Detroit Red Wings Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 41-31-10 · 92 pts · 6th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025-26: 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.

John Gibson started 57 of 82 Red Wings games (70%). Cam Talbot had 25 starts and 9 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
John Gibson
Starts
57/82
Share
70%
Last 10
8
29-22-4 · .901 SV% · last start Apr 15
G2Backup
Cam Talbot
Starts
25/82
Share
30%
Last 10
2
12-9-6 · .883 SV% · 9 relief · last start Apr 13

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Red Wings game by starting goalie

G1 John Gibson
G2 Cam Talbot
G3 Sebastian Cossa
G4 Michal Postava

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Gibson

G2Talbot

G3Cossa

G4Postava

Game

Detroit Red Wings goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Cam Talbot 11, John Gibson 2.
Home and road: John Gibson started 30 of 41 home games and 27 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
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 15	@ FLA	G1 John Gibson	11/15	L	Cam Talbot
81	Apr 13	@ TBL	G2 Cam Talbot	18/22	OTL	–
80	Apr 11	vs NJD	G1 John Gibson	28/32	L	–
79	Apr 9	vs PHI	G1 John Gibson	13/15	W	Cam Talbot
78	Apr 7	vs CBJ	G1 John Gibson	32/35	OTL	–
77	Apr 5 ▲	vs MIN	G2 Cam Talbot	15/20	L	–
76	Apr 4	@ NYR	G1 John Gibson	16/19	L	–
75	Apr 2	@ PHI	G1 John Gibson	32/34	W	–
74	Mar 31	@ PIT	G1 John Gibson	11/14	L	Cam Talbot
73	Mar 28 ▲	vs PHI	G1 John Gibson	17/21	L	Cam Talbot
72	Mar 27	@ BUF	G1 John Gibson	28/30	W	–
71	Mar 24	vs OTT	G1 John Gibson	18/21	L	–
70	Mar 21	vs BOS	G1 John Gibson	23/26	L	–
69	Mar 19	vs MTL	G1 John Gibson	32/33	W	–
68	Mar 16	vs CGY	G1 John Gibson	25/27	W	–
67	Mar 14	@ DAL	G1 John Gibson	21/24	OTL	–
66	Mar 12	@ TBL	G1 John Gibson	25/28	L	–
65	Mar 10	@ FLA	G1 John Gibson	24/28	L	–
64	Mar 8	@ NJD	G1 John Gibson	21/21	W	Cam Talbot
63	Mar 6	vs FLA	G1 John Gibson	20/22	L	–
62	Mar 4	vs VGK	G2 Cam Talbot	21/25	OTL	–
61	Mar 2	@ NSH	G1 John Gibson	10/11	W	Cam Talbot
60	Feb 28	@ CAR	G2 Cam Talbot	31/36	L	–
59	Feb 26	@ OTT	G1 John Gibson	26/27	W	–
58	Feb 4	@ UTA	G1 John Gibson	21/24	L	–
57	Feb 2	@ COL	G1 John Gibson	21/21	W	–
56	Jan 31	vs COL	G1 John Gibson	13/17	L	Cam Talbot
55	Jan 29	vs WSH	G1 John Gibson	20/23	OTL	–
54	Jan 27	vs LAK	G1 John Gibson	19/21	L	–
53	Jan 24	@ WPG	G1 John Gibson	26/27	W	–
52	Jan 22 ▲	@ MIN	G2 Cam Talbot	35/39	OTL	–
51	Jan 21	@ TOR	G1 John Gibson	30/31	W	–
50	Jan 18	vs OTT	G1 John Gibson	19/22	W	–
49	Jan 16	vs SJS	G1 John Gibson	20/22	W	–
48	Jan 13 ▲	@ BOS	G2 Cam Talbot	38/40	L	–
