Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 51-23-8 · 110 pts · 3rd Atlantic
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.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 63/82
- Share
- 77%
- Last 10
- 7
39-18-5 · .916 SV% · last start Apr 29
G2BackupBrian Elliott- 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
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Brian Elliott 7, Andrei Vasilevskiy 5.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 33 of 41 home games and 30 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 29 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/37 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | @ CBJ | G2 Brian Elliott | 30/34 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/21 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/39 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 23 | vs NSH | G2 Brian Elliott | 19/21 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 21 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/37 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 19 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/31 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 16 | vs WPG | G2 Brian Elliott | 14/18 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 14 | vs ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 10/13 | W | Brian Elliott |
| 73 | Apr 12 | @ DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | L | – |
| 72 | Apr 10 | vs BUF | G2 Brian Elliott | 28/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 8 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/37 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Apr 6 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/28 | L | – |
| 69 | Apr 4 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/39 | L | – |
| 68 | Apr 2 ▲ | vs MTL | G2 Brian Elliott | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 67 | Apr 1 | vs CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/23 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 29 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/19 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/24 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 26 | @ DET | G2 Brian Elliott | 26/27 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 24 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/39 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 22 | @ CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/41 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 19 | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | L | – |
| 60 | Mar 16 | @ SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 13 ▲ | @ VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/36 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 12 | @ EDM | G2 Brian Elliott | 45/48 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 10 | @ CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/32 | L | – |
| 56 | Mar 8 | @ WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/31 | L | – |
| 55 | Mar 6 | @ CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/27 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 4 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Brian Elliott | 22/23 | W | – |
| 53 | Mar 3 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/39 | L | – |
| 52 | Mar 1 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 26 | @ NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 23 | vs EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 15 | @ NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/25 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Brian Elliott | 16/19 | W | – |
| 47 | Feb 10 | @ COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 44/47 | L | – |
| 46 | Feb 1 | vs SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 29 | vs VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 27 | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/33 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 22 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Brian Elliott | 27/28 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 21 | @ ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/34 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 18 | @ LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/36 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 15 | vs DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/20 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 13 | vs VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/26 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 11 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/18 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 8 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/29 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 6 | vs CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/27 | W | – |
| 35 | Jan 4 | @ CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/22 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 2 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/21 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 31 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Brian Elliott | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 30 | @ FLA | G3 Maxime Lagace | 21/27 | L | Hugo Alnefelt |
| 31 | Dec 28 | vs MTL | G3 Maxime Lagace | 27/31 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 21 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/41 | W | Brian Elliott |
| 29 | Dec 16 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/26 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 14 | vs LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/30 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 11 | @ OTT | G2 Brian Elliott | 19/22 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 9 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/38 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 7 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/23 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 5 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Brian Elliott | 38/39 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 4 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/39 | W | – |
| 22 | Dec 2 | vs STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 30 | @ STL | G2 Brian Elliott | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 28 | @ MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/36 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 26 | vs SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/17 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 23 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/34 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 21 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Brian Elliott | 28/32 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 20 | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/26 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 18 | @ PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 15 | vs NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/26 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 13 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 9 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Nov 6 | @ OTT | G2 Brian Elliott | 24/27 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 4 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Nov 1 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/33 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | vs ARI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 25 | @ BUF | G2 Brian Elliott | 20/23 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 23 | vs COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/31 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/33 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | @ DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/26 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/32 | 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 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.