Last 10
- 1
26-17-5 · .916 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 18
G2BackupKari Lehtonen- Starts
- 30/82
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 8
15-14-3 · .912 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Stars game by starting goalie
- G1 Ben Bishop
- G2 Kari Lehtonen
- G3 Mike McKenna
- G4 Landon Bow
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Dallas Stars goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Kari Lehtonen 9, Ben Bishop 3.
- Home and road: Ben Bishop started 31 of 41 home games and 20 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 34/36 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 6 | @ ANA | G3 Mike McKenna | 28/33 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ SJS | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 12/14 | W | Mike McKenna |
| 79 | Mar 31 | vs MIN | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 33/34 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | @ MIN | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 17/21 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 | vs PHI | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 25 | vs VAN | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | vs BOS | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 33/36 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 20 | @ WSH | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 28/32 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 18 | @ WPG | G1 Ben Bishop | 3/3 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
| 72 | Mar 16 | @ OTT | G1 Ben Bishop | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 | @ MTL | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 22/26 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 11 | @ PIT | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 27/29 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | vs ANA | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 26/27 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 32/33 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | vs OTT | G1 Ben Bishop | 12/12 | OTL | Kari Lehtonen |
| 65 | Mar 3 | vs STL | G1 Ben Bishop | 35/37 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | vs TBL | G1 Ben Bishop | 20/25 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | vs CGY | G1 Ben Bishop | 38/38 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 | vs WPG | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 17/21 | L | Ben Bishop |
| 61 | Feb 22 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 18/18 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ ANA | G1 Ben Bishop | 15/17 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | @ SJS | G1 Ben Bishop | 1/5 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
| 58 | Feb 16 | vs STL | G1 Ben Bishop | 28/29 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 11 | vs VAN | G1 Ben Bishop | 16/20 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
| 56 | Feb 9 ▲ | vs PIT | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 34/37 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 8 | @ CHI | G1 Ben Bishop | 37/39 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 5 | vs NYR | G1 Ben Bishop | 31/32 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 3 | vs MIN | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 30/31 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | @ ARI | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 17/18 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 30 | vs LAK | G1 Ben Bishop | 39/42 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 25 | vs TOR | G1 Ben Bishop | 25/29 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 23 | vs FLA | G1 Ben Bishop | 33/34 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 20 | @ BUF | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 26/27 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | @ CBJ | G1 Ben Bishop | 25/26 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Ben Bishop | 13/15 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 15 | @ BOS | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 13 | vs COL | G1 Ben Bishop | 19/22 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | vs EDM | G1 Ben Bishop | 37/38 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs NJD | G1 Ben Bishop | 39/42 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs CBJ | G1 Ben Bishop | 24/26 | L | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs SJS | G1 Ben Bishop | 26/26 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | vs STL | G1 Ben Bishop | 35/37 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | @ MIN | G1 Ben Bishop | 27/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | vs NSH | G1 Ben Bishop | 29/32 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | vs CHI | G1 Ben Bishop | 24/24 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | vs WSH | G1 Ben Bishop | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 16 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Ben Bishop | 28/30 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 15 | @ NJD | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 21/25 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | @ NYI | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 32/34 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | @ NYR | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 24/25 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | vs VGK | G1 Ben Bishop | 34/38 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 | @ STL | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 24/26 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 | vs NSH | G1 Ben Bishop | 12/15 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
| 27 | Dec 3 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 25/27 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs CHI | G1 Ben Bishop | 32/34 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 | @ CHI | G1 Ben Bishop | 19/22 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | @ VGK | G1 Ben Bishop | 34/34 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | vs CGY | G1 Ben Bishop | 34/38 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Ben Bishop | 29/32 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs MTL | G1 Ben Bishop | 29/30 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 | vs EDM | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 9/12 | W | Ben Bishop |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ TBL | G1 Ben Bishop | 22/28 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | @ CAR | G1 Ben Bishop | 23/28 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | vs NYI | G1 Ben Bishop | 14/14 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 | vs WPG | G1 Ben Bishop | 22/25 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 4 | vs BUF | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 27/28 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 | @ WPG | G1 Ben Bishop | 22/26 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ VAN | G1 Ben Bishop | 38/39 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 29/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | @ EDM | G1 Ben Bishop | 30/35 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | @ COL | G1 Ben Bishop | 14/17 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs CAR | G1 Ben Bishop | 36/39 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | @ ARI | G1 Ben Bishop | 27/31 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | vs ARI | G1 Ben Bishop | 27/28 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | vs COL | G1 Ben Bishop | 22/23 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | @ NSH | G1 Ben Bishop | 27/30 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | vs DET | G1 Ben Bishop | 23/25 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Kari Lehtonen | 17/21 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | vs VGK | G1 Ben Bishop | 19/19 | L | Kari Lehtonen |
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.
Dallas Stars goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Dallas Stars starting goalie in 2017-18?
Ben Bishop made the most starts: 51 of 82 (62%), going 26-17-5.
How often did the Dallas Stars backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Kari Lehtonen had 30 starts (37% of games) plus 7 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Dallas Stars back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Ben Bishop started 3 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 9.