Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 42-32-8 · 92 pts · 5th Central
Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2022-23: 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 63 of 82 Predators games (77%). Kevin Lankinen had 18 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Workhorse.
G1StarterJuuse Saros- Starts
- 63/82
- Share
- 77%
- Last 10
- 8
33-23-7 · .919 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13
G2BackupKevin Lankinen- Starts
- 18/82
- Share
- 22%
- Last 10
- 2
9-8-1 · .916 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 14
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23
Every Predators game by starting goalie
- G1 Juuse Saros
- G2 Kevin Lankinen
- G3 Yaroslav Askarov
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: 13 second games, started by Kevin Lankinen 10, Juuse Saros 2, Yaroslav Askarov 1.
- Home and road: Juuse Saros started 34 of 41 home games and 29 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/34 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | vs MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 21/24 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 10 | @ CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 42/44 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 8 | @ WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 36/38 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 6 | vs CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/33 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 4 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 3 | @ DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 21/26 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 1 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 21/22 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 30 | @ PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 43/45 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | @ BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 35/36 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 26 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 31/34 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 25 | vs SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/39 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 23 | vs SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 21 | @ BUF | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/31 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 19 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 1/5 | L | Juuse Saros |
| 67 | Mar 18 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | vs CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/21 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | vs DET | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/29 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 12 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/37 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 11 | @ LAK | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 26/27 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 9 | @ ARI | G1 Juuse Saros | 39/42 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 6 | @ VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Mar 4 | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/28 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 2 | @ FLA | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/31 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 28 | vs PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/33 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 26 | @ ARI | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/27 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 23 | @ SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/24 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 21 | vs VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 35/39 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 19 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/35 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 18 | vs FLA | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/33 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 16 | vs BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/30 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 13 | vs ARI | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 15/18 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 11 | @ PHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/24 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 7 | vs VGK | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/29 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 26 | vs NJD | G1 Juuse Saros | 35/39 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 24 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/33 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 21 | vs LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/34 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 19 | @ STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/33 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 17 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 39/40 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 16 | vs CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/39 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 14 | vs BUF | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/33 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ MTL | G3 Yaroslav Askarov | 31/35 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 11 | @ TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 9 | @ OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 38/38 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 6 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 5 | @ CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 64/67 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 3 | vs MTL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 31 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 30 | @ ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 26/27 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 27 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 23 | vs COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 43/46 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 21 | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 37/39 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 19 | vs EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 17 | @ COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 15 | @ WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 39/41 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 13 ▲ | vs EDM | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 31/36 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 12 | @ STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/24 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Dec 10 | vs OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/33 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 8 | @ TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/33 | L | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 48/49 | W | – |
| 22 | Dec 1 | @ NJD | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 29 | vs ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/35 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 23 | @ DET | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 26/28 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | vs ARI | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | vs TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 36/39 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 | vs NYI | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/33 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 15 | vs MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/33 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 | vs NYR | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/35 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 10 | @ COL | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 30/35 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 8 | @ SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 2/6 | L | Kevin Lankinen |
| 12 | Nov 5 | @ VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 42/45 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 3 | @ CGY | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 29/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 1 | @ EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/36 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 | vs WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/34 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 27 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 | vs PHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/25 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | @ CBJ | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 37/41 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 | vs LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 15 | @ DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 17/21 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/29 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 8 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Kevin Lankinen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 7 | vs SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/31 | 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 2022-23?
Juuse Saros made the most starts: 63 of 82 (77%), going 33-23-7.
How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2022-23?
Kevin Lankinen had 18 starts (22% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2022-23?
Juuse Saros started 2 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 11.