Detroit Red Wings Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 32-40-10 · 74 pts · 7th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Detroit Red Wings in 2018-19: 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 52 of 82 Red Wings games (63%). Jonathan Bernier had 30 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJimmy Howard- Starts
- 52/82
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 7
23-22-5 · .909 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupJonathan Bernier- Starts
- 30/82
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 3
9-18-5 · .904 SV% · 5 relief · last start Mar 29
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Red Wings game by starting goalie
- G1 Jimmy Howard
- G2 Jonathan Bernier
- G3 Kaden Fulcher
- G4 Harri Sateri
- G5 Justin Kowalkoski
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: 13 second games, started by Jonathan Bernier 9, Jimmy Howard 4.
- Home and road: Jimmy Howard started 32 of 41 home games and 20 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 9 times (11% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 21/26 | L | Kaden Fulcher |
| 81 | Apr 4 | @ PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 43/47 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | vs PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 38/39 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 | vs BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 31/34 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 21/21 | W | Jimmy Howard |
| 77 | Mar 28 | @ BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 35/39 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 25 | @ SJS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 39/41 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | @ VGK | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/30 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 21 | @ STL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 19/23 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 41/43 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 16 | vs NYI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 41/42 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | vs TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 34/39 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | @ MTL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 33/35 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 37/43 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | @ TBL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 30/33 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/34 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | @ COL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ ARI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 41/44 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 26 | vs MTL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 16/22 | L | Jonathan Bernier |
| 63 | Feb 24 | vs SJS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 32/36 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 22 | vs MIN | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 32/35 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 20 | vs CHI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 4/8 | OTL | Jonathan Bernier |
| 60 | Feb 17 ▲ | vs PHI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 9/10 | L | Jimmy Howard |
| 59 | Feb 16 | @ PHI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 19/24 | OTL | Jonathan Bernier |
| 58 | Feb 14 | vs OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 40/42 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 12 | @ NSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/34 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 10 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 31/35 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | @ BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 18/21 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | vs VGK | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/32 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 35/35 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | vs TOR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 19/21 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 22 | @ EDM | G1 Jimmy Howard | 32/34 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 20 | @ VAN | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 28/31 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 18 | @ CGY | G1 Jimmy Howard | 30/35 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs ANA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 23/24 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 16/18 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 11 | @ WPG | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 23/26 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 8 | vs MTL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 22/25 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 6 | vs WSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 31/34 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 4 | vs NSH | G1 Jimmy Howard | 27/30 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 2 | vs CGY | G1 Jimmy Howard | 30/34 | L | – |
| 41 | Dec 31 | vs FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 | @ DAL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 37/42 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 27 | @ PIT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 35/39 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 19/24 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 22 | vs FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 21/23 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 20 | @ CAR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 38/39 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 | @ PHI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 30/33 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 15 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 45/48 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | vs OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/31 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 11 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 10/15 | L | Jimmy Howard |
| 31 | Dec 10 | vs LAK | G1 Jimmy Howard | 42/43 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 8 | vs NYI | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 16/19 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 | @ TOR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 27/31 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 4 | vs TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 30/35 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 27/28 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | @ BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 38/40 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | vs STL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/36 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | vs CBJ | G1 Jimmy Howard | 13/16 | L | Jonathan Bernier |
| 23 | Nov 24 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Jimmy Howard | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | @ WSH | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 17/20 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs BOS | G1 Jimmy Howard | 34/36 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 | @ NJD | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 38/40 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | @ OTT | G1 Jimmy Howard | 34/36 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 13 | vs ARI | G1 Jimmy Howard | 24/25 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 10 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 49/52 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 | vs NYR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/30 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 | vs VAN | G1 Jimmy Howard | 40/42 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 3 | vs EDM | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 38/42 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | vs NJD | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/28 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ CBJ | G1 Jimmy Howard | 34/37 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | vs DAL | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 28/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | vs WPG | G1 Jimmy Howard | 38/40 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | vs CAR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 36/38 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 | @ FLA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 34/37 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 | @ TBL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 28/30 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 | @ MTL | G1 Jimmy Howard | 15/20 | L | Jonathan Bernier |
| 5 | Oct 13 | @ BOS | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 31/39 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs TOR | G1 Jimmy Howard | 30/34 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Jimmy Howard | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ LAK | G2 Jonathan Bernier | 21/24 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs CBJ | G1 Jimmy Howard | 36/39 | OTL | – |
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 2018-19?
Jimmy Howard made the most starts: 52 of 82 (63%), going 23-22-5.
How often did the Detroit Red Wings backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Jonathan Bernier had 30 starts (37% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Detroit Red Wings back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Jimmy Howard started 4 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 9.