Edmonton Oilers Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 49-27-6 · 104 pts · 2nd Pacific
Who started in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 2021-22: 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 43 of 82 Oilers games (52%). Mike Smith had 27 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterMikko Koskinen- Starts
- 43/82
- Share
- 52%
- Last 10
- 5
27-12-4 · .903 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 29
G2BackupMike Smith- Starts
- 27/82
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 5
16-9-2 · .915 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 26
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Oilers game by starting goalie
- G1 Mikko Koskinen
- G2 Mike Smith
- G3 Stuart Skinner
- G4 Ilya Konovalov
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: 10 second games, started by Mikko Koskinen 5, Mike Smith 4, Stuart Skinner 1.
- Home and road: Mikko Koskinen started 21 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 39/41 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | vs SJS | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 40/44 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | @ PIT | G2 Mike Smith | 33/34 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 | @ CBJ | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 26/30 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 22 | vs COL | G2 Mike Smith | 34/37 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 20 | vs DAL | G2 Mike Smith | 34/36 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 16 | vs VGK | G2 Mike Smith | 39/39 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 14 | @ NSH | G2 Mike Smith | 30/30 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 12 | @ MIN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 18/23 | L | – |
| 73 | Apr 9 | vs COL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 33/34 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Apr 7 | @ LAK | G2 Mike Smith | 31/33 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 5 | @ SJS | G2 Mike Smith | 31/32 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 3 | @ ANA | G2 Mike Smith | 31/32 | W | – |
| 69 | Apr 1 | vs STL | G2 Mike Smith | 31/36 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 30 | vs LAK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 38/41 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 28 | vs ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 26 | @ CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 7/12 | L | Mike Smith |
| 65 | Mar 24 | vs SJS | G2 Mike Smith | 28/30 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 22 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 23/27 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 21 | @ COL | G2 Mike Smith | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Mar 19 | vs NJD | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 17 | vs BUF | G2 Mike Smith | 27/28 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 15 | vs DET | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 30/35 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 12 | vs TBL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 9 | vs WSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 29/32 | W | – |
| 57 | Mar 7 | @ CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 26/29 | L | – |
| 56 | Mar 5 | vs MTL | G2 Mike Smith | 24/28 | L | – |
| 55 | Mar 3 | @ CHI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 54 | Mar 1 | @ PHI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 39/39 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Mike Smith | 27/29 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 26 | @ FLA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 44/47 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 23 | @ TBL | G2 Mike Smith | 18/22 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 20 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Mike Smith | 3/7 | L | Mikko Koskinen |
| 49 | Feb 19 | @ WPG | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 22/24 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 17 | vs ANA | G2 Mike Smith | 27/30 | W | – |
| 47 | Feb 15 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Mike Smith | 30/32 | W | – |
| 46 | Feb 14 | @ SJS | G3 Stuart Skinner | 20/20 | W | – |
| 45 | Feb 11 | vs NYI | G2 Mike Smith | 37/38 | W | – |
| 44 | Feb 9 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Mike Smith | 26/30 | L | – |
| 43 | Feb 8 | vs VGK | G2 Mike Smith | 24/28 | L | – |
| 42 | Feb 2 | @ WSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/27 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 31 | @ OTT | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 29 | @ MTL | G3 Stuart Skinner | 21/23 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 27 | vs NSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/30 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 25 | @ VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 25/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 22 | vs CGY | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 44/47 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 20 | vs FLA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 22/28 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 15 | vs OTT | G3 Stuart Skinner | 20/25 | L | – |
| 34 | Jan 5 | @ TOR | G2 Mike Smith | 29/32 | L | – |
| 33 | Jan 3 | @ NYR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/28 | L | – |
| 32 | Jan 1 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 31 | @ NJD | G2 Mike Smith | 35/41 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 29 | @ STL | G2 Mike Smith | 29/33 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 18 | @ SEA | G3 Stuart Skinner | 14/17 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 16 | vs CBJ | G3 Stuart Skinner | 36/38 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 14 | vs TOR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 11 | vs CAR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 28/31 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 9 | vs BOS | G3 Stuart Skinner | 27/30 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 7 | vs MIN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 22/26 | L | – |
| 23 | Dec 5 | vs LAK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 35/40 | L | – |
| 22 | Dec 3 | @ SEA | G3 Stuart Skinner | 30/34 | L | – |
| 21 | Dec 1 | vs PIT | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 32/34 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 27 | @ VGK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 36/38 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 24 ▲ | @ ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 24/27 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 23 | @ DAL | G3 Stuart Skinner | 29/33 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 20 | vs CHI | G3 Stuart Skinner | 29/31 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 18 | vs WPG | G3 Stuart Skinner | 46/47 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 16 | @ WPG | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 22/26 | L | Stuart Skinner |
| 14 | Nov 14 | @ STL | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 35/39 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 12 ▲ | @ BUF | G3 Stuart Skinner | 20/23 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 11 | @ BOS | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 26/29 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 9 | @ DET | G3 Stuart Skinner | 35/38 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 5 | vs NYR | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 20/25 | W | – |
| 9 | Nov 3 | vs NSH | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 8 | Nov 1 | vs SEA | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 27/29 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 30 | @ VAN | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 29/30 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 27 | vs PHI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 29/33 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 22 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 36/39 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | @ ARI | G1 Mikko Koskinen | 27/28 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | vs ANA | G2 Mike Smith | 11/15 | W | Mikko Koskinen |
| 2 | Oct 16 | vs CGY | G2 Mike Smith | 45/47 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | vs VAN | G2 Mike Smith | 36/38 | W | – |
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 2021-22?
Mikko Koskinen made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 27-12-4.
How often did the Edmonton Oilers backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Mike Smith had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Edmonton Oilers back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Mikko Koskinen started 5 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 5.