Nashville Predators Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 11-4-5 · 27 pts · 2nd Central
Who starts in goal for the Nashville Predators: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Juuse Saros has started 14 of 20 Predators games (70%), 6 of the last 10. Justus Annunen has 5 starts. Status: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJuuse Saros- Starts
- 14/20
- Share
- 70%
- Last 10
- 6
7-3-4 · .922 SV% · last start Nov 13
G2BackupJustus Annunen- Starts
- 5/20
- Share
- 25%
- Last 10
- 4
4-1-0 · .886 SV% · last start Nov 11
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Every Predators game by starting goalie
- G1 Juuse Saros
- G2 Justus Annunen
- G3 Matt Murray
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Nashville Predators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 2 second games so far, started by Justus Annunen 2.
- Home and road: Juuse Saros started 9 of 11 home games and 5 of 9 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (20 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Nov 13 | @ VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 40/42 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Justus Annunen | 27/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 10 | @ LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/30 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 7 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/26 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 5 | @ COL | G2 Justus Annunen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 3 | vs CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/30 | W | – |
| 14 | Oct 31 | vs TBL | G2 Justus Annunen | 22/26 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 29 | vs WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/29 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 27 | vs NYI | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 25 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Justus Annunen | 19/21 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | @ PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | @ BOS | G2 Justus Annunen | 25/31 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 17 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 15 | vs SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 13 | vs VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 20/25 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 10 | @ OTT | G3 Matt Murray | 18/20 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 8 | @ MTL | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/33 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 6 | @ TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 3 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/30 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 1 | vs MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/30 | 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.
Nashville Predators goalie starts FAQ
Who is the Nashville Predators starting goalie?
Juuse Saros is G1: 14 of 20 starts this season (70%) and 6 of the last 10.
How often does the Nashville Predators backup goalie start?
Justus Annunen has 5 starts (25% of games).
Who starts the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs?
Juuse Saros started 0 of 2 second games this season; the other goalies started 2.