New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 27-46-9 · 63 pts · 7th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New Jersey Devils in 2021-22: 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 24 of 82 Devils games (29%). Nico Daws had 23 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterMackenzie Blackwood- Starts
- 24/82
- Share
- 29%
- Last 10
- 2
9-10-4 · .892 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 29
G2BackupNico Daws- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 2
10-11-1 · .893 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Devils game by starting goalie
- G1 Mackenzie Blackwood
- G2 Nico Daws
- G3 Jon Gillies
- G4 Jonathan Bernier
- G5 Andrew Hammond
- G6 Akira Schmid
- G7 Scott Wedgewood
- G8 Kyle Shapiro
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Blackwood
G2Daws
G3Gillies
G4Bernier
G5Hammond
G6Schmid
G7Wedgewood
G8Shapiro
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New Jersey Devils goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 17 second games, started by Jon Gillies 5, Nico Daws 5, Jonathan Bernier 2, Mackenzie Blackwood 2, Scott Wedgewood 1, Andrew Hammond 1, Akira Schmid 1.
- Home and road: Mackenzie Blackwood started 13 of 41 home games and 11 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 13 times (16% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/34 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | @ CAR | G5 Andrew Hammond | 24/30 | L | Jon Gillies |
| 80 | Apr 26 | @ OTT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 ▲ | vs DET | G5 Andrew Hammond | 21/22 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 23 | vs CAR | G3 Jon Gillies | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Apr 21 | vs BUF | G5 Andrew Hammond | 23/28 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 18 | @ VGK | G5 Andrew Hammond | 42/44 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 16 | @ SEA | G2 Nico Daws | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Apr 14 | @ COL | G5 Andrew Hammond | 27/30 | L | – |
| 73 | Apr 12 | @ ARI | G2 Nico Daws | 19/21 | W | – |
| 72 | Apr 9 | @ DAL | G2 Nico Daws | 27/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 7 | vs MTL | G5 Andrew Hammond | 13/19 | L | Nico Daws |
| 70 | Apr 5 | vs NYR | G2 Nico Daws | 14/17 | L | – |
| 69 | Apr 3 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Nico Daws | 25/29 | L | – |
| 68 | Apr 2 | vs FLA | G5 Andrew Hammond | 34/41 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 31 | @ BOS | G2 Nico Daws | 15/20 | L | Jon Gillies |
| 66 | Mar 27 ▲ | vs MTL | G2 Nico Daws | 31/33 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 26 | @ WSH | G2 Nico Daws | 18/22 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 23 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Nico Daws | 28/31 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 22 | vs NYR | G2 Nico Daws | 31/35 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 19 | @ EDM | G3 Jon Gillies | 34/39 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 16 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Nico Daws | 15/19 | L | Jon Gillies |
| 60 | Mar 15 | @ VAN | G2 Nico Daws | 17/21 | L | Jon Gillies |
| 59 | Mar 12 | vs ANA | G2 Nico Daws | 33/34 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 10 | vs WPG | G2 Nico Daws | 28/30 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 8 | vs COL | G2 Nico Daws | 23/26 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 6 | vs STL | G2 Nico Daws | 19/21 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 4 | @ NYR | G2 Nico Daws | 29/32 | L | – |
| 54 | Mar 1 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Nico Daws | 27/31 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 28 | vs VAN | G2 Nico Daws | 36/38 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 25 ▲ | @ CHI | G3 Jon Gillies | 29/35 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 24 | @ PIT | G2 Nico Daws | 37/38 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 15 | vs TBL | G3 Jon Gillies | 24/30 | L | Nico Daws |
| 49 | Feb 13 | vs PIT | G3 Jon Gillies | 31/34 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 10 | @ STL | G3 Jon Gillies | 27/31 | W | – |
| 47 | Feb 8 ▲ | @ MTL | G3 Jon Gillies | 30/31 | W | – |
| 46 | Feb 7 | @ OTT | G2 Nico Daws | 20/24 | L | – |
| 45 | Feb 1 ▲ | vs TOR | G3 Jon Gillies | 22/28 | L | Akira Schmid |
| 44 | Jan 31 | @ TOR | G6 Akira Schmid | 27/32 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 29 | @ CAR | G3 Jon Gillies | 21/23 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 27 | @ TBL | G3 Jon Gillies | 32/35 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 25 | vs DAL | G6 Akira Schmid | 4/7 | L | Jon Gillies |
| 40 | Jan 23 ▲ | vs LAK | G3 Jon Gillies | 34/37 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 22 | vs CAR | G3 Jon Gillies | 28/32 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 19 | vs ARI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 13/17 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 13 | @ NYI | G3 Jon Gillies | 22/25 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 8 | @ CBJ | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/34 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 6 | vs CBJ | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/32 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 4 | @ BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/34 | L | – |
| 33 | Jan 2 | @ WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/30 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 31 | vs EDM | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/37 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 29 | @ BUF | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/22 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 19 ▲ | vs PIT | G3 Jon Gillies | 19/22 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 18 | @ DET | G6 Akira Schmid | 25/30 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 16 | vs VGK | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/29 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 14 | @ PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 17/22 | L | Akira Schmid |
| 26 | Dec 11 ▲ | @ NYI | G6 Akira Schmid | 25/29 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 10 | vs NSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 24/27 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 8 | vs PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/25 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 6 | vs OTT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 21/23 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Dec 3 ▲ | @ WPG | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 26/32 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 21 | Dec 2 | @ MIN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/38 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 30 | vs SJS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/30 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 28 | vs PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/25 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 26 | @ NSH | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 27/30 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 24 | vs MIN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 20 | @ TBL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/34 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 18 | @ FLA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/27 | L | Jonathan Bernier |
| 14 | Nov 14 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/33 | OTL | Jonathan Bernier |
| 13 | Nov 13 | vs BOS | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 31/35 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 11 | vs NYI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 42/42 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 9 | vs FLA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/38 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 6 ▲ | @ SJS | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 25/27 | W | – |
| 9 | Nov 5 | @ LAK | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Nov 2 | @ ANA | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 23/27 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 31 ▲ | vs CBJ | G7 Scott Wedgewood | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 30 | @ PIT | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 33/35 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 26 | vs CGY | G2 Nico Daws | 4/7 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 4 | Oct 23 | vs BUF | G2 Nico Daws | 24/25 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 21 | vs WSH | G7 Scott Wedgewood | 23/27 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 19 | vs SEA | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 27/29 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 15 | vs CHI | G4 Jonathan Bernier | 24/27 | 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.
New Jersey Devils goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New Jersey Devils starting goalie in 2021-22?
Mackenzie Blackwood made the most starts: 24 of 82 (29%), going 9-10-4.
How often did the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Nico Daws had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Mackenzie Blackwood started 2 of 17 second games; the other goalies started 15.