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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Jimmy Howard
    Starts
    57/82
    Share
    70%
    Last 10
    7

    22-27-9 · .910 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 3

  • G2Backup
    Petr 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Jimmy Howard
  • G2 Petr Mrazek
  • G3 Jared Coreau
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 HowardG3 CoreauG2 Mrazek

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. Feb 2 · after game 50, Petr Mrazek took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jimmy Howard
  2. Feb 22 · after game 60, Jimmy Howard took the lead in the last 10 starts from Petr Mrazek

Detroit Red Wings goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7vs NYIG3 Jared Coreau36/40OTL–
81Apr 5vs MTLG3 Jared Coreau24/28L–
80Apr 3@ CBJG1 Jimmy Howard36/41OTL–
79Mar 31vs OTTG1 Jimmy Howard31/31W–
78Mar 29@ BUFG1 Jimmy Howard29/32W–
77Mar 27 ▲vs PITG1 Jimmy Howard22/24W–
76Mar 26@ MTLG3 Jared Coreau27/31L–
75Mar 24@ TORG1 Jimmy Howard25/29L–
74Mar 22vs WSHG1 Jimmy Howard25/26L–
73Mar 20vs PHIG1 Jimmy Howard27/31W–
72Mar 18@ COLG3 Jared Coreau26/31L–
71Mar 16 ▲@ ANAG1 Jimmy Howard32/36L–
70Mar 15@ LAKG3 Jared Coreau18/21L–
69Mar 12@ SJSG1 Jimmy Howard29/33L–
68Mar 9 ▲@ CBJG3 Jared Coreau33/36L–
67Mar 8vs VGKG1 Jimmy Howard28/32L–
66Mar 6@ BOSG3 Jared Coreau12/16OTLJimmy Howard
65Mar 4@ MING1 Jimmy Howard23/26L–
64Mar 2@ WPGG1 Jimmy Howard38/42L–
63Feb 28@ STLG1 Jimmy Howard23/25L–
62Feb 25 ▲@ NYRG1 Jimmy Howard36/38W–
61Feb 24vs CARG1 Jimmy Howard28/29W–
60Feb 22vs BUFG1 Jimmy Howard27/30OTL–
59Feb 20vs NSHG1 Jimmy Howard26/29L–
58Feb 18 ▲vs TORG2 Petr Mrazek31/34L–
57Feb 17@ NSHG2 Petr Mrazek31/32W–
56Feb 15@ TBLG1 Jimmy Howard28/32L–
55Feb 13vs ANAG1 Jimmy Howard32/33W–
54Feb 11@ WSHG1 Jimmy Howard23/27W–
53Feb 9@ NYIG2 Petr Mrazek22/29OTL–
52Feb 6vs BOSG1 Jimmy Howard28/31L–
51Feb 3 ▲@ FLAG2 Petr Mrazek30/33L–
50Feb 2@ CARG2 Petr Mrazek36/37W–
49Jan 31vs SJSG2 Petr Mrazek30/31W–
48Jan 25vs CHIG1 Jimmy Howard6/9LPetr Mrazek
47Jan 23 ▲vs PHIG2 Petr Mrazek28/31OTL–
46Jan 22@ NJDG2 Petr Mrazek37/37W–
45Jan 20vs CARG1 Jimmy Howard27/30L–
44Jan 16vs DALG1 Jimmy Howard22/26L–
43Jan 14 ▲@ CHIG2 Petr Mrazek27/27W–
42Jan 13@ PITG1 Jimmy Howard32/36L–
41Jan 7vs TBLG2 Petr Mrazek19/24L–
40Jan 5vs FLAG1 Jimmy Howard38/40W–
39Jan 3vs OTTG1 Jimmy Howard33/34W–
38Dec 31vs PITG1 Jimmy Howard37/38W–
37Dec 29vs NYRG1 Jimmy Howard37/39W–
36Dec 27@ NJDG1 Jimmy Howard29/31L–
35Dec 23@ BOSG1 Jimmy Howard23/25L–
34Dec 20 ▲@ PHIG1 Jimmy Howard27/31L–
33Dec 19@ NYIG2 Petr Mrazek34/37W–
32Dec 15vs TORG1 Jimmy Howard25/26W–
31Dec 13vs BOSG1 Jimmy Howard29/32OTL–
30Dec 11vs FLAG1 Jimmy Howard27/29OTL–
29Dec 9vs STLG1 Jimmy Howard6/10LPetr Mrazek
28Dec 5vs WPGG1 Jimmy Howard25/26W–
27Dec 2@ MTLG2 Petr Mrazek20/25LJimmy Howard
26Nov 30vs MTLG1 Jimmy Howard19/25L–
25Nov 28vs LAKG1 Jimmy Howard32/36L–
24Nov 25 ▲vs NJDG2 Petr Mrazek21/24OTLJimmy Howard
23Nov 24@ NYRG1 Jimmy Howard29/31OTL–
22Nov 22vs EDMG1 Jimmy Howard15/19LPetr Mrazek
21Nov 19vs COLG1 Jimmy Howard33/37OTL–
20Nov 17vs BUFG1 Jimmy Howard19/20W–
19Nov 15vs CGYG1 Jimmy Howard26/28W–
18Nov 11vs CBJG1 Jimmy Howard31/32OTL–
17Nov 9@ CGYG2 Petr Mrazek28/33L–
16Nov 6 ▲@ VANG1 Jimmy Howard26/28W–
15Nov 5@ EDMG2 Petr Mrazek36/36W–
14Nov 2@ OTTG1 Jimmy Howard27/29L–
13Oct 31vs ARIG1 Jimmy Howard30/33W–
12Oct 28@ FLAG1 Jimmy Howard44/46W–
11Oct 26@ TBLG1 Jimmy Howard35/38L–
10Oct 24@ BUFG1 Jimmy Howard31/32L–
9Oct 22vs VANG1 Jimmy Howard33/37L–
8Oct 20vs WSHG2 Petr Mrazek37/41OTL–
7Oct 18@ TORG1 Jimmy Howard1/4LPetr Mrazek
6Oct 16vs TBLG1 Jimmy Howard23/26L–
5Oct 13 ▲@ VGKG2 Petr Mrazek24/27W–
4Oct 12@ ARIG1 Jimmy Howard33/35W–
3Oct 10@ DALG2 Petr Mrazek29/32L–
2Oct 7@ OTTG1 Jimmy Howard37/38W–
1Oct 5vs MING1 Jimmy Howard37/39W–

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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.