Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 31-31-9 · 71 pts · 5th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2019-20: 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.
Carey Price started 58 of 71 Canadiens games (82%). Charlie Lindgren had 6 starts. Season: Workhorse.
Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
G1StarterCarey Price- Starts
- 58/71
- Share
- 82%
- Last 10
- 8
27-25-6 · .909 SV% · last start Mar 10
G2BackupCharlie Lindgren- Starts
- 6/71
- Share
- 8%
- Last 10
- 2
2-4-0 · .888 SV% · last start Mar 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Canadiens game by starting goalie
- G1 Carey Price
- G2 Charlie Lindgren
- G3 Keith Kinkaid
- G4 Cayden Primeau
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Price
G2Lindgren
G3Kinkaid
G4Primeau
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Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Carey Price 8, Keith Kinkaid 3, Charlie Lindgren 1, Cayden Primeau 1.
- Home and road: Carey Price started 31 of 37 home games and 27 of 34 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 1 time (1% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (71 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Mar 10 | vs NSH | G1 Carey Price | 32/36 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 7 | @ FLA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 28/31 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 5 | @ TBL | G1 Carey Price | 19/23 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 3 | @ NYI | G1 Carey Price | 20/22 | W | – |
| 67 | Feb 29 | vs CAR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 27/30 | W | – |
| 66 | Feb 27 | vs NYR | G1 Carey Price | 30/34 | L | – |
| 65 | Feb 25 | vs VAN | G1 Carey Price | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Feb 22 | @ OTT | G1 Carey Price | 30/30 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 20 | @ WSH | G1 Carey Price | 29/32 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 18 | @ DET | G1 Carey Price | 21/25 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 15 ▲ | vs DAL | G1 Carey Price | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Feb 14 | @ PIT | G1 Carey Price | 24/27 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 12 | @ BOS | G1 Carey Price | 34/37 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 10 | vs ARI | G1 Carey Price | 31/34 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 8 | vs TOR | G1 Carey Price | 22/23 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 6 | vs ANA | G1 Carey Price | 35/37 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 4 | @ NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 20/24 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs CBJ | G1 Carey Price | 23/26 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 1 | vs FLA | G1 Carey Price | 29/29 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 30 | @ BUF | G1 Carey Price | 20/21 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 27 | vs WSH | G1 Carey Price | 36/39 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 18 | vs VGK | G1 Carey Price | 30/34 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 16 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Carey Price | 40/41 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs CHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/28 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 13 | vs CGY | G1 Carey Price | 31/31 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 11 | @ OTT | G1 Carey Price | 41/42 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 9 | vs EDM | G1 Carey Price | 22/25 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 26/30 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | vs WPG | G1 Carey Price | 24/27 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs PIT | G1 Carey Price | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs TBL | G1 Carey Price | 21/23 | L | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | @ CAR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 33/35 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Carey Price | 28/34 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 | @ TBL | G1 Carey Price | 25/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ WPG | G1 Carey Price | 27/29 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | @ EDM | G1 Carey Price | 22/26 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | @ CGY | G1 Carey Price | 24/27 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | @ VAN | G1 Carey Price | 38/39 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | vs DET | G1 Carey Price | 18/20 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 11 ▲ | vs OTT | G4 Cayden Primeau | 35/37 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 10 | @ PIT | G1 Carey Price | 33/34 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 6 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Carey Price | 29/30 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 5 | vs COL | G4 Cayden Primeau | 32/35 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 3 | vs NYI | G1 Carey Price | 21/23 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 1 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Carey Price | 31/34 | L | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 | vs PHI | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 25/29 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | vs NJD | G1 Carey Price | 29/34 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | vs BOS | G1 Carey Price | 6/11 | L | Keith Kinkaid |
| 23 | Nov 23 | vs NYR | G1 Carey Price | 28/34 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 20 ▲ | vs OTT | G1 Carey Price | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | @ CBJ | G1 Carey Price | 21/26 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 16 ▲ | vs NJD | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 39/43 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | @ WSH | G1 Carey Price | 26/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 12 | vs CBJ | G1 Carey Price | 33/35 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 | vs LAK | G1 Carey Price | 31/33 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 | @ PHI | G1 Carey Price | 40/43 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 5 | vs BOS | G1 Carey Price | 21/25 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 | @ DAL | G1 Carey Price | 36/39 | L | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 ▲ | @ VGK | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 31/35 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ ARI | G1 Carey Price | 32/33 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | vs TOR | G1 Carey Price | 29/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | vs SJS | G1 Carey Price | 19/23 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 20 ▲ | @ MIN | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 29/33 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | @ STL | G1 Carey Price | 32/34 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | vs MIN | G1 Carey Price | 17/17 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 | vs TBL | G1 Carey Price | 19/22 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 12 | vs STL | G1 Carey Price | 26/29 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Carey Price | 30/33 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | @ BUF | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 34/39 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | @ TOR | G1 Carey Price | 32/37 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | @ CAR | G1 Carey Price | 40/43 | OTL | – |
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.
Montreal Canadiens goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Montreal Canadiens starting goalie in 2019-20?
Carey Price made the most starts: 58 of 71 (82%), going 27-25-6.
How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Charlie Lindgren had 6 starts (8% of games).
Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Carey Price started 8 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 5.