San Jose Sharks Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 19-54-9 · 47 pts · 8th Pacific
Who started in goal for the San Jose Sharks in 2023-24: 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.
Mackenzie Blackwood started 41 of 82 Sharks games (50%). Kaapo Kahkonen had 27 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterMackenzie Blackwood- Starts
- 41/82
- Share
- 50%
- Last 10
- 6
10-25-4 · .899 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 13
G2BackupKaapo Kahkonen- Starts
- 27/82
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 0
6-20-3 · .895 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 5
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24
Every Sharks game by starting goalie
- G1 Mackenzie Blackwood
- G2 Kaapo Kahkonen
- G3 Magnus Chrona
- G4 Devin Cooley
- G5 Georgi Romanov
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Blackwood
G2Kahkonen
G3Chrona
G4Cooley
G5Romanov
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San Jose Sharks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Kaapo Kahkonen 6, Mackenzie Blackwood 4, Magnus Chrona 1, Devin Cooley 1.
- Home and road: Mackenzie Blackwood started 24 of 41 home games and 17 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 18 | @ CGY | G4 Devin Cooley | 18/23 | L | Georgi Romanov |
| 81 | Apr 15 | @ EDM | G4 Devin Cooley | 14/22 | L | Georgi Romanov |
| 80 | Apr 13 | vs MIN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/38 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | @ SEA | G4 Devin Cooley | 49/50 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | vs CGY | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 38/41 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 ▲ | vs ARI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/27 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 6 | vs STL | G4 Devin Cooley | 34/36 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 4 | vs LAK | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/27 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | vs SEA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/31 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 | @ STL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/35 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | @ MIN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/31 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | vs DAL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/41 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 23 | vs CHI | G4 Devin Cooley | 26/31 | OTL | – |
| 69 | Mar 21 | vs TBL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 17/21 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 19 | @ NSH | G3 Magnus Chrona | 32/40 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G4 Devin Cooley | 26/30 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | @ CBJ | G3 Magnus Chrona | 16/19 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | @ PIT | G3 Magnus Chrona | 25/30 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 12 | @ PHI | G3 Magnus Chrona | 38/41 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 9 | vs OTT | G3 Magnus Chrona | 31/32 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 7 | vs NYI | G3 Magnus Chrona | 26/33 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 5 | vs DAL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 33/40 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/32 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 2 | @ DAL | G3 Magnus Chrona | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 58 | Feb 29 | vs ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 24/29 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 27 | vs NJD | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 13/13 | L | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 56 | Feb 24 | vs NSH | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/34 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 19 | vs VGK | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 22/26 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 17 | vs CBJ | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 37/41 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 15 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/34 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 14 | @ WPG | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 38/39 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 31 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | vs SEA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/32 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | vs BUF | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 31/35 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 ▲ | vs NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/31 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 22 | @ LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 44/47 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | vs ANA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/34 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 16 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 24/25 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 15 | @ BUF | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 32/34 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 13 | @ OTT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/41 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 11 | @ MTL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/35 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 9 | @ TOR | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 16/20 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 40 | Jan 6 | vs TOR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/32 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 4 | vs WPG | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/30 | L | – |
| 38 | Jan 2 | vs DET | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 26/30 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 31 | @ COL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 30/32 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 28 ▲ | vs EDM | G3 Magnus Chrona | 8/12 | L | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 35 | Dec 27 | @ LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 38/43 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 23 | @ VAN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/25 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 21 | vs ARI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/30 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 19 | vs LAK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/38 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 17 | @ COL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/28 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 15 | @ ARI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 23/24 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 12 | vs WPG | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/37 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 10 | @ VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | @ DET | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 16/20 | W | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 26 | Dec 5 | @ NYI | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 35/39 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 3 | @ NYR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/36 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 44/47 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 30 | @ BOS | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 34/37 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 27 | vs WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 30/33 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 24 | vs MTL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 22 | @ SEA | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 13/17 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 18 | Nov 20 | @ VAN | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 34/37 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | vs STL | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 44/45 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 14 | vs FLA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/30 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 | @ ANA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 40/44 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 10 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 34/39 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 9 | vs EDM | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 39/41 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 7 | vs PHI | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 38/39 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 4 | vs PIT | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 12/18 | L | Magnus Chrona |
| 10 | Nov 2 | vs VAN | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 13/19 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 9 | Oct 29 | @ WSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 39/41 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 27 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 37/40 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | @ TBL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 16/21 | L | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 6 | Oct 24 | @ FLA | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 33/35 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | @ NSH | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/34 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | vs BOS | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 33/36 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 17 | vs CAR | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/42 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | vs COL | G1 Mackenzie Blackwood | 51/52 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs VGK | G2 Kaapo Kahkonen | 28/32 | 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 2023-24?
Mackenzie Blackwood made the most starts: 41 of 82 (50%), going 10-25-4.
How often did the San Jose Sharks backup goalie start in 2023-24?
Kaapo Kahkonen had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of San Jose Sharks back-to-backs in 2023-24?
Mackenzie Blackwood started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.