Edmonton Oilers Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 35-38-9 · 79 pts · 6th Pacific
Who started in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 2018-19: 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.
Mikko Koskinen started 51 of 82 Oilers games (62%). Cam Talbot had 29 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterMikko Koskinen- Starts
- 51/82
- Share
- 62%
- Last 10
- 9
25-21-6 · .906 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupCam Talbot- Starts
- 29/82
- Share
- 35%
- Last 10
- 0
10-15-3 · .893 SV% · 2 relief · last start Feb 9
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Oilers game by starting goalie
- G1 Mikko Koskinen
- G2 Cam Talbot
- G3 Anthony Stolarz
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Edmonton Oilers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Mikko Koskinen 7, Cam Talbot 4.
- Home and road: Mikko Koskinen started 24 of 41 home games and 27 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | @ CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 30/31 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs SJS | G3 Anthony Stolarz | 24/27 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 23/29 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | @ VGK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/30 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs ANA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 17/21 | L | Anthony Stolarz |
| 77 | Mar 28 | vs DAL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 20/22 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs LAK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 34/38 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | vs OTT | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 21 | vs CBJ | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 19/20 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ STL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 17/20 | L | Anthony Stolarz |
| 72 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/34 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 | @ ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/30 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 | vs NJD | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 14/18 | L | Anthony Stolarz |
| 69 | Mar 11 | vs NYR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/30 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | vs TOR | G3 Anthony Stolarz | 37/40 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 35/37 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | @ BUF | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 35/38 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ CBJ | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 30/30 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 35/37 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | @ TOR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 12/16 | L | Anthony Stolarz |
| 62 | Feb 25 | @ NSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 61 | Feb 23 | vs ANA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 33/34 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | vs NYI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 20/23 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | vs ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 19/23 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | @ CAR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/27 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | @ PIT | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/33 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs SJS | G2 Cam Talbot | 26/31 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | @ MIN | G2 Cam Talbot | 35/36 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 5 | vs CHI | G2 Cam Talbot | 23/27 | L | Mikko Koskinen |
| 52 | Feb 3 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 51 | Feb 2 | @ PHI | G2 Cam Talbot | 34/39 | OTL | – |
| 50 | Jan 22 | vs DET | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/27 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 20 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Cam Talbot | 12/15 | L | Mikko Koskinen |
| 48 | Jan 19 | vs CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 29/34 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 20/22 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | vs BUF | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 41/43 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 | vs ARI | G2 Cam Talbot | 26/29 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 10 | vs FLA | G2 Cam Talbot | 27/30 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | @ SJS | G2 Cam Talbot | 13/17 | L | Mikko Koskinen |
| 42 | Jan 6 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Cam Talbot | 39/39 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 5 | @ LAK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 5/8 | L | Cam Talbot |
| 40 | Jan 2 | @ ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 29/30 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | vs WPG | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 32/36 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | vs SJS | G2 Cam Talbot | 33/40 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 2/6 | L | Cam Talbot |
| 36 | Dec 22 | vs TBL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 39/44 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 | vs STL | G2 Cam Talbot | 26/29 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 16 | @ VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 26/29 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | @ WPG | G2 Cam Talbot | 35/40 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | @ COL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 39/43 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | vs CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/24 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 | vs MIN | G2 Cam Talbot | 31/33 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 | @ STL | G2 Cam Talbot | 28/30 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 3 | @ DAL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 21/24 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | vs VGK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 | vs LAK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | vs DAL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/28 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 | @ LAK | G2 Cam Talbot | 27/30 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | @ ANA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 23/25 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Nov 20 | @ SJS | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 22/25 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Cam Talbot | 25/31 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 17 | @ CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 33/36 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 13 | vs MTL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 27/29 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 | vs COL | G2 Cam Talbot | 12/15 | L | Mikko Koskinen |
| 16 | Nov 8 | @ FLA | G2 Cam Talbot | 29/32 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 30/35 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | @ WSH | G2 Cam Talbot | 19/23 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | @ DET | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 23/26 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs CHI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 40/40 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 30 | vs MIN | G2 Cam Talbot | 24/28 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 28 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Cam Talbot | 31/32 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 27 | @ NSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/27 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 25 | vs WSH | G2 Cam Talbot | 31/32 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 23 | vs PIT | G2 Cam Talbot | 25/31 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | vs NSH | G2 Cam Talbot | 25/27 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 | vs BOS | G2 Cam Talbot | 27/29 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 16 | @ WPG | G2 Cam Talbot | 29/33 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | @ NYR | G2 Cam Talbot | 23/24 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 11 | @ BOS | G2 Cam Talbot | 28/31 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | @ NJD | G2 Cam Talbot | 22/26 | 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.
Edmonton Oilers goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Edmonton Oilers starting goalie in 2018-19?
Mikko Koskinen made the most starts: 51 of 82 (62%), going 25-21-6.
How often did the Edmonton Oilers backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Cam Talbot had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Edmonton Oilers back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Mikko Koskinen started 7 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 4.