Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 54-23-5 · 113 pts · 1st Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2017-18: 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.
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 64 of 82 Lightning games (78%). Louis Domingue had 11 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Workhorse.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 64/82
- Share
- 78%
- Last 10
- 7
44-17-3 · .920 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 6
G2BackupLouis Domingue- Starts
- 11/82
- Share
- 13%
- Last 10
- 3
7-3-1 · .914 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Lightning game by starting goalie
- G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
- G2 Louis Domingue
- G3 Peter Budaj
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: 13 second games, started by Louis Domingue 7, Peter Budaj 4, Andrei Vasilevskiy 2.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 35 of 41 home games and 29 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Louis Domingue | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 6 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/32 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/33 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 1 | vs NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/25 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Louis Domingue | 28/31 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 29 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/29 | L | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs ARI | G2 Louis Domingue | 31/34 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | @ NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/41 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 18 ▲ | vs EDM | G2 Louis Domingue | 29/30 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 17 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/27 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 13 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/29 | L | Peter Budaj |
| 69 | Mar 10 | vs MTL | G2 Louis Domingue | 27/29 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 45/49 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/43 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 1 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Louis Domingue | 31/35 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/32 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | @ OTT | G2 Louis Domingue | 33/36 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 20 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/37 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 17 | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/28 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 15 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/39 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 13 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Louis Domingue | 28/32 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 12 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/23 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 10 | vs LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 44/47 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 8 | vs VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 5 | @ EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/26 | L | Louis Domingue |
| 52 | Feb 3 | @ VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/33 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | @ CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 42/46 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | @ WPG | G2 Louis Domingue | 34/37 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | @ PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/37 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Louis Domingue | 30/33 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 22 | @ CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 40/40 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | @ MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/34 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | vs CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/24 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/32 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Louis Domingue | 34/36 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/33 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/38 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/29 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | @ CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/21 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 ▲ | vs PHI | G3 Peter Budaj | 29/33 | L | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| 36 | Dec 28 | vs MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/32 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/22 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/21 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/36 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 16 | @ COL | G3 Peter Budaj | 32/37 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | @ ARI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/33 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | @ STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/32 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | vs WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/20 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | vs COL | G3 Peter Budaj | 28/30 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | vs NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/36 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/34 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 25 ▲ | @ PIT | G3 Peter Budaj | 29/34 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/37 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | vs CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 | vs NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/31 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 12 | @ ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ LAK | G3 Peter Budaj | 22/24 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 8 | @ SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/33 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 4 | vs CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/34 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Oct 30 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/23 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 28 | vs ANA | G3 Peter Budaj | 17/21 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 26 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 24 | @ CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/32 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 21 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | @ CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 43/43 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 ▲ | @ NJD | G3 Peter Budaj | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 16 | @ DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | vs STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/40 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/26 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 43/48 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 6 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/36 | 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.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Tampa Bay Lightning starting goalie in 2017-18?
Andrei Vasilevskiy made the most starts: 64 of 82 (78%), going 44-17-3.
How often did the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Louis Domingue had 11 starts (13% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 2 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 11.