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Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Starts 2017-18

2017-18 · 47-29-6 · 100 pts · 2nd Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins 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.

Matt Murray started 45 of 82 Penguins games (55%). Tristan Jarry had 23 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Matt Murray
    Starts
    45/82
    Share
    55%
    Last 10
    8

    27-16-3 · .907 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 5

  • G2Backup
    Tristan Jarry
    Starts
    23/82
    Share
    28%
    Last 10
    0

    14-6-2 · .908 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 15

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

Every Penguins game by starting goalie

  • G1 Matt Murray
  • G2 Tristan Jarry
  • G3 Casey DeSmith
  • G4 Antti Niemi

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Matt Murray
  • G2 Tristan Jarry
  • G3 Casey DeSmith
  • G4 Antti Niemi
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 MurrayG3 DeSmithG2 JarryG4 Niemi

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. Dec 9 · after game 31, Tristan Jarry took the lead in the last 10 starts from Matt Murray
  2. Dec 27 · after game 38, Matt Murray took the lead in the last 10 starts from Tristan Jarry
  3. Jan 14 · after game 46, Tristan Jarry took the lead in the last 10 starts from Matt Murray
  4. Feb 3 · after game 54, Casey DeSmith took the lead in the last 10 starts from Tristan Jarry
  5. Feb 13 · after game 58, Matt Murray took the lead in the last 10 starts from Casey DeSmith
  6. Mar 7 · after game 68, Tristan Jarry took the lead in the last 10 starts from Matt Murray
  7. Mar 27 · after game 77, Matt Murray took the lead in the last 10 starts from Tristan Jarry

