Dallas Stars Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 50-26-6 · 106 pts · 2nd Central
Who started in goal for the Dallas Stars in 2024-25: 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.
Jake Oettinger started 58 of 82 Stars games (71%). Casey DeSmith had 24 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJake Oettinger- Starts
- 58/82
- Share
- 71%
- Last 10
- 6
36-18-4 · .909 SV% · last start Apr 16
G2BackupCasey DeSmith- Starts
- 24/82
- Share
- 29%
- Last 10
- 4
14-8-2 · .915 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Stars game by starting goalie
- G1 Jake Oettinger
- G2 Casey DeSmith
- G3 Magnus Hellberg
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: 11 second games, started by Casey DeSmith 8, Jake Oettinger 3.
- Home and road: Jake Oettinger started 32 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | @ NSH | G1 Jake Oettinger | 17/22 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 81 | Apr 14 | @ DET | G1 Jake Oettinger | 31/36 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 12 | vs UTA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 29/34 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 10 | vs WPG | G1 Jake Oettinger | 31/35 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | vs VAN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/32 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Jake Oettinger | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 | vs PIT | G2 Casey DeSmith | 35/39 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 3 | vs NSH | G1 Jake Oettinger | 28/29 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | @ SEA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 35/36 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 29 | @ SEA | G1 Jake Oettinger | 35/36 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Casey DeSmith | 46/48 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | @ EDM | G1 Jake Oettinger | 41/44 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | vs MIN | G1 Jake Oettinger | 32/32 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | vs PHI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/24 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 20 | vs TBL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 18 | vs ANA | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/25 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | @ COL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | @ WPG | G1 Jake Oettinger | 18/22 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 9 ▲ | @ VAN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/23 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 8 | @ EDM | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/27 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 6 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Oettinger | 26/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 4 | vs NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 25/28 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 2 | vs STL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 39/42 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 28 | vs LAK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 29/31 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 | @ CBJ | G1 Jake Oettinger | 23/28 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 23 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 34/37 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | @ NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 31/33 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 8 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/27 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | @ LAK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | @ ANA | G1 Jake Oettinger | 26/28 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 | vs CBJ | G2 Casey DeSmith | 27/30 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 31 | vs VAN | G1 Jake Oettinger | 26/29 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 28 | @ VGK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 25/28 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 33/33 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 24 | vs VGK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 18/21 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 | vs CAR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 17/19 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 19 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Jake Oettinger | 33/34 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | @ COL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/36 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs MTL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 21/23 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 | @ TOR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 27/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/27 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 11 | @ MTL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 30/31 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 9 | @ PHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 27/28 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 7 | @ NYR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/26 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 4 | vs UTA | G1 Jake Oettinger | 33/35 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 2 | vs OTT | G1 Jake Oettinger | 11/13 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 31 | vs BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 21/23 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 29 | @ CHI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 24/25 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 27 | vs MIN | G1 Jake Oettinger | 15/18 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 23 | @ UTA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/26 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 20 | vs NYR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 27/29 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 18 | vs TOR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 8/12 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 30 | Dec 16 | vs WSH | G1 Jake Oettinger | 25/26 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs STL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 15/16 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 | vs NSH | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/25 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 8 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Oettinger | 29/31 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 6 | @ VGK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 25/28 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 4 | @ LAK | G1 Jake Oettinger | 14/17 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 2 ▲ | @ UTA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 36/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 1 | vs WPG | G1 Jake Oettinger | 26/27 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 29 | vs COL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 29/32 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 27 | @ CHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 20/26 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 25 | @ CAR | G1 Jake Oettinger | 28/33 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 23 | @ TBL | G1 Jake Oettinger | 27/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 20 | vs SJS | G1 Jake Oettinger | 21/23 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 18 | vs ANA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/27 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 16 | @ MIN | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/23 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 14 | vs BOS | G1 Jake Oettinger | 23/25 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 | @ PIT | G1 Jake Oettinger | 20/21 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 9 | @ WPG | G1 Jake Oettinger | 11/15 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 12 | Nov 7 | vs CHI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 25/26 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 21/24 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 1 | vs FLA | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/28 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 | vs CHI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 22/24 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @ BOS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 25/27 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 | @ BUF | G1 Jake Oettinger | 21/24 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 19 | vs EDM | G1 Jake Oettinger | 30/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 17 | @ WSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/26 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 15 | vs SJS | G1 Jake Oettinger | 25/27 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 ▲ | vs SEA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 25/25 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 12 | vs NYI | G1 Jake Oettinger | 34/34 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 10 | @ NSH | G1 Jake Oettinger | 33/36 | W | – |
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 2024-25?
Jake Oettinger made the most starts: 58 of 82 (71%), going 36-18-4.
How often did the Dallas Stars backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Casey DeSmith had 24 starts (29% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Dallas Stars back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Jake Oettinger started 3 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 8.