New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 35-23-10 · 80 pts · 6th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2019-20: 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.
Semyon Varlamov started 39 of 68 Islanders games (57%). Thomas Greiss had 29 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 39/68
- Share
- 57%
- Last 10
- 7
19-14-6 · .914 SV% · 6 relief · last start Mar 10
G2BackupThomas Greiss- Starts
- 29/68
- Share
- 43%
- Last 10
- 3
16-9-4 · .913 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Islanders game by starting goalie
- G1 Semyon Varlamov
- G2 Thomas Greiss
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Varlamov
G2Greiss
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New York Islanders goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 8 second games, started by Thomas Greiss 5, Semyon Varlamov 3.
- Home and road: Semyon Varlamov started 21 of 35 home games and 18 of 33 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 8 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (68 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Mar 10 | @ VAN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs CAR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | @ OTT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/29 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 3 | vs MTL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 9/12 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 64 | Feb 29 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/30 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | @ STL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | vs NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 61 | Feb 23 | vs SJS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/30 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | vs DET | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 21/22 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | @ COL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/29 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 17 | @ ARI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 15 | @ VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 42/43 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | @ NSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 5/8 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 55 | Feb 11 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 35/38 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 10 | @ WSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 26/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 8 | @ TBL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 6 | vs LAK | G2 Thomas Greiss | 22/25 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 4 | vs DAL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/31 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 1 | vs VAN | G2 Thomas Greiss | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Jan 21 | @ NYR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 40/42 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/29 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | vs NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Thomas Greiss | 34/36 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 13 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/35 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 43 | Jan 11 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/35 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | vs COL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/32 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ TOR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/22 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/31 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 36/39 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | @ MIN | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/26 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ CHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 8/11 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/35 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs ANA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 | vs NSH | G2 Thomas Greiss | 10/15 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/35 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | @ FLA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 32/33 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | @ TBL | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/32 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | @ DAL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 34/37 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | vs VGK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 31/33 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 3 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 36/39 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 25 | Dec 2 | @ DET | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 30 | vs CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 9/9 | W | Semyon Varlamov |
| 23 | Nov 27 | @ LAK | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/29 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | @ ANA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 20/23 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 | @ SJS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/26 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 21 | vs PIT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 23/26 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 | @ PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ PHI | G2 Thomas Greiss | 28/31 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | vs TOR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 23/27 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 | vs FLA | G2 Thomas Greiss | 37/38 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | vs PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs OTT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 27/28 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/27 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs TBL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 33/35 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 27 | vs PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Thomas Greiss | 30/32 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs ARI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 21/23 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | @ CBJ | G2 Thomas Greiss | 34/36 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ WPG | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/33 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 14 | vs STL | G2 Thomas Greiss | 21/23 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 12 ▲ | vs FLA | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 35/37 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | @ CAR | G2 Thomas Greiss | 35/39 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 | vs EDM | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 15/19 | L | Thomas Greiss |
| 2 | Oct 6 | vs WPG | G2 Thomas Greiss | 35/36 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/28 | L | – |
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 2019-20?
Semyon Varlamov made the most starts: 39 of 68 (57%), going 19-14-6.
How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Thomas Greiss had 29 starts (43% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Semyon Varlamov started 3 of 8 second games; the other goalies started 5.