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6 ▲vs OTTG3 Casey DeSmith35/35W–
81Apr 5@ CBJG1 Matt Murray26/30W–
80Apr 1 ▲vs WSHG1 Matt Murray31/34L–
79Mar 31vs MTLG1 Matt Murray24/26W–
78Mar 29@ NJDG1 Matt Murray28/31W–
77Mar 27@ DETG1 Matt Murray21/25L–
76Mar 25vs PHIG1 Matt Murray41/45W–
75Mar 23vs NJDG1 Matt Murray30/34OTL–
74Mar 21 ▲vs MTLG3 Casey DeSmith27/30W–
73Mar 20@ NYIG1 Matt Murray36/39L–
72Mar 15 ▲@ MTLG2 Tristan Jarry17/20W–
71Mar 14@ NYRG3 Casey DeSmith29/33OTL–
70Mar 11 ▲vs DALG3 Casey DeSmith17/18W–
69Mar 10@ TORG2 Tristan Jarry12/16LCasey DeSmith
68Mar 7@ PHIG2 Tristan Jarry26/28W–
67Mar 5vs CGYG2 Tristan Jarry35/38W–
66Mar 3vs NYIG2 Tristan Jarry25/27W–
65Mar 1@ BOSG3 Casey DeSmith2/5LTristan Jarry
64Feb 27vs NJDG3 Casey DeSmith35/38L–
63Feb 24 ▲@ FLAG2 Tristan Jarry12/16LMatt Murray
62Feb 23@ CARG1 Matt Murray27/28W–
61Feb 18 ▲@ CBJG2 Tristan Jarry35/37W–
60Feb 17vs TORG1 Matt Murray29/32W–
59Feb 15vs LAKG1 Matt Murray34/35W–
58Feb 13vs OTTG1 Matt Murray30/33W–
57Feb 11@ STLG1 Matt Murray33/34W–
56Feb 9@ DALG1 Matt Murray33/36OTL–
55Feb 6vs VGKG1 Matt Murray21/25W–
54Feb 3 ▲@ NJDG3 Casey DeSmith35/38L–
53Feb 2vs WSHG1 Matt Murray29/33W–
52Jan 30vs SJSG1 Matt Murray40/42W–
51Jan 25vs MING3 Casey DeSmith23/26W–
50Jan 23vs CARG3 Casey DeSmith34/35W–
49Jan 20@ SJSG3 Casey DeSmith34/36L–
48Jan 18 ▲@ LAKG3 Casey DeSmith28/29W–
47Jan 17@ ANAG2 Tristan Jarry28/32L–
46Jan 14 ▲vs NYRG2 Tristan Jarry26/28W–
45Jan 13vs DETG2 Tristan Jarry29/30W–
44Jan 7vs BOSG2 Tristan Jarry14/19WMatt Murray
43Jan 5 ▲@ NYIG2 Tristan Jarry31/31W–
42Jan 4vs CARG1 Matt Murray29/33L–
41Jan 2@ PHIG2 Tristan Jarry16/17WMatt Murray
40Dec 31@ DETG1 Matt Murray19/23L–
39Dec 29@ CARG2 Tristan Jarry31/33L–
38Dec 27vs CBJG1 Matt Murray29/33W–
37Dec 23vs ANAG1 Matt Murray10/13LTristan Jarry
36Dec 21vs CBJG1 Matt Murray30/32W–
35Dec 18@ COLG1 Matt Murray33/36L–
34Dec 16@ ARIG1 Matt Murray15/17W–
33Dec 14@ VGKG1 Matt Murray24/26L–
32Dec 11vs COLG2 Tristan Jarry26/27L–
31Dec 9vs TORG2 Tristan Jarry13/16LCasey DeSmith
30Dec 7vs NYIG2 Tristan Jarry23/26W–
29Dec 5vs NYRG2 Tristan Jarry25/29L–
28Dec 2 ▲vs BUFG2 Tristan Jarry32/33W–
27Dec 1@ BUFG2 Tristan Jarry34/34W–
26Nov 27vs PHIG1 Matt Murray20/22WTristan Jarry
25Nov 25 ▲vs TBLG2 Tristan Jarry33/35W–
24Nov 24@ BOSG1 Matt Murray29/33L–
23Nov 22vs VANG1 Matt Murray32/36L–
22Nov 18vs CHIG1 Matt Murray36/38L–
21Nov 16@ OTTG1 Matt Murray21/22W–
20Nov 14vs BUFG1 Matt Murray28/32W–
19Nov 11 ▲@ NSHG2 Tristan Jarry24/28OTL–
18Nov 10@ WSHG1 Matt Murray27/30L–
17Nov 7vs ARIG1 Matt Murray24/25W–
16Nov 4@ VANG1 Matt Murray17/21L–
15Nov 2 ▲@ CGYG2 Tristan Jarry32/34OTL–
14Nov 1@ EDMG1 Matt Murray35/37W–
13Oct 29 ▲@ WPGG1 Matt Murray5/9LCasey DeSmith
12Oct 28@ MING1 Matt Murray27/29L–
11Oct 26vs WPGG1 Matt Murray30/31W–
10Oct 24vs EDMG1 Matt Murray29/30W–
9Oct 21 ▲@ TBLG4 Antti Niemi25/32L–
8Oct 20@ FLAG1 Matt Murray28/31W–
7Oct 17@ NYRG1 Matt Murray28/32W–
6Oct 14vs FLAG1 Matt Murray43/46W–
5Oct 12 ▲@ TBLG4 Antti Niemi29/34L–
4Oct 11@ WSHG1 Matt Murray20/22W–
3Oct 7vs NSHG1 Matt Murray26/26W–
2Oct 5 ▲@ CHIG4 Antti Niemi9/13LMatt Murray
1Oct 4vs STLG1 Matt Murray29/34OTL–

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Pittsburgh Penguins goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Pittsburgh Penguins starting goalie in 2017-18?

Matt Murray made the most starts: 45 of 82 (55%), going 27-16-3.

How often did the Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Tristan Jarry had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Pittsburgh Penguins back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Matt Murray started 2 of 19 second games; the other goalies started 17.