Nashville Predators Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 38-34-10 · 86 pts · 6th Central

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Who started in goal for the Nashville Predators in 2025-26: 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 59 of 82 Predators games (72%). Justus Annunen had 23 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Juuse Saros
Starts
59/82
Share
72%
Last 10
6
28-22-8 · .894 SV% · last start Apr 16
G2Backup
Justus Annunen
Starts
23/82
Share
28%
Last 10
4
10-12-2 · .906 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 13

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Predators game by starting goalie

G1 Juuse Saros
G2 Justus Annunen
G3 Matt Murray

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

G1Saros

G2Annunen

G3Murray

Game

Nashville Predators goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Justus Annunen 11, Juuse Saros 2.
Home and road: Juuse Saros started 30 of 41 home games and 29 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)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 16	vs ANA	G1 Juuse Saros	35/40	L	–
81	Apr 13	vs SJS	G2 Justus Annunen	20/22	L	–
80	Apr 11	vs MIN	G2 Justus Annunen	21/22	W	–
79	Apr 9	@ UTA	G1 Juuse Saros	23/27	L	–
78	Apr 7 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Justus Annunen	43/43	W	–
77	Apr 6	@ LAK	G1 Juuse Saros	26/28	OTL	–
76	Apr 4	@ SJS	G1 Juuse Saros	24/27	W	–
75	Apr 2	@ LAK	G1 Juuse Saros	29/33	W	–
74	Mar 29 ▲	@ TBL	G2 Justus Annunen	25/28	L	–
73	Mar 28	vs MTL	G1 Juuse Saros	28/32	L	–
72	Mar 26	vs NJD	G2 Justus Annunen	26/29	L	–
71	Mar 24	vs SJS	G1 Juuse Saros	27/30	W	–
70	Mar 22 ▲	@ CHI	G1 Juuse Saros	27/29	W	–
69	Mar 21	vs VGK	G2 Justus Annunen	39/40	W	–
68	Mar 19	vs SEA	G2 Justus Annunen	25/26	W	–
67	Mar 17	@ WPG	G1 Juuse Saros	36/39	W	–
66	Mar 15	@ EDM	G2 Justus Annunen	27/29	L	–
65	Mar 12	@ VAN	G1 Juuse Saros	24/27	OTL	–
64	Mar 10	@ SEA	G1 Juuse Saros	43/45	W	–
63	Mar 7	@ BUF	G1 Juuse Saros	21/24	L	–
62	Mar 5	vs BOS	G1 Juuse Saros	20/23	W	–
61	Mar 3 ▲	@ CBJ	G2 Justus Annunen	24/27	L	–
60	Mar 2	vs DET	G1 Juuse Saros	27/30	L	–
59	Feb 28	@ DAL	G1 Juuse Saros	22/25	OTL	–
58	Feb 26	vs CHI	G2 Justus Annunen	21/23	W	–
57	Feb 5 ▲	@ WSH	G2 Justus Annunen	26/30	L	–
56	Feb 4	vs MIN	G1 Juuse Saros	37/43	OTL	–
55	Feb 2	vs STL	G1 Juuse Saros	16/21	W	Justus Annunen
54	Jan 31	@ NYI	G1 Juuse Saros	27/30	W	–
53	Jan 29	@ NJD	G2 Justus Annunen	32/35	OTL	–
52	Jan 27	@ BOS	G1 Juuse Saros	25/28	OTL	–
51	Jan 24	vs UTA	G1 Juuse Saros	26/30	L	–
50	Jan 22	vs OTT	G1 Juuse Saros	23/26	W	–
49	Jan 20	vs BUF	G1 Juuse Saros	15/19	L	Justus Annunen
