Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2018-19: 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 55 of 82 Predators games (67%). Juuse Saros had 27 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Pekka Rinne
    Starts
    55/82
    Share
    67%
    Last 10
    7

    30-19-4 · .918 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 6

  • G2Backup
    Juuse Saros
    Starts
    27/82
    Share
    33%
    Last 10
    3

    17-10-2 · .915 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 30

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19

Every Predators game by starting goalie

  • G1 Pekka Rinne
  • G2 Juuse Saros
  • G3 Troy Grosenick
  • G4 Miroslav Svoboda

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Pekka Rinne
  • G2 Juuse Saros
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 RinneG2 Saros

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Oct 27 · after game 11, Juuse Saros took the lead in the last 10 starts from Pekka Rinne
  2. Nov 17 · after game 20, Pekka Rinne took the lead in the last 10 starts from Juuse Saros

Nashville Predators goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Juuse Saros 7, Pekka Rinne 3.
  • Home and road: Pekka Rinne started 29 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (6% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6vs CHIG1 Pekka Rinne31/33W–
81Apr 4vs VANG1 Pekka Rinne30/32W–
80Apr 2@ BUFG1 Pekka Rinne26/28W–
79Mar 30 ▲vs CBJG2 Juuse Saros27/32L–
78Mar 29@ PITG1 Pekka Rinne42/43W–
77Mar 25@ MING2 Juuse Saros29/29W–
76Mar 23@ WPGG1 Pekka Rinne38/43L–
75Mar 21vs PITG1 Pekka Rinne32/33OTL–
74Mar 19vs TORG1 Pekka Rinne22/22W–
73Mar 16@ SJSG2 Juuse Saros24/26W–
72Mar 14@ LAKG1 Pekka Rinne25/26W–
71Mar 12@ ANAG1 Pekka Rinne15/18L–
70Mar 9vs CARG2 Juuse Saros27/31L–
69Mar 5vs MING1 Pekka Rinne29/33W–
68Mar 3@ MING2 Juuse Saros24/26W–
67Mar 1@ WPGG1 Pekka Rinne27/30L–
66Feb 26 ▲@ STLG2 Juuse Saros42/43L–
65Feb 25vs EDMG1 Pekka Rinne25/27W–
64Feb 23vs COLG1 Pekka Rinne16/21L–
63Feb 21vs LAKG1 Pekka Rinne28/29W–
62Feb 19@ DALG1 Pekka Rinne36/39W–
61Feb 16@ VGKG2 Juuse Saros45/50L–
60Feb 14vs MTLG1 Pekka Rinne34/35W–
59Feb 12vs DETG1 Pekka Rinne24/27L–
58Feb 10 ▲vs STLG2 Juuse Saros24/29OTL–
57Feb 9@ STLG1 Pekka Rinne30/33L–
56Feb 7vs DALG2 Juuse Saros27/29W–
55Feb 5vs ARIG1 Pekka Rinne24/26W–
54Feb 2 ▲vs DALG1 Pekka Rinne23/26L–
53Feb 1@ FLAG2 Juuse Saros27/28W–
52Jan 23@ VGKG2 Juuse Saros47/48W–
51Jan 21@ COLG1 Pekka Rinne35/36W–
50Jan 19vs FLAG2 Juuse Saros26/30L–
49Jan 17vs WPGG1 Pekka Rinne29/34L–
48Jan 15vs WSHG2 Juuse Saros26/28W–
47Jan 13@ CARG1 Pekka Rinne15/20LJuuse Saros
46Jan 10 ▲@ CBJG1 Pekka Rinne29/33OTL–
45Jan 9@ CHIG1 Pekka Rinne28/31W–
44Jan 7@ TORG1 Pekka Rinne18/18W–
43Jan 5 ▲@ MTLG2 Juuse Saros27/28W–
42Jan 4@ DETG1 Pekka Rinne35/39OTL–
41Jan 1 ▲vs PHIG2 Juuse Saros32/32W–
40Dec 31@ WSHG1 Pekka Rinne22/25W–
39Dec 29vs NYRG1 Pekka Rinne18/22L–
38Dec 27vs DALG1 Pekka Rinne28/30L–
37Dec 22@ BOSG1 Pekka Rinne27/31L–
36Dec 20@ PHIG1 Pekka Rinne29/31L–
35Dec 18 ▲@ CHIG1 Pekka Rinne34/36L–
34Dec 17@ OTTG1 Pekka Rinne8/11OTLJuuse Saros
33Dec 15vs NJDG2 Juuse Saros33/34W–
32Dec 13vs VANG1 Pekka Rinne19/22W–
31Dec 11vs OTTG1 Pekka Rinne25/26W–
30Dec 8@ CGYG2 Juuse Saros20/24L–
29Dec 6@ VANG1 Pekka Rinne21/25LJuuse Saros
28Dec 3vs BUFG1 Pekka Rinne21/22W–
27Dec 1vs CHIG1 Pekka Rinne19/21W–
26Nov 29vs ARIG1 Pekka Rinne22/25L–
25Nov 27vs COLG1 Pekka Rinne22/25L–
24Nov 25vs ANAG1 Pekka Rinne17/19W–
23Nov 23@ STLG2 Juuse Saros10/15LPekka Rinne
22Nov 21vs STLG1 Pekka Rinne28/29W–
21Nov 19vs TBLG1 Pekka Rinne29/31W–
20Nov 17vs LAKG1 Pekka Rinne25/28W–
19Nov 15@ ARIG1 Pekka Rinne21/23L–
18Nov 13 ▲@ SJSG2 Juuse Saros32/37L–
17Nov 12@ ANAG1 Pekka Rinne29/30OTL–
16Nov 10@ DALG2 Juuse Saros20/24W–
15Nov 7@ COLG1 Pekka Rinne24/25W–
14Nov 3vs BOSG1 Pekka Rinne26/26W–
13Nov 1@ TBLG1 Pekka Rinne42/43W–
12Oct 30vs VGKG2 Juuse Saros23/24W–
11Oct 27vs EDMG2 Juuse Saros30/34L–
10Oct 25@ NJDG2 Juuse Saros33/36W–
9Oct 23vs SJSG2 Juuse Saros27/32L–
8Oct 20 ▲@ EDMG2 Juuse Saros31/31W–
7Oct 19@ CGYG1 Pekka Rinne15/18WJuuse Saros
6Oct 15vs MING1 Pekka Rinne29/31W–
5Oct 13vs NYIG2 Juuse Saros20/22W–
4Oct 11vs WPGG1 Pekka Rinne29/29W–
3Oct 9vs CGYG1 Pekka Rinne24/27L–
2Oct 6@ NYIG2 Juuse Saros26/29W–
1Oct 4@ NYRG1 Pekka Rinne34/36W–

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Nashville Predators goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Nashville Predators starting goalie in 2018-19?

Pekka Rinne made the most starts: 55 of 82 (67%), going 30-19-4.

How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2018-19?

Juuse Saros had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2018-19?

Pekka Rinne started 3 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 7.