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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Jimmy Howard
    Starts
    52/82
    Share
    63%
    Last 10
    7

    23-22-5 · .909 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 6

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Jimmy Howard
  • G2 Jonathan Bernier
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 HowardG2 Bernier

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. Dec 18 · after game 35, Jonathan Bernier took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jimmy Howard
  2. Jan 6 · after game 44, Jimmy Howard took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jonathan Bernier

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)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6vs BUFG1 Jimmy Howard21/26LKaden Fulcher
81Apr 4@ PITG1 Jimmy Howard43/47L–
80Apr 2vs PITG1 Jimmy Howard38/39W–
79Mar 31vs BOSG1 Jimmy Howard31/34W–
78Mar 29 ▲vs NJDG2 Jonathan Bernier21/21WJimmy Howard
77Mar 28@ BUFG1 Jimmy Howard35/39W–
76Mar 25@ SJSG2 Jonathan Bernier39/41W–
75Mar 23@ VGKG1 Jimmy Howard28/30W–
74Mar 21@ STLG2 Jonathan Bernier19/23L–
73Mar 19@ NYRG1 Jimmy Howard41/43W–
72Mar 16vs NYIG2 Jonathan Bernier41/42W–
71Mar 14vs TBLG1 Jimmy Howard34/39L–
70Mar 12@ MTLG2 Jonathan Bernier33/35L–
69Mar 10 ▲@ FLAG1 Jimmy Howard37/43L–
68Mar 9@ TBLG2 Jonathan Bernier30/33L–
67Mar 7vs NYRG1 Jimmy Howard32/34W–
66Mar 5@ COLG2 Jonathan Bernier30/34OTL–
65Mar 2@ ARIG1 Jimmy Howard41/44L–
64Feb 26vs MTLG1 Jimmy Howard16/22LJonathan Bernier
63Feb 24vs SJSG2 Jonathan Bernier32/36L–
62Feb 22vs MING2 Jonathan Bernier32/35L–
61Feb 20vs CHIG1 Jimmy Howard4/8OTLJonathan Bernier
60Feb 17 ▲vs PHIG2 Jonathan Bernier9/10LJimmy Howard
59Feb 16@ PHIG1 Jimmy Howard19/24OTLJonathan Bernier
58Feb 14vs OTTG1 Jimmy Howard40/42W–
57Feb 12@ NSHG1 Jimmy Howard32/34W–
56Feb 10 ▲@ CHIG2 Jonathan Bernier31/35L–
55Feb 9@ BUFG1 Jimmy Howard18/21L–
54Feb 7vs VGKG1 Jimmy Howard28/32L–
53Feb 2 ▲@ OTTG2 Jonathan Bernier35/35W–
52Feb 1vs TORG1 Jimmy Howard19/21W–
51Jan 22@ EDMG1 Jimmy Howard32/34W–
50Jan 20@ VANG2 Jonathan Bernier28/31L–
49Jan 18@ CGYG1 Jimmy Howard30/35L–
48Jan 15vs ANAG1 Jimmy Howard23/24W–
47Jan 12 ▲@ MING1 Jimmy Howard16/18W–
46Jan 11@ WPGG2 Jonathan Bernier23/26L–
45Jan 8vs MTLG1 Jimmy Howard22/25L–
44Jan 6vs WSHG1 Jimmy Howard31/34L–
43Jan 4vs NSHG1 Jimmy Howard27/30W–
42Jan 2vs CGYG1 Jimmy Howard30/34L–
41Dec 31vs FLAG1 Jimmy Howard24/27OTL–
40Dec 29@ DALG2 Jonathan Bernier37/42L–
39Dec 27@ PITG1 Jimmy Howard35/39L–
38Dec 23 ▲@ TORG2 Jonathan Bernier19/24OTL–
37Dec 22vs FLAG1 Jimmy Howard21/23L–
36Dec 20@ CARG2 Jonathan Bernier38/39W–
35Dec 18@ PHIG2 Jonathan Bernier30/33L–
34Dec 15 ▲@ NYIG2 Jonathan Bernier45/48OTL–
33Dec 14vs OTTG1 Jimmy Howard28/31L–
32Dec 11 ▲@ WSHG2 Jonathan Bernier10/15LJimmy Howard
31Dec 10vs LAKG1 Jimmy Howard42/43W–
30Dec 8vs NYIG2 Jonathan Bernier16/19L–
29Dec 6@ TORG2 Jonathan Bernier27/31W–
28Dec 4vs TBLG1 Jimmy Howard30/35OTL–
27Dec 2 ▲vs COLG2 Jonathan Bernier27/28L–
26Dec 1@ BOSG1 Jimmy Howard38/40W–
25Nov 28vs STLG1 Jimmy Howard33/36W–
24Nov 26vs CBJG1 Jimmy Howard13/16LJonathan Bernier
23Nov 24 ▲vs BUFG1 Jimmy Howard33/35OTL–
22Nov 23@ WSHG2 Jonathan Bernier17/20L–
21Nov 21vs BOSG1 Jimmy Howard34/36W–
20Nov 17@ NJDG2 Jonathan Bernier38/40W–
19Nov 15@ OTTG1 Jimmy Howard34/36L–
18Nov 13vs ARIG1 Jimmy Howard24/25W–
17Nov 10 ▲@ CARG2 Jonathan Bernier49/52W–
16Nov 9vs NYRG1 Jimmy Howard28/30W–
15Nov 6vs VANG1 Jimmy Howard40/42W–
14Nov 3vs EDMG2 Jonathan Bernier38/42L–
13Nov 1vs NJDG1 Jimmy Howard25/28W–
12Oct 30@ CBJG1 Jimmy Howard34/37W–
11Oct 28vs DALG2 Jonathan Bernier28/30W–
10Oct 26vs WPGG1 Jimmy Howard38/40L–
9Oct 22vs CARG1 Jimmy Howard36/38L–
8Oct 20@ FLAG1 Jimmy Howard34/37W–
7Oct 18@ TBLG1 Jimmy Howard28/30L–
6Oct 15@ MTLG1 Jimmy Howard15/20LJonathan Bernier
5Oct 13@ BOSG2 Jonathan Bernier31/39L–
4Oct 11vs TORG1 Jimmy Howard30/34L–
3Oct 8 ▲@ ANAG1 Jimmy Howard25/27OTL–
2Oct 7@ LAKG2 Jonathan Bernier21/24L–
1Oct 4vs CBJG1 Jimmy Howard36/39OTL–

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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.