Who started in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021-22: 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 63 of 82 Lightning games (77%). Brian Elliott had 17 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.

Workhorse The No. 1 started at least 75% of games.
  • Starts
    63/82
    Share
    77%
    Last 10
    7

    39-18-5 · .916 SV% · last start Apr 29

  • Starts
    17/82
    Share
    21%
    Last 10
    3

    11-4-3 · .912 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 28

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22

Every Lightning game by starting goalie

  • G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • G2 Brian Elliott
  • G3 Maxime Lagace
  • G4 Hugo Alnefelt

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • G2 Brian Elliott
  • G3 Maxime Lagace
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 VasilevskiyG2 ElliottG3 Lagace

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 29 ▲@ NYIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy33/37W–
81Apr 28@ CBJG2 Brian Elliott30/34L–
80Apr 26vs CBJG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/21W–
79Apr 24 ▲@ FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy35/39W–
78Apr 23vs NSHG2 Brian Elliott19/21W–
77Apr 21vs TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy36/37W–
76Apr 19vs DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/31L–
75Apr 16vs WPGG2 Brian Elliott14/18W–
74Apr 14vs ANAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy10/13WBrian Elliott
73Apr 12@ DALG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/29L–
72Apr 10vs BUFG2 Brian Elliott28/28W–
71Apr 8vs BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy35/37OTL–
70Apr 6@ WSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/28L–
69Apr 4vs TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy33/39L–
68Apr 2 ▲vs MTLG2 Brian Elliott27/31OTL–
67Apr 1vs CHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy21/23W–
66Mar 29vs CARG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy16/19W–
65Mar 27 ▲@ NYIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy23/24W–
64Mar 26@ DETG2 Brian Elliott26/27W–
63Mar 24@ BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy36/39L–
62Mar 22@ CARG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy38/41L–
61Mar 19vs NYRG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/27L–
60Mar 16@ SEAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/25W–
59Mar 13 ▲@ VANG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy35/36W–
58Mar 12@ EDMG2 Brian Elliott45/48L–
57Mar 10@ CGYG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/32L–
56Mar 8@ WPGG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/31L–
55Mar 6@ CHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/27W–
54Mar 4 ▲vs DETG2 Brian Elliott22/23W–
53Mar 3vs PITG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy35/39L–
52Mar 1vs OTTG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/27W–
51Feb 26@ NSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/28W–
50Feb 23vs EDMG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/30W–
49Feb 15@ NJDG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/25W–
48Feb 11 ▲@ ARIG2 Brian Elliott16/19W–
47Feb 10@ COLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy44/47L–
46Feb 1vs SJSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21W–
45Jan 29vs VGKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/27OTL–
44Jan 27vs NJDG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/33W–
43Jan 22 ▲@ SJSG2 Brian Elliott27/28W–
42Jan 21@ ANAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy30/34L–
41Jan 18@ LAKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy32/36W–
40Jan 15vs DALG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/20W–
39Jan 13vs VANG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/26W–
38Jan 11@ BUFG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy17/18W–
37Jan 8vs BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/29L–
36Jan 6vs CGYG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/27W–
35Jan 4@ CBJG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/22W–
34Jan 2@ NYRG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy17/21L–
33Dec 31 ▲vs NYRG2 Brian Elliott20/23OTL–
32Dec 30@ FLAG3 Maxime Lagace21/27LHugo Alnefelt
31Dec 28vs MTLG3 Maxime Lagace27/31W–
30Dec 21@ VGKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy38/41WBrian Elliott
29Dec 16vs OTTG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/26W–
28Dec 14vs LAKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/30W–
27Dec 11@ OTTG2 Brian Elliott19/22L–
26Dec 9@ TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy35/38W–
25Dec 7@ MTLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy21/23W–
24Dec 5 ▲@ PHIG2 Brian Elliott38/39W–
23Dec 4@ BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy37/39W–
22Dec 2vs STLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/28W–
21Nov 30@ STLG2 Brian Elliott30/33OTL–
20Nov 28@ MING1 Andrei Vasilevskiy33/36L–
19Nov 26vs SEAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy17/17W–
18Nov 23vs PHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy34/34W–
17Nov 21 ▲vs MING2 Brian Elliott28/32W–
16Nov 20vs NJDG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/26L–
15Nov 18@ PHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/30W–
14Nov 15vs NYIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/26W–
13Nov 13vs FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/28W–
12Nov 9vs CARG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/31OTL–
11Nov 6@ OTTG2 Brian Elliott24/27W–
10Nov 4@ TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy32/34OTL–
9Nov 1vs WSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/33W–
8Oct 28vs ARIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/25W–
7Oct 26 ▲@ PITG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/29W–
6Oct 25@ BUFG2 Brian Elliott20/23L–
5Oct 23vs COLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/27OTL–
4Oct 19vs FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/31L–
3Oct 16@ WSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy32/33W–
2Oct 14@ DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/26W–
1Oct 12vs PITG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/32L–

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Tampa Bay Lightning starting goalie in 2021-22?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made the most starts: 63 of 82 (77%), going 39-18-5.

How often did the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start in 2021-22?

Brian Elliott had 17 starts (21% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs in 2021-22?

Andrei Vasilevskiy started 5 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 7.