Detroit Red Wings Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 32-40-10 · 74 pts · 6th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Detroit Red Wings in 2021-22: 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.
Alex Nedeljkovic started 52 of 82 Red Wings games (63%). Thomas Greiss had 28 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterAlex Nedeljkovic- Starts
- 52/82
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 5
20-24-9 · .901 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 26
G2BackupThomas Greiss- Starts
- 28/82
- Share
- 34%
- Last 10
- 4
10-15-1 · .891 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 23
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Red Wings game by starting goalie
- G1 Alex Nedeljkovic
- G2 Thomas Greiss
- G3 Magnus Hellberg
- G4 Calvin Pickard
- G5 Victor Brattstrom
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: 14 second games, started by Thomas Greiss 7, Alex Nedeljkovic 7.
- Home and road: Alex Nedeljkovic started 30 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 12 times (15% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 | @ NJD | G3 Magnus Hellberg | 20/23 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 26 | @ TOR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/36 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 24 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 17/17 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 23 | vs PIT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 18/23 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 78 | Apr 21 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 22/27 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 19 | @ TBL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 38/41 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 17 ▲ | vs FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/39 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 16 | @ NYR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 33/37 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 14 | @ CAR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 46/46 | W | – |
| 73 | Apr 12 | vs OTT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 28/30 | L | – |
| 72 | Apr 9 | vs CBJ | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Apr 6 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/33 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 5 | vs BOS | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 47/50 | W | – |
| 69 | Apr 3 | @ OTT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 31/34 | L | – |
| 68 | Apr 1 | vs OTT | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/31 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 30 | vs NYR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 15/22 | L | Calvin Pickard |
| 65 | Mar 26 | vs TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 34/36 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 24 | @ NYI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 13/16 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 63 | Mar 22 | vs PHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 30/33 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 19 | @ SEA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 38/41 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 17 | @ VAN | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 43/43 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 15 | @ EDM | G2 Thomas Greiss | 3/6 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 59 | Mar 12 | @ CGY | G2 Thomas Greiss | 40/43 | L | – |
| 58 | Mar 10 | vs MIN | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 35/40 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Mar 8 | vs ARI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 20/27 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 56 | Mar 5 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 18/23 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 55 | Mar 4 | @ TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 35/37 | L | – |
| 54 | Mar 1 | vs CAR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/30 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 26 | vs TOR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 19/25 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 52 | Feb 23 | vs COL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/30 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 17 | @ NYR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 37/39 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 14 | @ MIN | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 18/24 | L | – |
| 49 | Feb 12 | vs PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/34 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 9 | @ PHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 21/24 | W | – |
| 47 | Feb 2 | vs LAK | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 40/43 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 31 | vs ANA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 14/15 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 29 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 30/35 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 28 | @ PIT | G4 Calvin Pickard | 36/38 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 26 | vs CHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 12/16 | L | Calvin Pickard |
| 42 | Jan 22 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 21/24 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 21 | vs DAL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 17 | @ BUF | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 26/28 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 15 | vs BUF | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 22/22 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 13 | vs WPG | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 29/31 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 11 | @ SJS | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 37/40 | OTL | – |
| 36 | Jan 9 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Jan 8 | @ LAK | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 38/41 | L | – |
| 34 | Jan 4 | vs SJS | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 24/26 | W | – |
| 33 | Jan 2 | vs BOS | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 32/37 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 31 | vs WSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 24/26 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 18 | vs NJD | G2 Thomas Greiss | 31/33 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 | @ CAR | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 28/32 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs NYI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 33/34 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 4/7 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 27 | Dec 9 | @ STL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 15/18 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 26 | Dec 7 | vs NSH | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 28/32 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 4 | vs NYI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 20/23 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 ▲ | vs SEA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 21/24 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 30 | @ BOS | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 41/42 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 27 | vs BUF | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 26/28 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | vs STL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 35/37 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | @ ARI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ VGK | G2 Thomas Greiss | 18/22 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 18 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 25/29 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 15 | @ CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 33/37 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 13 | vs MTL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 35/37 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 11 | vs WSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 27/29 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 9 | vs EDM | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 31/33 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 7 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Thomas Greiss | 38/40 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 6 | @ BUF | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 29/32 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 4 | @ BOS | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/37 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | @ MTL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 38/40 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 30 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 33/38 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 | vs FLA | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 27 | @ WSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/28 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 24 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 32/35 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 23 | @ MTL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 12/17 | L | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 4 | Oct 21 | vs CGY | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 26/28 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | vs CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 22/23 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 | vs VAN | G2 Thomas Greiss | 40/41 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 14 | vs TBL | G1 Alex Nedeljkovic | 41/48 | 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 2021-22?
Alex Nedeljkovic made the most starts: 52 of 82 (63%), going 20-24-9.
How often did the Detroit Red Wings backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Thomas Greiss had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Detroit Red Wings back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Alex Nedeljkovic started 7 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 7.