San Jose Sharks Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 21-28-7 · 49 pts · 6th Pacific
Who started in goal for the San Jose Sharks 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.
Martin Jones started 34 of 56 Sharks games (61%). Devan Dubnyk had 13 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterMartin Jones- Starts
- 34/56
- Share
- 61%
- Last 10
- 3
15-13-4 · .896 SV% · last start May 3
G2BackupDevan Dubnyk- Starts
- 13/56
- Share
- 23%
- Last 10
- 0
3-9-2 · .898 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 27
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Sharks game by starting goalie
- G1 Martin Jones
- G2 Devan Dubnyk
- G3 Josef Korenar
- G4 Alexei Melnichuk
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Jones
G2Dubnyk
G3Korenar
G4Melnichuk
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San Jose Sharks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Devan Dubnyk 4, Martin Jones 4, Josef Korenar 1, Alexei Melnichuk 1.
- Home and road: Martin Jones started 17 of 28 home games and 17 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 8 times (14% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 12 | vs VGK | G4 Alexei Melnichuk | 38/44 | L | – |
| 55 | May 8 ▲ | vs ARI | G4 Alexei Melnichuk | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 54 | May 7 | vs ARI | G3 Josef Korenar | 29/33 | L | – |
| 53 | May 5 | vs COL | G3 Josef Korenar | 30/32 | W | – |
| 52 | May 3 | vs COL | G1 Martin Jones | 26/31 | OTL | – |
| 51 | May 1 ▲ | @ COL | G3 Josef Korenar | 40/44 | L | – |
| 50 | Apr 30 | @ COL | G1 Martin Jones | 33/35 | L | – |
| 49 | Apr 28 | vs ARI | G3 Josef Korenar | 28/30 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 26 | vs ARI | G3 Josef Korenar | 21/25 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 24 | vs MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 5/8 | L | Josef Korenar |
| 46 | Apr 21 | @ VGK | G3 Josef Korenar | 35/39 | L | – |
| 45 | Apr 19 | @ VGK | G1 Martin Jones | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Apr 17 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 19/24 | L | Josef Korenar |
| 43 | Apr 16 | @ MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 15/18 | L | – |
| 42 | Apr 14 | vs ANA | G3 Josef Korenar | 23/27 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 12 | vs ANA | G1 Martin Jones | 17/21 | L | – |
| 40 | Apr 10 ▲ | vs LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 15/19 | L | Josef Korenar |
| 39 | Apr 9 | vs LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 32/34 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 6 | vs ANA | G1 Martin Jones | 29/33 | L | – |
| 37 | Apr 3 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 35/37 | W | – |
| 36 | Apr 2 | @ LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 30/30 | W | – |
| 35 | Mar 31 | vs MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 26/28 | W | – |
| 34 | Mar 29 | vs MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 22/25 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 23/26 | L | – |
| 32 | Mar 26 | @ ARI | G1 Martin Jones | 23/28 | L | – |
| 31 | Mar 24 | vs LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 42/44 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 22 | vs LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 41/42 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs STL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 16/20 | L | – |
| 28 | Mar 19 | vs STL | G1 Martin Jones | 33/34 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Mar 17 | @ VGK | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 32/37 | L | – |
| 26 | Mar 15 | @ VGK | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 34/36 | L | – |
| 25 | Mar 13 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Martin Jones | 26/27 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 12 | @ ANA | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 34/34 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 8 | vs STL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 24/26 | W | – |
| 22 | Mar 6 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 28/32 | L | – |
| 21 | Mar 5 | vs VGK | G1 Martin Jones | 5/8 | OTL | Devan Dubnyk |
| 20 | Mar 3 | vs COL | G1 Martin Jones | 34/38 | L | – |
| 19 | Mar 1 | vs COL | G1 Martin Jones | 33/35 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 27 | vs STL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 24/31 | L | – |
| 17 | Feb 22 | vs MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 16/20 | L | Devan Dubnyk |
| 16 | Feb 20 | @ STL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 28/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Feb 18 | @ STL | G1 Martin Jones | 42/45 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Feb 15 | vs ANA | G1 Martin Jones | 26/28 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 13 | vs VGK | G1 Martin Jones | 23/26 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 11 | @ LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 20/26 | L | Alexei Melnichuk |
| 11 | Feb 9 | @ LAK | G1 Martin Jones | 24/27 | W | – |
| 10 | Feb 6 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 32/33 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Feb 5 | @ ANA | G1 Martin Jones | 33/37 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | @ COL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 35/38 | L | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | @ COL | G1 Martin Jones | 14/19 | L | Devan Dubnyk |
| 6 | Jan 24 | @ MIN | G1 Martin Jones | 26/29 | W | – |
| 5 | Jan 22 | @ MIN | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 25/27 | L | – |
| 4 | Jan 20 | @ STL | G1 Martin Jones | 22/23 | W | – |
| 3 | Jan 18 | @ STL | G2 Devan Dubnyk | 28/33 | L | – |
| 2 | Jan 16 | @ ARI | G1 Martin Jones | 19/24 | L | Devan Dubnyk |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ ARI | G1 Martin Jones | 34/37 | 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.
San Jose Sharks goalie starts FAQ
Who was the San Jose Sharks starting goalie in 2020-21?
Martin Jones made the most starts: 34 of 56 (61%), going 15-13-4.
How often did the San Jose Sharks backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Devan Dubnyk had 13 starts (23% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of San Jose Sharks back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Martin Jones started 4 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 6.