Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 25-23-8 · 58 pts · 6th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers 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.
Brian Elliott started 26 of 56 Flyers games (46%). Carter Hart had 25 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterBrian Elliott- Starts
- 26/56
- Share
- 46%
- Last 10
- 6
15-9-2 · .889 SV% · 4 relief · last start May 10
G2BackupCarter Hart- Starts
- 25/56
- Share
- 45%
- Last 10
- 0
9-11-5 · .877 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 15
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Flyers game by starting goalie
- G1 Brian Elliott
- G2 Carter Hart
- G3 Alex Lyon
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Elliott
G2Hart
G3Lyon
Game
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Philadelphia Flyers goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Carter Hart 6, Brian Elliott 4, Alex Lyon 2.
- Home and road: Brian Elliott started 14 of 28 home games and 12 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 10 | vs NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 23/25 | W | – |
| 55 | May 8 ▲ | @ WSH | G3 Alex Lyon | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 54 | May 7 | @ WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 28/30 | W | – |
| 53 | May 4 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/30 | L | – |
| 52 | May 3 | vs PIT | G3 Alex Lyon | 35/37 | W | – |
| 51 | May 1 | vs NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 17/21 | L | – |
| 50 | Apr 29 | @ NJD | G3 Alex Lyon | 14/18 | L | – |
| 49 | Apr 27 | @ NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 21/26 | L | – |
| 48 | Apr 25 | vs NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 29/32 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 23 ▲ | @ NYR | G3 Alex Lyon | 20/24 | L | – |
| 46 | Apr 22 | @ NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 33/35 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 18 ▲ | vs NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/28 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Apr 17 | vs WSH | G3 Alex Lyon | 35/40 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 15 | @ PIT | G2 Carter Hart | 31/32 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 13 | @ WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 26/32 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 11 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Carter Hart | 26/30 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 10 | vs BOS | G1 Brian Elliott | 30/32 | W | – |
| 39 | Apr 8 | @ NYI | G2 Carter Hart | 21/23 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Apr 6 ▲ | vs BOS | G2 Carter Hart | 22/25 | L | – |
| 37 | Apr 5 | @ BOS | G1 Brian Elliott | 27/29 | W | – |
| 36 | Apr 3 | @ NYI | G2 Carter Hart | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Mar 31 | @ BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 12/16 | L | Alex Lyon |
| 34 | Mar 29 | @ BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 29/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 27 | vs NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/25 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 | vs NYR | G2 Carter Hart | 6/11 | L | Brian Elliott |
| 31 | Mar 23 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Carter Hart | 28/32 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 22 | vs NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 18/20 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Mar 20 | @ NYI | G2 Carter Hart | 22/28 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 18 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Carter Hart | 22/25 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 17 | @ NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 8/13 | L | Carter Hart |
| 26 | Mar 15 | @ NYR | G2 Carter Hart | 20/24 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 13 | vs WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 7/10 | L | Carter Hart |
| 24 | Mar 11 | vs WSH | G1 Brian Elliott | 17/21 | L | – |
| 23 | Mar 9 | vs BUF | G2 Carter Hart | 5/8 | W | Brian Elliott |
| 22 | Mar 7 ▲ | vs WSH | G2 Carter Hart | 24/27 | L | – |
| 21 | Mar 6 | @ PIT | G1 Brian Elliott | 23/27 | L | – |
| 20 | Mar 4 | @ PIT | G1 Brian Elliott | 26/29 | W | – |
| 19 | Mar 2 | @ PIT | G2 Carter Hart | 22/27 | L | – |
| 18 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Carter Hart | 28/28 | W | – |
| 17 | Feb 27 | @ BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 23/23 | W | – |
| 16 | Feb 24 | vs NYR | G1 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 21 | @ BOS | G2 Carter Hart | 17/23 | L | Brian Elliott |
| 14 | Feb 18 | vs NYR | G2 Carter Hart | 31/33 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Feb 7 | @ WSH | G2 Carter Hart | 33/37 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 5 | vs BOS | G1 Brian Elliott | 21/23 | L | – |
| 11 | Feb 3 | vs BOS | G2 Carter Hart | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Jan 31 ▲ | vs NYI | G1 Brian Elliott | 33/36 | W | – |
| 9 | Jan 30 | vs NYI | G2 Carter Hart | 26/28 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | @ NJD | G2 Carter Hart | 33/34 | W | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | @ NJD | G1 Brian Elliott | 23/26 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 23 | @ BOS | G2 Carter Hart | 20/26 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 21 | @ BOS | G2 Carter Hart | 39/43 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Jan 19 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Brian Elliott | 40/40 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | vs BUF | G2 Carter Hart | 18/22 | L | Brian Elliott |
| 2 | Jan 15 | vs PIT | G2 Carter Hart | 31/33 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 13 | vs PIT | G2 Carter Hart | 31/34 | 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 2020-21?
Brian Elliott made the most starts: 26 of 56 (46%), going 15-9-2.
How often did the Philadelphia Flyers backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Carter Hart had 25 starts (45% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Philadelphia Flyers back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Brian Elliott started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.