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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Matt Murray
    Starts
    50/82
    Share
    61%
    Last 10
    10

    29-14-6 · .919 SV% · last start Apr 6

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Matt Murray
  • G2 Casey DeSmith
  • G3 Tristan Jarry
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 MurrayG2 DeSmithG3 Jarry

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. Oct 23 · after game 7, Matt Murray took the lead in the last 10 starts from Casey DeSmith
  2. Nov 23 · after game 21, Casey DeSmith took the lead in the last 10 starts from Matt Murray
  3. Jan 2 · after game 40, Matt Murray took the lead in the last 10 starts from Casey DeSmith

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6vs NYRG1 Matt Murray26/30OTL–
81Apr 4vs DETG1 Matt Murray33/34W–
80Apr 2@ DETG1 Matt Murray22/25L–
79Mar 31vs CARG1 Matt Murray37/38W–
78Mar 29vs NSHG1 Matt Murray23/26L–
77Mar 25@ NYRG1 Matt Murray33/35W–
76Mar 23@ DALG1 Matt Murray29/31W–
75Mar 21@ NSHG1 Matt Murray28/29W–
74Mar 19@ CARG1 Matt Murray37/39OTL–
73Mar 17 ▲vs PHIG1 Matt Murray36/38OTL–
72Mar 16vs STLG1 Matt Murray9/13LCasey DeSmith
71Mar 14@ BUFG2 Casey DeSmith26/26W–
70Mar 12vs WSHG1 Matt Murray38/41W–
69Mar 10 ▲vs BOSG1 Matt Murray39/41W–
68Mar 9@ CBJG1 Matt Murray29/32L–
67Mar 7vs CBJG1 Matt Murray25/25W–
66Mar 5vs FLAG1 Matt Murray32/34W–
65Mar 2 ▲@ MTLG1 Matt Murray36/37W–
64Mar 1@ BUFG1 Matt Murray26/30OTL–
63Feb 26@ CBJG1 Matt Murray21/23W–
62Feb 23@ PHIG1 Matt Murray33/37OTL–
61Feb 21vs SJSG2 Casey DeSmith29/33L–
60Feb 19@ NJDG1 Matt Murray33/36W–
59Feb 17 ▲vs NYRG2 Casey DeSmith39/44W–
58Feb 16vs CGYG1 Matt Murray19/24LCasey DeSmith
57Feb 13vs EDMG1 Matt Murray38/39W–
56Feb 11@ PHIG1 Matt Murray50/51W–
55Feb 9@ TBLG2 Casey DeSmith29/34L–
54Feb 7@ FLAG2 Casey DeSmith39/42OTL–
53Feb 5vs CARG1 Matt Murray28/31L–
52Feb 2 ▲@ TORG1 Matt Murray30/33L–
51Feb 1vs OTTG2 Casey DeSmith37/40W–
50Jan 30vs TBLG1 Matt Murray33/35W–
49Jan 28vs NJDG1 Matt Murray26/32L–
48Jan 19 ▲@ VGKG2 Casey DeSmith28/34L–
47Jan 18@ ARIG1 Matt Murray31/33W–
46Jan 15@ SJSG1 Matt Murray24/28L–
45Jan 12 ▲@ LAKG2 Casey DeSmith20/24L–
44Jan 11@ ANAG1 Matt Murray21/25W–
43Jan 8vs FLAG1 Matt Murray36/37W–
42Jan 6vs CHIG2 Casey DeSmith26/30L–
41Jan 4vs WPGG1 Matt Murray33/33W–
40Jan 2@ NYRG1 Matt Murray28/30W–
39Dec 31@ MING2 Casey DeSmith31/33W–
38Dec 29@ STLG1 Matt Murray30/31W–
37Dec 27vs DETG1 Matt Murray27/29W–
36Dec 22@ CARG1 Matt Murray39/39W–
35Dec 20 ▲vs MING2 Casey DeSmith40/41W–
34Dec 19@ WSHG1 Matt Murray31/32W–
33Dec 17vs ANAG2 Casey DeSmith32/35L–
32Dec 15 ▲vs LAKG1 Matt Murray38/41W–
31Dec 14vs BOSG2 Casey DeSmith48/51W–
30Dec 12@ CHIG2 Casey DeSmith23/27L–
29Dec 10@ NYIG2 Casey DeSmith25/26W–
28Dec 8@ OTTG2 Casey DeSmith27/29OTL–
27Dec 6vs NYIG2 Casey DeSmith22/24W–
26Dec 4vs COLG2 Casey DeSmith42/45W–
25Dec 1vs PHIG2 Casey DeSmith22/25L–
24Nov 28 ▲@ COLG3 Tristan Jarry20/25L–
23Nov 27@ WPGG2 Casey DeSmith24/27W–
22Nov 24 ▲vs CBJG2 Casey DeSmith37/39W–
21Nov 23@ BOSG3 Tristan Jarry35/37OTL–
20Nov 21vs DALG2 Casey DeSmith18/19W–
19Nov 19vs BUFG2 Casey DeSmith35/40OTL–
18Nov 17@ OTTG1 Matt Murray7/10LCasey DeSmith
17Nov 15vs TBLG1 Matt Murray22/26L–
16Nov 13@ NJDG2 Casey DeSmith31/34L–
15Nov 10vs ARIG2 Casey DeSmith39/39W–
14Nov 7@ WSHG2 Casey DeSmith20/22L–
13Nov 5vs NJDG1 Matt Murray23/27LCasey DeSmith
12Nov 3vs TORG1 Matt Murray26/31LCasey DeSmith
11Nov 1@ NYIG1 Matt Murray24/26OTL–
10Oct 30vs NYIG1 Matt Murray5/9LCasey DeSmith
9Oct 27@ VANG2 Casey DeSmith29/29W–
8Oct 25@ CGYG1 Matt Murray38/39W–
7Oct 23@ EDMG1 Matt Murray41/46W–
6Oct 18@ TORG1 Matt Murray38/38W–
5Oct 16vs VANG2 Casey DeSmith23/26OTL–
4Oct 13@ MTLG2 Casey DeSmith37/40OTL–
3Oct 11vs VGKG2 Casey DeSmith35/37W–
2Oct 6vs MTLG1 Matt Murray24/29L–
1Oct 4vs WSHG1 Matt Murray30/36W–

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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.