Florida Panthers Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 37-14-5 · 79 pts · 1st Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Florida Panthers in 2020-21: 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.
Sergei Bobrovsky started 30 of 56 Panthers games (54%). Chris Driedger had 23 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterSergei Bobrovsky- Starts
- 30/56
- Share
- 54%
- Last 10
- 4
19-8-2 · .906 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 8
G2BackupChris Driedger- Starts
- 23/56
- Share
- 41%
- Last 10
- 3
14-6-3 · .927 SV% · last start May 10
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Panthers game by starting goalie
- G1 Sergei Bobrovsky
- G2 Chris Driedger
- G3 Spencer Knight
- G4 Philippe Desrosiers
- G5 Samuel Montembeault
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Bobrovsky
G2Driedger
G3Knight
G4Desrosiers
G5Montembeault
Game
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Florida Panthers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Chris Driedger 5, Sergei Bobrovsky 4, Spencer Knight 1.
- Home and road: Sergei Bobrovsky started 15 of 28 home games and 15 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 10 | vs TBL | G2 Chris Driedger | 30/30 | W | – |
| 55 | May 8 | vs TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 28/29 | W | – |
| 54 | May 3 | vs DAL | G3 Spencer Knight | 25/29 | W | – |
| 53 | May 1 | @ CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/35 | W | – |
| 52 | Apr 29 | @ CHI | G3 Spencer Knight | 24/27 | W | – |
| 51 | Apr 27 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 17/21 | W | Spencer Knight |
| 50 | Apr 26 | @ NSH | G2 Chris Driedger | 14/16 | L | Sergei Bobrovsky |
| 49 | Apr 24 | vs CAR | G2 Chris Driedger | 16/19 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 22 | vs CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/28 | L | – |
| 47 | Apr 20 ▲ | vs CBJ | G3 Spencer Knight | 33/34 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 19 | vs CBJ | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 34/36 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 17 | @ TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 28/31 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 15 | @ TBL | G2 Chris Driedger | 16/19 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Apr 13 | @ DAL | G2 Chris Driedger | 24/26 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 10 | @ DAL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 16/20 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 8 | @ CAR | G2 Chris Driedger | 19/21 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 6 | @ CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/34 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 4 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Chris Driedger | 32/32 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 3 | vs CBJ | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 44/46 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 1 | vs DET | G2 Chris Driedger | 25/27 | W | – |
| 36 | Mar 30 | vs DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 35/36 | W | – |
| 35 | Mar 28 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Chris Driedger | 33/34 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 27 | @ DAL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/34 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 25 | @ CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 18/20 | L | – |
| 32 | Mar 23 | @ CHI | G2 Chris Driedger | 29/32 | L | – |
| 31 | Mar 21 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 19/23 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 20 | vs NSH | G2 Chris Driedger | 21/21 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 18 | vs NSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/27 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 15 | vs CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 26/29 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 13 | vs CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/32 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 11 | @ CBJ | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 28/32 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 9 | @ CBJ | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 38/40 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Chris Driedger | 22/26 | L | – |
| 23 | Mar 6 | @ NSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 28/30 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 4 | @ NSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/35 | W | – |
| 21 | Mar 1 | vs CAR | G2 Chris Driedger | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Feb 27 | vs CAR | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Feb 25 ▲ | vs DAL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 37/39 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 24 | vs DAL | G2 Chris Driedger | 23/25 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 22 | vs DAL | G2 Chris Driedger | 24/25 | W | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/27 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 19 | @ DET | G2 Chris Driedger | 30/32 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 17 | @ CAR | G2 Chris Driedger | 32/35 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 15 | @ TBL | G2 Chris Driedger | 27/31 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 13 | vs TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 22/28 | L | – |
| 11 | Feb 11 | vs TBL | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 19/21 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 9 | vs DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 31/32 | W | – |
| 9 | Feb 7 | vs DET | G2 Chris Driedger | 35/38 | L | – |
| 8 | Feb 5 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Chris Driedger | 24/25 | W | – |
| 7 | Feb 4 | vs NSH | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 35/41 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Jan 31 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Chris Driedger | 32/34 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 30 | @ DET | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 25/27 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 28 | @ CBJ | G2 Chris Driedger | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Jan 26 | @ CBJ | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 19/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 19 | vs CHI | G1 Sergei Bobrovsky | 32/36 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 17 | vs CHI | G2 Chris Driedger | 28/30 | 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.
Florida Panthers goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Florida Panthers starting goalie in 2020-21?
Sergei Bobrovsky made the most starts: 30 of 56 (54%), going 19-8-2.
How often did the Florida Panthers backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Chris Driedger had 23 starts (41% of games).
Who started the second game of Florida Panthers back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Sergei Bobrovsky started 4 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 6.