Minnesota Wild Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 35-16-5 · 75 pts · 2nd Central
Who started in goal for the Minnesota Wild 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.
Cam Talbot started 33 of 56 Wild games (59%). Kaapo Kahkonen had 23 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterCam Talbot- Starts
- 33/56
- Share
- 59%
- Last 10
- 6
19-8-5 · .915 SV% · last start May 12
G2BackupKaapo Kahkonen- Starts
- 23/56
- Share
- 41%
- Last 10
- 4
16-8-0 · .902 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 13
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Wild game by starting goalie
- G1 Cam Talbot
- G2 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G3 Andrew Hammond
- G4 Dereck Baribeau
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Talbot
G2Kahkonen
G3Hammond
G4Baribeau
Game
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Minnesota Wild goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Cam Talbot 7, Kaapo Kahkonen 4.
- Home and road: Cam Talbot started 17 of 28 home games and 16 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 1 time (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 13 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/27 | L | – |
| 55 | May 12 | @ STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 23/27 | L | – |
| 54 | May 8 ▲ | vs ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 19/22 | W | – |
| 53 | May 7 | vs ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/25 | W | – |
| 52 | May 5 | vs VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 51 | May 3 | vs VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/32 | W | – |
| 50 | May 1 | vs STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/31 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 29 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 16/21 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Apr 28 | vs STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/32 | L | – |
| 47 | Apr 24 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 27/30 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 23 | @ LAK | G1 Cam Talbot | 40/42 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 21 | @ ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 39/40 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 19 | @ ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/24 | W | – |
| 43 | Apr 17 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 16 | vs SJS | G1 Cam Talbot | 20/22 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 14 | vs ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/30 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 10 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Apr 9 | @ STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/38 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 7 | vs COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 29/32 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 5 | vs COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 31/36 | L | – |
| 36 | Apr 3 | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/28 | W | – |
| 35 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 35/37 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 31 | @ SJS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/32 | L | – |
| 33 | Mar 29 | @ SJS | G1 Cam Talbot | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 37/37 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 24 | vs ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/30 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 22 | vs ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 24/25 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 20 | @ COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 36/42 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 18 | @ COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 50/55 | L | – |
| 27 | Mar 16 | vs ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/31 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 14 | vs ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 21/22 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 12 | vs ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 25/25 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 10 | vs VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/27 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 8 | vs VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/26 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 6 ▲ | @ ARI | G1 Cam Talbot | 26/30 | L | – |
| 21 | Mar 5 | @ ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/25 | W | – |
| 20 | Mar 3 | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 23/27 | L | – |
| 19 | Mar 1 | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 34/39 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Feb 27 ▲ | vs LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 17 | Feb 26 | vs LAK | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/28 | W | – |
| 16 | Feb 24 | @ COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 22 | @ SJS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 20 | @ ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/27 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 18 | @ ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 16/17 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 16 | @ LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 25/28 | L | – |
| 11 | Feb 2 | @ COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 29/31 | L | – |
| 10 | Jan 31 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/25 | W | – |
| 9 | Jan 30 | vs COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/33 | L | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | vs LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 32/35 | W | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | vs LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 19/21 | L | – |
| 6 | Jan 24 | vs SJS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/35 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 22 | vs SJS | G1 Cam Talbot | 11/12 | W | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 4 | Jan 20 | @ ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/24 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | @ ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 26/27 | L | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | @ LAK | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/33 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ LAK | G1 Cam Talbot | 31/34 | 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.
Minnesota Wild goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Minnesota Wild starting goalie in 2020-21?
Cam Talbot made the most starts: 33 of 56 (59%), going 19-8-5.
How often did the Minnesota Wild backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Kaapo Kahkonen had 23 starts (41% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Minnesota Wild back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Cam Talbot started 7 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 4.