San Jose Sharks Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 20-50-12 · 52 pts · 8th Pacific
Who started in goal for the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25: 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.
Alexandar Georgiev started 30 of 82 Sharks games (37%). Vitek Vanecek had 17 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterAlexandar Georgiev- Starts
- 30/82
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 5
7-19-4 · .875 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 16
G2BackupVitek Vanecek- Starts
- 17/82
- Share
- 21%
- Last 10
- 0
3-10-3 · .882 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 1
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Sharks game by starting goalie
- G1 Alexandar Georgiev
- G2 Vitek Vanecek
- G3 Mackenzie Blackwood
- G4 Yaroslav Askarov
- G5 Georgi Romanov
- G6 Gabriel Carriere
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: 12 second games, started by Vitek Vanecek 3, Alexandar Georgiev 3, Yaroslav Askarov 3, Mackenzie Blackwood 2, Georgi Romanov 1.
- Home and road: Alexandar Georgiev started 16 of 41 home games and 14 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs EDM | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/27 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 14 ▲ | @ VAN | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 35/37 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | @ CGY | G5 Georgi Romanov | 25/29 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | @ EDM | G5 Georgi Romanov | 30/33 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | @ MIN | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 36/44 | OTL | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 | vs CGY | G5 Georgi Romanov | 29/32 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 | vs SEA | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 7/11 | L | Georgi Romanov |
| 75 | Apr 3 | vs EDM | G5 Georgi Romanov | 35/38 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | @ ANA | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 ▲ | @ LAK | G5 Georgi Romanov | 28/36 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 29 | vs NYR | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 27/33 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 27 | vs TOR | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 30/35 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 22 | vs BOS | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 22/23 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 20 | vs CAR | G5 Georgi Romanov | 26/29 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 15 | vs WSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 14/17 | L | Georgi Romanov |
| 67 | Mar 13 | vs CHI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 24/26 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 11 | vs NSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 16/19 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 8 | vs NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 24/28 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 6 | @ COL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/32 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 4 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 20/22 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 3 | @ TOR | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/27 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 1 | @ OTT | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 27/31 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 27 | @ MTL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 24 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 58 | Feb 23 | @ CGY | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 33/36 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 8 | vs DAL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 26/34 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 6 | vs VAN | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 22/24 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Feb 4 | vs MTL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 16/20 | L | – |
| 54 | Jan 30 | @ SEA | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 7/11 | L | Alexandar Georgiev |
| 53 | Jan 27 | vs PIT | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 29/30 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 25 | vs FLA | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 11/15 | L | Yaroslav Askarov |
| 51 | Jan 23 | vs NSH | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 32/38 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 21 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 34/40 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 20 | @ BOS | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 27/31 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 18 | @ NYI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 27/31 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ CBJ | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 30/33 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | @ DET | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 25/28 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 11 ▲ | vs MIN | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 19/22 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 10 | @ UTA | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 24/26 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 7 | vs VGK | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 38/41 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs NJD | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 28/30 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs TBL | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 24/25 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | vs PHI | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 30/34 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 28 ▲ | vs CGY | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 30/32 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 27 | vs VGK | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 30/35 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ VAN | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 20/24 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | @ EDM | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | vs COL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 27/31 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | vs WPG | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 29/33 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | vs UTA | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 36/40 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 12 | @ STL | G1 Alexandar Georgiev | 17/20 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 10 | @ CAR | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 25/28 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 7 | @ FLA | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 51/54 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 5 | @ TBL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 7/12 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 28 | Dec 3 | @ WSH | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/28 | W | – |
| 27 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ SEA | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/38 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 29 | vs SEA | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 26/31 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 27 | vs OTT | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 7/11 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 25 | vs LAK | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 22/24 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 23 | vs BUF | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/30 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 21 ▲ | @ STL | G4 Yaroslav Askarov | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Nov 20 | @ DAL | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 | vs DET | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 16/20 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ PIT | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 8/10 | OTL | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 18 | Nov 14 | @ NYR | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/35 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 40/43 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 10 | @ NJD | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 44/44 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 | vs MIN | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 26/30 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 5 | vs CBJ | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 49/50 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 2 | vs VAN | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/28 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 31 | vs CHI | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/29 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 29 ▲ | vs LAK | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 26/28 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 28 | @ UTA | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/23 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 | @ VGK | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 35/42 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @ LAK | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 27/30 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 22 | @ ANA | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 37/39 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 20 | vs COL | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 18/21 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ WPG | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 13/18 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 4 | Oct 17 | @ CHI | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 23/27 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 15 | @ DAL | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/38 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 12 | vs ANA | G2 Vitek Vanecek | 28/29 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 10 | vs STL | G3 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/40 | OTL | – |
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 2024-25?
Alexandar Georgiev made the most starts: 30 of 82 (37%), going 7-19-4.
How often did the San Jose Sharks backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Vitek Vanecek had 17 starts (21% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of San Jose Sharks back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Alexandar Georgiev started 3 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 9.