Who started in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers 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.

Brian Elliott started 42 of 82 Flyers games (51%). Michal Neuvirth had 18 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Brian Elliott
    Starts
    42/82
    Share
    51%
    Last 10
    2

    23-11-7 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7

  • Starts
    18/82
    Share
    22%
    Last 10
    1

    9-7-3 · .915 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 28

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Flyers game by starting goalie

  • G1 Brian Elliott
  • G2 Michal Neuvirth
  • G3 Petr Mrazek
  • G4 Alex Lyon

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Brian Elliott
  • G2 Michal Neuvirth
  • G3 Petr Mrazek
  • G4 Alex Lyon
0%50%100%11020304050607080G3 MrazekG1 ElliottG4 LyonG2 Neuvirth

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Feb 1 · after game 51, Michal Neuvirth took the lead in the last 10 starts from Brian Elliott
  2. Feb 10 · after game 55, Brian Elliott took the lead in the last 10 starts from Michal Neuvirth
  3. Feb 16 · after game 58, Michal Neuvirth took the lead in the last 10 starts from Brian Elliott
  4. Mar 3 · after game 65, Petr Mrazek took the lead in the last 10 starts from Michal Neuvirth

Philadelphia Flyers goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7vs NYRG1 Brian Elliott17/17W–
81Apr 5vs CARG1 Brian Elliott19/22W–
80Apr 3@ NYIG3 Petr Mrazek32/37L–
79Apr 1vs BOSG3 Petr Mrazek36/39W–
78Mar 28 ▲@ COLG2 Michal Neuvirth10/11WPetr Mrazek
77Mar 27@ DALG3 Petr Mrazek20/23OTL–
76Mar 25@ PITG4 Alex Lyon8/11OTLPetr Mrazek
75Mar 22vs NYRG4 Alex Lyon33/36W–
74Mar 20@ DETG3 Petr Mrazek16/19OTLAlex Lyon
73Mar 18 ▲vs WSHG3 Petr Mrazek25/28W–
72Mar 17@ CARG4 Alex Lyon23/25W–
71Mar 15vs CBJG3 Petr Mrazek6/10LAlex Lyon
70Mar 12vs VGKG3 Petr Mrazek26/29L–
69Mar 10vs WPGG3 Petr Mrazek27/28W–
68Mar 8 ▲@ BOSG4 Alex Lyon24/27L–
67Mar 7vs PITG3 Petr Mrazek23/27L–
66Mar 4 ▲@ FLAG3 Petr Mrazek22/26L–
65Mar 3@ TBLG3 Petr Mrazek29/35OTL–
64Mar 1vs CARG3 Petr Mrazek31/35L–
63Feb 26@ MTLG3 Petr Mrazek28/28W–
62Feb 24@ OTTG3 Petr Mrazek25/28W–
61Feb 22vs CBJG3 Petr Mrazek19/20W–
60Feb 20vs MTLG4 Alex Lyon25/27W–
59Feb 18@ NYRG2 Michal Neuvirth11/14WAlex Lyon
58Feb 16@ CBJG2 Michal Neuvirth35/36W–
57Feb 13vs NJDG2 Michal Neuvirth32/36OTL–
56Feb 11 ▲@ VGKG2 Michal Neuvirth38/39W–
55Feb 10@ ARIG1 Brian Elliott24/27W–
54Feb 8vs MTLG1 Brian Elliott25/28W–
53Feb 6@ CARG1 Brian Elliott27/28W–
52Feb 3vs OTTG4 Alex Lyon20/23OTLMichal Neuvirth
51Feb 1 ▲@ NJDG4 Alex Lyon18/22L–
50Jan 31@ WSHG2 Michal Neuvirth15/20LAlex Lyon
49Jan 25vs TBLG2 Michal Neuvirth17/22L–
48Jan 23@ DETG1 Brian Elliott19/21W–
47Jan 21 ▲@ WSHG1 Brian Elliott27/28W–
46Jan 20vs NJDG2 Michal Neuvirth28/29W–
45Jan 18vs TORG2 Michal Neuvirth29/31W–
44Jan 16@ NYRG1 Brian Elliott16/21LMichal Neuvirth
43Jan 13@ NJDG1 Brian Elliott26/29W–
42Jan 7 ▲vs BUFG2 Michal Neuvirth30/31W–
41Jan 6vs STLG1 Brian Elliott28/31W–
40Jan 4vs NYIG1 Brian Elliott27/31W–
39Jan 2vs PITG1 Brian Elliott10/14LMichal Neuvirth
38Dec 29 ▲@ TBLG1 Brian Elliott24/27W–
37Dec 28@ FLAG1 Brian Elliott24/27L–
36Dec 23 ▲@ CBJG1 Brian Elliott35/36OTL–
35Dec 22@ BUFG1 Brian Elliott33/35L–
34Dec 20vs DETG1 Brian Elliott25/28W–
33Dec 18vs LAKG1 Brian Elliott21/25L–
32Dec 16vs DALG1 Brian Elliott27/28W–
31Dec 14vs BUFG1 Brian Elliott19/20W–
30Dec 12vs TORG1 Brian Elliott20/22W–
29Dec 7 ▲@ VANG1 Brian Elliott36/37W–
28Dec 6@ EDMG1 Brian Elliott24/26W–
27Dec 4@ CGYG1 Brian Elliott43/45W–
26Dec 2vs BOSG1 Brian Elliott24/27L–
25Nov 28 ▲vs SJSG2 Michal Neuvirth31/34L–
24Nov 27@ PITG1 Brian Elliott47/52OTL–
23Nov 24vs NYIG1 Brian Elliott32/37OTL–
22Nov 22 ▲@ NYIG1 Brian Elliott35/39OTL–
21Nov 21vs VANG2 Michal Neuvirth18/22LBrian Elliott
20Nov 18vs CGYG1 Brian Elliott26/31OTL–
19Nov 16@ WPGG1 Brian Elliott31/33OTL–
18Nov 14@ MING1 Brian Elliott17/18L–
17Nov 11vs MING1 Brian Elliott26/27L–
16Nov 9vs CHIG1 Brian Elliott38/39W–
15Nov 4vs COLG2 Michal Neuvirth23/27OTL–
14Nov 2 ▲@ STLG2 Michal Neuvirth33/33W–
13Nov 1@ CHIG1 Brian Elliott32/34L–
12Oct 30vs ARIG1 Brian Elliott30/34OTL–
11Oct 28@ TORG1 Brian Elliott28/30W–
10Oct 26@ OTTG2 Michal Neuvirth23/28L–
9Oct 24vs ANAG1 Brian Elliott19/25L–
8Oct 21vs EDMG1 Brian Elliott23/24W–
7Oct 19vs NSHG2 Michal Neuvirth23/24L–
6Oct 17vs FLAG2 Michal Neuvirth40/41W–
5Oct 14vs WSHG1 Brian Elliott21/23W–
4Oct 10@ NSHG1 Brian Elliott25/31L–
3Oct 7@ ANAG1 Brian Elliott21/23W–
2Oct 5 ▲@ LAKG2 Michal Neuvirth25/27L–
1Oct 4@ SJSG1 Brian Elliott32/35W–

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Philadelphia Flyers goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Philadelphia Flyers starting goalie in 2017-18?

Brian Elliott made the most starts: 42 of 82 (51%), going 23-11-7.

How often did the Philadelphia Flyers backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Michal Neuvirth had 18 starts (22% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Philadelphia Flyers back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Brian Elliott started 5 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 10.