Minnesota Wild Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 53-22-7 · 113 pts · 2nd Central
Who started in goal for the Minnesota Wild 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.
Cam Talbot started 48 of 82 Wild games (59%). Kaapo Kahkonen had 23 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterCam Talbot- Starts
- 48/82
- Share
- 59%
- Last 10
- 4
32-12-4 · .911 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 28
G2BackupKaapo Kahkonen- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 0
12-8-3 · .910 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 13
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Wild game by starting goalie
- G1 Cam Talbot
- G2 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G3 Marc-Andre Fleury
- G4 Andrew Hammond
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: 14 second games, started by Kaapo Kahkonen 6, Cam Talbot 5, Marc-Andre Fleury 3.
- Home and road: Cam Talbot started 24 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 ▲ | vs COL | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 27/28 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | vs CGY | G1 Cam Talbot | 31/33 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs ARI | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 21/25 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 | @ NSH | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 21/25 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 22 ▲ | vs SEA | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 25/28 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 21 | vs VAN | G1 Cam Talbot | 21/24 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 19 | @ MTL | G1 Cam Talbot | 26/26 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 17 ▲ | vs SJS | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 26/30 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 16 | @ STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 24/30 | OTL | – |
| 73 | Apr 14 | @ DAL | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 34/36 | W | – |
| 72 | Apr 12 | vs EDM | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 10 | vs LAK | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 31/34 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 8 | @ STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 69 | Apr 5 | @ NSH | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 27/32 | L | – |
| 68 | Apr 3 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Cam Talbot | 25/26 | W | – |
| 67 | Apr 2 | @ CAR | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 37/38 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 31 | vs PIT | G1 Cam Talbot | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 29 | vs PHI | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 32/33 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 27 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 40/42 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 26 | vs CBJ | G3 Marc-Andre Fleury | 23/25 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 24 | vs VAN | G1 Cam Talbot | 26/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 21 | vs VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/28 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 19 | vs CHI | G1 Cam Talbot | 21/22 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 16 | vs BOS | G1 Cam Talbot | 24/26 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 13 | vs NSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 19/23 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/28 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Mar 10 | @ DET | G1 Cam Talbot | 29/34 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 8 | vs NYR | G1 Cam Talbot | 23/25 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 6 | vs DAL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 17/21 | L | Cam Talbot |
| 53 | Mar 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 33/37 | L | – |
| 52 | Mar 3 | @ PHI | G1 Cam Talbot | 26/30 | W | – |
| 51 | Mar 1 | vs CGY | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/26 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 26 | @ CGY | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/33 | L | – |
| 49 | Feb 24 | @ TOR | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/24 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 22 | @ OTT | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/34 | L | – |
| 47 | Feb 20 | @ EDM | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 30/33 | W | – |
| 46 | Feb 18 | vs FLA | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/34 | L | – |
| 45 | Feb 16 | @ WPG | G1 Cam Talbot | 25/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Feb 14 | vs DET | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 30/34 | W | – |
| 43 | Feb 12 | vs CAR | G1 Cam Talbot | 37/39 | W | – |
| 42 | Feb 8 | @ WPG | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 27/28 | L | – |
| 41 | Feb 2 | @ CHI | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/30 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 30 | @ NYI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 40/43 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 28 | @ NYR | G1 Cam Talbot | 25/27 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 24 | vs MTL | G1 Cam Talbot | 14/15 | W | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 37 | Jan 22 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 33/36 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 21 | @ CHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/36 | W | – |
| 35 | Jan 17 | @ COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/38 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Jan 14 | vs ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 39/42 | W | – |
| 33 | Jan 8 | vs WSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/31 | W | – |
| 32 | Jan 6 | @ BOS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 36/38 | W | – |
| 31 | Jan 1 | vs STL | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/28 | L | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 30 | Dec 20 | @ DAL | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/28 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 16 | vs BUF | G1 Cam Talbot | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/35 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 11 | @ LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/37 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 9 | @ SJS | G1 Cam Talbot | 33/35 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 7 | @ EDM | G1 Cam Talbot | 38/39 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 4 | vs TOR | G1 Cam Talbot | 39/42 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 | vs NJD | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/31 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 30 | vs ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/31 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 28 | vs TBL | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/30 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 26 | vs WPG | G1 Cam Talbot | 30/31 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 24 | @ NJD | G1 Cam Talbot | 40/42 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 21 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 20 | @ FLA | G1 Cam Talbot | 32/36 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 18 | vs DAL | G1 Cam Talbot | 36/38 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 16 | vs SJS | G1 Cam Talbot | 17/21 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 13 | @ SEA | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/30 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Cam Talbot | 32/35 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 10 | @ ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 7 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 19/21 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 6 | @ PIT | G1 Cam Talbot | 35/39 | W | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | vs OTT | G1 Cam Talbot | 24/28 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 30 | @ COL | G1 Cam Talbot | 27/30 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 28 | @ SEA | G1 Cam Talbot | 34/36 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 26 | @ VAN | G1 Cam Talbot | 22/24 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 24 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/29 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 23 | vs ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 21/24 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | vs WPG | G1 Cam Talbot | 25/30 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Cam Talbot | 29/31 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 15 | @ ANA | G1 Cam Talbot | 28/29 | 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 2021-22?
Cam Talbot made the most starts: 48 of 82 (59%), going 32-12-4.
How often did the Minnesota Wild backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Kaapo Kahkonen had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Minnesota Wild back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Cam Talbot started 5 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 9.