48	Jan 17 ▲	@ VGK	G2 Justus Annunen	29/36	L	–
47	Jan 16	@ COL	G1 Juuse Saros	40/43	W	–
46	Jan 13	vs EDM	G1 Juuse Saros	28/31	W	–
45	Jan 11 ▲	vs WSH	G2 Justus Annunen	30/32	W	–
44	Jan 10	vs CHI	G1 Juuse Saros	18/20	L	–
43	Jan 8	vs NYI	G1 Juuse Saros	30/31	W	–
42	Jan 6	@ EDM	G1 Juuse Saros	37/43	L	–
41	Jan 3	@ CGY	G1 Juuse Saros	20/23	W	–
40	Jan 1 ▲	@ SEA	G1 Juuse Saros	19/22	L	–
39	Dec 31	@ VGK	G2 Justus Annunen	29/31	W	–
38	Dec 29	@ UTA	G1 Juuse Saros	28/31	W	–
37	Dec 27	@ STL	G1 Juuse Saros	17/20	L	–
36	Dec 23	@ MIN	G1 Juuse Saros	30/32	W	–
35	Dec 21 ▲	vs NYR	G2 Justus Annunen	16/17	W	–
34	Dec 20	vs TOR	G1 Juuse Saros	19/22	W	–
33	Dec 17	vs CAR	G1 Juuse Saros	33/36	L	–
32	Dec 15	@ STL	G1 Juuse Saros	20/22	W	–
31	Dec 13	@ COL	G2 Justus Annunen	37/40	L	–
30	Dec 11	vs STL	G1 Juuse Saros	24/26	W	–
29	Dec 9	vs COL	G1 Juuse Saros	39/42	W	–
28	Dec 6	@ CAR	G1 Juuse Saros	32/38	L	Justus Annunen
27	Dec 4	@ FLA	G1 Juuse Saros	30/31	W	–
26	Dec 2	vs CGY	G1 Juuse Saros	27/28	W	–
25	Nov 29 ▲	vs WPG	G2 Justus Annunen	22/26	L	–
24	Nov 28	@ CHI	G1 Juuse Saros	24/27	W	–
23	Nov 26	@ DET	G2 Justus Annunen	28/31	W	–
22	Nov 24	vs FLA	G1 Juuse Saros	11/16	L	Justus Annunen
21	Nov 22	vs COL	G1 Juuse Saros	23/24	L	–
20	Nov 16	@ PIT	G1 Juuse Saros	18/21	L	–
19	Nov 14	vs PIT	G1 Juuse Saros	16/17	W	–
18	Nov 10	@ NYR	G1 Juuse Saros	7/12	L	Justus Annunen
17	Nov 8	vs DAL	G2 Justus Annunen	17/22	L	–
16	Nov 6	vs PHI	G1 Juuse Saros	23/25	L	–
15	Nov 4 ▲	@ MIN	G2 Justus Annunen	21/24	OTL	–
14	Nov 3	vs VAN	G1 Juuse Saros	31/36	OTL	–
13	Nov 1	vs CGY	G1 Juuse Saros	33/35	W	–
12	Oct 30	@ PHI	G1 Juuse Saros	14/17	L	–
11	Oct 28	vs TBL	G1 Juuse Saros	27/31	L	–
10	Oct 26 ▲	vs DAL	G2 Justus Annunen	25/28	L	–
9	Oct 25	vs LAK	G1 Juuse Saros	36/40	W	–
8	Oct 23	vs VAN	G1 Juuse Saros	21/22	W	–
7	Oct 21	vs ANA	G1 Juuse Saros	27/32	L	–
6	Oct 18	@ WPG	G1 Juuse Saros	20/24	L	–
5	Oct 16	@ MTL	G1 Juuse Saros	27/30	OTL	–
4	Oct 14 ▲	@ TOR	G2 Justus Annunen	21/26	L	–
3	Oct 13	@ OTT	G1 Juuse Saros	31/32	W	–
2	Oct 11	vs UTA	G1 Juuse Saros	20/23	OTL	–
1	Oct 9	vs CBJ	G1 Juuse Saros	38/39	W	–

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Nashville Predators goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Nashville Predators starting goalie in 2025-26?

Juuse Saros made the most starts: 59 of 82 (72%), going 28-22-8.

How often did the Nashville Predators backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Justus Annunen had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Nashville Predators back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Juuse Saros started 2 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 11.