Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 46-30-6 · 98 pts · 3rd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022-23: 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 60 of 82 Lightning games (73%). Brian Elliott had 22 starts. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 60/82
- Share
- 73%
- Last 10
- 6
34-22-4 · .915 SV% · last start Apr 11
G2BackupBrian Elliott- Starts
- 22/82
- Share
- 27%
- Last 10
- 4
12-8-2 · .891 SV% · last start Apr 13
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23
Every Lightning game by starting goalie
- G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
- G2 Brian Elliott
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: 15 second games, started by Brian Elliott 9, Andrei Vasilevskiy 6.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 32 of 41 home games and 28 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 13 | vs DET | G2 Brian Elliott | 32/32 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 11 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/24 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 8 | @ OTT | G2 Brian Elliott | 33/39 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 6 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Brian Elliott | 36/42 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 5 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/37 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 1 | vs NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 38/38 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 30 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/31 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 28 | @ CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/31 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 25 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 23 | @ OTT | G2 Brian Elliott | 28/34 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 21 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/20 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 19 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/38 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 18 | vs MTL | G2 Brian Elliott | 18/21 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 16 | @ NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/35 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 14 | @ NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/23 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 12 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/22 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 11 | vs CHI | G2 Brian Elliott | 22/23 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 9 | vs VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/21 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 7 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/35 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 5 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/38 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 4 | @ BUF | G2 Brian Elliott | 29/34 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 2 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Feb 28 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/40 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Brian Elliott | 29/36 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 | @ DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 45/45 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 23 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/23 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Feb 21 | vs ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 18 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/25 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 15 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Brian Elliott | 26/26 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 14 | @ COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 43/46 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 11 | @ DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/29 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 9 | vs COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/30 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 7 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Brian Elliott | 18/22 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Feb 6 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 42/49 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 28 | vs LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 26 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 37/39 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 24 | vs MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/35 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 21 | @ CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 35/39 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 18 | @ VAN | G2 Brian Elliott | 37/39 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 16 | @ SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/23 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 14 | @ STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/25 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 12 | vs VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/40 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 10 | vs CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/24 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 6 | @ WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/19 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 4 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Brian Elliott | 28/32 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 3 | @ CHI | G2 Brian Elliott | 25/26 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 31 | vs ARI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/31 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 29 ▲ | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 45/46 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 28 | vs MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/26 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 21 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Brian Elliott | 24/29 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 20 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/38 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 17 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/23 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 15 | vs CBJ | G2 Brian Elliott | 24/25 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 13 | vs SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/38 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 10 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 8 | vs NSH | G2 Brian Elliott | 34/36 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 6 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/24 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 3 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/39 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 1 | @ PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/22 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/25 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 28 | @ BUF | G2 Brian Elliott | 32/37 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 25 | vs STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/29 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | @ NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/32 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 | vs CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 39/40 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 15 | vs DAL | G2 Brian Elliott | 28/32 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 13 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/22 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/24 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 8 | vs EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/29 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 5 | vs BUF | G2 Brian Elliott | 21/24 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 3 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 52/55 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Nov 1 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 12/15 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 | @ SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/27 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Brian Elliott | 19/21 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @ LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Brian Elliott | 32/35 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/38 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 18 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/24 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 15 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Brian Elliott | 39/44 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | @ CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 11 | @ NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 36/39 | 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 2022-23?
Andrei Vasilevskiy made the most starts: 60 of 82 (73%), going 34-22-4.
How often did the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start in 2022-23?
Brian Elliott had 22 starts (27% of games).
Who started the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs in 2022-23?
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 6 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 9.