Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 30-44-8 · 68 pts · 7th Central
Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2024-25: 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 58 of 82 Predators games (71%). Justus Annunen had 20 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJuuse Saros- Starts
- 58/82
- Share
- 71%
- Last 10
- 5
20-31-6 · .895 SV% · last start Apr 16
G2BackupJustus Annunen- Starts
- 20/82
- Share
- 24%
- Last 10
- 5
9-11-1 · .888 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Predators game by starting goalie
- G1 Juuse Saros
- G2 Justus Annunen
- G3 Scott Wedgewood
- G4 Matt Murray
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 Justus Annunen 8, Juuse Saros 4, Scott Wedgewood 2.
- Home and road: Juuse Saros started 31 of 41 home games and 27 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs DAL | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/30 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 14 | vs UTA | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/35 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 12 | @ VGK | G2 Justus Annunen | 24/28 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 10 | @ UTA | G1 Juuse Saros | 39/42 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | vs NYI | G2 Justus Annunen | 16/22 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | vs MTL | G1 Juuse Saros | 15/17 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 3 | @ DAL | G2 Justus Annunen | 22/27 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/26 | L | Justus Annunen |
| 74 | Mar 31 | @ PHI | G2 Justus Annunen | 16/18 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 29 | vs VGK | G2 Justus Annunen | 26/28 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 27 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 18/21 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 25 | @ CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/35 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 23 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Justus Annunen | 14/17 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | vs TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 20 | vs ANA | G2 Justus Annunen | 31/34 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 18 | vs STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 17/21 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 15 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Justus Annunen | 20/21 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | @ ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 13/15 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 | @ SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/27 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 8 | vs CHI | G2 Justus Annunen | 17/19 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 6 | vs SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/25 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 4 | @ BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 18/21 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Justus Annunen | 30/34 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 1 | @ NYI | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/35 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 27 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 22/23 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 25 | vs FLA | G1 Juuse Saros | 21/25 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 23 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Justus Annunen | 31/36 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 22 | vs COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/32 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 8 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Justus Annunen | 25/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 7 | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/30 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | vs OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/38 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/35 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 31 | @ BUF | G2 Justus Annunen | 23/27 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 29 | vs VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/21 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | @ ANA | G1 Juuse Saros | 30/35 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 23 | @ SJS | G2 Justus Annunen | 30/35 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 21 | vs SJS | G1 Juuse Saros | 4/8 | W | Justus Annunen |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 | vs VGK | G2 Justus Annunen | 19/22 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 11 | vs WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 12/15 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 7 | @ WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/29 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Justus Annunen | 31/32 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 3 | @ VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/27 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Justus Annunen | 33/38 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 30 | @ WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ STL | G1 Juuse Saros | 11/16 | L | Justus Annunen |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs CAR | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/27 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs LAK | G2 Justus Annunen | 22/24 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | vs PIT | G1 Juuse Saros | 15/20 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 | vs NYR | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/25 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | @ COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/31 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | @ DAL | G2 Justus Annunen | 35/36 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 10 | vs CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/28 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | @ OTT | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/30 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Justus Annunen | 27/29 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 4 | @ TOR | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | vs TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 | vs PHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | @ NJD | G1 Juuse Saros | 26/30 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 21 | Nov 23 | vs WPG | G1 Juuse Saros | 23/24 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | @ SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 34/36 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 17 | @ VAN | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 15 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Juuse Saros | 31/32 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | @ EDM | G3 Scott Wedgewood | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 | @ COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 | vs UTA | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/27 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 ▲ | @ FLA | G3 Scott Wedgewood | 28/34 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 6 | @ WSH | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/36 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs LAK | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/26 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | vs COL | G1 Juuse Saros | 29/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 31 | vs EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/29 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 28 | @ TBL | G1 Juuse Saros | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 ▲ | vs CBJ | G3 Scott Wedgewood | 25/28 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @ CHI | G1 Juuse Saros | 27/29 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 | vs BOS | G1 Juuse Saros | 33/33 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 19 | vs DET | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/22 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | vs EDM | G1 Juuse Saros | 32/35 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 15 | vs SEA | G1 Juuse Saros | 28/34 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 12 | @ DET | G1 Juuse Saros | 19/21 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 10 | vs DAL | G3 Scott Wedgewood | 16/20 | 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 2024-25?
Juuse Saros made the most starts: 58 of 82 (71%), going 20-31-6.
How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Justus Annunen had 20 starts (24% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Juuse Saros started 4 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 10.