Ottawa Senators Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 29-47-6 · 64 pts · 8th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Ottawa Senators in 2018-19: 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.
Craig Anderson started 47 of 82 Senators games (57%). Anders Nilsson had 22 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterCraig Anderson- Starts
- 47/82
- Share
- 57%
- Last 10
- 6
17-27-4 · .903 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupAnders Nilsson- Starts
- 22/82
- Share
- 27%
- Last 10
- 3
11-11-0 · .914 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 3
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Senators game by starting goalie
- G1 Craig Anderson
- G2 Anders Nilsson
- G3 Mike McKenna
- G4 Marcus Hogberg
- G5 Mike Condon
- G6 Joey Daccord
- G7 Filip Gustavsson
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Anderson
G2Nilsson
G3McKenna
G4Hogberg
G5Condon
G6Daccord
G7Gustavsson
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Ottawa Senators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Craig Anderson 5, Mike McKenna 5, Anders Nilsson 3, Marcus Hogberg 2, Joey Daccord 1.
- Home and road: Craig Anderson started 27 of 41 home games and 20 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 9 times (11% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs CBJ | G1 Craig Anderson | 4/7 | L | Anders Nilsson |
| 81 | Apr 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G6 Joey Daccord | 35/40 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ NYR | G2 Anders Nilsson | 27/28 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | vs TBL | G1 Craig Anderson | 21/26 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | vs TOR | G1 Craig Anderson | 42/44 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 28 | vs FLA | G2 Anders Nilsson | 29/32 | L | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs BUF | G1 Craig Anderson | 35/35 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 | @ EDM | G1 Craig Anderson | 26/29 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 21 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Craig Anderson | 31/36 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | @ VAN | G2 Anders Nilsson | 33/39 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 16 | vs TOR | G2 Anders Nilsson | 35/37 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | vs STL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 35/35 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 11 | @ PHI | G1 Craig Anderson | 33/36 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 9 | @ BOS | G1 Craig Anderson | 28/31 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | vs NYI | G2 Anders Nilsson | 27/30 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 5 | @ NYI | G1 Craig Anderson | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Anders Nilsson | 30/32 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | @ TBL | G1 Craig Anderson | 29/34 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | vs EDM | G1 Craig Anderson | 22/25 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | @ WSH | G2 Anders Nilsson | 18/24 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 62 | Feb 24 | vs CGY | G1 Craig Anderson | 33/35 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 ▲ | vs CBJ | G1 Craig Anderson | 37/40 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 21 | @ NJD | G2 Anders Nilsson | 27/31 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | @ CHI | G2 Anders Nilsson | 8/12 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 58 | Feb 16 | @ WPG | G2 Anders Nilsson | 23/26 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 | @ DET | G2 Anders Nilsson | 26/29 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 12 | vs CAR | G2 Anders Nilsson | 33/37 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs WPG | G2 Anders Nilsson | 44/46 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 ▲ | vs ANA | G2 Anders Nilsson | 45/45 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ TOR | G1 Craig Anderson | 25/30 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs DET | G1 Craig Anderson | 19/21 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | @ PIT | G2 Anders Nilsson | 35/40 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 22 | vs ARI | G1 Craig Anderson | 30/33 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Craig Anderson | 35/38 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 18 | @ CAR | G2 Anders Nilsson | 33/34 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | vs COL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 30/32 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 | @ SJS | G2 Anders Nilsson | 28/31 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 10 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Anders Nilsson | 33/34 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 9 | @ ANA | G2 Anders Nilsson | 32/33 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 ▲ | vs CAR | G4 Marcus Hogberg | 13/16 | L | Anders Nilsson |
| 42 | Jan 5 | vs MIN | G2 Anders Nilsson | 22/26 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs VAN | G4 Marcus Hogberg | 41/45 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | @ CBJ | G4 Marcus Hogberg | 32/36 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 ▲ | vs WSH | G4 Marcus Hogberg | 21/24 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 | @ NYI | G3 Mike McKenna | 33/38 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 22 ▲ | vs WSH | G3 Mike McKenna | 29/33 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | @ NJD | G1 Craig Anderson | 20/25 | L | Mike McKenna |
| 35 | Dec 17 | vs NSH | G1 Craig Anderson | 31/34 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 15 ▲ | @ MTL | G3 Mike McKenna | 42/46 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | @ DET | G1 Craig Anderson | 26/28 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 11 | @ NSH | G1 Craig Anderson | 33/36 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 9 ▲ | vs BOS | G3 Mike McKenna | 42/44 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 8 | vs PIT | G1 Craig Anderson | 35/36 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 | vs MTL | G1 Craig Anderson | 38/42 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 4 | @ MTL | G1 Craig Anderson | 36/41 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 1 | vs SJS | G1 Craig Anderson | 36/38 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | vs NYR | G1 Craig Anderson | 27/27 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 ▲ | @ PHI | G3 Mike McKenna | 34/37 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | @ NYR | G1 Craig Anderson | 29/32 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | @ DAL | G1 Craig Anderson | 48/53 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 | @ MIN | G1 Craig Anderson | 28/33 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 19 | vs FLA | G1 Craig Anderson | 16/22 | L | Mike McKenna |
| 20 | Nov 17 | vs PIT | G1 Craig Anderson | 31/35 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 15 | vs DET | G1 Craig Anderson | 34/35 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ FLA | G3 Mike McKenna | 35/40 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 10 | @ TBL | G1 Craig Anderson | 24/28 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 8 | vs VGK | G1 Craig Anderson | 37/42 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 6 | vs NJD | G1 Craig Anderson | 30/33 | W | Mike McKenna |
| 14 | Nov 4 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 Craig Anderson | 41/45 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | @ BUF | G1 Craig Anderson | 7/10 | L | Mike McKenna |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs BUF | G1 Craig Anderson | 46/48 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 30 | @ ARI | G5 Mike Condon | 8/11 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 10 | Oct 28 | @ VGK | G1 Craig Anderson | 49/53 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 | @ COL | G1 Craig Anderson | 31/37 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs BOS | G1 Craig Anderson | 28/32 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 20 | vs MTL | G1 Craig Anderson | 24/27 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 | vs DAL | G1 Craig Anderson | 37/38 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs LAK | G1 Craig Anderson | 36/37 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | vs PHI | G1 Craig Anderson | 38/44 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 8 | @ BOS | G5 Mike Condon | 24/29 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | @ TOR | G1 Craig Anderson | 34/37 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs CHI | G1 Craig Anderson | 39/43 | OTL | – |
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.
Ottawa Senators goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Ottawa Senators starting goalie in 2018-19?
Craig Anderson made the most starts: 47 of 82 (57%), going 17-27-4.
How often did the Ottawa Senators backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Anders Nilsson had 22 starts (27% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Ottawa Senators back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Craig Anderson started 5 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 11.