Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 50-26-6 · 106 pts · 2nd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2025-26: 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 58 of 82 Lightning games (71%). Jonas Johansson had 23 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterAndrei Vasilevskiy- Starts
- 58/82
- Share
- 71%
- Last 10
- 7
39-15-4 · .911 SV% · last start Apr 13
G2BackupJonas Johansson- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 2
11-10-2 · .884 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 7
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Lightning game by starting goalie
- G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
- G2 Jonas Johansson
- G3 Brandon Halverson
- G4 Kyle Konin
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 Jonas Johansson 12, Andrei Vasilevskiy 3.
- Home and road: Andrei Vasilevskiy started 33 of 41 home games and 25 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 15 | vs NYR | G3 Brandon Halverson | 17/21 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 13 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/30 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | @ BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/21 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | @ MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Jonas Johansson | 26/31 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | @ BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/29 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/22 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | vs PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/24 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | vs MTL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 29 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Jonas Johansson | 29/31 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | vs SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/20 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | vs MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 21/24 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Jonas Johansson | 25/29 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 21 | @ EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/27 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 19 | @ VAN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 17 | @ SEA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 16/18 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/34 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 12 | vs DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 10 | vs CBJ | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/31 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 8 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Jonas Johansson | 34/42 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 7 | @ TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 27/29 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 5 | @ WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/29 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 3 | @ MIN | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 17/21 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 28 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 9/14 | L | Jonas Johansson |
| 57 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Jonas Johansson | 28/33 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 25 | vs TOR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 32/34 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 5 | vs FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33/34 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 3 | vs BUF | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/26 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 1 | vs BOS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/34 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 29 | vs WPG | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/24 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 26 | vs UTA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 24 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Jonas Johansson | 23/29 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 23 | @ CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/19 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 20 | vs SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/23 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | @ DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/20 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | @ STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/21 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 13 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/27 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 12 | @ PHI | G2 Jonas Johansson | 20/21 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 10 | @ PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/20 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 6 | vs COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/33 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 3 | @ SJS | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 19/22 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 1 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Jonas Johansson | 17/20 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | @ ANA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/28 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 ▲ | vs MTL | G2 Jonas Johansson | 31/35 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/26 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 22 | vs STL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23/24 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 20 | vs CAR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/22 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 18 | vs LAK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/20 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 15 | vs FLA | G2 Jonas Johansson | 19/24 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | @ NYI | G2 Jonas Johansson | 15/17 | OTL | Brandon Halverson |
| 31 | Dec 11 | @ NJD | G2 Jonas Johansson | 33/37 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Jonas Johansson | 26/27 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | @ TOR | G2 Jonas Johansson | 23/24 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 | vs NYI | G2 Jonas Johansson | 17/18 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | vs PIT | G2 Jonas Johansson | 27/31 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | @ NYI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/24 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Jonas Johansson | 12/13 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | @ DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 34/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 | vs CGY | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/32 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 24 | vs PHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/20 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | @ WSH | G2 Jonas Johansson | 29/32 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs EDM | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24/25 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31/32 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 Jonas Johansson | 12/17 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 15 | @ FLA | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/23 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 12 | vs NYR | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 8/13 | L | Jonas Johansson |
| 15 | Nov 8 | vs WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 28/30 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 6 | @ VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/32 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | @ COL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 30/33 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 2 | @ UTA | G2 Jonas Johansson | 25/27 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 30 | vs DAL | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 20/21 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 28 | @ NSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/20 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 26 ▲ | vs VGK | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18/19 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 25 | vs ANA | G2 Jonas Johansson | 37/40 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 23 | vs CHI | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 22/25 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Jonas Johansson | 28/31 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 17 | @ DET | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 13 | @ BOS | G2 Jonas Johansson | 30/33 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 11 | vs NJD | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 26/31 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 9 | vs OTT | G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy | 29/33 | 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 2025-26?
Andrei Vasilevskiy made the most starts: 58 of 82 (71%), going 39-15-4.
How often did the Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Jonas Johansson had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Tampa Bay Lightning back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Andrei Vasilevskiy started 3 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 12.