Minnesota Wild Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 45-26-11 · 101 pts · 3rd Central
Who started in goal for the Minnesota Wild 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.
Devan Dubnyk started 59 of 82 Wild games (72%). Alex Stalock had 23 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterDevan Dubnyk- Starts
- 59/82
- Share
- 72%
- Last 10
- 8
35-16-7 · .918 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
G2BackupAlex Stalock- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 2
10-10-4 · .910 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Wild game by starting goalie
- G1 Devan Dubnyk
- G2 Alex Stalock
- G3 Steve Michalek
- G4 Niklas Svedberg
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Minnesota Wild goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Devan Dubnyk 8, Alex Stalock 7.
- Home and road: Devan Dubnyk started 33 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | @ SJS | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 27/30 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Alex Stalock | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 4 | @ ANA | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 27/29 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 2 | vs EDM | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/22 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 31 | @ DAL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 32/35 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 29 | vs DAL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/31 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 27 | @ NSH | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 28/29 | OTL | – |
| 75 | Mar 25 ▲ | vs BOS | G2 Alex Stalock | 26/28 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 24 | vs NSH | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 19/20 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | vs LAK | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ ARI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 30/31 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 | @ VGK | G2 Alex Stalock | 26/28 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 | vs COL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 17/22 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 24/27 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | @ VAN | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 30/32 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | vs CAR | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/31 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | vs DET | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 28/29 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 12/17 | L | Alex Stalock |
| 64 | Mar 1 | @ ARI | G2 Alex Stalock | 20/24 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | vs STL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/25 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | vs SJS | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 23 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/23 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 22 | @ NJD | G2 Alex Stalock | 38/40 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | @ NYI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 32/35 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 17 | vs ANA | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | vs WSH | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/26 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | vs NYR | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 32/34 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 | vs CHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 44/44 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 8 | vs ARI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 36/40 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ STL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 35/37 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Alex Stalock | 25/29 | L | Devan Dubnyk |
| 51 | Feb 2 | vs VGK | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/24 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | @ CBJ | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 28/30 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | @ PIT | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 17/21 | L | Alex Stalock |
| 48 | Jan 22 | vs OTT | G2 Alex Stalock | 37/38 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 20 | vs TBL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 21/23 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 13 | vs WPG | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 32/33 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 10 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 34/35 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | vs CGY | G2 Alex Stalock | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Jan 6 | @ COL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/32 | L | Alex Stalock |
| 41 | Jan 4 | vs BUF | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/31 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 2 | vs FLA | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 25/26 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Alex Stalock | 26/28 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | vs NSH | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 41/43 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs DAL | G2 Alex Stalock | 24/26 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Alex Stalock | 28/30 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | @ FLA | G2 Alex Stalock | 30/33 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | @ OTT | G2 Alex Stalock | 28/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Alex Stalock | 42/45 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | vs EDM | G2 Alex Stalock | 26/29 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs TOR | G2 Alex Stalock | 28/28 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | vs CGY | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 10/10 | W | Alex Stalock |
| 29 | Dec 10 | @ SJS | G2 Alex Stalock | 31/34 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 8 | @ ANA | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/28 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | @ LAK | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 23/27 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs STL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 41/42 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 | vs VGK | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | @ WPG | G2 Alex Stalock | 21/28 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 34/40 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | vs COL | G2 Alex Stalock | 28/30 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | @ BUF | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 30/34 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs NJD | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 21/25 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ WSH | G2 Alex Stalock | 40/43 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | vs NSH | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/30 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | vs PHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 30/30 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 | @ PHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 32/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 41/41 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 8 | @ TOR | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 15/18 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 6 | @ BOS | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 20/24 | L | Alex Stalock |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs CHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 33/34 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | vs MTL | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 28/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 31 | vs WPG | G2 Alex Stalock | 17/19 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 28 | vs PIT | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/30 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 | vs NYI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 29/33 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 24 | vs VAN | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 24/25 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 21 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Alex Stalock | 35/37 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 20 | @ WPG | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 26/30 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 | vs CBJ | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 30/35 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 12 | @ CHI | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 36/38 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ CAR | G2 Alex Stalock | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 5 | @ DET | G1 Devan Dubnyk | 27/31 | 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.
Minnesota Wild goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Minnesota Wild starting goalie in 2017-18?
Devan Dubnyk made the most starts: 59 of 82 (72%), going 35-16-7.
How often did the Minnesota Wild backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Alex Stalock had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Minnesota Wild back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Devan Dubnyk started 8 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 7.