Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 37-16-3 · 77 pts · 2nd Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins 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.
Tristan Jarry started 38 of 56 Penguins games (68%). Casey DeSmith had 17 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterTristan Jarry- Starts
- 38/56
- Share
- 68%
- Last 10
- 7
25-9-3 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 6
G2BackupCasey DeSmith- Starts
- 17/56
- Share
- 30%
- Last 10
- 2
11-7-0 · .912 SV% · 3 relief · last start May 3
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Penguins game by starting goalie
- G1 Tristan Jarry
- G2 Casey DeSmith
- G3 Maxime Lagace
- G4 Alex D'Orio
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Jarry
G2DeSmith
G3Lagace
G4D'Orio
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Pittsburgh Penguins goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 9 second games, started by Casey DeSmith 6, Tristan Jarry 3.
- Home and road: Tristan Jarry started 21 of 28 home games and 17 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 8 | vs BUF | G3 Maxime Lagace | 29/29 | W | – |
| 55 | May 6 | vs BUF | G1 Tristan Jarry | 19/23 | W | – |
| 54 | May 4 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 30/33 | W | – |
| 53 | May 3 | @ PHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 33/37 | L | Tristan Jarry |
| 52 | May 1 | @ WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 24/24 | W | – |
| 51 | Apr 29 | @ WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 33/37 | W | – |
| 50 | Apr 27 | vs BOS | G1 Tristan Jarry | 28/31 | L | – |
| 49 | Apr 25 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 Tristan Jarry | 30/30 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 24 | vs NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 34/36 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 22 | vs NJD | G1 Tristan Jarry | 30/31 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 20 | vs NJD | G1 Tristan Jarry | 24/30 | W | – |
| 45 | Apr 18 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 25/28 | L | – |
| 44 | Apr 17 | @ BUF | G1 Tristan Jarry | 28/30 | W | – |
| 43 | Apr 15 | vs PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 26/27 | OTL | – |
| 42 | Apr 11 | @ NJD | G1 Tristan Jarry | 28/30 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 9 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/30 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 8 | @ NYR | G1 Tristan Jarry | 22/24 | W | – |
| 39 | Apr 6 | @ NYR | G1 Tristan Jarry | 7/11 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 38 | Apr 3 | @ BOS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 21/27 | L | – |
| 37 | Apr 1 | @ BOS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/31 | W | – |
| 36 | Mar 29 | vs NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 5/5 | W | Casey DeSmith |
| 35 | Mar 27 | vs NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 29/32 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 25 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 36/36 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 24 | vs BUF | G1 Tristan Jarry | 26/28 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 21 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Tristan Jarry | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Mar 20 | @ NJD | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/25 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 18 | @ NJD | G1 Tristan Jarry | 32/35 | L | – |
| 29 | Mar 16 ▲ | vs BOS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 31/33 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 15 | vs BOS | G1 Tristan Jarry | 42/43 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 13 | @ BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/24 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 11 | @ BUF | G1 Tristan Jarry | 21/23 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 9 | vs NYR | G1 Tristan Jarry | 33/35 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 7 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/24 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 6 | vs PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 19/22 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 4 | vs PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 31/35 | L | – |
| 21 | Mar 2 | vs PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 40/42 | W | – |
| 20 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 28/30 | L | – |
| 19 | Feb 27 | @ NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 24/27 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 25 | @ WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 30/33 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 23 | @ WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 20/22 | W | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 | vs NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 33/35 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 18 | vs NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 31/32 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 16 | vs WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 39/42 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 14 | vs WSH | G1 Tristan Jarry | 28/31 | W | – |
| 12 | Feb 11 | @ NYI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/29 | W | – |
| 11 | Feb 6 | @ NYI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 22/26 | L | – |
| 10 | Feb 1 | @ NYR | G2 Casey DeSmith | 21/23 | L | – |
| 9 | Jan 30 | @ NYR | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | @ BOS | G1 Tristan Jarry | 16/20 | L | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | @ BOS | G1 Tristan Jarry | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Jan 24 | vs NYR | G1 Tristan Jarry | 24/26 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 22 | vs NYR | G1 Tristan Jarry | 31/34 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 19 | vs WSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/26 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 17 | vs WSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 20/23 | W | – |
| 2 | Jan 15 | @ PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 3/6 | L | Casey DeSmith |
| 1 | Jan 13 | @ PHI | G1 Tristan Jarry | 21/27 | L | – |
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 2020-21?
Tristan Jarry made the most starts: 38 of 56 (68%), going 25-9-3.
How often did the Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Casey DeSmith had 17 starts (30% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Pittsburgh Penguins back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Tristan Jarry started 3 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 6.