New York Rangers Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 27-23-6 · 60 pts · 5th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Rangers 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.
Igor Shesterkin started 31 of 56 Rangers games (55%). Alexandar Georgiev had 18 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterIgor Shesterkin- Starts
- 31/56
- Share
- 55%
- Last 10
- 6
16-14-3 · .916 SV% · 4 relief · last start May 6
G2BackupAlexandar Georgiev- Starts
- 18/56
- Share
- 32%
- Last 10
- 3
8-7-2 · .905 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Rangers game by starting goalie
- G1 Igor Shesterkin
- G2 Alexandar Georgiev
- G3 Keith Kinkaid
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Shesterkin
G2Georgiev
G3Kinkaid
Game
1
10
20
50
New York Rangers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 7 second games, started by Alexandar Georgiev 4, Keith Kinkaid 2, Igor Shesterkin 1.
- Home and road: Igor Shesterkin started 17 of 28 home games and 14 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (13% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 8 | @ BOS | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 28/30 | W | Igor Shesterkin |
| 55 | May 6 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 30/34 | L | – |
| 54 | May 5 | vs WSH | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/34 | L | – |
| 53 | May 3 | vs WSH | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 34/39 | L | – |
| 52 | May 1 | @ NYI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 22/25 | L | – |
| 51 | Apr 29 | vs NYI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 23/26 | L | – |
| 50 | Apr 27 | vs BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 36/37 | W | – |
| 49 | Apr 25 | vs BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 31/34 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 23 ▲ | vs PHI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 26/27 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 22 | vs PHI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 33/36 | L | – |
| 46 | Apr 20 | @ NYI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 22/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Apr 18 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/28 | W | Igor Shesterkin |
| 44 | Apr 17 | vs NJD | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 30/33 | W | – |
| 43 | Apr 15 | vs NJD | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 16/16 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 13 | @ NJD | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 27/27 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 11 | @ NYI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Apr 9 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/32 | W | – |
| 39 | Apr 8 | vs PIT | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 27/31 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 6 | vs PIT | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 41/45 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 3 | @ BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 36 | Apr 1 | @ BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 21/23 | W | – |
| 35 | Mar 30 | vs WSH | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 28 ▲ | @ WSH | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 17/22 | L | – |
| 33 | Mar 27 | @ PHI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 35/37 | L | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 | @ PHI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 41/44 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 22 | vs BUF | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 16/19 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ WSH | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 28/29 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 19 | @ WSH | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 16/18 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 17 | vs PHI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 26/26 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 15 | vs PHI | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 25/30 | OTL | – |
| 26 | Mar 13 | @ BOS | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 18/18 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 11 | @ BOS | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 10/14 | L | Keith Kinkaid |
| 24 | Mar 9 | @ PIT | G3 Keith Kinkaid | 23/26 | L | – |
| 23 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 3/6 | L | Keith Kinkaid |
| 22 | Mar 6 | @ NJD | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 24/27 | W | – |
| 21 | Mar 4 | @ NJD | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 32/33 | W | Alexandar Georgiev |
| 20 | Mar 2 | vs BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 22/24 | W | – |
| 19 | Feb 28 | vs BOS | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/33 | L | Igor Shesterkin |
| 18 | Feb 26 | vs BOS | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 31/33 | W | – |
| 17 | Feb 24 | @ PHI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 35/39 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 | @ WSH | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 18 | @ PHI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 20/22 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 16 | vs NJD | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 32/36 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 12 | vs BOS | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 29/30 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 10 | vs BOS | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Feb 8 | vs NYI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 28/30 | L | – |
| 10 | Feb 4 | vs WSH | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 31/33 | W | – |
| 9 | Feb 1 | vs PIT | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 25/26 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 30 | vs PIT | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 33/38 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Jan 28 | @ BUF | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 23/25 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 26 | @ BUF | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 21/24 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 24 | @ PIT | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 16/19 | L | – |
| 4 | Jan 22 | @ PIT | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Jan 19 | vs NJD | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 16/20 | L | Igor Shesterkin |
| 2 | Jan 16 | vs NYI | G2 Alexandar Georgiev | 23/23 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | vs NYI | G1 Igor Shesterkin | 29/33 | 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 2020-21?
Igor Shesterkin made the most starts: 31 of 56 (55%), going 16-14-3.
How often did the New York Rangers backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Alexandar Georgiev had 18 starts (32% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New York Rangers back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Igor Shesterkin started 1 of 7 second games; the other goalies started 6.