Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2023-24: 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 64 of 82 Predators games (78%). Kevin Lankinen had 17 starts and 7 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.

Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Juuse Saros
    Starts
    64/82
    Share
    78%
    Last 10
    7

    35-24-5 · .906 SV% · last start Apr 15

  • Starts
    17/82
    Share
    21%
    Last 10
    3

    11-6-0 · .908 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 12

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24

Every Predators game by starting goalie

  • G1 Juuse Saros
  • G2 Kevin Lankinen
  • G3 Yaroslav Askarov
  • G4 Troy Grosenick

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 Kevin Lankinen
  • G3 Yaroslav Askarov
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 SarosG2 LankinenG3 Askarov

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 15@ PITG1 Juuse Saros34/38L–
81Apr 13 ▲vs CBJG1 Juuse Saros31/35WKevin Lankinen
80Apr 12@ CHIG2 Kevin Lankinen25/26W–
79Apr 9vs WPGG1 Juuse Saros18/22OTL–
78Apr 7 ▲@ NJDG1 Juuse Saros23/25W–
77Apr 6@ NYIG2 Kevin Lankinen28/29L–
76Apr 4vs STLG1 Juuse Saros44/47W–
75Apr 2vs BOSG1 Juuse Saros29/31L–
74Mar 30@ COLG2 Kevin Lankinen35/41L–
73Mar 28@ ARIG1 Juuse Saros21/27LKevin Lankinen
72Mar 26vs VGKG1 Juuse Saros31/35W–
71Mar 23vs DETG1 Juuse Saros22/22W–
70Mar 21@ FLAG2 Kevin Lankinen33/33W–
69Mar 19vs SJSG1 Juuse Saros18/20W–
68Mar 16@ SEAG1 Juuse Saros23/24W–
67Mar 13@ WPGG1 Juuse Saros27/29W–
66Mar 10 ▲@ MING1 Juuse Saros29/33OTL–
65Mar 9@ CBJG2 Kevin Lankinen33/34W–
64Mar 7vs BUFG1 Juuse Saros26/28W–
63Mar 5vs MTLG1 Juuse Saros26/30OTL–
62Mar 2vs COLG1 Juuse Saros25/26W–
61Feb 29vs MING1 Juuse Saros33/34W–
60Feb 27vs OTTG1 Juuse Saros24/25W–
59Feb 25 ▲@ ANAG2 Kevin Lankinen29/31W–
58Feb 24@ SJSG1 Juuse Saros23/25W–
57Feb 22@ LAKG1 Juuse Saros27/28W–
56Feb 20@ VGKG2 Kevin Lankinen23/26W–
55Feb 17@ STLG1 Juuse Saros35/37W–
54Feb 15vs DALG1 Juuse Saros14/18LKevin Lankinen
53Feb 13vs NJDG1 Juuse Saros43/46L–
52Feb 10vs ARIG1 Juuse Saros27/31W–
51Jan 31vs LAKG1 Juuse Saros20/23L–
50Jan 29@ OTTG1 Juuse Saros31/35OTL–
49Jan 27@ EDMG2 Kevin Lankinen17/20L–
48Jan 25@ MING1 Juuse Saros22/24W–
47Jan 22vs FLAG1 Juuse Saros34/36L–
46Jan 20@ ARIG1 Juuse Saros21/24L–
45Jan 18@ LAKG1 Juuse Saros33/34W–
44Jan 15@ VGKG1 Juuse Saros25/28L–
43Jan 13 ▲vs NYIG1 Juuse Saros24/25W–
42Jan 12@ DALG2 Kevin Lankinen19/22W–
41Jan 9vs ANAG1 Juuse Saros28/33L–
40Jan 6@ DALG2 Kevin Lankinen26/29W–
39Jan 4vs CGYG1 Juuse Saros20/25LKevin Lankinen
38Jan 2vs CHIG1 Juuse Saros21/21W–
37Dec 30 ▲@ WSHG3 Yaroslav Askarov27/29W–
36Dec 29@ DETG1 Juuse Saros18/23OTL–
35Dec 27vs CARG1 Juuse Saros14/19LYaroslav Askarov
34Dec 23vs DALG1 Juuse Saros31/34L–
33Dec 21@ PHIG1 Juuse Saros29/31W–
32Dec 19vs VANG1 Juuse Saros19/24LKevin Lankinen
31Dec 16 ▲vs WSHG1 Juuse Saros21/22W–
30Dec 15@ CARG2 Kevin Lankinen26/31W–
29Dec 12vs PHIG1 Juuse Saros37/39W–
28Dec 10 ▲@ MTLG1 Juuse Saros36/37W–
27Dec 9@ TORG2 Kevin Lankinen33/36L–
26Dec 7vs TBLG1 Juuse Saros32/33W–
25Dec 5@ CHIG1 Juuse Saros25/28W–
24Dec 3 ▲@ BUFG1 Juuse Saros34/35W–
23Dec 2vs NYRG2 Kevin Lankinen21/25L–
22Nov 30vs MING1 Juuse Saros11/15LKevin Lankinen
21Nov 28vs PITG1 Juuse Saros29/31W–
20Nov 26vs WPGG1 Juuse Saros32/34W–
19Nov 24@ STLG2 Kevin Lankinen36/39W–
18Nov 22vs CGYG1 Juuse Saros24/26W–
17Nov 20vs COLG1 Juuse Saros26/29W–
16Nov 18vs CHIG2 Kevin Lankinen29/31W–
15Nov 14vs ANAG1 Juuse Saros17/20L–
14Nov 11vs ARIG1 Juuse Saros18/24L–
13Nov 9@ WPGG1 Juuse Saros31/36L–
12Nov 7@ CGYG1 Juuse Saros35/38L–
11Nov 4@ EDMG2 Kevin Lankinen33/35W–
10Nov 2@ SEAG1 Juuse Saros27/31L–
9Oct 31@ VANG2 Kevin Lankinen22/26L–
8Oct 28vs TORG1 Juuse Saros33/35W–
7Oct 24vs VANG1 Juuse Saros21/24L–
6Oct 21vs SJSG1 Juuse Saros31/32W–
5Oct 19@ NYRG1 Juuse Saros23/24W–
4Oct 17vs EDMG1 Juuse Saros7/11LKevin Lankinen
3Oct 14@ BOSG1 Juuse Saros27/30L–
2Oct 12vs SEAG1 Juuse Saros23/23W–
1Oct 10@ TBLG1 Juuse Saros29/33L–

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Nashville Predators goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Nashville Predators starting goalie in 2023-24?

Juuse Saros made the most starts: 64 of 82 (78%), going 35-24-5.

How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2023-24?

Kevin Lankinen had 17 starts (21% of games) plus 7 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2023-24?

Juuse Saros started 7 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 2.