Florida Panthers Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 44-30-8 · 96 pts · 4th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Florida Panthers 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.
James Reimer started 42 of 82 Panthers games (51%). Roberto Luongo had 33 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterJames Reimer- Starts
- 42/82
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 6
22-14-6 · .913 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 8
G2BackupRoberto Luongo- Starts
- 33/82
- Share
- 40%
- Last 10
- 4
18-11-2 · .929 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Panthers game by starting goalie
- G1 James Reimer
- G2 Roberto Luongo
- G3 Harri Sateri
- G4 Samuel Montembeault
- G5 Antti Niemi
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Reimer
G2Luongo
G3Sateri
G4Montembeault
G5Niemi
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Florida Panthers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by James Reimer 12, Roberto Luongo 2, Harri Sateri 1.
- Home and road: James Reimer started 17 of 41 home games and 25 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 8 times (10% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 8 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 James Reimer | 33/35 | W | Roberto Luongo |
| 81 | Apr 7 | vs BUF | G1 James Reimer | 38/41 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 5 | vs BOS | G2 Roberto Luongo | 26/28 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 3 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Roberto Luongo | 45/46 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 2 | vs CAR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 27/29 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 31 | @ BOS | G1 James Reimer | 19/24 | L | Roberto Luongo |
| 76 | Mar 29 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 James Reimer | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 75 | Mar 28 | @ TOR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 31/35 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 26 | @ NYI | G1 James Reimer | 32/32 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 24 | vs ARI | G1 James Reimer | 26/28 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 22 | @ CBJ | G2 Roberto Luongo | 29/32 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 James Reimer | 33/35 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 19 | @ MTL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 28/28 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 17 | vs EDM | G2 Roberto Luongo | 32/35 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 15 | vs BOS | G1 James Reimer | 46/46 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 12 | vs OTT | G2 Roberto Luongo | 20/25 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 10 | vs NYR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 34/37 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 8 | vs MTL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 40/40 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 6 | @ TBL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Mar 4 | vs PHI | G2 Roberto Luongo | 39/40 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 2 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 James Reimer | 24/25 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 1 | vs NJD | G2 Roberto Luongo | 29/31 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 27 | vs TOR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 37/39 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 24 | vs PIT | G2 Roberto Luongo | 32/37 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 22 | vs WSH | G2 Roberto Luongo | 33/35 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 20 | @ TOR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 30/31 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 18 ▲ | @ WPG | G1 James Reimer | 27/34 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 17 | @ CGY | G2 Roberto Luongo | 30/33 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 14 | @ VAN | G1 James Reimer | 34/37 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 12 | @ EDM | G1 James Reimer | 27/32 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 9 | vs LAK | G3 Harri Sateri | 23/26 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 6 | vs VAN | G3 Harri Sateri | 26/27 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 3 | vs DET | G3 Harri Sateri | 26/28 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 1 | @ BUF | G3 Harri Sateri | 30/32 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 30 | @ NYI | G3 Harri Sateri | 32/33 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 25 | vs WSH | G3 Harri Sateri | 42/46 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 23 | @ DAL | G1 James Reimer | 3/3 | L | Harri Sateri |
| 45 | Jan 20 ▲ | @ NSH | G3 Harri Sateri | 25/29 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 19 | vs VGK | G1 James Reimer | 33/36 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 12 | vs CGY | G1 James Reimer | 25/28 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 9 | @ STL | G1 James Reimer | 26/30 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 7 | @ CBJ | G1 James Reimer | 46/48 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 5 | @ DET | G1 James Reimer | 15/19 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | @ MIN | G1 James Reimer | 23/26 | L | Harri Sateri |
| 38 | Dec 30 | vs MTL | G1 James Reimer | 38/38 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 28 | vs PHI | G1 James Reimer | 29/31 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 ▲ | vs OTT | G1 James Reimer | 38/38 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | vs MIN | G1 James Reimer | 29/31 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | @ ARI | G1 James Reimer | 39/41 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 | @ VGK | G1 James Reimer | 35/38 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 | @ COL | G1 James Reimer | 28/30 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 12 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 James Reimer | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | @ DET | G1 James Reimer | 34/35 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | vs COL | G1 James Reimer | 23/28 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | vs WPG | G1 James Reimer | 35/39 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | vs NYI | G2 Roberto Luongo | 12/13 | OTL | James Reimer |
| 26 | Dec 2 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 James Reimer | 44/47 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Dec 1 | vs SJS | G2 Roberto Luongo | 30/32 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 James Reimer | 33/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 | @ NJD | G2 Roberto Luongo | 23/25 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | vs CHI | G2 Roberto Luongo | 35/39 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | vs TOR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 43/44 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 19 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Roberto Luongo | 25/28 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ LAK | G1 James Reimer | 16/19 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ SJS | G2 Roberto Luongo | 35/35 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | vs DAL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 40/43 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 James Reimer | 19/21 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | @ BUF | G2 Roberto Luongo | 24/25 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 | @ CAR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 45/47 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | vs NYR | G2 Roberto Luongo | 39/44 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Nov 2 | vs CBJ | G1 James Reimer | 15/19 | L | Antti Niemi |
| 11 | Oct 30 | vs TBL | G1 James Reimer | 14/19 | L | Antti Niemi |
| 10 | Oct 28 | vs DET | G1 James Reimer | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 | vs ANA | G1 James Reimer | 31/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @ MTL | G1 James Reimer | 32/37 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 21 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 James Reimer | 41/42 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | vs PIT | G2 Roberto Luongo | 33/36 | L | James Reimer |
| 5 | Oct 17 | @ PHI | G2 Roberto Luongo | 34/38 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 | @ PIT | G1 James Reimer | 29/33 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 12 | vs STL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 37/39 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 James Reimer | 26/30 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | @ TBL | G2 Roberto Luongo | 20/24 | 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.
Florida Panthers goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Florida Panthers starting goalie in 2017-18?
James Reimer made the most starts: 42 of 82 (51%), going 22-14-6.
How often did the Florida Panthers backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Roberto Luongo had 33 starts (40% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Florida Panthers back-to-backs in 2017-18?
James Reimer started 12 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 3.