Detroit Red Wings Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 41-32-9 · 91 pts · 5th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Detroit Red Wings in 2023-24: 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 Lyon started 43 of 82 Red Wings games (52%). James Reimer had 20 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterAlex Lyon- Starts
- 43/82
- Share
- 52%
- Last 10
- 7
21-18-5 · .904 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15
G2BackupJames Reimer- Starts
- 20/82
- Share
- 24%
- Last 10
- 3
11-8-2 · .904 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 16
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24
Every Red Wings game by starting goalie
- G1 Alex Lyon
- G2 James Reimer
- G3 Ville Husso
- G4 Michael Hutchinson
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: 10 second games, started by James Reimer 5, Alex Lyon 3, Michael Hutchinson 1, Ville Husso 1.
- Home and road: Alex Lyon started 25 of 41 home games and 18 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 James Reimer | 29/33 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | vs MTL | G1 Alex Lyon | 17/21 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | @ TOR | G2 James Reimer | 32/36 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | @ PIT | G1 Alex Lyon | 21/27 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | vs WSH | G1 Alex Lyon | 21/23 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 | vs BUF | G1 Alex Lyon | 37/38 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 | vs NYR | G1 Alex Lyon | 34/38 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 1 | @ TBL | G1 Alex Lyon | 34/36 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 30 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Lyon | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | @ CAR | G2 James Reimer | 29/33 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 26 | @ WSH | G1 Alex Lyon | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 23 | @ NSH | G1 Alex Lyon | 31/32 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 21 | vs NYI | G2 James Reimer | 33/36 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | vs CBJ | G2 James Reimer | 32/35 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Alex Lyon | 32/37 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 | vs BUF | G2 James Reimer | 25/26 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 14 | vs ARI | G1 Alex Lyon | 23/26 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 12 | @ BUF | G1 Alex Lyon | 9/13 | L | James Reimer |
| 64 | Mar 9 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 James Reimer | 31/35 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 8 | @ ARI | G1 Alex Lyon | 20/24 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 6 | @ COL | G1 Alex Lyon | 35/40 | L | James Reimer |
| 61 | Mar 2 | vs FLA | G1 Alex Lyon | 33/37 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 29 | vs NYI | G1 Alex Lyon | 22/26 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 27 | vs WSH | G1 Alex Lyon | 18/21 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 James Reimer | 34/36 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 24 | vs STL | G1 Alex Lyon | 22/23 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | vs COL | G1 Alex Lyon | 30/31 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 19 | @ SEA | G1 Alex Lyon | 38/41 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 17 | @ CGY | G2 James Reimer | 38/38 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 15 | @ VAN | G1 Alex Lyon | 17/21 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 13 | @ EDM | G3 Ville Husso | 6/7 | L | Alex Lyon |
| 51 | Feb 10 | vs VAN | G1 Alex Lyon | 28/31 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 31 | vs OTT | G1 Alex Lyon | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | vs VGK | G1 Alex Lyon | 28/30 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | vs PHI | G1 Alex Lyon | 30/30 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 23 | vs DAL | G1 Alex Lyon | 27/32 | L | James Reimer |
| 46 | Jan 21 | vs TBL | G1 Alex Lyon | 27/28 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 19 | @ CAR | G1 Alex Lyon | 26/29 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 17 | @ FLA | G1 Alex Lyon | 32/34 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 James Reimer | 28/30 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 13 | vs LAK | G1 Alex Lyon | 33/36 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 11 | vs EDM | G1 Alex Lyon | 44/47 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 7 | @ ANA | G1 Alex Lyon | 29/31 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 4 | @ LAK | G1 Alex Lyon | 40/43 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 2 | @ SJS | G1 Alex Lyon | 24/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 31 | vs BOS | G1 Alex Lyon | 19/22 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 29 | vs NSH | G1 Alex Lyon | 33/37 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 27 | @ MIN | G2 James Reimer | 25/31 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ NJD | G4 Michael Hutchinson | 33/36 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 22 | vs PHI | G2 James Reimer | 37/43 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 20 | @ WPG | G2 James Reimer | 36/41 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 18 | vs ANA | G3 Ville Husso | 6/8 | L | James Reimer |
| 30 | Dec 16 | @ PHI | G1 Alex Lyon | 15/16 | L | Ville Husso |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs CAR | G3 Ville Husso | 37/39 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 ▲ | @ STL | G3 Ville Husso | 33/37 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 11 | @ DAL | G2 James Reimer | 29/34 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 9 | vs OTT | G1 Alex Lyon | 21/25 | L | James Reimer |
| 25 | Dec 7 | vs SJS | G3 Ville Husso | 30/36 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Dec 5 | @ BUF | G1 Alex Lyon | 29/32 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 | @ MTL | G3 Ville Husso | 26/30 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 30 ▲ | vs CHI | G1 Alex Lyon | 34/35 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 29 | @ NYR | G3 Ville Husso | 38/41 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 26 | vs MIN | G1 Alex Lyon | 37/38 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 24 | @ BOS | G3 Ville Husso | 25/27 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 22 | vs NJD | G1 Alex Lyon | 16/16 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Alex Lyon | 26/29 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 16 | @ OTT | G2 James Reimer | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 11 | vs CBJ | G3 Ville Husso | 18/22 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 9 | vs MTL | G2 James Reimer | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 7 | @ NYR | G3 Ville Husso | 27/32 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs BOS | G3 Ville Husso | 26/30 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | vs FLA | G2 James Reimer | 25/26 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 30 | @ NYI | G3 Ville Husso | 37/40 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 28 | @ BOS | G3 Ville Husso | 27/30 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 | vs WPG | G2 James Reimer | 25/28 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 24 | vs SEA | G3 Ville Husso | 33/38 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 ▲ | vs CGY | G2 James Reimer | 29/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | @ OTT | G3 Ville Husso | 35/37 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 18 | vs PIT | G3 Ville Husso | 30/33 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 | @ CBJ | G2 James Reimer | 23/23 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | vs TBL | G3 Ville Husso | 21/25 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | @ NJD | G3 Ville Husso | 23/26 | L | – |
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 2023-24?
Alex Lyon made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 21-18-5.
How often did the Detroit Red Wings backup goalie start in 2023-24?
James Reimer had 20 starts (24% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Detroit Red Wings back-to-backs in 2023-24?
Alex Lyon started 3 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 7.