San Jose Sharks Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 22-44-16 · 60 pts · 7th Pacific
Who started in goal for the San Jose Sharks in 2022-23: 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 41 of 82 Sharks games (50%). Kaapo Kahkonen had 37 starts. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterJames Reimer- Starts
- 41/82
- Share
- 50%
- Last 10
- 5
12-21-8 · .890 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 13
G2BackupKaapo Kahkonen- Starts
- 37/82
- Share
- 45%
- Last 10
- 5
9-20-7 · .883 SV% · last start Apr 12
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23
Every Sharks game by starting goalie
- G1 James Reimer
- G2 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G3 Aaron Dell
- G4 Eetu Makiniemi
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
San Jose Sharks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by James Reimer 6, Kaapo Kahkonen 6, Aaron Dell 2.
- Home and road: James Reimer started 22 of 41 home games and 19 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 13 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 James Reimer | 31/36 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 12 | @ CGY | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 46/48 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 10 | @ WPG | G1 James Reimer | 27/33 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 8 | vs EDM | G1 James Reimer | 29/35 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 6 | vs COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 15/19 | L | James Reimer |
| 77 | Apr 4 | vs COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Apr 1 | @ ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/31 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 30 | vs VGK | G1 James Reimer | 23/26 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 28 | vs WPG | G1 James Reimer | 41/41 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 25 | @ CGY | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 25/29 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 23 | @ VAN | G1 James Reimer | 14/21 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 20 | @ EDM | G1 James Reimer | 47/52 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Mar 18 | vs NYI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/33 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 16 | vs SEA | G1 James Reimer | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 14 | vs CBJ | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 42/48 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Mar 11 | vs MIN | G1 James Reimer | 24/28 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 9 | @ STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/30 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 19/24 | L | James Reimer |
| 64 | Mar 6 | @ WPG | G1 James Reimer | 36/38 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 4 | vs WSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/30 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 2 | vs STL | G1 James Reimer | 17/22 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 28 | vs MTL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 29/31 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 25 | vs CHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 23 | vs NSH | G1 James Reimer | 25/31 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 20 | vs SEA | G1 James Reimer | 26/26 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 18 | vs BUF | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 27/30 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 16 | @ VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 36/38 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 14 | vs PIT | G3 Aaron Dell | 25/27 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 12 | @ WSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 12/13 | W | Aaron Dell |
| 53 | Feb 9 | @ FLA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 38/40 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 7 | @ TBL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 34/37 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 28 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 37/41 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 27 | @ CAR | G1 James Reimer | 31/36 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Jan 24 | @ DET | G1 James Reimer | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 22 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 James Reimer | 18/22 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 | @ CBJ | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/28 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 18 | vs DAL | G1 James Reimer | 33/36 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 16 | vs NJD | G1 James Reimer | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 13 | vs EDM | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 34/41 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 11 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 James Reimer | 33/37 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 10 | @ ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 27/29 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 7 ▲ | vs BOS | G1 James Reimer | 25/29 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 6 | @ ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 1 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/22 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | @ DAL | G1 James Reimer | 26/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs PHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | @ VAN | G1 James Reimer | 19/25 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | vs MIN | G1 James Reimer | 24/26 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 20 | vs CGY | G1 James Reimer | 32/38 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 18 ▲ | vs CGY | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 | @ LAK | G1 James Reimer | 39/41 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | vs ARI | G1 James Reimer | 20/22 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | @ ANA | G4 Eetu Makiniemi | 23/24 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 | vs VAN | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 15/19 | OTL | Eetu Makiniemi |
| 28 | Dec 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G3 Aaron Dell | 32/37 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 3 | @ OTT | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 34/39 | L | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ TOR | G3 Aaron Dell | 29/31 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 | @ MTL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/28 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 27 | vs VAN | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 16/20 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 | vs LAK | G1 James Reimer | 24/28 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | @ SEA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 19/26 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs OTT | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 37/38 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 19 | vs NYR | G1 James Reimer | 41/42 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 17 | vs DET | G1 James Reimer | 14/20 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 15 | @ VGK | G1 James Reimer | 24/26 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | @ MIN | G1 James Reimer | 28/30 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ DAL | G1 James Reimer | 25/29 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | @ STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/32 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs ANA | G1 James Reimer | 21/25 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 3 | vs FLA | G1 James Reimer | 41/44 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 39/44 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Oct 29 | vs TBL | G1 James Reimer | 22/26 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | vs TOR | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 22/25 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | vs VGK | G1 James Reimer | 27/31 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 23 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 James Reimer | 30/30 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 | @ NJD | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 34/36 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | @ NYR | G1 James Reimer | 21/23 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 | @ NYI | G1 James Reimer | 41/45 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 15 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 14 | vs CAR | G1 James Reimer | 33/35 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 8 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 15/18 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 7 | @ NSH | G1 James Reimer | 28/31 | 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.
San Jose Sharks goalie starts FAQ
Who was the San Jose Sharks starting goalie in 2022-23?
James Reimer made the most starts: 41 of 82 (50%), going 12-21-8.
How often did the San Jose Sharks backup goalie start in 2022-23?
Kaapo Kahkonen had 37 starts (45% of games).
Who started the second game of San Jose Sharks back-to-backs in 2022-23?
James Reimer started 6 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 8.