New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 35-37-10 · 80 pts · 7th Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterJaroslav Halak- Starts
- 49/82
- Share
- 60%
- Last 10
- 3
20-26-6 · .908 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 5
G2BackupThomas Greiss- 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
New York Islanders goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Jaroslav Halak 8, Thomas Greiss 7, Christopher Gibson 1.
- Home and road: Jaroslav Halak started 25 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | @ DET | G2 Thomas Greiss | 36/39 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs NYR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 34/35 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | vs PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 27/31 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Thomas Greiss | 31/35 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs TOR | G3 Christopher Gibson | 27/32 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 33/36 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs FLA | G3 Christopher Gibson | 38/41 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | vs CHI | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 22/24 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | vs TBL | G3 Christopher Gibson | 18/24 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs PIT | G3 Christopher Gibson | 36/37 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 | vs CAR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 35/39 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 16 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 25/30 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 15 | vs WSH | G3 Christopher Gibson | 7/12 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 69 | Mar 11 | @ CGY | G3 Christopher Gibson | 50/52 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | @ EDM | G3 Christopher Gibson | 35/36 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 5 | @ VAN | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 19/23 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ PIT | G3 Christopher Gibson | 47/50 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | vs MTL | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 19/24 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | @ MTL | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 23/26 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 24 | @ NJD | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 31/33 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 22 | @ TOR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 61 | Feb 19 | vs MIN | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 27/32 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 16 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 45/45 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 15 | vs NYR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 50/50 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 13 | vs CBJ | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 47/51 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 11 | vs CGY | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 39/42 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 9 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Thomas Greiss | 27/32 | W | Jaroslav Halak |
| 55 | Feb 8 | @ BUF | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 18/22 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 5 | vs NSH | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 42/47 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 3 | vs CBJ | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 46/49 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 31 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 45/50 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 30 | vs FLA | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 36/39 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 25 | @ VGK | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 38/39 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 22 | @ ARI | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 20 | @ CHI | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 36/39 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | vs BOS | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 29/33 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 38/42 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 15 | @ MTL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 52/56 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 13 | @ NYR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 37/39 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 7 | vs NJD | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 42/46 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 5 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 34/38 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 4 | @ PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/31 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 2 | vs BOS | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 33/37 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | @ COL | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 30/35 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 38 | Dec 29 | @ WPG | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 33/37 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs BUF | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 35/37 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 | vs WPG | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 38/40 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 21 | vs ANA | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 35/40 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | vs DET | G2 Thomas Greiss | 16/21 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | vs LAK | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/29 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 29/34 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | vs DAL | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 16/20 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 30 | Dec 11 | vs WSH | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 31/32 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | @ BOS | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 30/32 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | @ PIT | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 ▲ | @ TBL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 28/34 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 4 | @ FLA | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 39/43 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 1 | vs OTT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 15/20 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 24 | Nov 28 | vs VAN | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 23/25 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 31/32 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | @ PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/30 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | vs PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 35/38 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 19 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 28/32 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | @ TBL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 36/39 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | vs CAR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 28/32 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 35/37 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | @ DAL | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 24/29 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | vs EDM | G2 Thomas Greiss | 23/25 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs COL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 31/35 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 | @ WSH | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 15/19 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs VGK | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 31/34 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | @ NSH | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 28/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | @ MIN | G2 Thomas Greiss | 27/33 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs ARI | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 32/35 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs SJS | G2 Thomas Greiss | 28/31 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | @ NYR | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 38/41 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 24/27 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | @ SJS | G2 Thomas Greiss | 40/41 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | @ ANA | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 27/30 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs STL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Jaroslav Halak | 26/29 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | @ CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 21/26 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
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 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.