San Jose Sharks Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 32-37-13 · 77 pts · 6th Pacific
Who started in goal for the San Jose Sharks in 2021-22: 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.
James Reimer started 46 of 82 Sharks games (56%). Adin Hill had 22 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterJames Reimer- Starts
- 46/82
- Share
- 56%
- Last 10
- 5
19-17-10 · .911 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 28
G2BackupAdin Hill- Starts
- 22/82
- Share
- 27%
- Last 10
- 0
10-11-1 · .906 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Sharks game by starting goalie
- G1 James Reimer
- G2 Adin Hill
- G3 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G4 Zach Sawchenko
- G5 Alex Stalock
- G6 Alexei Melnichuk
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Reimer
G2Hill
G3Kahkonen
G4Sawchenko
G5Stalock
G6Melnichuk
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San Jose Sharks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by James Reimer 4, Kaapo Kahkonen 2, Adin Hill 2, Zach Sawchenko 2.
- Home and road: James Reimer started 24 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 ▲ | @ SEA | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/30 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | @ EDM | G1 James Reimer | 26/31 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs ANA | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/30 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 James Reimer | 42/46 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 23 | vs CHI | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 27/28 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 21 | vs STL | G1 James Reimer | 25/27 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 19 | vs CBJ | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/24 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 17 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 James Reimer | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Apr 16 | @ DAL | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/26 | L | – |
| 73 | Apr 14 | @ CHI | G1 James Reimer | 28/32 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Apr 12 | @ NSH | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 40/41 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Apr 9 | @ VAN | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/38 | L | – |
| 70 | Apr 7 | vs CGY | G1 James Reimer | 32/35 | L | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 69 | Apr 5 | vs EDM | G1 James Reimer | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Apr 2 | vs DAL | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 10/14 | L | James Reimer |
| 67 | Mar 31 ▲ | @ COL | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 42/46 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 30 | @ ARI | G1 James Reimer | 19/23 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 26 | vs ANA | G1 James Reimer | 27/28 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 24 | @ EDM | G3 Kaapo Kahkonen | 36/40 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 22 | @ CGY | G1 James Reimer | 28/31 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 20 | vs ARI | G1 James Reimer | 23/25 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 18 ▲ | vs COL | G4 Zach Sawchenko | 24/28 | L | – |
| 60 | Mar 17 | @ LAK | G1 James Reimer | 24/26 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 15 | vs FLA | G1 James Reimer | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 58 | Mar 12 | vs LAK | G2 Adin Hill | 29/29 | W | – |
| 57 | Mar 10 | @ LAK | G4 Zach Sawchenko | 33/36 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 6 ▲ | @ ANA | G4 Zach Sawchenko | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Mar 5 | vs NSH | G5 Alex Stalock | 22/28 | L | Zach Sawchenko |
| 54 | Mar 1 | @ VGK | G1 James Reimer | 10/11 | L | Zach Sawchenko |
| 53 | Feb 27 ▲ | vs SEA | G1 James Reimer | 39/40 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 26 | vs BOS | G1 James Reimer | 34/37 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 24 | vs NYI | G1 James Reimer | 44/47 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 22 | @ ANA | G1 James Reimer | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Feb 20 | vs VGK | G1 James Reimer | 31/34 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 17 | vs VAN | G1 James Reimer | 22/27 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Feb 14 | vs EDM | G1 James Reimer | 36/39 | L | Zach Sawchenko |
| 46 | Feb 1 | @ TBL | G1 James Reimer | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 30 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 James Reimer | 27/29 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 29 | @ FLA | G1 James Reimer | 45/50 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 26 | @ WSH | G1 James Reimer | 32/33 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 22 | vs TBL | G1 James Reimer | 9/13 | L | Adin Hill |
| 41 | Jan 20 | @ SEA | G2 Adin Hill | 14/17 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 17 | vs LAK | G1 James Reimer | 39/41 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 15 | vs PIT | G2 Adin Hill | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 13 | vs NYR | G2 Adin Hill | 28/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 11 | vs DET | G2 Adin Hill | 17/19 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 8 | @ PHI | G2 Adin Hill | 29/31 | W | – |
| 35 | Jan 6 | @ BUF | G2 Adin Hill | 37/39 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 4 | @ DET | G1 James Reimer | 20/24 | L | Adin Hill |
| 33 | Jan 2 | @ PIT | G1 James Reimer | 11/17 | L | Zach Sawchenko |
| 32 | Dec 30 | vs PHI | G1 James Reimer | 23/25 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 28 | vs ARI | G1 James Reimer | 39/46 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 | vs VAN | G2 Adin Hill | 25/29 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs SEA | G1 James Reimer | 27/29 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 11 | vs DAL | G1 James Reimer | 34/35 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 9 | vs MIN | G2 Adin Hill | 22/25 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 7 | vs CGY | G2 Adin Hill | 40/43 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 5 | @ CBJ | G2 Adin Hill | 24/29 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 3 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Adin Hill | 26/27 | L | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 | @ NYI | G2 Adin Hill | 24/25 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 30 | @ NJD | G1 James Reimer | 32/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 28 | @ CHI | G1 James Reimer | 29/29 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 26 | vs TOR | G1 James Reimer | 13/17 | L | Adin Hill |
| 19 | Nov 24 | vs OTT | G1 James Reimer | 26/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 22 | vs CAR | G1 James Reimer | 22/23 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 20 | vs WSH | G2 Adin Hill | 17/20 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 18 | @ STL | G1 James Reimer | 44/48 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 16 | @ MIN | G1 James Reimer | 26/27 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 13 | @ COL | G2 Adin Hill | 25/30 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 11 | @ WPG | G1 James Reimer | 30/33 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 9 | @ CGY | G2 Adin Hill | 37/38 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 6 | vs NJD | G1 James Reimer | 26/28 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Nov 4 | vs STL | G2 Adin Hill | 23/27 | L | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | vs BUF | G1 James Reimer | 25/28 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 30 | vs WPG | G1 James Reimer | 34/35 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 28 | vs MTL | G2 Adin Hill | 28/31 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 26 | @ NSH | G1 James Reimer | 23/25 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 24 | @ BOS | G2 Adin Hill | 10/14 | L | James Reimer |
| 4 | Oct 22 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Adin Hill | 30/33 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 21 | @ OTT | G1 James Reimer | 30/31 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 19 | @ MTL | G2 Adin Hill | 21/21 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 16 | vs WPG | G2 Adin Hill | 20/23 | 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 2021-22?
James Reimer made the most starts: 46 of 82 (56%), going 19-17-10.
How often did the San Jose Sharks backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Adin Hill had 22 starts (27% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of San Jose Sharks back-to-backs in 2021-22?
James Reimer started 4 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 6.