New York Rangers Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 37-28-5 · 79 pts · 7th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Rangers 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.
Alexandar Georgiev started 32 of 70 Rangers games (46%). Henrik Lundqvist had 26 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterAlexandar Georgiev- Starts
- 32/70
- Share
- 46%
- Last 10
- 6
17-14-2 · .910 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 11
G2BackupHenrik Lundqvist- Starts
- 26/70
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 1
10-12-3 · .905 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 1
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Rangers game by starting goalie
- G1 Alexandar Georgiev
- G2 Henrik Lundqvist
- G3 Igor Shesterkin
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: 12 second games, started by Alexandar Georgiev 7, Henrik Lundqvist 4, Igor Shesterkin 1.
- Home and road: Alexandar Georgiev started 13 of 36 home games and 19 of 34 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (70 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 | @ DAL | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 31/33 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | vs NJD | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 18/23 | L | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 67 | Mar 5 | vs WSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/34 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | vs STL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 19/21 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 1 | vs PHI | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 21/26 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 35/40 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | @ MTL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 32/34 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | @ NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 42/45 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 ▲ | vs SJS | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 44/46 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ CAR | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 27/29 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 19 | @ CHI | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 37/40 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 | vs BOS | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/33 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 36/37 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 13 | @ MIN | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 23/26 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 11 | @ WPG | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 42/43 | W | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 54 | Feb 9 | vs LAK | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 42/43 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 7 | vs BUF | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/28 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 5 | vs TOR | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 27/30 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 3 | vs DAL | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 11/15 | L | Alexandar Georgiev |
| 50 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 33/33 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 31 | vs DET | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 23/25 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 21 | vs NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 14/18 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 19 | vs CBJ | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 29/31 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | @ NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 38/40 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 13 | vs NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 32/34 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | @ STL | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 24/29 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | vs NJD | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 46/49 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 | vs COL | G3 Igor Shesterkin | 29/32 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 4 | @ VAN | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/27 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 2 | @ CGY | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 25/29 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | @ EDM | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 18/24 | L | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 38 | Dec 28 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 44/48 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs CAR | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 39/42 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 25/30 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | vs ANA | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 19/20 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 20 | vs TOR | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 34/40 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | vs NSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 19/22 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 | @ ANA | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 12 | @ SJS | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 15/18 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 10 | @ LAK | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 23/25 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | @ VGK | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 38/38 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 ▲ | vs MTL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/33 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | @ CBJ | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 45/47 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs VGK | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 28/32 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 33/33 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | @ BOS | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 | vs CAR | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 41/43 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | vs MIN | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/28 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 38/43 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 22 | @ OTT | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 35/39 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 20 | vs WSH | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/31 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ FLA | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 26/30 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | @ TBL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 21/26 | L | Henrik Lundqvist |
| 16 | Nov 12 | vs PIT | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 30/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | vs FLA | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 30/35 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 45/47 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 6 | vs DET | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 35/36 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs OTT | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 24/30 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 | @ NSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 32/33 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 29 | vs TBL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/30 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 27 | vs BOS | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 27/31 | L | Alexandar Georgiev |
| 8 | Oct 24 | vs BUF | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 31/33 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 | vs ARI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | vs VAN | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 40/43 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 29/33 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | @ NJD | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 33/37 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 12 | vs EDM | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 23/26 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | @ OTT | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/32 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | vs WPG | G2 Henrik Lundqvist | 43/47 | 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 Rangers goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New York Rangers starting goalie in 2019-20?
Alexandar Georgiev made the most starts: 32 of 70 (46%), going 17-14-2.
How often did the New York Rangers backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Henrik Lundqvist had 26 starts (37% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New York Rangers back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Alexandar Georgiev started 7 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 5.