Dallas Stars Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 50-20-12 · 112 pts · 2nd Central

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Who started in goal for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26: 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 54 of 82 Stars games (66%). Casey DeSmith had 28 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

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

G1Starter
Jake Oettinger
Starts
54/82
Share
66%
Last 10
7
35-12-6 · .899 SV% · last start Apr 15
G2Backup
Casey DeSmith
Starts
28/82
Share
34%
Last 10
3
15-8-6 · .907 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 13

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Stars game by starting goalie

G1 Jake Oettinger
G2 Casey DeSmith
G3 Rémi Poirier

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

G1Oettinger

G2DeSmith

G3Poirier

Game

Dallas Stars goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Casey DeSmith 9, Jake Oettinger 3.
Home and road: Jake Oettinger started 30 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% 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 15	@ BUF	G1 Jake Oettinger	21/24	W	–
81	Apr 13	@ TOR	G2 Casey DeSmith	22/27	W	–
80	Apr 11	vs NYR	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/22	W	–
79	Apr 9	vs MIN	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/31	W	–
78	Apr 7	vs CGY	G1 Jake Oettinger	17/20	W	–
77	Apr 4	vs COL	G2 Casey DeSmith	20/21	L	–
76	Apr 2	vs WPG	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/22	W	–
75	Mar 31	@ BOS	G1 Jake Oettinger	18/22	L	–
74	Mar 29 ▲	@ PHI	G2 Casey DeSmith	28/30	OTL	–
73	Mar 28	@ PIT	G1 Jake Oettinger	9/12	W	–
72	Mar 26	@ NYI	G1 Jake Oettinger	23/25	L	–
71	Mar 24	vs NJD	G1 Jake Oettinger	4/8	L	Casey DeSmith
70	Mar 22 ▲	vs VGK	G2 Casey DeSmith	30/33	L	–
69	Mar 21	@ MIN	G1 Jake Oettinger	26/28	OTL	–
68	Mar 18	@ COL	G1 Jake Oettinger	33/34	W	–
67	Mar 16	vs UTA	G2 Casey DeSmith	16/21	L	–
66	Mar 14	vs DET	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/24	W	–
65	Mar 12	vs EDM	G1 Jake Oettinger	30/32	W	–
64	Mar 10	vs VGK	G1 Jake Oettinger	26/27	W	–
63	Mar 8	vs CHI	G2 Casey DeSmith	16/19	W	–
62	Mar 6	vs COL	G1 Jake Oettinger	25/29	OTL	–
61	Mar 3 ▲	@ CGY	G2 Casey DeSmith	20/21	W	–
60	Mar 2	@ VAN	G1 Jake Oettinger	13/14	W	–
59	Feb 28	vs NSH	G1 Jake Oettinger	25/27	W	–
58	Feb 25	vs SEA	G2 Casey DeSmith	18/19	W	–
57	Feb 4	vs STL	G1 Jake Oettinger	14/18	W	–
56	Feb 2	vs WPG	G1 Jake Oettinger	24/27	W	–
55	Jan 31	@ UTA	G2 Casey DeSmith	12/14	W	–
54	Jan 29	@ VGK	G1 Jake Oettinger	17/21	W	–
53	Jan 27	@ STL	G1 Jake Oettinger	23/26	W	–
52	Jan 23 ▲	vs STL	G1 Jake Oettinger	20/22	W	–
51	Jan 22	@ CBJ	G2 Casey DeSmith	21/22	L	–
50	Jan 20	vs BOS	G1 Jake Oettinger	16/18	W	–
49	Jan 18	vs TBL	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/25	L	–
48	Jan 15	@ UTA	G1 Jake Oettinger	25/27	L	–
