New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts 2022-23

2022-23 · 52-22-8 · 112 pts · 2nd Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the New Jersey Devils in 2022-23: 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.

Vitek Vanecek started 48 of 82 Devils games (59%). Mackenzie Blackwood had 20 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Vitek Vanecek
Starts
48/82
Share
59%
Last 10
6
33-11-4 · .911 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 11
G2Backup
Mackenzie Blackwood
Starts
20/82
Share
24%
Last 10
4
10-6-2 · .893 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 13
G3Third goalie
Akira Schmid
Starts
14/82
Share
17%
Last 10
0
9-5-2 · .922 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 24

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23

Every Devils game by starting goalie

G1 Vitek Vanecek
G2 Mackenzie Blackwood
G3 Akira Schmid
G4 Nico Daws

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

G1Vanecek

G2Blackwood

G3Schmid

G4Daws

Game

New Jersey Devils goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Vitek Vanecek 6, Mackenzie Blackwood 4, Akira Schmid 2.
Home and road: Vitek Vanecek started 27 of 41 home games and 21 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% 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 13	@ WSH	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	7/11	W	Akira Schmid
81	Apr 11	vs BUF	G1 Vitek Vanecek	36/38	W	–
80	Apr 8	@ BOS	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	38/40	L	–
79	Apr 6	vs CBJ	G1 Vitek Vanecek	16/17	W	–
78	Apr 4	vs PIT	G1 Vitek Vanecek	22/23	W	–
77	Apr 2 ▲	@ WPG	G1 Vitek Vanecek	17/21	L	Mackenzie Blackwood
76	Apr 1	@ CHI	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	14/17	W	–
75	Mar 30	vs NYR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	24/25	W	–
74	Mar 27	@ NYI	G1 Vitek Vanecek	31/34	L	–
73	Mar 25 ▲	vs OTT	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	25/28	W	–
72	Mar 24	@ BUF	G3 Akira Schmid	4/7	L	Vitek Vanecek
71	Mar 21	vs MIN	G1 Vitek Vanecek	27/29	OTL	–
70	Mar 19 ▲	@ TBL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	22/24	W	–
69	Mar 18	@ FLA	G3 Akira Schmid	37/40	L	–
68	Mar 16	vs TBL	G3 Akira Schmid	21/24	OTL	–
67	Mar 14	vs TBL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	26/30	L	–
66	Mar 12 ▲	vs CAR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	32/32	W	–
65	Mar 11	@ MTL	G3 Akira Schmid	23/24	W	–
64	Mar 9	@ WSH	G3 Akira Schmid	20/22	W	–
63	Mar 7	vs TOR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	21/25	L	–
62	Mar 5	@ ARI	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/29	W	–
61	Mar 3	@ VGK	G3 Akira Schmid	24/27	OTL	–
60	Mar 1	@ COL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	14/19	W	Akira Schmid
59	Feb 25	vs PHI	G3 Akira Schmid	23/23	W	–
58	Feb 23	vs LAK	G1 Vitek Vanecek	19/22	W	–
57	Feb 21	vs MTL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	13/17	L	–
56	Feb 19 ▲	vs WPG	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	23/25	W	–
55	Feb 18	@ PIT	G1 Vitek Vanecek	29/31	W	–
54	Feb 16	@ STL	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	31/35	L	–
53	Feb 14	@ CBJ	G1 Vitek Vanecek	31/33	W	–
52	Feb 11	@ MIN	G1 Vitek Vanecek	22/24	OTL	–
51	Feb 9	vs SEA	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	33/34	W	–
50	Feb 6	vs VAN	G1 Vitek Vanecek	26/30	W	–
49	Jan 27 ▲	@ DAL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	33/35	W	–
