Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 42-26-14 · 98 pts · 3rd Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterBrian Elliott- Starts
- 42/82
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 2
23-11-7 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
G2BackupMichal Neuvirth- 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
Philadelphia Flyers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Michal Neuvirth 6, Brian Elliott 5, Petr Mrazek 2, Alex Lyon 2.
- Home and road: Brian Elliott started 20 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | vs NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 17/17 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs CAR | G1 Brian Elliott | 19/22 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | @ NYI | G3 Petr Mrazek | 32/37 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | vs BOS | G3 Petr Mrazek | 36/39 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 28 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 10/11 | W | Petr Mrazek |
| 77 | Mar 27 | @ DAL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Mar 25 | @ PIT | G4 Alex Lyon | 8/11 | OTL | Petr Mrazek |
| 75 | Mar 22 | vs NYR | G4 Alex Lyon | 33/36 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 20 | @ DET | G3 Petr Mrazek | 16/19 | OTL | Alex Lyon |
| 73 | Mar 18 ▲ | vs WSH | G3 Petr Mrazek | 25/28 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | @ CAR | G4 Alex Lyon | 23/25 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 15 | vs CBJ | G3 Petr Mrazek | 6/10 | L | Alex Lyon |
| 70 | Mar 12 | vs VGK | G3 Petr Mrazek | 26/29 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 | vs WPG | G3 Petr Mrazek | 27/28 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 ▲ | @ BOS | G4 Alex Lyon | 24/27 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs PIT | G3 Petr Mrazek | 23/27 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 ▲ | @ FLA | G3 Petr Mrazek | 22/26 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 3 | @ TBL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 29/35 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | vs CAR | G3 Petr Mrazek | 31/35 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | @ MTL | G3 Petr Mrazek | 28/28 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 | @ OTT | G3 Petr Mrazek | 25/28 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | vs CBJ | G3 Petr Mrazek | 19/20 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 20 | vs MTL | G4 Alex Lyon | 25/27 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 | @ NYR | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 11/14 | W | Alex Lyon |
| 58 | Feb 16 | @ CBJ | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 35/36 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 13 | vs NJD | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 38/39 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 | @ ARI | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 8 | vs MTL | G1 Brian Elliott | 25/28 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ CAR | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/28 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | vs OTT | G4 Alex Lyon | 20/23 | OTL | Michal Neuvirth |
| 51 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ NJD | G4 Alex Lyon | 18/22 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 31 | @ WSH | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 15/20 | L | Alex Lyon |
| 49 | Jan 25 | vs TBL | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 17/22 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | @ DET | G1 Brian Elliott | 19/21 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/28 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | vs NJD | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 28/29 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs TOR | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 29/31 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | @ NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 16/21 | L | Michal Neuvirth |
| 43 | Jan 13 | @ NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 26/29 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 30/31 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | vs STL | G1 Brian Elliott | 28/31 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | vs NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/31 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs PIT | G1 Brian Elliott | 10/14 | L | Michal Neuvirth |
| 38 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 28 | @ FLA | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Brian Elliott | 35/36 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | @ BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 33/35 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 20 | vs DET | G1 Brian Elliott | 25/28 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 18 | vs LAK | G1 Brian Elliott | 21/25 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | vs DAL | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/28 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 19/20 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | vs TOR | G1 Brian Elliott | 20/22 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 ▲ | @ VAN | G1 Brian Elliott | 36/37 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 | @ EDM | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/26 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | @ CGY | G1 Brian Elliott | 43/45 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs BOS | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 31/34 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | @ PIT | G1 Brian Elliott | 47/52 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | vs NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs VAN | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 18/22 | L | Brian Elliott |
| 20 | Nov 18 | vs CGY | G1 Brian Elliott | 26/31 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ WPG | G1 Brian Elliott | 31/33 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | @ MIN | G1 Brian Elliott | 17/18 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 | vs MIN | G1 Brian Elliott | 26/27 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 | vs CHI | G1 Brian Elliott | 38/39 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 4 | vs COL | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 33/33 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ CHI | G1 Brian Elliott | 32/34 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | vs ARI | G1 Brian Elliott | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | @ TOR | G1 Brian Elliott | 28/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | @ OTT | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 23/28 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | vs ANA | G1 Brian Elliott | 19/25 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs EDM | G1 Brian Elliott | 23/24 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | vs NSH | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 23/24 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | vs FLA | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 40/41 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | vs WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 21/23 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | @ NSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 25/31 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 7 | @ ANA | G1 Brian Elliott | 21/23 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Michal Neuvirth | 25/27 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | @ SJS | G1 Brian Elliott | 32/35 | 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.
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.