47	Jan 13 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Casey DeSmith	22/24	L	–
46	Jan 12	@ LAK	G1 Jake Oettinger	24/25	W	–
45	Jan 10	@ SJS	G2 Casey DeSmith	26/31	OTL	–
44	Jan 7 ▲	@ WSH	G2 Casey DeSmith	23/24	W	–
43	Jan 6	@ CAR	G1 Jake Oettinger	10/15	L	Casey DeSmith
42	Jan 4	vs MTL	G1 Jake Oettinger	24/28	OTL	–
41	Jan 1 ▲	@ CHI	G1 Jake Oettinger	17/21	L	–
40	Dec 31	vs BUF	G2 Casey DeSmith	27/31	L	–
39	Dec 27	vs CHI	G1 Jake Oettinger	30/33	OTL	–
38	Dec 23	@ DET	G2 Casey DeSmith	21/25	OTL	–
37	Dec 21	vs TOR	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/28	W	–
36	Dec 19 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Casey DeSmith	22/25	W	–
35	Dec 18	@ SJS	G1 Jake Oettinger	34/37	W	–
34	Dec 15	vs LAK	G2 Casey DeSmith	27/28	W	–
33	Dec 13	vs FLA	G1 Jake Oettinger	19/22	L	–
32	Dec 11	@ MIN	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/30	L	–
31	Dec 9	@ WPG	G2 Casey DeSmith	30/33	W	–
30	Dec 7	vs PIT	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/29	W	–
29	Dec 5	vs SJS	G1 Jake Oettinger	16/17	W	–
28	Dec 3 ▲	@ NJD	G1 Jake Oettinger	30/30	W	–
27	Dec 2	@ NYR	G2 Casey DeSmith	38/41	OTL	–
26	Nov 30	vs OTT	G2 Casey DeSmith	15/16	W	–
25	Nov 28	vs UTA	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/30	W	–
24	Nov 26 ▲	@ SEA	G2 Casey DeSmith	26/28	W	–
23	Nov 25	@ EDM	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/25	W	–
22	Nov 22	@ CGY	G2 Casey DeSmith	31/33	OTL	–
21	Nov 20	@ VAN	G1 Jake Oettinger	34/36	W	–
20	Nov 18	vs NYI	G1 Jake Oettinger	19/22	L	–
19	Nov 15	vs PHI	G1 Jake Oettinger	20/21	W	–
18	Nov 13	@ MTL	G2 Casey DeSmith	24/24	W	–
17	Nov 11	@ OTT	G1 Jake Oettinger	27/29	W	–
16	Nov 9 ▲	vs SEA	G2 Casey DeSmith	30/31	W	–
15	Nov 8	@ NSH	G1 Jake Oettinger	17/21	W	–
14	Nov 6	vs ANA	G1 Jake Oettinger	18/24	L	–
13	Nov 4	vs EDM	G2 Casey DeSmith	23/26	W	–
12	Nov 1	@ FLA	G2 Casey DeSmith	25/28	OTL	–
11	Oct 30	@ TBL	G1 Jake Oettinger	31/33	OTL	–
10	Oct 28	vs WSH	G1 Jake Oettinger	24/24	W	–
9	Oct 26 ▲	@ NSH	G2 Casey DeSmith	23/25	W	–
8	Oct 25	vs CAR	G1 Jake Oettinger	26/28	W	–
7	Oct 23	vs LAK	G1 Jake Oettinger	22/25	OTL	–
6	Oct 21	vs CBJ	G1 Jake Oettinger	24/28	L	–
5	Oct 18	@ STL	G1 Jake Oettinger	19/21	L	–
4	Oct 16	vs VAN	G2 Casey DeSmith	21/26	L	–
3	Oct 14	vs MIN	G1 Jake Oettinger	39/41	W	–
2	Oct 11	@ COL	G1 Jake Oettinger	35/39	W	–
1	Oct 9	@ WPG	G1 Jake Oettinger	21/25	W	–

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Dallas Stars goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Dallas Stars starting goalie in 2025-26?

Jake Oettinger made the most starts: 54 of 82 (66%), going 35-12-6.

How often did the Dallas Stars backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Casey DeSmith had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Dallas Stars back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Jake Oettinger started 3 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 9.