Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 24-21-11 · 59 pts · 5th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens 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.
Jake Allen started 27 of 56 Canadiens games (48%). Carey Price had 25 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterJake Allen- Starts
- 27/56
- Share
- 48%
- Last 10
- 7
11-12-5 · .907 SV% · 2 relief · last start May 10
G2BackupCarey Price- Starts
- 25/56
- Share
- 45%
- Last 10
- 0
12-7-5 · .901 SV% · last start Apr 19
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Canadiens game by starting goalie
- G1 Jake Allen
- G2 Carey Price
- G3 Cayden Primeau
- G4 Charlie Lindgren
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Allen
G2Price
G3Primeau
G4Lindgren
Game
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20
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40
Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Jake Allen 6, Cayden Primeau 3, Carey Price 2.
- Home and road: Jake Allen started 14 of 28 home games and 13 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 12 | vs EDM | G3 Cayden Primeau | 18/22 | OTL | – |
| 55 | May 10 | vs EDM | G1 Jake Allen | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 54 | May 8 | @ TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 53 | May 6 ▲ | @ TOR | G3 Cayden Primeau | 11/15 | L | Jake Allen |
| 52 | May 5 | @ OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 29/34 | L | – |
| 51 | May 3 | vs TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 27/29 | W | – |
| 50 | May 1 ▲ | vs OTT | G3 Cayden Primeau | 21/23 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 30 | vs WPG | G1 Jake Allen | 19/22 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 28 | vs TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 25/29 | L | – |
| 47 | Apr 26 | @ CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 21/22 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 24 ▲ | @ CGY | G3 Cayden Primeau | 29/33 | L | – |
| 45 | Apr 23 | @ CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 27/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Apr 21 | @ EDM | G1 Jake Allen | 22/25 | W | – |
| 43 | Apr 19 | @ EDM | G2 Carey Price | 7/7 | L | Jake Allen |
| 42 | Apr 17 ▲ | vs OTT | G2 Carey Price | 11/14 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 16 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 28/29 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 14 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 30/33 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 12 | vs TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 23/25 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 10 | vs WPG | G1 Jake Allen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 37 | Apr 8 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Jake Allen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 36 | Apr 7 | @ TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 29/32 | L | – |
| 35 | Apr 5 | vs EDM | G2 Carey Price | 21/23 | W | – |
| 34 | Apr 3 | vs OTT | G2 Carey Price | 26/31 | L | – |
| 33 | Apr 1 | @ OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 22/23 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 30 | vs EDM | G2 Carey Price | 17/17 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 Carey Price | 14/18 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 19 | vs VAN | G1 Jake Allen | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Mar 17 | @ WPG | G2 Carey Price | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Mar 15 | @ WPG | G2 Carey Price | 34/36 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 13 | @ CGY | G2 Carey Price | 33/36 | L | – |
| 26 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 27/29 | L | – |
| 25 | Mar 10 | @ VAN | G2 Carey Price | 23/24 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 8 | @ VAN | G2 Carey Price | 28/29 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Mar 6 | vs WPG | G2 Carey Price | 28/29 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 4 | vs WPG | G1 Jake Allen | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Mar 2 | vs OTT | G2 Carey Price | 26/27 | W | – |
| 20 | Feb 27 | @ WPG | G1 Jake Allen | 19/21 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Feb 25 | @ WPG | G2 Carey Price | 24/29 | L | – |
| 18 | Feb 23 | @ OTT | G2 Carey Price | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Feb 21 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 | vs TOR | G2 Carey Price | 22/27 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 13 | @ TOR | G2 Carey Price | 21/22 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 11 ▲ | vs EDM | G1 Jake Allen | 28/31 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 10 | vs TOR | G2 Carey Price | 20/23 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 6 | @ OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 34/35 | W | – |
| 11 | Feb 4 | vs OTT | G2 Carey Price | 19/22 | L | – |
| 10 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs VAN | G1 Jake Allen | 36/39 | W | – |
| 9 | Feb 1 | vs VAN | G2 Carey Price | 27/29 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 30 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 31/32 | L | – |
| 7 | Jan 28 | vs CGY | G2 Carey Price | 23/25 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 23 | @ VAN | G2 Carey Price | 23/25 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 21 ▲ | @ VAN | G1 Jake Allen | 14/17 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 20 | @ VAN | G2 Carey Price | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | @ EDM | G1 Jake Allen | 25/26 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | @ EDM | G2 Carey Price | 34/35 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 13 | @ TOR | G2 Carey Price | 29/34 | 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 2020-21?
Jake Allen made the most starts: 27 of 56 (48%), going 11-12-5.
How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Carey Price had 25 starts (45% of games).
Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Jake Allen started 6 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 5.