Toronto Maple Leafs Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 49-26-7 · 105 pts · 3rd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017-18: 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.
Frederik Andersen started 66 of 82 Maple Leafs games (80%). Curtis McElhinney had 15 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Workhorse.
G1StarterFrederik Andersen- Starts
- 66/82
- Share
- 80%
- Last 10
- 8
38-21-5 · .918 SV% · last start Apr 7
G2BackupCurtis McElhinney- Starts
- 15/82
- Share
- 18%
- Last 10
- 2
11-5-1 · .934 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 2
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18
Every Maple Leafs game by starting goalie
- G1 Frederik Andersen
- G2 Curtis McElhinney
- G3 Calvin Pickard
- G4 Garret Sparks
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Curtis McElhinney 13, Calvin Pickard 1.
- Home and road: Frederik Andersen started 35 of 41 home games and 31 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 7 | vs MTL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 31/33 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | @ NJD | G1 Frederik Andersen | 37/39 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 2 | vs BUF | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 32/34 | W | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 ▲ | vs WPG | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 26/29 | L | – |
| 78 | Mar 30 | @ NYI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 29/33 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 28 | vs FLA | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/33 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 26 | vs BUF | G1 Frederik Andersen | 24/27 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 24 | vs DET | G1 Frederik Andersen | 38/41 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | @ NSH | G1 Frederik Andersen | 23/25 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | @ TBL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 21/25 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | vs MTL | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 33/33 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 15 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 38/40 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 14 | vs DAL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 17/20 | W | Curtis McElhinney |
| 69 | Mar 10 | vs PIT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 38/40 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 5 | @ BUF | G1 Frederik Andersen | 19/24 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 3 | @ WSH | G1 Frederik Andersen | 20/25 | L | Curtis McElhinney |
| 66 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Feb 26 | @ TBL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Feb 24 | vs BOS | G1 Frederik Andersen | 20/23 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 22 | vs NYI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 32/35 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 20 | vs FLA | G1 Frederik Andersen | 40/40 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 18 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 27/29 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 17 | @ PIT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 34/39 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 14 | vs CBJ | G1 Frederik Andersen | 54/57 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 12 | vs TBL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 31/34 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 10 | vs OTT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 22/25 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 7 | vs NSH | G1 Frederik Andersen | 44/46 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 5 | vs ANA | G1 Frederik Andersen | 25/28 | W | Curtis McElhinney |
| 54 | Feb 3 | @ BOS | G1 Frederik Andersen | 26/29 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 25/25 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 31 | vs NYI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 28/28 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 25 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 39/40 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 24 | @ CHI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 34/36 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 22 | vs COL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 23/26 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 20 | @ OTT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 15/18 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 18 | @ PHI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | vs STL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 40/42 | OTL | – |
| 45 | Jan 10 | vs OTT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 28/32 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 8 | vs CBJ | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 6 | vs VAN | G1 Frederik Andersen | 34/36 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs SJS | G1 Frederik Andersen | 33/35 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs TBL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 34/36 | L | – |
| 40 | Dec 31 | @ VGK | G1 Frederik Andersen | 25/30 | L | – |
| 39 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ COL | G3 Calvin Pickard | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 | @ ARI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/34 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ NYR | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/32 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 20 ▲ | @ CBJ | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 33/37 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | vs CAR | G1 Frederik Andersen | 32/33 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 15 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 26/29 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 14 | @ MIN | G1 Frederik Andersen | 24/26 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 12 | @ PHI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 35/38 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 10 ▲ | vs EDM | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 41/41 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | @ PIT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 33/36 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 6 | vs CGY | G1 Frederik Andersen | 47/48 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 2 | @ VAN | G1 Frederik Andersen | 24/26 | L | – |
| 27 | Nov 30 | @ EDM | G1 Frederik Andersen | 41/45 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 28 | @ CGY | G1 Frederik Andersen | 19/20 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs WSH | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 17/20 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 24 | @ CAR | G1 Frederik Andersen | 43/47 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 22 | @ FLA | G1 Frederik Andersen | 42/43 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Nov 20 | vs ARI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 27/29 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 18 | @ MTL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 33/33 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 16 | vs NJD | G1 Frederik Andersen | 42/42 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 38/39 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 10 | vs BOS | G1 Frederik Andersen | 33/35 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 8 | vs MIN | G1 Frederik Andersen | 35/37 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 6 | vs VGK | G1 Frederik Andersen | 25/28 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 4 | @ STL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 26/32 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 23/28 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ ANA | G1 Frederik Andersen | 28/29 | W | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ SJS | G1 Frederik Andersen | 36/38 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | vs PHI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 26/30 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | vs CAR | G1 Frederik Andersen | 32/38 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 | vs LAK | G1 Frederik Andersen | 36/38 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 21 | @ OTT | G1 Frederik Andersen | 29/34 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 18 ▲ | vs DET | G2 Curtis McElhinney | 30/33 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | @ WSH | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/30 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 14 | @ MTL | G1 Frederik Andersen | 31/34 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 | vs NJD | G1 Frederik Andersen | 25/31 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs CHI | G1 Frederik Andersen | 18/21 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 7 | vs NYR | G1 Frederik Andersen | 30/35 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 4 | @ WPG | G1 Frederik Andersen | 35/37 | W | – |
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.
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie in 2017-18?
Frederik Andersen made the most starts: 66 of 82 (80%), going 38-21-5.
How often did the Toronto Maple Leafs backup goalie start in 2017-18?
Curtis McElhinney had 15 starts (18% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Toronto Maple Leafs back-to-backs in 2017-18?
Frederik Andersen started 0 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 14.