Detroit Red Wings Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 30-39-13 · 73 pts · 5th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Detroit Red Wings 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.
Jimmy Howard started 57 of 82 Red Wings games (70%). Petr Mrazek had 18 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJimmy Howard- Starts
- 57/82
- Share
- 70%
- Last 10
- 7
22-27-9 · .910 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 3
G2BackupPetr Mrazek- Starts
- 18/82
- Share
- 22%
- Last 10
- 0
8-7-3 · .910 SV% · 4 relief · last start Feb 18
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Red Wings game by starting goalie
- G1 Jimmy Howard
- G2 Petr Mrazek
- G3 Jared Coreau
- G4 Tom McCollum
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Detroit Red Wings goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Petr Mrazek 6, Jimmy Howard 5, Jared Coreau 1.
- Home and road: Jimmy Howard started 33 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | vs NYI | G3 Jared Coreau | 36/40 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs MTL | G3 Jared Coreau | 24/28 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ CBJ | G1 Jimmy Howard | 36/41 | OTL | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 | vs OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 31/31 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | @ BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 29/32 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 22/24 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | @ MTL | G3 Jared Coreau | 27/31 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | @ TOR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/29 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | vs WSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/26 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs PHI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/31 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 | @ COL | G3 Jared Coreau | 26/31 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/36 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 15 | @ LAK | G3 Jared Coreau | 18/21 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 12 | @ SJS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 29/33 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 ▲ | @ CBJ | G3 Jared Coreau | 33/36 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 8 | vs VGK | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/32 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 6 | @ BOS | G3 Jared Coreau | 12/16 | OTL | Jimmy Howard |
| 65 | Mar 4 | @ MIN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/26 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 2 | @ WPG | G1 Jimmy Howard | 38/42 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 28 | @ STL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/25 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 36/38 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 24 | vs CAR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/29 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 22 | vs BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 20 | vs NSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 26/29 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 18 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Petr Mrazek | 31/34 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 17 | @ NSH | G2 Petr Mrazek | 31/32 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 15 | @ TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/32 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 13 | vs ANA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/33 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 11 | @ WSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/27 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 9 | @ NYI | G2 Petr Mrazek | 22/29 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 6 | vs BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/31 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 3 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Petr Mrazek | 30/33 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 2 | @ CAR | G2 Petr Mrazek | 36/37 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 31 | vs SJS | G2 Petr Mrazek | 30/31 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | vs CHI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 6/9 | L | Petr Mrazek |
| 47 | Jan 23 ▲ | vs PHI | G2 Petr Mrazek | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 22 | @ NJD | G2 Petr Mrazek | 37/37 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 20 | vs CAR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs DAL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 22/26 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Petr Mrazek | 27/27 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 13 | @ PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/36 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 7 | vs TBL | G2 Petr Mrazek | 19/24 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 5 | vs FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 38/40 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 3 | vs OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/34 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | vs PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 37/38 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 37/39 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ NJD | G1 Jimmy Howard | 29/31 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | @ BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/25 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 20 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/31 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ NYI | G2 Petr Mrazek | 34/37 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 15 | vs TOR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/26 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | vs BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | vs FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | vs STL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 6/10 | L | Petr Mrazek |
| 28 | Dec 5 | vs WPG | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/26 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 | @ MTL | G2 Petr Mrazek | 20/25 | L | Jimmy Howard |
| 26 | Nov 30 | vs MTL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 19/25 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | vs LAK | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/36 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Petr Mrazek | 21/24 | OTL | Jimmy Howard |
| 23 | Nov 24 | @ NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 | vs EDM | G1 Jimmy Howard | 15/19 | L | Petr Mrazek |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs COL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 | vs BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 19/20 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | vs CGY | G1 Jimmy Howard | 26/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 | vs CBJ | G1 Jimmy Howard | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 | @ CGY | G2 Petr Mrazek | 28/33 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 6 ▲ | @ VAN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 26/28 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 5 | @ EDM | G2 Petr Mrazek | 36/36 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 | @ OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/29 | L | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 | vs ARI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 30/33 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 28 | @ FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 44/46 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | @ TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 35/38 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | @ BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 31/32 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | vs VAN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/37 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | vs WSH | G2 Petr Mrazek | 37/41 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 | @ TOR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 1/4 | L | Petr Mrazek |
| 6 | Oct 16 | vs TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/26 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Petr Mrazek | 24/27 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | @ ARI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/35 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | @ DAL | G2 Petr Mrazek | 29/32 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 37/38 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 5 | vs MIN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 37/39 | 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.
Detroit Red Wings goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Detroit Red Wings starting goalie in 2017-18?
Jimmy Howard made the most starts: 57 of 82 (70%), going 22-27-9.
How often did the Detroit Red Wings backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Petr Mrazek had 18 starts (22% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Detroit Red Wings back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Jimmy Howard started 5 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 7.