Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 53-18-11 · 117 pts · 1st Central
Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2017-18: 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.
Pekka Rinne started 59 of 82 Predators games (72%). Juuse Saros had 23 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterPekka Rinne- Starts
- 59/82
- Share
- 72%
- Last 10
- 6
42-13-4 · .927 SV% · last start Apr 7
G2BackupJuuse Saros- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 4
11-5-7 · .925 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Predators game by starting goalie
- G1 Pekka Rinne
- G2 Juuse Saros
- G3 Anders Lindback
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Rinne
G2Saros
G3Lindback
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Nashville Predators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Juuse Saros 11.
- Home and road: Pekka Rinne started 33 of 41 home games and 26 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 7 | vs CBJ | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/23 | W | Juuse Saros |
| 81 | Apr 5 | @ WSH | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/32 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ FLA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 31/33 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/30 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 31 | vs BUF | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/29 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 77 | Mar 29 | vs SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 39/42 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 27 | vs MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/23 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 25 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Juuse Saros | 43/47 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 24 | @ MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/29 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 22 | vs TOR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/28 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 19 | @ BUF | G1 Pekka Rinne | 35/35 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 15 | @ ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 32/34 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 13 | vs WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 32/33 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 10 | vs NJD | G2 Juuse Saros | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 8 | vs ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 31/33 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 6 | vs DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/26 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 4 | @ COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/25 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ VAN | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 1 | @ EDM | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/36 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 27 | @ WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/39 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 25 | vs STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/27 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 22 | vs SJS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 33/34 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 20 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Juuse Saros | 34/36 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 19 | vs OTT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 36/38 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 17 | vs DET | G2 Juuse Saros | 31/33 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 15 | vs CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/31 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 13 | vs STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/31 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 10 | @ MTL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 47/49 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 8 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Juuse Saros | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 7 | @ TOR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 51 | Feb 5 | @ NYI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 24/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 3 | vs NYR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 20/22 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 1 | vs LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 19/19 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 30 | vs CHI | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/31 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 25 | @ NJD | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/27 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 23 | vs TBL | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 20 | vs FLA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 37/40 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 18 | vs ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/29 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 16 | vs VGK | G2 Juuse Saros | 43/43 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 9 | vs EDM | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/26 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/29 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ ARI | G2 Juuse Saros | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | @ VGK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/30 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 30 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/29 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | @ MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/37 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/30 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | @ DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs CAR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 2/6 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 33 | Dec 19 | vs WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/35 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | @ CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 32/32 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Juuse Saros | 46/46 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 13 | @ VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/26 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | vs VGK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 43/45 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | vs BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 37/40 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 33/35 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 | vs VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/31 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | vs CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 37/39 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 | @ CAR | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | @ STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | vs MTL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/29 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 32/35 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | vs COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/31 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/35 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | vs WSH | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/29 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 | vs PIT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/30 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | @ CBJ | G1 Pekka Rinne | 35/36 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 4 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Juuse Saros | 36/39 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | @ ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 35/38 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | @ SJS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 19/23 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Juuse Saros | 17/23 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 43/44 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | @ NYR | G2 Juuse Saros | 11/14 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | @ PHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/28 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | vs COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 20/21 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | vs DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/31 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | vs PHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/30 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ PIT | G2 Juuse Saros | 30/34 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 5 | @ BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/31 | 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 was the Nashville Predators starting goalie in 2017-18?
Pekka Rinne made the most starts: 59 of 82 (72%), going 42-13-4.
How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Juuse Saros had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Pekka Rinne started 0 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 11.