47	Jan 12	vs CAR	G1 John Gibson	31/34	W	–
46	Jan 10	@ MTL	G1 John Gibson	27/27	W	–
45	Jan 8	vs VAN	G1 John Gibson	23/24	W	–
44	Jan 5	@ OTT	G1 John Gibson	34/37	W	–
43	Jan 3	vs PIT	G1 John Gibson	27/29	L	–
42	Jan 1 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Cam Talbot	27/31	OTL	–
41	Dec 31	vs WPG	G1 John Gibson	23/24	W	–
40	Dec 28 ▲	vs TOR	G2 Cam Talbot	25/27	W	–
39	Dec 27	@ CAR	G1 John Gibson	33/37	L	–
38	Dec 23	vs DAL	G1 John Gibson	19/22	W	–
37	Dec 21 ▲	vs WSH	G2 Cam Talbot	31/33	W	–
36	Dec 20	@ WSH	G1 John Gibson	24/26	W	–
35	Dec 17 ▲	vs UTA	G2 Cam Talbot	24/28	L	–
34	Dec 16	vs NYI	G1 John Gibson	16/18	W	–
33	Dec 13	@ CHI	G1 John Gibson	26/26	W	–
32	Dec 11 ▲	@ EDM	G2 Cam Talbot	25/28	L	–
31	Dec 10	@ CGY	G1 John Gibson	34/37	W	–
30	Dec 8	@ VAN	G1 John Gibson	39/39	W	–
29	Dec 6	@ SEA	G1 John Gibson	24/27	W	–
28	Dec 4	@ CBJ	G2 Cam Talbot	27/32	OTL	–
27	Dec 2	vs BOS	G1 John Gibson	34/38	W	–
26	Nov 29 ▲	@ BOS	G2 Cam Talbot	18/20	OTL	–
25	Nov 28	vs TBL	G1 John Gibson	21/26	L	–
24	Nov 26	vs NSH	G2 Cam Talbot	23/28	L	–
23	Nov 24	@ NJD	G2 Cam Talbot	16/20	L	–
22	Nov 22	vs CBJ	G2 Cam Talbot	32/35	W	–
21	Nov 20	vs NYI	G1 John Gibson	21/26	L	–
20	Nov 18	vs SEA	G2 Cam Talbot	20/22	W	–
19	Nov 16 ▲	@ NYR	G2 Cam Talbot	18/19	W	–
18	Nov 15	vs BUF	G1 John Gibson	22/27	OTL	–
17	Nov 13	vs ANA	G1 John Gibson	15/17	W	Cam Talbot
16	Nov 9	vs CHI	G1 John Gibson	15/19	L	–
15	Nov 7	vs NYR	G2 Cam Talbot	22/26	L	–
14	Nov 4	@ VGK	G1 John Gibson	33/34	L	–
13	Nov 2	@ SJS	G2 Cam Talbot	16/18	W	–
12	Oct 31 ▲	@ ANA	G1 John Gibson	27/31	L	–
11	Oct 30	@ LAK	G2 Cam Talbot	36/39	W	–
10	Oct 28	@ STL	G1 John Gibson	20/22	W	–
9	Oct 25	vs STL	G1 John Gibson	25/29	W	–
8	Oct 23 ▲	@ NYI	G2 Cam Talbot	23/30	L	–
7	Oct 22	@ BUF	G1 John Gibson	27/31	L	–
6	Oct 19	vs EDM	G1 John Gibson	16/18	W	–
5	Oct 17	vs TBL	G1 John Gibson	31/32	W	–
4	Oct 15	vs FLA	G2 Cam Talbot	20/21	W	–
3	Oct 13	@ TOR	G2 Cam Talbot	38/40	W	–
2	Oct 11	vs TOR	G2 Cam Talbot	20/23	W	–
1	Oct 9	vs MTL	G1 John Gibson	8/13	L	Cam Talbot

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Detroit Red Wings goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Detroit Red Wings starting goalie in 2025-26?

John Gibson made the most starts: 57 of 82 (70%), going 29-22-4.

How often did the Detroit Red Wings backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Cam Talbot had 25 starts (30% of games) plus 9 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Detroit Red Wings back-to-backs in 2025-26?

John Gibson started 2 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 11.