48	Jan 26	@ NSH	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	35/40	L	–
47	Jan 24	vs VGK	G1 Vitek Vanecek	28/30	W	–
46	Jan 22	vs PIT	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/26	W	–
45	Jan 19	@ SEA	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	36/40	OTL	–
44	Jan 16	@ SJS	G1 Vitek Vanecek	29/32	W	–
43	Jan 14 ▲	@ LAK	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	35/37	W	–
42	Jan 13	@ ANA	G1 Vitek Vanecek	31/33	W	–
41	Jan 10	@ CAR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/28	W	–
40	Jan 7	vs NYR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	31/34	W	–
39	Jan 5 ▲	vs STL	G3 Akira Schmid	14/18	L	–
38	Jan 4	@ DET	G1 Vitek Vanecek	32/33	W	–
37	Jan 1	vs CAR	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	43/47	OTL	–
36	Dec 30	@ PIT	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/27	W	–
35	Dec 28	vs BOS	G1 Vitek Vanecek	24/26	L	–
34	Dec 23	vs BOS	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	14/18	L	Vitek Vanecek
33	Dec 21 ▲	@ FLA	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	34/36	W	–
32	Dec 20	@ CAR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	10/13	L	Mackenzie Blackwood
31	Dec 17	vs FLA	G3 Akira Schmid	25/28	L	–
30	Dec 15	vs PHI	G1 Vitek Vanecek	22/24	L	–
29	Dec 13 ▲	vs DAL	G3 Akira Schmid	28/30	L	–
28	Dec 12	@ NYR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	19/23	OTL	–
27	Dec 9	vs NYI	G1 Vitek Vanecek	13/17	L	Akira Schmid
26	Dec 6	vs CHI	G1 Vitek Vanecek	24/24	W	–
25	Dec 3	@ PHI	G3 Akira Schmid	31/33	W	–
24	Dec 1	vs NSH	G1 Vitek Vanecek	20/24	OTL	–
23	Nov 28	@ NYR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	35/38	W	–
22	Nov 26 ▲	vs WSH	G1 Vitek Vanecek	37/38	W	–
21	Nov 25	@ BUF	G3 Akira Schmid	33/34	W	–
20	Nov 23	vs TOR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	18/20	L	–
19	Nov 21	vs EDM	G1 Vitek Vanecek	28/30	W	–
18	Nov 19	@ OTT	G3 Akira Schmid	25/26	W	–
17	Nov 17	@ TOR	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/27	W	–
16	Nov 15	@ MTL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	25/26	W	–
15	Nov 12	vs ARI	G3 Akira Schmid	16/18	W	–
14	Nov 10	vs OTT	G1 Vitek Vanecek	18/21	W	Akira Schmid
13	Nov 8	vs CGY	G1 Vitek Vanecek	33/35	W	–
12	Nov 5	@ CGY	G1 Vitek Vanecek	27/30	W	–
11	Nov 3	@ EDM	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	16/18	W	Vitek Vanecek
10	Nov 1	@ VAN	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	21/23	W	–
9	Oct 30	vs CBJ	G1 Vitek Vanecek	20/21	W	–
8	Oct 28	vs COL	G1 Vitek Vanecek	24/24	W	–
7	Oct 25 ▲	@ DET	G1 Vitek Vanecek	20/22	W	–
6	Oct 24	vs WSH	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	13/18	L	Vitek Vanecek
5	Oct 22	vs SJS	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	21/22	W	–
4	Oct 20	@ NYI	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	16/17	W	–
3	Oct 18	vs ANA	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	18/20	W	–
2	Oct 15	vs DET	G1 Vitek Vanecek	17/22	L	–
1	Oct 13	@ PHI	G2 Mackenzie Blackwood	20/24	L	–

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New Jersey Devils goalie starts FAQ

Who was the New Jersey Devils starting goalie in 2022-23?

Vitek Vanecek made the most starts: 48 of 82 (59%), going 33-11-4.

How often did the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start in 2022-23?

Mackenzie Blackwood had 20 starts (24% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs in 2022-23?

Vitek Vanecek started 6 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 6.