Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 13-5-2 · 28 pts · 1st Atlantic
Who starts in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 15 of 20 Lightning games (75%), 7 of the last 10. Dennis Hildeby has 5 starts. Status: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 15/20
- Share
- 75%
- Last 10
- 7
9-5-1 · .889 SV% · last start Nov 14
G2BackupDennis Hildeby- Starts
- 5/20
- Share
- 25%
- Last 10
- 3
4-0-1 · .899 SV% · last start Nov 12
Tonight's starter: Lightning starting goalies · Every team: NHL goalie starts by team
Every Lightning game by starting goalie
- G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
- G2 Dennis Hildeby
- G3 Mads Sogaard
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 3 second games so far, started by Dennis Hildeby 2, Andrei Vasilevskiy 1.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 7 of 9 home games and 8 of 11 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (20 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Nov 14 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/21 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 12 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Dennis Hildeby | 28/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 11 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/31 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 8 ▲ | @ WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/26 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 | @ MIN | G2 Dennis Hildeby | 19/22 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 5 | vs CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/27 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 3 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | W | – |
| 13 | Oct 31 | @ NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Oct 29 | vs WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/21 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 24 ▲ | @ UTA | G2 Dennis Hildeby | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 23 | @ COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/23 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 20 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 17 | vs VAN | G2 Dennis Hildeby | 12/14 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 15 | vs SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/27 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 13 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/22 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 10 | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/23 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 8 | vs MIN | G2 Dennis Hildeby | 34/36 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 5 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 14/15 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 3 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/21 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 1 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/24 | 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.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie starts FAQ
Who is the Tampa Bay Lightning starting goalie?
Andrei Vasilevskiy is G1: 15 of 20 starts this season (75%) and 7 of the last 10.
How often does the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start?
Dennis Hildeby has 5 starts (25% of games).
Who starts the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs?
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 1 of 3 second games this season; the other goalies started 2.