Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 45-30-7 · 97 pts · 5th Central
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.
G1StarterJuuse Saros- Starts
- 67/82
- Share
- 82%
- Last 10
- 7
38-25-3 · .918 SV% · last start Apr 26
G2BackupDavid Rittich- 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
Nashville Predators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by David Rittich 8, Juuse Saros 3, Connor Ingram 3.
- Home and road: Juuse Saros started 39 of 41 home games and 28 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 29 ▲ | @ ARI | G3 Connor Ingram | 22/27 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | @ COL | G2 David Rittich | 42/46 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | OTL | David Rittich |
| 79 | Apr 24 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 David Rittich | 42/47 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 23 | @ TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/30 | L | David Rittich |
| 77 | Apr 19 | vs CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/21 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 17 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 16/20 | L | David Rittich |
| 75 | Apr 16 | vs CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/31 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 14 | vs EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/32 | L | – |
| 73 | Apr 12 | vs SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/25 | W | – |
| 72 | Apr 10 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 David Rittich | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Apr 9 | vs FLA | G1 Juuse Saros | 21/23 | L | – |
| 70 | Apr 7 | @ OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | W | – |
| 69 | Apr 5 | vs MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 47/49 | W | – |
| 68 | Apr 1 | @ BUF | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/35 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 29 | vs OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 36/37 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 27 | vs PHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/23 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 24 | @ VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 44/50 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 22 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 David Rittich | 29/34 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 21 | @ ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | W | David Rittich |
| 62 | Mar 19 | vs TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/41 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 17 | @ PHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/33 | L | – |
| 60 | Mar 15 | vs PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 35/36 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 13 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 David Rittich | 26/28 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 12 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/33 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 10 | vs ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 8 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/23 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 5 | @ SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 20/20 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 2 | @ SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/31 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 26 | vs TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 24 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 22 | @ FLA | G2 David Rittich | 44/48 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 18 | @ CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/29 | L | – |
| 49 | Feb 15 | vs WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 12 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/42 | L | – |
| 47 | Feb 9 | @ DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/27 | L | – |
| 46 | Feb 1 | vs VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/32 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 27 | @ EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 44/46 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 25 | @ SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 22 | vs DET | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/29 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 20 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 36/38 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 18 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 David Rittich | 21/24 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 17 | @ STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/29 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 15 | @ BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 40/44 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 13 | vs BUF | G1 Juuse Saros | 17/20 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 11 | vs COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 40/44 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 8 | @ ARI | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/40 | W | – |
| 35 | Jan 6 | @ LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 46/48 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 4 | @ VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 41/43 | W | – |
| 33 | Jan 1 | vs CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 37/38 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 David Rittich | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 29 | @ WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/36 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 17/19 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 16 | vs COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 | @ NYR | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/32 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/31 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 9 | @ NYI | G2 David Rittich | 18/21 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 7 | @ DET | G2 David Rittich | 14/16 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 4 | vs MTL | G1 Juuse Saros | 20/23 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 | vs BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/33 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 30 | vs CBJ | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/27 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 27 ▲ | @ COL | G2 David Rittich | 29/35 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 26 | vs NJD | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/25 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 24 | vs VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/34 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 22 | vs ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/31 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 20 | @ MTL | G1 Juuse Saros | 14/19 | L | David Rittich |
| 16 | Nov 16 | @ TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/33 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 13 | vs ARI | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/23 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ STL | G2 David Rittich | 33/36 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 10 | @ DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/27 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 7 | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Nov 5 | @ VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 26/28 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 3 ▲ | @ EDM | G3 Connor Ingram | 25/29 | L | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | @ CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/40 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 30 | vs NYI | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/36 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | vs SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/29 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 24 ▲ | @ MIN | G3 Connor Ingram | 33/35 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 23 | @ WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/29 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | vs NYR | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | vs LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/26 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 | vs CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/31 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 14 | vs SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/25 | 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 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.