New Jersey Devils Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 38-39-5 · 81 pts · 7th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New Jersey Devils in 2023-24: 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 29 of 82 Devils games (35%). Nico Daws had 20 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterVitek Vanecek- Starts
- 29/82
- Share
- 35%
- Last 10
- 0
17-9-3 · .890 SV% · 3 relief · last start Feb 10
G2BackupNico Daws- Starts
- 20/82
- Share
- 24%
- Last 10
- 0
9-11-0 · .894 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 9
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24
Every Devils game by starting goalie
- G1 Vitek Vanecek
- G2 Nico Daws
- G3 Akira Schmid
- G4 Jake Allen
- G5 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G6 Isaac Poulter
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Vanecek
G2Daws
G3Schmid
G4Allen
G5Kahkonen
G6Poulter
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New Jersey Devils goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Akira Schmid 7, Kaapo Kahkonen 3, Nico Daws 3, Vitek Vanecek 2, Jake Allen 1.
- Home and road: Vitek Vanecek started 16 of 41 home games and 13 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 9 times (11% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 15 | vs NYI | G4 Jake Allen | 15/19 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | @ PHI | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/21 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | @ TOR | G4 Jake Allen | 27/32 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | vs TOR | G4 Jake Allen | 34/38 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 ▲ | vs NSH | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 4/5 | OTL | Jake Allen |
| 77 | Apr 6 | @ OTT | G4 Jake Allen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 3 ▲ | @ NYR | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 37/41 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | vs PIT | G4 Jake Allen | 15/20 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 29 | @ BUF | G4 Jake Allen | 31/34 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 26 | @ TOR | G4 Jake Allen | 42/45 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 24 ▲ | @ NYI | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 36/36 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 23 | vs OTT | G4 Jake Allen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 21 | vs WPG | G4 Jake Allen | 18/19 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | vs PIT | G4 Jake Allen | 36/38 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ VGK | G4 Jake Allen | 34/36 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 16 | @ ARI | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 12/15 | L | Nico Daws |
| 66 | Mar 14 | @ DAL | G4 Jake Allen | 35/37 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 11 | @ NYR | G5 Kaapo Kahkonen | 23/25 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 9 | vs CAR | G2 Nico Daws | 22/24 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 | vs STL | G2 Nico Daws | 23/24 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 5 | vs FLA | G3 Akira Schmid | 26/30 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 3 | @ LAK | G2 Nico Daws | 9/13 | L | Akira Schmid |
| 60 | Mar 1 | @ ANA | G2 Nico Daws | 10/14 | L | Akira Schmid |
| 59 | Feb 27 | @ SJS | G2 Nico Daws | 29/31 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 ▲ | vs TBL | G3 Akira Schmid | 23/26 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 24 | vs MTL | G2 Nico Daws | 23/26 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | vs NYR | G2 Nico Daws | 13/18 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 20 | @ WSH | G2 Nico Daws | 20/26 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 17 | vs PHI | G2 Nico Daws | 45/48 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 15 | vs LAK | G2 Nico Daws | 27/29 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 13 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Nico Daws | 30/32 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 12 | vs SEA | G2 Nico Daws | 27/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 10 | @ CAR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Feb 8 | vs CGY | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 25/29 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 6 | vs COL | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 35/38 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 27 | @ TBL | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 36/40 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 25 | @ CAR | G2 Nico Daws | 9/12 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 45 | Jan 22 | vs VGK | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 27/32 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 20 ▲ | vs DAL | G2 Nico Daws | 30/36 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 19 | @ CBJ | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 29/30 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 17 | vs MTL | G2 Nico Daws | 22/25 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 15 | @ BOS | G2 Nico Daws | 33/35 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 13 | @ FLA | G2 Nico Daws | 35/36 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 11 | @ TBL | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 16/20 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 6 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 Nico Daws | 37/42 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 5 | vs CHI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/25 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 3 | @ WSH | G2 Nico Daws | 23/26 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/31 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 29 | @ OTT | G2 Nico Daws | 25/27 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 27 | vs CBJ | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/29 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 23 | vs DET | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/24 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 21 | vs EDM | G3 Akira Schmid | 4/6 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 30 | Dec 19 | vs PHI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 17 ▲ | vs ANA | G3 Akira Schmid | 23/27 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 16 | @ CBJ | G3 Akira Schmid | 23/26 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 13 | vs BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/24 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ EDM | G3 Akira Schmid | 26/29 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 9 | @ CGY | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/25 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 7 | @ SEA | G3 Akira Schmid | 37/38 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 5 | @ VAN | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 28/33 | W | – |
| 22 | Dec 1 ▲ | vs SJS | G3 Akira Schmid | 12/17 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 30 | @ PHI | G3 Akira Schmid | 44/47 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 28 | vs NYI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 14/18 | W | Akira Schmid |
| 19 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 10/12 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 24 | vs CBJ | G3 Akira Schmid | 26/28 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 22 | @ DET | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 24/28 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 18 | vs NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 30/34 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 16 | @ PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 21/23 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 14 | @ WPG | G3 Akira Schmid | 25/30 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 10 | vs WSH | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 3/5 | L | Akira Schmid |
| 12 | Nov 7 | @ COL | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/31 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 5 | @ CHI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 32/34 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 3 ▲ | @ STL | G3 Akira Schmid | 31/33 | L | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | @ MIN | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/25 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 | vs MIN | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 31/34 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 27 | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/27 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 25 ▲ | vs WSH | G3 Akira Schmid | 5/8 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 5 | Oct 24 | @ MTL | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 27/29 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 20 | @ NYI | G3 Akira Schmid | 28/32 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 | vs FLA | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/30 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 13 ▲ | vs ARI | G3 Akira Schmid | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs DET | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 32/35 | 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 2023-24?
Vitek Vanecek made the most starts: 29 of 82 (35%), going 17-9-3.
How often did the New Jersey Devils backup goalie start in 2023-24?
Nico Daws had 20 starts (24% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New Jersey Devils back-to-backs in 2023-24?
Vitek Vanecek started 2 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 14.