New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 19-30-7 · 45 pts · 8th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New Jersey Devils in 2020-21: 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.
Mackenzie Blackwood started 35 of 56 Devils games (63%). Scott Wedgewood had 15 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterMackenzie Blackwood- Starts
- 35/56
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 8
14-17-4 · .902 SV% · last start May 8
G2BackupScott Wedgewood- Starts
- 15/56
- Share
- 27%
- Last 10
- 2
3-8-3 · .900 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 10
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Devils game by starting goalie
- G1 Mackenzie Blackwood
- G2 Scott Wedgewood
- G3 Aaron Dell
- G4 Eric Comrie
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
New Jersey Devils goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Mackenzie Blackwood 6, Scott Wedgewood 3, Aaron Dell 1, Eric Comrie 1.
- Home and road: Mackenzie Blackwood started 19 of 28 home games and 16 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 10 | @ PHI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 27/31 | L | – |
| 55 | May 8 | @ NYI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 22/27 | L | – |
| 54 | May 6 | @ NYI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/33 | W | – |
| 53 | May 4 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/36 | W | – |
| 52 | May 3 | vs BOS | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 39/42 | L | – |
| 51 | May 1 | @ PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/32 | W | – |
| 50 | Apr 29 | vs PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 21/24 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 27 | vs PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/30 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 25 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Apr 24 | @ PIT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/36 | L | – |
| 46 | Apr 22 | @ PIT | G3 Aaron Dell | 11/15 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 45 | Apr 20 | @ PIT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 9/13 | L | Aaron Dell |
| 44 | Apr 18 ▲ | vs NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 21/25 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 17 | @ NYR | G3 Aaron Dell | 24/28 | L | – |
| 42 | Apr 15 | @ NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/33 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 13 | vs NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 17/19 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 11 | vs PIT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/23 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 9 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 21/26 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 8 | @ BUF | G3 Aaron Dell | 24/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 6 | vs BUF | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 13/17 | L | – |
| 36 | Apr 4 | vs WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 14/19 | L | – |
| 35 | Apr 2 | vs WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Mar 30 | @ BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 44/48 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Mar 28 | @ BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 40/40 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 26 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 27/31 | L | – |
| 31 | Mar 25 | @ WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 18/22 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 23 | @ PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/33 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 21 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/36 | W | – |
| 28 | Mar 20 | vs PIT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 27 | Mar 18 | vs PIT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 40/42 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 16 | vs BUF | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/35 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 14 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 32/34 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Mar 13 | vs NYI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 23 | Mar 11 | @ NYI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/33 | L | – |
| 22 | Mar 9 | @ WSH | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 25/30 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 40/40 | W | – |
| 20 | Mar 6 | vs NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 22/27 | L | – |
| 19 | Mar 4 | vs NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 11/15 | L | Aaron Dell |
| 18 | Mar 2 | vs NYI | G3 Aaron Dell | 18/20 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 28 ▲ | vs WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 20/23 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 27 | vs WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/23 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 25 | @ BUF | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/32 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 23 | vs BUF | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/36 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 21 ▲ | @ WSH | G3 Aaron Dell | 37/41 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 20 | vs BUF | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 11 | Feb 18 | @ BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/27 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 16 | @ NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 37/39 | W | – |
| 9 | Jan 31 ▲ | @ BUF | G4 Eric Comrie | 30/33 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 30 | @ BUF | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Jan 28 | vs PHI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 14/17 | L | – |
| 6 | Jan 26 | vs PHI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 26/30 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 24 | vs NYI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 28/28 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 21 | @ NYI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 31/35 | L | – |
| 3 | Jan 19 | @ NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 47/50 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | vs BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/28 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | vs BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/37 | OTL | – |
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.
New Jersey Devils goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New Jersey Devils starting goalie in 2020-21?
Mackenzie Blackwood made the most starts: 35 of 56 (63%), going 14-17-4.
How often did the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Scott Wedgewood had 15 starts (27% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Mackenzie Blackwood started 6 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 5.