New York Rangers Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 34-39-9 · 77 pts · 8th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Rangers 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.
Henrik Lundqvist started 61 of 82 Rangers games (74%). Ondrej Pavelec had 12 starts and 7 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterHenrik Lundqvist- Starts
- 61/82
- Share
- 74%
- Last 10
- 5
26-26-7 · .915 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 7
G2BackupOndrej Pavelec- Starts
- 12/82
- Share
- 15%
- Last 10
- 2
4-9-1 · .910 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Rangers game by starting goalie
- G1 Henrik Lundqvist
- G2 Ondrej Pavelec
- G3 Alexandar Georgiev
- G4 Brandon Halverson
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
New York Rangers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Henrik Lundqvist 7, Ondrej Pavelec 2, Alexandar Georgiev 2.
- Home and road: Henrik Lundqvist started 29 of 41 home games and 32 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 11 times (13% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | @ PHI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 35/40 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | @ NYI | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 20/22 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ NJD | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 39/44 | L | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 40/41 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs TBL | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 43/49 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 28 | @ WSH | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs WSH | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 3/6 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 75 | Mar 24 | vs BUF | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 43/44 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | @ PHI | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 32/36 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs CBJ | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/30 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | @ STL | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | vs PIT | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 37/40 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | vs CAR | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 41/44 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 | @ FLA | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | @ TBL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 27/31 | L | Alexandar Georgiev |
| 67 | Mar 6 | vs WPG | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 31/33 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ EDM | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 35/37 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ CGY | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 50/51 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | @ VAN | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 50/55 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 25 | vs DET | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 ▲ | vs MIN | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 33/37 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | @ MTL | G3 Alexandar Georgiev | 38/40 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/37 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 17 | @ OTT | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 22/27 | L | Brandon Halverson |
| 58 | Feb 15 | @ NYI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 32/35 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 13 | @ MIN | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/29 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 11 | @ WPG | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 37/38 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs CGY | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 7/8 | W | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 54 | Feb 7 | vs BOS | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 12/16 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 53 | Feb 5 | @ DAL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 39/41 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | @ NSH | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 23/27 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs TOR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 9/13 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 50 | Jan 25 | @ SJS | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 23/28 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 23 | @ ANA | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 4/7 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 48 | Jan 21 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/29 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 20 | @ COL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 34/36 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 18 | vs BUF | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 34/37 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 16 | vs PHI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 25/26 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 14 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 42/46 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 13 | vs NYI | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 14/19 | L | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 42 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 32/34 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ ARI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 38/39 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 3 | vs CHI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/33 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 1 | @ BUF | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 31/33 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | @ DET | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs WSH | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 30/30 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 | vs TOR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 34/37 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 21 | @ NJD | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 45/48 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | vs ANA | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 39/40 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 33/35 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 15 | vs LAK | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 33/35 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | @ OTT | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 27/30 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | vs DAL | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 44/45 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/28 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 8 | @ WSH | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 36/40 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | @ PIT | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 41/44 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 1 | vs CAR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 32/33 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | vs FLA | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 3/6 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 24 | Nov 26 | vs VAN | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 29/32 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | vs DET | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 40/41 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 | @ CAR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 32/33 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs OTT | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 20/20 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 17 | @ CBJ | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 40/42 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | @ CHI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/34 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 18 | Nov 11 | vs EDM | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 27/29 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 8 | vs BOS | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 31/33 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 6 | vs CBJ | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 22/25 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 4 | @ FLA | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/34 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 | @ TBL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 27/28 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 | vs VGK | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/34 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 28 | @ MTL | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 38/43 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | vs ARI | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 27/29 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 23 | vs SJS | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 20/24 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 21 | vs NSH | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 23/25 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | vs NYI | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 35/38 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | vs PIT | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 14 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Ondrej Pavelec | 16/19 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | @ CBJ | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 40/42 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | vs STL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 20/22 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 ▲ | vs MTL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 34/34 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | @ TOR | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 12/17 | L | Ondrej Pavelec |
| 1 | Oct 5 | vs COL | G1 Henrik Lundqvist | 22/25 | 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 Rangers goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New York Rangers starting goalie in 2017-18?
Henrik Lundqvist made the most starts: 61 of 82 (74%), going 26-26-7.
How often did the New York Rangers backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Ondrej Pavelec had 12 starts (15% of games) plus 7 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New York Rangers back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Henrik Lundqvist started 7 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 4.