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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • Starts
    52/82
    Share
    63%
    Last 10
    5

    20-24-9 · .901 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 26

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Alex Nedeljkovic
  • G2 Thomas Greiss
  • G3 Magnus Hellberg
  • G4 Calvin Pickard
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 NedeljkovicG2 GreissG3 HellbergG4 Pickard

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. Nov 24 · after game 21, Alex Nedeljkovic took the lead in the last 10 starts from Thomas Greiss

Detroit Red Wings goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 29@ NJDG3 Magnus Hellberg20/23W–
81Apr 26@ TORG1 Alex Nedeljkovic33/36L–
80Apr 24 ▲@ NJDG1 Alex Nedeljkovic17/17W–
79Apr 23vs PITG2 Thomas Greiss18/23LAlex Nedeljkovic
78Apr 21@ FLAG1 Alex Nedeljkovic22/27L–
77Apr 19@ TBLG2 Thomas Greiss38/41W–
76Apr 17 ▲vs FLAG1 Alex Nedeljkovic33/39L–
75Apr 16@ NYRG2 Thomas Greiss33/37L–
74Apr 14@ CARG1 Alex Nedeljkovic46/46W–
73Apr 12vs OTTG2 Thomas Greiss28/30L–
72Apr 9vs CBJG1 Alex Nedeljkovic28/33OTL–
71Apr 6 ▲@ WPGG2 Thomas Greiss32/33W–
70Apr 5vs BOSG1 Alex Nedeljkovic47/50W–
69Apr 3@ OTTG2 Thomas Greiss31/34L–
68Apr 1vs OTTG1 Alex Nedeljkovic27/31L–
67Mar 30vs NYRG1 Alex Nedeljkovic29/34OTL–
66Mar 27 ▲@ PITG1 Alex Nedeljkovic15/22LCalvin Pickard
65Mar 26vs TBLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic34/36OTL–
64Mar 24@ NYIG2 Thomas Greiss13/16LAlex Nedeljkovic
63Mar 22vs PHIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic30/33W–
62Mar 19@ SEAG1 Alex Nedeljkovic38/41L–
61Mar 17@ VANG1 Alex Nedeljkovic43/43W–
60Mar 15@ EDMG2 Thomas Greiss3/6LAlex Nedeljkovic
59Mar 12@ CGYG2 Thomas Greiss40/43L–
58Mar 10vs MING1 Alex Nedeljkovic35/40OTL–
57Mar 8vs ARIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic20/27LThomas Greiss
56Mar 5 ▲@ FLAG2 Thomas Greiss18/23LAlex Nedeljkovic
55Mar 4@ TBLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic35/37L–
54Mar 1vs CARG1 Alex Nedeljkovic27/30W–
53Feb 26vs TORG1 Alex Nedeljkovic19/25LThomas Greiss
52Feb 23vs COLG2 Thomas Greiss26/30L–
51Feb 17@ NYRG2 Thomas Greiss37/39W–
50Feb 14@ MING1 Alex Nedeljkovic18/24L–
49Feb 12vs PHIG2 Thomas Greiss32/34W–
48Feb 9@ PHIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic21/24W–
47Feb 2vs LAKG1 Alex Nedeljkovic40/43L–
46Jan 31vs ANAG1 Alex Nedeljkovic14/15W–
45Jan 29 ▲vs TORG1 Alex Nedeljkovic30/35L–
44Jan 28@ PITG4 Calvin Pickard36/38W–
43Jan 26vs CHIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic12/16LCalvin Pickard
42Jan 22 ▲@ NSHG1 Alex Nedeljkovic21/24L–
41Jan 21vs DALG1 Alex Nedeljkovic27/32OTL–
40Jan 17@ BUFG1 Alex Nedeljkovic26/28W–
39Jan 15vs BUFG1 Alex Nedeljkovic22/22W–
38Jan 13vs WPGG1 Alex Nedeljkovic29/31L–
37Jan 11@ SJSG1 Alex Nedeljkovic37/40OTL–
36Jan 9 ▲@ ANAG2 Thomas Greiss24/27OTL–
35Jan 8@ LAKG1 Alex Nedeljkovic38/41L–
34Jan 4vs SJSG1 Alex Nedeljkovic24/26W–
33Jan 2vs BOSG1 Alex Nedeljkovic32/37L–
32Dec 31vs WSHG2 Thomas Greiss24/26L–
31Dec 18vs NJDG2 Thomas Greiss31/33W–
30Dec 16@ CARG1 Alex Nedeljkovic28/32L–
29Dec 14vs NYIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic33/34W–
28Dec 10 ▲@ COLG2 Thomas Greiss4/7LAlex Nedeljkovic
27Dec 9@ STLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic15/18LThomas Greiss
26Dec 7vs NSHG1 Alex Nedeljkovic28/32L–
25Dec 4vs NYIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic20/23W–
24Dec 1 ▲vs SEAG2 Thomas Greiss21/24W–
23Nov 30@ BOSG1 Alex Nedeljkovic41/42W–
22Nov 27vs BUFG1 Alex Nedeljkovic26/28W–
21Nov 24vs STLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic35/37W–
20Nov 20@ ARIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic27/29OTL–
19Nov 18@ VGKG2 Thomas Greiss18/22LAlex Nedeljkovic
18Nov 16 ▲@ DALG1 Alex Nedeljkovic25/29L–
17Nov 15@ CBJG2 Thomas Greiss33/37L–
16Nov 13vs MTLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic35/37W–
15Nov 11vs WSHG2 Thomas Greiss27/29L–
14Nov 9vs EDMG1 Alex Nedeljkovic31/33W–
13Nov 7 ▲vs VGKG2 Thomas Greiss38/40W–
12Nov 6@ BUFG1 Alex Nedeljkovic29/32W–
11Nov 4@ BOSG2 Thomas Greiss32/37L–
10Nov 2@ MTLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic38/40L–
9Oct 30 ▲@ TORG2 Thomas Greiss33/38L–
8Oct 29vs FLAG1 Alex Nedeljkovic30/33OTL–
7Oct 27@ WSHG2 Thomas Greiss26/28W–
6Oct 24 ▲@ CHIG1 Alex Nedeljkovic32/35W–
5Oct 23@ MTLG2 Thomas Greiss12/17LAlex Nedeljkovic
4Oct 21vs CGYG1 Alex Nedeljkovic26/28L–
3Oct 19vs CBJG2 Thomas Greiss22/23W–
2Oct 16vs VANG2 Thomas Greiss40/41W–
1Oct 14vs TBLG1 Alex Nedeljkovic41/48OTL–

Goalie data stories

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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.