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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Ben Bishop
    Starts
    51/82
    Share
    62%
    Last 10
    1

    26-17-5 · .916 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 18

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Ben Bishop
  • G2 Kari Lehtonen
  • G3 Mike McKenna
0%50%100%11020304050607080G2 LehtonenG1 BishopG3 McKenna

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Mar 13 · after game 70, Kari Lehtonen took the lead in the last 10 starts from Ben Bishop

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)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7 ▲@ LAKG2 Kari Lehtonen34/36W–
81Apr 6@ ANAG3 Mike McKenna28/33L–
80Apr 3@ SJSG2 Kari Lehtonen12/14WMike McKenna
79Mar 31vs MING2 Kari Lehtonen33/34W–
78Mar 29@ MING2 Kari Lehtonen17/21L–
77Mar 27vs PHIG2 Kari Lehtonen31/33W–
76Mar 25vs VANG2 Kari Lehtonen23/26L–
75Mar 23vs BOSG2 Kari Lehtonen33/36L–
74Mar 20@ WSHG2 Kari Lehtonen28/32L–
73Mar 18@ WPGG1 Ben Bishop3/3LKari Lehtonen
72Mar 16@ OTTG1 Ben Bishop22/25OTL–
71Mar 14 ▲@ TORG2 Kari Lehtonen28/33OTL–
70Mar 13@ MTLG2 Kari Lehtonen22/26L–
69Mar 11@ PITG2 Kari Lehtonen27/29L–
68Mar 9vs ANAG2 Kari Lehtonen26/27W–
67Mar 6 ▲@ NSHG2 Kari Lehtonen32/33L–
66Mar 5vs OTTG1 Ben Bishop12/12OTLKari Lehtonen
65Mar 3vs STLG1 Ben Bishop35/37W–
64Mar 1vs TBLG1 Ben Bishop20/25OTL–
63Feb 27vs CGYG1 Ben Bishop38/38W–
62Feb 24vs WPGG2 Kari Lehtonen17/21LBen Bishop
61Feb 22 ▲@ LAKG2 Kari Lehtonen18/18W–
60Feb 21@ ANAG1 Ben Bishop15/17L–
59Feb 18@ SJSG1 Ben Bishop1/5LKari Lehtonen
58Feb 16vs STLG1 Ben Bishop28/29W–
57Feb 11vs VANG1 Ben Bishop16/20LKari Lehtonen
56Feb 9 ▲vs PITG2 Kari Lehtonen34/37W–
55Feb 8@ CHIG1 Ben Bishop37/39W–
54Feb 5vs NYRG1 Ben Bishop31/32W–
53Feb 3vs MING2 Kari Lehtonen30/31W–
52Feb 1@ ARIG2 Kari Lehtonen17/18W–
51Jan 30vs LAKG1 Ben Bishop39/42L–
50Jan 25vs TORG1 Ben Bishop25/29L–
49Jan 23vs FLAG1 Ben Bishop33/34W–
48Jan 20@ BUFG2 Kari Lehtonen26/27W–
47Jan 18@ CBJG1 Ben Bishop25/26OTL–
46Jan 16 ▲@ DETG1 Ben Bishop13/15W–
45Jan 15@ BOSG2 Kari Lehtonen30/32W–
44Jan 13vs COLG1 Ben Bishop19/22L–
43Jan 6vs EDMG1 Ben Bishop37/38W–
42Jan 4vs NJDG1 Ben Bishop39/42W–
41Jan 2vs CBJG1 Ben Bishop24/26L–
40Dec 31vs SJSG1 Ben Bishop26/26W–
39Dec 29vs STLG1 Ben Bishop35/37W–
38Dec 27@ MING1 Ben Bishop27/30L–
37Dec 23vs NSHG1 Ben Bishop29/32W–
36Dec 21vs CHIG1 Ben Bishop24/24W–
35Dec 19vs WSHG1 Ben Bishop24/28OTL–
34Dec 16 ▲@ PHIG1 Ben Bishop28/30OTL–
33Dec 15@ NJDG2 Kari Lehtonen21/25L–
32Dec 13@ NYIG2 Kari Lehtonen32/34W–
31Dec 11@ NYRG2 Kari Lehtonen24/25W–
30Dec 9vs VGKG1 Ben Bishop34/38L–
29Dec 7@ STLG2 Kari Lehtonen24/26L–
28Dec 5vs NSHG1 Ben Bishop12/15LKari Lehtonen
27Dec 3 ▲@ COLG2 Kari Lehtonen25/27W–
26Dec 2vs CHIG1 Ben Bishop32/34W–
25Nov 30@ CHIG1 Ben Bishop19/22W–
24Nov 28@ VGKG1 Ben Bishop34/34W–
23Nov 24vs CGYG1 Ben Bishop34/38W–
22Nov 22 ▲@ COLG1 Ben Bishop29/32L–
21Nov 21vs MTLG1 Ben Bishop29/30W–
20Nov 18vs EDMG2 Kari Lehtonen9/12WBen Bishop
19Nov 16@ TBLG1 Ben Bishop22/28L–
18Nov 14 ▲@ FLAG2 Kari Lehtonen26/29OTL–
17Nov 13@ CARG1 Ben Bishop23/28L–
16Nov 10vs NYIG1 Ben Bishop14/14W–
15Nov 6vs WPGG1 Ben Bishop22/25L–
14Nov 4vs BUFG2 Kari Lehtonen27/28W–
13Nov 2@ WPGG1 Ben Bishop22/26L–
12Oct 30@ VANG1 Ben Bishop38/39W–
11Oct 27 ▲@ CGYG2 Kari Lehtonen29/30W–
10Oct 26@ EDMG1 Ben Bishop30/35L–
9Oct 24@ COLG1 Ben Bishop14/17LKari Lehtonen
8Oct 21vs CARG1 Ben Bishop36/39W–
7Oct 19@ ARIG1 Ben Bishop27/31W–
6Oct 17vs ARIG1 Ben Bishop27/28W–
5Oct 14vs COLG1 Ben Bishop22/23W–
4Oct 12@ NSHG1 Ben Bishop27/30L–
3Oct 10vs DETG1 Ben Bishop23/25W–
2Oct 7 ▲@ STLG2 Kari Lehtonen17/21L–
1Oct 6vs VGKG1 Ben Bishop19/19LKari Lehtonen

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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.