Arizona Coyotes Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 25-50-7 · 57 pts · 8th Central
Who started in goal for the Arizona Coyotes 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.
Karel Vejmelka started 49 of 82 Coyotes games (60%). Scott Wedgewood had 23 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterKarel Vejmelka- Starts
- 49/82
- Share
- 60%
- Last 10
- 7
13-32-3 · .898 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 29
G2BackupScott Wedgewood- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 0
10-12-2 · .911 SV% · 3 relief · last start Mar 19
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Coyotes game by starting goalie
- G1 Karel Vejmelka
- G2 Scott Wedgewood
- G3 Harri Sateri
- G4 Ivan Prosvetov
- G5 Carter Hutton
- G6 Josef Korenar
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Arizona Coyotes goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 18 second games, started by Karel Vejmelka 13, Harri Sateri 2, Scott Wedgewood 2, Ivan Prosvetov 1.
- Home and road: Karel Vejmelka started 25 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 | vs NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 2/6 | W | Harri Sateri |
| 81 | Apr 27 ▲ | @ DAL | G3 Harri Sateri | 26/29 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | @ MIN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 35/38 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 23 ▲ | vs STL | G3 Harri Sateri | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 22 | vs WSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/28 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 20 | vs CHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 36/40 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Apr 18 | vs CAR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 46/51 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 16 | @ CGY | G3 Harri Sateri | 24/31 | L | Karel Vejmelka |
| 74 | Apr 14 | @ VAN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 16/22 | L | Harri Sateri |
| 73 | Apr 12 | vs NJD | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/38 | L | – |
| 72 | Apr 9 | @ VGK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 33/39 | L | – |
| 71 | Apr 7 | vs VAN | G3 Harri Sateri | 27/32 | L | – |
| 70 | Apr 4 ▲ | @ STL | G4 Ivan Prosvetov | 24/29 | L | – |
| 69 | Apr 3 | @ CHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/31 | W | – |
| 68 | Apr 1 | vs ANA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 6/9 | L | Josef Korenar |
| 67 | Mar 30 | vs SJS | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 39/41 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 28 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 30/35 | L | Josef Korenar |
| 65 | Mar 27 | @ WPG | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 25 | @ CGY | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/33 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 22 | vs SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 35/39 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ SJS | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/28 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 19 | vs PIT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 45/48 | L | – |
| 60 | Mar 15 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 36/39 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 14 | @ OTT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 40/43 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 12 | @ BOS | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 37/40 | L | – |
| 57 | Mar 10 | @ TOR | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 34/38 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 8 | @ DET | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 26/28 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 5 | vs OTT | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 41/46 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 3 | vs COL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 42/43 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 27 | vs WPG | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 33/37 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 25 | vs VGK | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 43/44 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 23 | vs LAK | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 32/35 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 20 ▲ | vs DAL | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 32/33 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 19 | vs LAK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 34/39 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 11 | vs TBL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 28/32 | L | – |
| 47 | Feb 9 ▲ | @ SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 34/36 | W | – |
| 46 | Feb 8 | @ VAN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 24/29 | L | – |
| 45 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs CGY | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 46/50 | L | – |
| 44 | Feb 1 | @ COL | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 38/40 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 29 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/35 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 28 | vs BOS | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 35/37 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 25 | @ PIT | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 30/36 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 22 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 14/20 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 39 | Jan 21 | @ NYI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 31/35 | L | – |
| 38 | Jan 19 | @ NJD | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 35/36 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 17 | vs MTL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 24/26 | W | – |
| 36 | Jan 15 ▲ | vs COL | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 27/32 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 14 | @ COL | G4 Ivan Prosvetov | 44/47 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Jan 12 | vs TOR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 45/46 | W | – |
| 33 | Jan 8 | vs NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/29 | L | – |
| 32 | Jan 6 | vs CHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/36 | W | – |
| 31 | Jan 4 | vs WPG | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 46/48 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 28 | @ SJS | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 20/27 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 17 | @ ANA | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 32/37 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 15 | vs NYR | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 27/30 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 11 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 29/34 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 10 | vs FLA | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 20/23 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 6 | @ DAL | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 23/27 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 3 | vs VGK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 25/32 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 32/37 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 29 | @ WPG | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 46/46 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 27 | vs DAL | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 24 | vs EDM | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 39/43 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 37/38 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 20 | vs DET | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 33/34 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 18 | vs CBJ | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 42/46 | OTL | – |
| 16 | Nov 16 | @ STL | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 34/36 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 13 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 20/24 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 12 | @ CHI | G2 Scott Wedgewood | 27/29 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 10 | vs MIN | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 17/22 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 12 | Nov 6 ▲ | vs SEA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 0/2 | W | Scott Wedgewood |
| 11 | Nov 5 | @ ANA | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 28/31 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | @ PHI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 31/33 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @ CAR | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 37/39 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 30/31 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 28 | @ TBL | G4 Ivan Prosvetov | 23/28 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 25 | @ FLA | G5 Carter Hutton | 10/11 | L | Karel Vejmelka |
| 5 | Oct 23 | vs NYI | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 21/24 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | vs EDM | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 26/31 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 18 | vs STL | G5 Carter Hutton | 15/21 | L | Karel Vejmelka |
| 2 | Oct 16 | @ BUF | G1 Karel Vejmelka | 32/33 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 14 | @ CBJ | G5 Carter Hutton | 18/26 | 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.
Arizona Coyotes goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Arizona Coyotes starting goalie in 2021-22?
Karel Vejmelka made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 13-32-3.
How often did the Arizona Coyotes backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Scott Wedgewood had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Arizona Coyotes back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Karel Vejmelka started 13 of 18 second games; the other goalies started 5.