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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • Starts
    58/82
    Share
    71%
    Last 10
    7

    39-15-4 · .911 SV% · last start Apr 13

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • G2 Jonas Johansson
  • G3 Brandon Halverson
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 VasilevskiyG2 JohanssonG3 Halverson

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

Changes at the top

  1. Dec 9 · after game 30, Jonas Johansson took the lead in the last 10 starts from Andrei Vasilevskiy
  2. Jan 3 · after game 41, Andrei Vasilevskiy took the lead in the last 10 starts from Jonas Johansson

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 15vs NYRG3 Brandon Halverson17/21L–
81Apr 13vs DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/30W–
80Apr 11@ BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/21W–
79Apr 9@ MTLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21L–
78Apr 7 ▲@ OTTG2 Jonas Johansson26/31L–
77Apr 6@ BUFG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/29L–
76Apr 4vs BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy21/22W–
75Apr 2vs PITG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy21/24W–
74Mar 31vs MTLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21L–
73Mar 29 ▲vs NSHG2 Jonas Johansson29/31W–
72Mar 28vs OTTG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/28W–
71Mar 26vs SEAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy16/20OTL–
70Mar 24vs MING1 Andrei Vasilevskiy21/24W–
69Mar 22 ▲@ CGYG2 Jonas Johansson25/29OTL–
68Mar 21@ EDMG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/27W–
67Mar 19@ VANG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21W–
66Mar 17@ SEAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy16/18W–
65Mar 14vs CARG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/34L–
64Mar 12vs DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/25W–
63Mar 10vs CBJG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/31L–
62Mar 8 ▲@ BUFG2 Jonas Johansson34/42L–
61Mar 7@ TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy27/29W–
60Mar 5@ WPGG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/29L–
59Mar 3@ MING1 Andrei Vasilevskiy17/21L–
58Feb 28vs BUFG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy9/14LJonas Johansson
57Feb 26 ▲@ CARG2 Jonas Johansson28/33L–
56Feb 25vs TORG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy32/34W–
55Feb 5vs FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy33/34W–
54Feb 3vs BUFG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy23/26W–
53Feb 1vs BOSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/34W–
52Jan 29vs WPGG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy23/24W–
51Jan 26vs UTAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/28W–
50Jan 24 ▲@ CBJG2 Jonas Johansson23/29L–
49Jan 23@ CHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/19W–
48Jan 20vs SJSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/23W–
47Jan 18@ DALG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/20W–
46Jan 16@ STLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21OTL–
45Jan 13 ▲@ PITG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/27W–
44Jan 12@ PHIG2 Jonas Johansson20/21W–
43Jan 10@ PHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/20W–
42Jan 6vs COLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/33W–
41Jan 3@ SJSG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy19/22W–
40Jan 1 ▲@ LAKG2 Jonas Johansson17/20W–
39Dec 31@ ANAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/28W–
38Dec 28 ▲vs MTLG2 Jonas Johansson31/35W–
37Dec 27@ FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/26W–
36Dec 22vs STLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy23/24W–
35Dec 20vs CARG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/22W–
34Dec 18vs LAKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/20L–
33Dec 15vs FLAG2 Jonas Johansson19/24L–
32Dec 13@ NYIG2 Jonas Johansson15/17OTLBrandon Halverson
31Dec 11@ NJDG2 Jonas Johansson33/37W–
30Dec 9 ▲@ MTLG2 Jonas Johansson26/27W–
29Dec 8@ TORG2 Jonas Johansson23/24L–
28Dec 6vs NYIG2 Jonas Johansson17/18L–
27Dec 4vs PITG2 Jonas Johansson27/31L–
26Dec 2@ NYIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/24L–
25Nov 29 ▲@ NYRG2 Jonas Johansson12/13W–
24Nov 28@ DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy34/37W–
23Nov 26vs CGYG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/32W–
22Nov 24vs PHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/20W–
21Nov 22@ WSHG2 Jonas Johansson29/32W–
20Nov 20vs EDMG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy24/25W–
19Nov 18vs NJDG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy31/32W–
18Nov 16 ▲vs VANG2 Jonas Johansson12/17L–
17Nov 15@ FLAG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/23W–
16Nov 12vs NYRG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy8/13LJonas Johansson
15Nov 8vs WSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy28/30W–
14Nov 6@ VGKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/32W–
13Nov 4@ COLG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy30/33L–
12Nov 2@ UTAG2 Jonas Johansson25/27W–
11Oct 30vs DALG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy20/21W–
10Oct 28@ NSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/20W–
9Oct 26 ▲vs VGKG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy18/19W–
8Oct 25vs ANAG2 Jonas Johansson37/40W–
7Oct 23vs CHIG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy22/25L–
6Oct 18 ▲@ CBJG2 Jonas Johansson28/31L–
5Oct 17@ DETG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/31OTL–
4Oct 14 ▲@ WSHG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy25/28OTL–
3Oct 13@ BOSG2 Jonas Johansson30/33W–
2Oct 11vs NJDG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy26/31L–
1Oct 9vs OTTG1 Andrei Vasilevskiy29/33L–

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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.