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.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Alex Lyon
    Starts
    43/82
    Share
    52%
    Last 10
    7

    21-18-5 · .904 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15

  • G2Backup
    James 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Alex Lyon
  • G2 James Reimer
  • G3 Ville Husso
  • G4 Michael Hutchinson
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 LyonG2 ReimerG3 HussoG4 Hutchinson

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 5 · after game 24, Alex Lyon took the lead in the last 10 starts from Ville Husso
  2. Dec 12 · after game 28, Ville Husso took the lead in the last 10 starts from Alex Lyon
  3. Dec 27 · after game 35, James Reimer took the lead in the last 10 starts from Ville Husso
  4. Jan 2 · after game 38, Alex Lyon took the lead in the last 10 starts from James Reimer

Detroit Red Wings goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 16 ▲@ MTLG2 James Reimer29/33W–
81Apr 15vs MTLG1 Alex Lyon17/21W–
80Apr 13@ TORG2 James Reimer32/36W–
79Apr 11@ PITG1 Alex Lyon21/27OTL–
78Apr 9vs WSHG1 Alex Lyon21/23L–
77Apr 7vs BUFG1 Alex Lyon37/38W–
76Apr 5vs NYRG1 Alex Lyon34/38L–
75Apr 1@ TBLG1 Alex Lyon34/36W–
74Mar 30@ FLAG1 Alex Lyon36/38OTL–
73Mar 28@ CARG2 James Reimer29/33L–
72Mar 26@ WSHG1 Alex Lyon26/30OTL–
71Mar 23@ NSHG1 Alex Lyon31/32L–
70Mar 21vs NYIG2 James Reimer33/36W–
69Mar 19vs CBJG2 James Reimer32/35W–
68Mar 17 ▲@ PITG1 Alex Lyon32/37L–
67Mar 16vs BUFG2 James Reimer25/26W–
66Mar 14vs ARIG1 Alex Lyon23/26L–
65Mar 12@ BUFG1 Alex Lyon9/13LJames Reimer
64Mar 9 ▲@ VGKG2 James Reimer31/35L–
63Mar 8@ ARIG1 Alex Lyon20/24L–
62Mar 6@ COLG1 Alex Lyon35/40LJames Reimer
61Mar 2vs FLAG1 Alex Lyon33/37L–
60Feb 29vs NYIG1 Alex Lyon22/26L–
59Feb 27vs WSHG1 Alex Lyon18/21W–
58Feb 25 ▲@ CHIG2 James Reimer34/36W–
57Feb 24vs STLG1 Alex Lyon22/23W–
56Feb 22vs COLG1 Alex Lyon30/31W–
55Feb 19@ SEAG1 Alex Lyon38/41W–
54Feb 17@ CGYG2 James Reimer38/38W–
53Feb 15@ VANG1 Alex Lyon17/21L–
52Feb 13@ EDMG3 Ville Husso6/7LAlex Lyon
51Feb 10vs VANG1 Alex Lyon28/31W–
50Jan 31vs OTTG1 Alex Lyon22/25OTL–
49Jan 27vs VGKG1 Alex Lyon28/30W–
48Jan 25vs PHIG1 Alex Lyon30/30W–
47Jan 23vs DALG1 Alex Lyon27/32LJames Reimer
46Jan 21vs TBLG1 Alex Lyon27/28W–
45Jan 19@ CARG1 Alex Lyon26/29L–
44Jan 17@ FLAG1 Alex Lyon32/34W–
43Jan 14 ▲@ TORG2 James Reimer28/30W–
42Jan 13vs LAKG1 Alex Lyon33/36W–
41Jan 11vs EDMG1 Alex Lyon44/47OTL–
40Jan 7@ ANAG1 Alex Lyon29/31W–
39Jan 4@ LAKG1 Alex Lyon40/43W–
38Jan 2@ SJSG1 Alex Lyon24/27W–
37Dec 31vs BOSG1 Alex Lyon19/22L–
36Dec 29vs NSHG1 Alex Lyon33/37W–
35Dec 27@ MING2 James Reimer25/31L–
34Dec 23 ▲@ NJDG4 Michael Hutchinson33/36L–
33Dec 22vs PHIG2 James Reimer37/43W–
32Dec 20@ WPGG2 James Reimer36/41L–
31Dec 18vs ANAG3 Ville Husso6/8LJames Reimer
30Dec 16@ PHIG1 Alex Lyon15/16LVille Husso
29Dec 14vs CARG3 Ville Husso37/39L–
28Dec 12 ▲@ STLG3 Ville Husso33/37W–
27Dec 11@ DALG2 James Reimer29/34L–
26Dec 9vs OTTG1 Alex Lyon21/25LJames Reimer
25Dec 7vs SJSG3 Ville Husso30/36OTL–
24Dec 5@ BUFG1 Alex Lyon29/32W–
23Dec 2@ MTLG3 Ville Husso26/30W–
22Nov 30 ▲vs CHIG1 Alex Lyon34/35W–
21Nov 29@ NYRG3 Ville Husso38/41L–
20Nov 26vs MING1 Alex Lyon37/38W–
19Nov 24@ BOSG3 Ville Husso25/27W–
18Nov 22vs NJDG1 Alex Lyon16/16W–
17Nov 17 ▲vs TORG1 Alex Lyon26/29L–
16Nov 16@ OTTG2 James Reimer29/34OTL–
15Nov 11vs CBJG3 Ville Husso18/22W–
14Nov 9vs MTLG2 James Reimer24/27OTL–
13Nov 7@ NYRG3 Ville Husso27/32L–
12Nov 4vs BOSG3 Ville Husso26/30W–
11Nov 2vs FLAG2 James Reimer25/26L–
10Oct 30@ NYIG3 Ville Husso37/40W–
9Oct 28@ BOSG3 Ville Husso27/30L–
8Oct 26vs WPGG2 James Reimer25/28L–
7Oct 24vs SEAG3 Ville Husso33/38OTL–
6Oct 22 ▲vs CGYG2 James Reimer29/31W–
5Oct 21@ OTTG3 Ville Husso35/37W–
4Oct 18vs PITG3 Ville Husso30/33W–
3Oct 16@ CBJG2 James Reimer23/23W–
2Oct 14vs TBLG3 Ville Husso21/25W–
1Oct 12@ NJDG3 Ville Husso23/26L–

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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.