Who started in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 2017-18: 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.

Cam Talbot started 67 of 82 Oilers games (82%). Laurent Brossoit had 10 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.

Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Cam Talbot
    Starts
    67/82
    Share
    82%
    Last 10
    10

    31-31-3 · .908 SV% · last start Apr 7

  • Starts
    10/82
    Share
    12%
    Last 10
    0

    3-7-1 · .883 SV% · 4 relief · last start Dec 14

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Oilers game by starting goalie

  • G1 Cam Talbot
  • G2 Laurent Brossoit
  • G3 Al Montoya
  • G4 Nick Ellis

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Cam Talbot
  • G2 Laurent Brossoit
  • G3 Al Montoya
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 TalbotG2 BrossoitG3 Montoya

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 10 · after game 30, Laurent Brossoit took the lead in the last 10 starts from Cam Talbot
  2. Dec 29 · after game 38, Cam Talbot took the lead in the last 10 starts from Laurent Brossoit

Edmonton Oilers goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7vs VANG1 Cam Talbot36/38W–
81Apr 5vs VGKG1 Cam Talbot30/33W–
80Apr 2@ MING1 Cam Talbot37/39L–
79Mar 31@ CGYG1 Cam Talbot4/7LAl Montoya
78Mar 29@ VANG1 Cam Talbot28/30L–
77Mar 27vs CBJG1 Cam Talbot13/18LLaurent Brossoit
76Mar 25 ▲vs ANAG1 Cam Talbot33/38OTL–
75Mar 24vs LAKG1 Cam Talbot27/29W–
74Mar 22@ OTTG1 Cam Talbot33/35W–
73Mar 20@ CARG1 Cam Talbot30/33W–
72Mar 18 ▲@ TBLG3 Al Montoya37/40L–
71Mar 17@ FLAG1 Cam Talbot40/42W–
70Mar 14 ▲vs SJSG3 Al Montoya36/40OTL–
69Mar 13@ CGYG1 Cam Talbot31/32L–
68Mar 10vs MING1 Cam Talbot32/33W–
67Mar 8vs NYIG1 Cam Talbot30/31W–
66Mar 5vs ARIG1 Cam Talbot32/35W–
65Mar 3vs NYRG1 Cam Talbot31/34L–
64Mar 1vs NSHG1 Cam Talbot38/42L–
63Feb 27@ SJSG1 Cam Talbot32/36L–
62Feb 25 ▲@ ANAG3 Al Montoya41/46W–
61Feb 24@ LAKG1 Cam Talbot30/33W–
60Feb 22vs COLG1 Cam Talbot28/30W–
59Feb 20vs BOSG1 Cam Talbot42/45L–
58Feb 18 ▲@ COLG1 Cam Talbot24/26W–
57Feb 17@ ARIG1 Cam Talbot31/32L–
56Feb 15@ VGKG1 Cam Talbot24/28L–
55Feb 12vs FLAG1 Cam Talbot33/39L–
54Feb 10 ▲@ SJSG3 Al Montoya24/29L–
53Feb 9@ ANAG1 Cam Talbot31/34L–
52Feb 7@ LAKG1 Cam Talbot23/26L–
51Feb 5vs TBLG1 Cam Talbot32/34W–
50Feb 1vs COLG3 Al Montoya27/31OTL–
49Jan 25vs CGYG1 Cam Talbot34/37W–
48Jan 23vs BUFG1 Cam Talbot18/22LAl Montoya
47Jan 20vs VANG1 Cam Talbot25/27W–
46Jan 13 ▲@ VGKG1 Cam Talbot34/36W–
45Jan 12@ ARIG1 Cam Talbot1/3WAl Montoya
44Jan 9@ NSHG1 Cam Talbot22/24L–
43Jan 7 ▲@ CHIG1 Cam Talbot25/29L–
42Jan 6@ DALG1 Cam Talbot15/19LAl Montoya
41Jan 4vs ANAG1 Cam Talbot33/34W–
40Jan 2vs LAKG1 Cam Talbot28/33L–
39Dec 31vs WPGG1 Cam Talbot33/38L–
38Dec 29vs CHIG1 Cam Talbot32/36OTL–
37Dec 27@ WPGG1 Cam Talbot35/39L–
36Dec 23vs MTLG1 Cam Talbot29/30W–
35Dec 21vs STLG1 Cam Talbot34/36W–
34Dec 18vs SJSG1 Cam Talbot18/21W–
33Dec 16@ MING1 Cam Talbot29/31W–
32Dec 14vs NSHG2 Laurent Brossoit19/23L–
31Dec 12@ CBJG2 Laurent Brossoit27/29W–
30Dec 10 ▲@ TORG2 Laurent Brossoit22/23L–
29Dec 9@ MTLG2 Laurent Brossoit22/24W–
28Dec 6vs PHIG2 Laurent Brossoit29/32L–
27Dec 2@ CGYG2 Laurent Brossoit29/34W–
26Nov 30vs TORG2 Laurent Brossoit30/35L–
25Nov 28vs ARIG1 Cam Talbot29/31W–
24Nov 26@ BOSG1 Cam Talbot23/25W–
23Nov 24@ BUFG2 Laurent Brossoit28/30L–
22Nov 22 ▲@ DETG1 Cam Talbot20/22W–
21Nov 21@ STLG1 Cam Talbot1/3LLaurent Brossoit
20Nov 18@ DALG1 Cam Talbot15/21L–
19Nov 16vs STLG1 Cam Talbot35/39L–
18Nov 14vs VGKG1 Cam Talbot22/24W–
17Nov 12 ▲@ WSHG2 Laurent Brossoit18/19OTL–
16Nov 11@ NYRG1 Cam Talbot30/33L–
15Nov 9@ NJDG1 Cam Talbot32/34W–
14Nov 7@ NYIG1 Cam Talbot36/37W–
13Nov 5vs DETG1 Cam Talbot31/35L–
12Nov 3vs NJDG1 Cam Talbot31/34W–
11Nov 1vs PITG1 Cam Talbot27/30L–
10Oct 28vs WSHG1 Cam Talbot26/30L–
9Oct 26vs DALG1 Cam Talbot28/32W–
8Oct 24@ PITG1 Cam Talbot42/44OTL–
7Oct 21@ PHIG1 Cam Talbot22/24L–
6Oct 19@ CHIG1 Cam Talbot30/31W–
5Oct 17vs CARG2 Laurent Brossoit16/21L–
4Oct 14vs OTTG1 Cam Talbot19/23LLaurent Brossoit
3Oct 9vs WPGG1 Cam Talbot38/43L–
2Oct 7@ VANG1 Cam Talbot4/7LLaurent Brossoit
1Oct 4vs CGYG1 Cam Talbot27/27W–

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Edmonton Oilers goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Edmonton Oilers starting goalie in 2017-18?

Cam Talbot made the most starts: 67 of 82 (82%), going 31-31-3.

How often did the Edmonton Oilers backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Laurent Brossoit had 10 starts (12% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Edmonton Oilers back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Cam Talbot started 5 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 6.