Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2021-22: 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.

Juuse Saros started 67 of 82 Predators games (82%). David Rittich had 12 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.

Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Juuse Saros
    Starts
    67/82
    Share
    82%
    Last 10
    7

    38-25-3 · .918 SV% · last start Apr 26

  • Starts
    12/82
    Share
    15%
    Last 10
    2

    6-3-4 · .886 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 28

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22

Every Predators game by starting goalie

  • G1 Juuse Saros
  • G2 David Rittich
  • G3 Connor Ingram

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Juuse Saros
  • G2 David Rittich
  • G3 Connor Ingram
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 SarosG2 RittichG3 Ingram

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

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Nashville Predators goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 29 ▲@ ARIG3 Connor Ingram22/27L–
81Apr 28@ COLG2 David Rittich42/46W–
80Apr 26vs CGYG1 Juuse Saros30/33OTLDavid Rittich
79Apr 24 ▲vs MING2 David Rittich42/47OTL–
78Apr 23@ TBLG1 Juuse Saros24/30LDavid Rittich
77Apr 19vs CGYG1 Juuse Saros19/21W–
76Apr 17 ▲vs STLG1 Juuse Saros16/20LDavid Rittich
75Apr 16vs CHIG1 Juuse Saros28/31W–
74Apr 14vs EDMG1 Juuse Saros28/32L–
73Apr 12vs SJSG1 Juuse Saros25/25W–
72Apr 10 ▲@ PITG2 David Rittich27/30OTL–
71Apr 9vs FLAG1 Juuse Saros21/23L–
70Apr 7@ OTTG1 Juuse Saros27/29W–
69Apr 5vs MING1 Juuse Saros47/49W–
68Apr 1@ BUFG1 Juuse Saros31/35L–
67Mar 29vs OTTG1 Juuse Saros36/37W–
66Mar 27vs PHIG1 Juuse Saros19/23W–
65Mar 24@ VGKG1 Juuse Saros44/50L–
64Mar 22 ▲@ LAKG2 David Rittich29/34L–
63Mar 21@ ANAG1 Juuse Saros25/28WDavid Rittich
62Mar 19vs TORG1 Juuse Saros38/41W–
61Mar 17@ PHIG1 Juuse Saros28/33L–
60Mar 15vs PITG1 Juuse Saros35/36W–
59Mar 13 ▲@ MING2 David Rittich26/28W–
58Mar 12vs STLG1 Juuse Saros28/33L–
57Mar 10vs ANAG1 Juuse Saros27/28W–
56Mar 8vs DALG1 Juuse Saros22/23W–
55Mar 5@ SJSG1 Juuse Saros20/20W–
54Mar 2@ SEAG1 Juuse Saros27/31L–
53Feb 26vs TBLG1 Juuse Saros30/33L–
52Feb 24vs DALG1 Juuse Saros27/28W–
51Feb 22@ FLAG2 David Rittich44/48W–
50Feb 18@ CARG1 Juuse Saros25/29L–
49Feb 15vs WSHG1 Juuse Saros24/27L–
48Feb 12vs WPGG1 Juuse Saros38/42L–
47Feb 9@ DALG1 Juuse Saros23/27L–
46Feb 1vs VANG1 Juuse Saros30/32W–
45Jan 27@ EDMG1 Juuse Saros44/46OTL–
44Jan 25@ SEAG1 Juuse Saros33/35W–
43Jan 22vs DETG1 Juuse Saros28/29W–
42Jan 20vs WPGG1 Juuse Saros36/38W–
41Jan 18 ▲vs VANG2 David Rittich21/24L–
40Jan 17@ STLG1 Juuse Saros24/29L–
39Jan 15@ BOSG1 Juuse Saros40/44OTL–
38Jan 13vs BUFG1 Juuse Saros17/20L–
37Jan 11vs COLG1 Juuse Saros40/44W–
36Jan 8@ ARIG1 Juuse Saros38/40W–
35Jan 6@ LAKG1 Juuse Saros46/48W–
34Jan 4@ VGKG1 Juuse Saros41/43W–
33Jan 1vs CHIG1 Juuse Saros37/38W–
32Dec 30 ▲@ CBJG2 David Rittich26/29OTL–
31Dec 29@ WSHG1 Juuse Saros32/36L–
30Dec 17 ▲@ CHIG1 Juuse Saros17/19W–
29Dec 16vs COLG1 Juuse Saros24/26W–
28Dec 12@ NYRG1 Juuse Saros32/32W–
27Dec 10 ▲@ NJDG1 Juuse Saros29/31W–
26Dec 9@ NYIG2 David Rittich18/21W–
25Dec 7@ DETG2 David Rittich14/16W–
24Dec 4vs MTLG1 Juuse Saros20/23W–
23Dec 2vs BOSG1 Juuse Saros31/33L–
22Nov 30vs CBJG1 Juuse Saros27/27W–
21Nov 27 ▲@ COLG2 David Rittich29/35L–
20Nov 26vs NJDG1 Juuse Saros23/25W–
19Nov 24vs VGKG1 Juuse Saros30/34L–
18Nov 22vs ANAG1 Juuse Saros29/31W–
17Nov 20@ MTLG1 Juuse Saros14/19LDavid Rittich
16Nov 16@ TORG1 Juuse Saros31/33L–
15Nov 13vs ARIG1 Juuse Saros22/23W–
14Nov 11 ▲@ STLG2 David Rittich33/36W–
13Nov 10@ DALG1 Juuse Saros25/27W–
12Nov 7@ CHIG1 Juuse Saros30/32OTL–
11Nov 5@ VANG1 Juuse Saros26/28W–
10Nov 3 ▲@ EDMG3 Connor Ingram25/29L–
9Nov 2@ CGYG1 Juuse Saros38/40W–
8Oct 30vs NYIG1 Juuse Saros34/36W–
7Oct 26vs SJSG1 Juuse Saros28/29W–
6Oct 24 ▲@ MING3 Connor Ingram33/35W–
5Oct 23@ WPGG1 Juuse Saros23/29L–
4Oct 21vs NYRG1 Juuse Saros27/29L–
3Oct 19vs LAKG1 Juuse Saros25/26W–
2Oct 16vs CARG1 Juuse Saros29/31L–
1Oct 14vs SEAG1 Juuse Saros22/25L–

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Nashville Predators goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Nashville Predators starting goalie in 2021-22?

Juuse Saros made the most starts: 67 of 82 (82%), going 38-25-3.

How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2021-22?

David Rittich had 12 starts (15% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2021-22?

Juuse Saros started 3 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 11.