Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 43-21-6 · 92 pts · 2nd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019-20: 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 52 of 70 Lightning games (74%). Curtis McElhinney had 18 starts. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 52/70
- Share
- 74%
- Last 10
- 8
35-14-3 · .917 SV% · last start Mar 10
G2BackupCurtis McElhinney- Starts
- 18/70
- Share
- 26%
- Last 10
- 2
8-7-3 · .906 SV% · last start Mar 8
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Lightning game by starting goalie
- G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
- G2 Curtis McElhinney
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: 12 second games, started by Curtis McElhinney 8, Andrei Vasilevskiy 4.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 28 of 34 home games and 24 of 36 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (70 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Mar 10 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/36 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 8 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 7 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/38 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 5 | vs MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/32 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/35 | L | – |
| 65 | Feb 29 | vs CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/21 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 27 | vs CHI | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 22/26 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 25 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/23 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 22 | @ ARI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/41 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 20 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/33 | L | – |
| 60 | Feb 17 | @ COL | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 24/27 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 15 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/33 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 13 | vs EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/30 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/36 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 10 | @ CBJ | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 31/32 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 8 | vs NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/18 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 6 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/29 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 30/30 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 31 | @ ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/26 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 29 | @ LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | @ DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/35 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 17 ▲ | @ WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/31 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 16 | @ MIN | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 20/23 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 14 | vs LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/41 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 17/19 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | @ PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/23 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | vs ARI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/25 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 | vs VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/23 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 5 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 | @ OTT | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 25/28 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/39 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/28 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 19/20 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 28 | vs MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 39/43 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/30 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | @ WSH | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 32/34 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | vs DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/20 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/28 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 12 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/29 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/28 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | vs NYI | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 19/24 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | vs SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/38 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 5 | vs MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/21 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 3 | @ NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/32 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 30 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 21/24 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 29 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 27 | vs STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 25 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/30 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 23 | vs ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/38 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | @ CHI | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 32/34 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | @ STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/33 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | vs WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/26 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 14 | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/23 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 40/43 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 8 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/22 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/25 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 36/42 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 29 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/41 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | vs NSH | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 37/40 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/39 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 19 | vs COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/24 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/37 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 15 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/34 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 12 | @ OTT | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 30/33 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 10 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/28 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 6 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 40/44 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/28 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/37 | 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 2019-20?
Andrei Vasilevskiy made the most starts: 52 of 70 (74%), going 35-14-3.
How often did the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Curtis McElhinney had 18 starts (26% of games).
Who started the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.