New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 32-17-7 · 71 pts · 4th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2020-21: 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 35 of 56 Islanders games (63%). Ilya Sorokin had 21 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 35/56
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 6
19-11-4 · .929 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 10
G2BackupIlya Sorokin- Starts
- 21/56
- Share
- 38%
- Last 10
- 4
13-6-3 · .918 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 8
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Islanders game by starting goalie
- G1 Semyon Varlamov
- G2 Ilya Sorokin
- G3 Cory Schneider
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Varlamov
G2Sorokin
G3Schneider
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New York Islanders goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 8 second games, started by Ilya Sorokin 7, Semyon Varlamov 1.
- Home and road: Semyon Varlamov started 18 of 28 home games and 17 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 10 | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/27 | OTL | Ilya Sorokin |
| 55 | May 8 | vs NJD | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 23/24 | W | – |
| 54 | May 6 | vs NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 23/25 | L | – |
| 53 | May 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 52 | May 3 | @ BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 36/39 | L | – |
| 51 | May 1 | vs NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Apr 29 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/25 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 27 | @ WSH | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 32/33 | L | – |
| 48 | Apr 24 | vs WSH | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 24/30 | L | – |
| 47 | Apr 22 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/28 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Apr 20 | vs NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 25/26 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 18 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 30/30 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 16 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 15 | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 41/44 | L | – |
| 42 | Apr 11 | vs NYR | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 24/26 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 9 ▲ | vs NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/35 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 8 | vs PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | W | – |
| 39 | Apr 6 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/29 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 3 | vs PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 1 | vs WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 18/22 | W | – |
| 36 | Mar 29 | @ PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/22 | L | – |
| 35 | Mar 27 | @ PIT | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 5/9 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 34 | Mar 25 | @ BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 29/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 22 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 36/37 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 20 | vs PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 23/24 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 18 | vs PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 16 | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 19/22 | L | – |
| 29 | Mar 14 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 29/31 | W | – |
| 28 | Mar 13 | @ NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 26/28 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 11 | vs NJD | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 19/22 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 9 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/33 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 7 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 24/26 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 6 | vs BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/22 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 4 | vs BUF | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 16/18 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 2 | @ NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/29 | W | – |
| 21 | Feb 28 ▲ | vs PIT | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 20/20 | W | – |
| 20 | Feb 27 | vs PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Feb 25 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/36 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 22 | vs BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/36 | W | – |
| 17 | Feb 20 | @ PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 15/18 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 18 | @ PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 33/36 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 16 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 20/20 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 15 | @ BUF | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 20/21 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 13 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/30 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 11 | vs PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Feb 8 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 6 | vs PIT | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 28/31 | W | – |
| 9 | Jan 31 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 25/29 | OTL | – |
| 8 | Jan 30 | @ PHI | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 14/17 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Jan 28 | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 17/22 | L | – |
| 6 | Jan 26 | @ WSH | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 24 | @ NJD | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 22/24 | L | – |
| 4 | Jan 21 | vs NJD | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 30/31 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | vs BOS | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 27/27 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | @ NYR | G2 Ilya Sorokin | 27/32 | L | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ NYR | G1 Semyon Varlamov | 24/24 | 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 York Islanders goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New York Islanders starting goalie in 2020-21?
Semyon Varlamov made the most starts: 35 of 56 (63%), going 19-11-4.
How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Ilya Sorokin had 21 starts (38% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Semyon Varlamov started 1 of 8 second games; the other goalies started 7.