Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 35-26-8 · 78 pts · 5th Central
Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2019-20: 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 35 of 69 Predators games (51%). Juuse Saros had 34 starts and 6 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterPekka Rinne- Starts
- 35/69
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 2
18-14-4 · .895 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 2
G2BackupJuuse Saros- Starts
- 34/69
- Share
- 49%
- Last 10
- 8
17-12-4 · .914 SV% · 6 relief · last start Mar 10
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Predators game by starting goalie
- G1 Pekka Rinne
- G2 Juuse Saros
- G3 Connor Ingram
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Rinne
G2Saros
G3Ingram
Game
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Nashville Predators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 8 second games, started by Juuse Saros 5, Pekka Rinne 3.
- Home and road: Pekka Rinne started 21 of 35 home games and 14 of 34 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (10% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (69 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Mar 10 | @ MTL | G2 Juuse Saros | 32/34 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | @ DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 37/37 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 5 | vs DAL | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/33 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | vs EDM | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/31 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 64 | Feb 29 | vs COL | G2 Juuse Saros | 28/30 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | vs CGY | G2 Juuse Saros | 36/39 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | vs OTT | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Juuse Saros | 40/43 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | vs CAR | G2 Juuse Saros | 26/30 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 38/39 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | @ STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/26 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | vs NYI | G2 Juuse Saros | 31/31 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 | @ VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 13/17 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 54 | Feb 8 | @ EDM | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/36 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ CGY | G2 Juuse Saros | 37/39 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 4 | @ WPG | G2 Juuse Saros | 33/34 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs VGK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 36/38 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/32 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 29 | @ WSH | G2 Juuse Saros | 29/33 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 27 | vs TOR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/30 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | vs BUF | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/31 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | vs ANA | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/27 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 | @ EDM | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/31 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 12 | @ WPG | G2 Juuse Saros | 28/28 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | @ CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/31 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 | vs BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 30/35 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 5 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Juuse Saros | 43/47 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ LAK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/24 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 1 | @ DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 31/35 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Juuse Saros | 5/8 | L | Pekka Rinne |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs PIT | G1 Pekka Rinne | 3/6 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 36 | Dec 23 | vs ARI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/28 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 21 | @ BOS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/32 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | @ OTT | G2 Juuse Saros | 19/24 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 27/30 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | @ NYR | G2 Juuse Saros | 39/41 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs DAL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 18/22 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | @ BUF | G2 Juuse Saros | 28/32 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 10 | vs SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/25 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | vs NJD | G1 Pekka Rinne | 29/33 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 3 | vs TBL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 | @ CAR | G1 Pekka Rinne | 31/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | vs VGK | G2 Juuse Saros | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 | vs STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/25 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | @ STL | G2 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 12/17 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 20 | Nov 19 | vs WPG | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/25 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 10/14 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 18 | Nov 12 | @ VAN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/25 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 | @ SJS | G2 Juuse Saros | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 | @ COL | G1 Pekka Rinne | 17/22 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 15 | Nov 4 | @ DET | G1 Pekka Rinne | 23/24 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 | vs NYR | G2 Juuse Saros | 28/30 | L | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 | vs CGY | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/27 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Oct 29 | vs CHI | G1 Pekka Rinne | 20/20 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | @ TBL | G2 Juuse Saros | 28/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | vs MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/26 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | vs ANA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 26/27 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | vs FLA | G1 Pekka Rinne | 28/30 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ ARI | G2 Juuse Saros | 27/31 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 | @ VGK | G1 Pekka Rinne | 33/35 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 12 | @ LAK | G2 Juuse Saros | 31/37 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | vs WSH | G1 Pekka Rinne | 21/26 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 | vs SJS | G1 Pekka Rinne | 33/35 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | vs DET | G2 Juuse Saros | 23/27 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | vs MIN | G1 Pekka Rinne | 22/24 | 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 2019-20?
Pekka Rinne made the most starts: 35 of 69 (51%), going 18-14-4.
How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Juuse Saros had 34 starts (49% of games) plus 6 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Pekka Rinne started 3 of 8 second games; the other goalies started 5.