Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 47-29-6 · 100 pts · 1st Central
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.
G1StarterPekka Rinne- Starts
- 55/82
- Share
- 67%
- Last 10
- 7
30-19-4 · .918 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupJuuse 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 31/33 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/32 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | @ BUF | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/28 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 30 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/32 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | @ PIT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 42/43 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 25 | @ MIN | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/29 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 23 | @ WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 38/43 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 21 | vs PIT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 32/33 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 19 | vs TOR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/22 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 16 | @ SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 14 | @ LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/26 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 12 | @ ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 15/18 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 9 | vs CAR | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/31 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 5 | vs MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/33 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 3 | @ MIN | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 1 | @ WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/30 | L | – |
| 66 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 42/43 | L | – |
| 65 | Feb 25 | vs EDM | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/27 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 23 | vs COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 16/21 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 21 | vs LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/29 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 19 | @ DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 36/39 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 16 | @ VGK | G2 Juuse Saros | 45/50 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 14 | vs MTL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/35 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 12 | vs DET | G1 Pekka Rinne | 24/27 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 10 ▲ | vs STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Feb 9 | @ STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/33 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 7 | vs DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 5 | vs ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 24/26 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/26 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 1 | @ FLA | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 23 | @ VGK | G2 Juuse Saros | 47/48 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 21 | @ COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 35/36 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 19 | vs FLA | G2 Juuse Saros | 26/30 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 17 | vs WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/34 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | vs WSH | G2 Juuse Saros | 26/28 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 13 | @ CAR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 15/20 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 46 | Jan 10 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 9 | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/31 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 7 | @ TOR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 18/18 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 5 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | @ DET | G1 Pekka Rinne | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 41 | Jan 1 ▲ | vs PHI | G2 Juuse Saros | 32/32 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | @ WSH | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/25 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 | vs NYR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 18/22 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | vs DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 22 | @ BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/31 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 20 | @ PHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/31 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 18 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/36 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | @ OTT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 8/11 | OTL | Juuse Saros |
| 33 | Dec 15 | vs NJD | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/34 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 19/22 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs OTT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/26 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 8 | @ CGY | G2 Juuse Saros | 20/24 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 | @ VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/25 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 28 | Dec 3 | vs BUF | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/22 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 1 | vs CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 19/21 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | vs ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/25 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 | vs COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/25 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 25 | vs ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 17/19 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | @ STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 10/15 | L | Pekka Rinne |
| 22 | Nov 21 | vs STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/29 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs TBL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/31 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 | vs LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 25/28 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | @ ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/23 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 13 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 32/37 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 12 | @ ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/30 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | @ DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 20/24 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | @ COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 24/25 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 3 | vs BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/26 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ TBL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 42/43 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs VGK | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/24 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | vs EDM | G2 Juuse Saros | 30/34 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | @ NJD | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/36 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | vs SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/32 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Juuse Saros | 31/31 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | @ CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 15/18 | W | Juuse Saros |
| 6 | Oct 15 | vs MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs NYI | G2 Juuse Saros | 20/22 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs WPG | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/29 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 24/27 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | @ NYI | G2 Juuse Saros | 26/29 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | @ NYR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 34/36 | W | – |
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 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.