Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2017-18: 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.

Jaroslav Halak started 49 of 82 Islanders games (60%). Thomas Greiss had 25 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • Starts
    49/82
    Share
    60%
    Last 10
    3

    20-26-6 · .908 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 5

  • Starts
    25/82
    Share
    30%
    Last 10
    3

    13-8-2 · .892 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 7

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Islanders game by starting goalie

  • G1 Jaroslav Halak
  • G2 Thomas Greiss
  • G3 Christopher Gibson

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Jaroslav Halak
  • G2 Thomas Greiss
  • G3 Christopher Gibson
0%50%100%11020304050607080G3 GibsonG1 HalakG2 Greiss

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Oct 19 · after game 7, Jaroslav Halak took the lead in the last 10 starts from Thomas Greiss
  2. Nov 18 · after game 19, Thomas Greiss took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jaroslav Halak
  3. Dec 9 · after game 29, Jaroslav Halak took the lead in the last 10 starts from Thomas Greiss
  4. Mar 22 · after game 74, Christopher Gibson took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jaroslav Halak

New York Islanders goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7@ DETG2 Thomas Greiss36/39W–
81Apr 5vs NYRG1 Jaroslav Halak34/35W–
80Apr 3vs PHIG2 Thomas Greiss27/31W–
79Mar 31 ▲@ NJDG2 Thomas Greiss31/35L–
78Mar 30vs TORG3 Christopher Gibson27/32L–
77Mar 27 ▲@ OTTG1 Jaroslav Halak33/36W–
76Mar 26vs FLAG3 Christopher Gibson38/41L–
75Mar 24vs CHIG1 Jaroslav Halak22/24L–
74Mar 22vs TBLG3 Christopher Gibson18/24LJaroslav Halak
73Mar 20vs PITG3 Christopher Gibson36/37W–
72Mar 18vs CARG1 Jaroslav Halak35/39L–
71Mar 16 ▲@ WSHG1 Jaroslav Halak25/30L–
70Mar 15vs WSHG3 Christopher Gibson7/12LJaroslav Halak
69Mar 11@ CGYG3 Christopher Gibson50/52W–
68Mar 8@ EDMG3 Christopher Gibson35/36OTL–
67Mar 5@ VANG1 Jaroslav Halak19/23OTL–
66Mar 3 ▲@ PITG3 Christopher Gibson47/50OTL–
65Mar 2vs MTLG1 Jaroslav Halak19/24L–
64Feb 28@ MTLG1 Jaroslav Halak23/26L–
63Feb 24@ NJDG1 Jaroslav Halak31/33L–
62Feb 22@ TORG1 Jaroslav Halak28/31OTL–
61Feb 19vs MING1 Jaroslav Halak27/32L–
60Feb 16 ▲@ CARG2 Thomas Greiss45/45W–
59Feb 15vs NYRG1 Jaroslav Halak50/50W–
58Feb 13vs CBJG1 Jaroslav Halak47/51L–
57Feb 11vs CGYG1 Jaroslav Halak39/42L–
56Feb 9 ▲vs DETG2 Thomas Greiss27/32WJaroslav Halak
55Feb 8@ BUFG1 Jaroslav Halak18/22L–
54Feb 5vs NSHG1 Jaroslav Halak42/47OTL–
53Feb 3vs CBJG1 Jaroslav Halak46/49W–
52Jan 31 ▲@ TORG2 Thomas Greiss45/50L–
51Jan 30vs FLAG1 Jaroslav Halak36/39L–
50Jan 25@ VGKG1 Jaroslav Halak38/39W–
49Jan 22@ ARIG1 Jaroslav Halak30/33OTL–
48Jan 20@ CHIG1 Jaroslav Halak36/39W–
47Jan 18vs BOSG1 Jaroslav Halak29/33L–
46Jan 16 ▲vs NJDG1 Jaroslav Halak38/42L–
45Jan 15@ MTLG2 Thomas Greiss52/56W–
44Jan 13@ NYRG1 Jaroslav Halak37/39W–
43Jan 7vs NJDG1 Jaroslav Halak42/46W–
42Jan 5 ▲vs PITG1 Jaroslav Halak34/38L–
41Jan 4@ PHIG2 Thomas Greiss26/31L–
40Jan 2vs BOSG1 Jaroslav Halak33/37L–
39Dec 31@ COLG1 Jaroslav Halak30/35LThomas Greiss
38Dec 29@ WPGG1 Jaroslav Halak33/37L–
37Dec 27vs BUFG1 Jaroslav Halak35/37W–
36Dec 23vs WPGG1 Jaroslav Halak38/40W–
35Dec 21vs ANAG1 Jaroslav Halak35/40OTL–
34Dec 19vs DETG2 Thomas Greiss16/21L–
33Dec 16vs LAKG2 Thomas Greiss26/29W–
32Dec 14 ▲@ CBJG2 Thomas Greiss29/34L–
31Dec 13vs DALG1 Jaroslav Halak16/20LThomas Greiss
30Dec 11vs WSHG1 Jaroslav Halak31/32W–
29Dec 9@ BOSG1 Jaroslav Halak30/32L–
28Dec 7@ PITG1 Jaroslav Halak28/32OTL–
27Dec 5 ▲@ TBLG2 Thomas Greiss28/34L–
26Dec 4@ FLAG1 Jaroslav Halak39/43W–
25Dec 1vs OTTG2 Thomas Greiss15/20LJaroslav Halak
24Nov 28vs VANG1 Jaroslav Halak23/25W–
23Nov 25 ▲@ OTTG1 Jaroslav Halak31/32W–
22Nov 24@ PHIG2 Thomas Greiss26/30W–
21Nov 22vs PHIG2 Thomas Greiss35/38W–
20Nov 19 ▲@ CARG1 Jaroslav Halak28/32L–
19Nov 18@ TBLG2 Thomas Greiss36/39W–
18Nov 16vs CARG2 Thomas Greiss28/32W–
17Nov 11 ▲@ STLG2 Thomas Greiss35/37W–
16Nov 10@ DALG1 Jaroslav Halak24/29L–
15Nov 7vs EDMG2 Thomas Greiss23/25OTL–
14Nov 5vs COLG2 Thomas Greiss31/35W–
13Nov 2@ WSHG1 Jaroslav Halak15/19L–
12Oct 30vs VGKG1 Jaroslav Halak31/34W–
11Oct 28@ NSHG1 Jaroslav Halak28/30W–
10Oct 26@ MING2 Thomas Greiss27/33L–
9Oct 24vs ARIG1 Jaroslav Halak32/35W–
8Oct 21vs SJSG2 Thomas Greiss28/31W–
7Oct 19@ NYRG1 Jaroslav Halak38/41W–
6Oct 15 ▲@ LAKG1 Jaroslav Halak24/27L–
5Oct 14@ SJSG2 Thomas Greiss40/41W–
4Oct 11@ ANAG1 Jaroslav Halak27/30L–
3Oct 9vs STLG2 Thomas Greiss33/35OTL–
2Oct 7 ▲vs BUFG1 Jaroslav Halak26/29W–
1Oct 6@ CBJG2 Thomas Greiss21/26LJaroslav Halak

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New York Islanders goalie starts FAQ

Who was the New York Islanders starting goalie in 2017-18?

Jaroslav Halak made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 20-26-6.

How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Thomas Greiss had 25 starts (30% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Jaroslav Halak started 8 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 8.