Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 44-26-12 · 100 pts · 3rd Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins 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.
Matt Murray started 50 of 82 Penguins games (61%). Casey DeSmith had 30 starts and 6 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterMatt Murray- Starts
- 50/82
- Share
- 61%
- Last 10
- 10
29-14-6 · .919 SV% · last start Apr 6
G2BackupCasey DeSmith- Starts
- 30/82
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 0
15-11-5 · .916 SV% · 6 relief · last start Mar 14
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19
Every Penguins game by starting goalie
- G1 Matt Murray
- G2 Casey DeSmith
- G3 Tristan Jarry
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Matt Murray 5, Casey DeSmith 5, Tristan Jarry 1.
- Home and road: Matt Murray started 25 of 41 home games and 25 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs NYR | G1 Matt Murray | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs DET | G1 Matt Murray | 33/34 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | @ DET | G1 Matt Murray | 22/25 | L | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 | vs CAR | G1 Matt Murray | 37/38 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | vs NSH | G1 Matt Murray | 23/26 | L | – |
| 77 | Mar 25 | @ NYR | G1 Matt Murray | 33/35 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 23 | @ DAL | G1 Matt Murray | 29/31 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 21 | @ NSH | G1 Matt Murray | 28/29 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 19 | @ CAR | G1 Matt Murray | 37/39 | OTL | – |
| 73 | Mar 17 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Matt Murray | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 16 | vs STL | G1 Matt Murray | 9/13 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 71 | Mar 14 | @ BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/26 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | vs WSH | G1 Matt Murray | 38/41 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 Matt Murray | 39/41 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | @ CBJ | G1 Matt Murray | 29/32 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs CBJ | G1 Matt Murray | 25/25 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | vs FLA | G1 Matt Murray | 32/34 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Matt Murray | 36/37 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 1 | @ BUF | G1 Matt Murray | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | @ CBJ | G1 Matt Murray | 21/23 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 | @ PHI | G1 Matt Murray | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 61 | Feb 21 | vs SJS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 29/33 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 19 | @ NJD | G1 Matt Murray | 33/36 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 17 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Casey DeSmith | 39/44 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 16 | vs CGY | G1 Matt Murray | 19/24 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 57 | Feb 13 | vs EDM | G1 Matt Murray | 38/39 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 11 | @ PHI | G1 Matt Murray | 50/51 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | @ TBL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 29/34 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | @ FLA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 5 | vs CAR | G1 Matt Murray | 28/31 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Matt Murray | 30/33 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs OTT | G2 Casey DeSmith | 37/40 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | vs TBL | G1 Matt Murray | 33/35 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 28 | vs NJD | G1 Matt Murray | 26/32 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 28/34 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | @ ARI | G1 Matt Murray | 31/33 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 15 | @ SJS | G1 Matt Murray | 24/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 20/24 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | @ ANA | G1 Matt Murray | 21/25 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | vs FLA | G1 Matt Murray | 36/37 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 6 | vs CHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/30 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 4 | vs WPG | G1 Matt Murray | 33/33 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 2 | @ NYR | G1 Matt Murray | 28/30 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | @ MIN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 31/33 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | @ STL | G1 Matt Murray | 30/31 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | vs DET | G1 Matt Murray | 27/29 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 22 | @ CAR | G1 Matt Murray | 39/39 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 20 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 40/41 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | @ WSH | G1 Matt Murray | 31/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 | vs ANA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 32/35 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 15 ▲ | vs LAK | G1 Matt Murray | 38/41 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs BOS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 48/51 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | @ CHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/27 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 10 | @ NYI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 25/26 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 8 | @ OTT | G2 Casey DeSmith | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 6 | vs NYI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/24 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 4 | vs COL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 42/45 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 1 | vs PHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/25 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 ▲ | @ COL | G3 Tristan Jarry | 20/25 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 | @ WPG | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/27 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Casey DeSmith | 37/39 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 | @ BOS | G3 Tristan Jarry | 35/37 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 21 | vs DAL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 18/19 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 | vs BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 35/40 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 17 | @ OTT | G1 Matt Murray | 7/10 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 17 | Nov 15 | vs TBL | G1 Matt Murray | 22/26 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 13 | @ NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 31/34 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | vs ARI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 39/39 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 | @ WSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 20/22 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 5 | vs NJD | G1 Matt Murray | 23/27 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 12 | Nov 3 | vs TOR | G1 Matt Murray | 26/31 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 11 | Nov 1 | @ NYI | G1 Matt Murray | 24/26 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 30 | vs NYI | G1 Matt Murray | 5/9 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 9 | Oct 27 | @ VAN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 29/29 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 25 | @ CGY | G1 Matt Murray | 38/39 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 23 | @ EDM | G1 Matt Murray | 41/46 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 | @ TOR | G1 Matt Murray | 38/38 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 16 | vs VAN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/26 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 13 | @ MTL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 37/40 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 11 | vs VGK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 35/37 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 6 | vs MTL | G1 Matt Murray | 24/29 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | vs WSH | G1 Matt Murray | 30/36 | 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.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Pittsburgh Penguins starting goalie in 2018-19?
Matt Murray made the most starts: 50 of 82 (61%), going 29-14-6.
How often did the Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie start in 2018-19?
Casey DeSmith had 30 starts (37% of games) plus 6 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Pittsburgh Penguins back-to-backs in 2018-19?
Matt Murray started 5 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 6.