Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks 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.

Jacob Markstrom started 57 of 82 Canucks games (70%). Anders Nilsson had 24 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • Starts
    57/82
    Share
    70%
    Last 10
    7

    23-26-7 · .912 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 5

  • Starts
    24/82
    Share
    29%
    Last 10
    2

    7-14-4 · .901 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 7

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Canucks game by starting goalie

  • G1 Jacob Markstrom
  • G2 Anders Nilsson
  • G3 Thatcher Demko
  • G4 Richard Bachman

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Jacob Markstrom
  • G2 Anders Nilsson
  • G3 Thatcher Demko
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 MarkstromG2 NilssonG3 Demko

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

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Vancouver Canucks goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Anders Nilsson 6, Jacob Markstrom 4.
  • Home and road: Jacob Markstrom started 32 of 41 home games and 25 of 41 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 7@ EDMG2 Anders Nilsson31/33OTL–
81Apr 5vs ARIG1 Jacob Markstrom16/19W–
80Apr 3vs VGKG1 Jacob Markstrom35/39OTL–
79Mar 31vs CBJG3 Thatcher Demko26/30W–
78Mar 29vs EDMG1 Jacob Markstrom35/36W–
77Mar 27vs ANAG1 Jacob Markstrom23/24W–
76Mar 25@ DALG1 Jacob Markstrom30/31W–
75Mar 23 ▲@ STLG2 Anders Nilsson21/25L–
74Mar 22@ CHIG1 Jacob Markstrom39/41W–
73Mar 20@ VGKG1 Jacob Markstrom24/28L–
72Mar 17vs SJSG1 Jacob Markstrom25/29L–
71Mar 14@ ANAG1 Jacob Markstrom34/37L–
70Mar 12 ▲@ LAKG2 Anders Nilsson30/33L–
69Mar 11@ ARIG1 Jacob Markstrom23/24L–
68Mar 9vs MING2 Anders Nilsson31/35L–
67Mar 7vs ARIG1 Jacob Markstrom32/34L–
66Mar 5vs NYIG1 Jacob Markstrom31/34W–
65Mar 2vs NSHG1 Jacob Markstrom39/43OTL–
64Feb 28vs NYRG1 Jacob Markstrom2/5OTLAnders Nilsson
63Feb 26 ▲@ COLG1 Jacob Markstrom25/27L–
62Feb 25@ ARIG1 Jacob Markstrom41/42W–
61Feb 23@ VGKG2 Anders Nilsson20/25LJacob Markstrom
60Feb 20vs COLG2 Anders Nilsson29/34OTL–
59Feb 17vs BOSG2 Anders Nilsson44/45W–
58Feb 15 ▲@ SJSG2 Anders Nilsson26/30L–
57Feb 14vs FLAG1 Jacob Markstrom10/14LAnders Nilsson
56Feb 11@ DALG1 Jacob Markstrom30/30W–
55Feb 9 ▲@ CARG1 Jacob Markstrom29/33L–
54Feb 8@ TBLG2 Anders Nilsson31/36L–
53Feb 6@ FLAG1 Jacob Markstrom37/39L–
52Feb 3vs TBLG1 Jacob Markstrom24/28L–
51Feb 1vs CHIG1 Jacob Markstrom26/28W–
50Jan 30vs COLG1 Jacob Markstrom27/30W–
49Jan 25vs BUFG1 Jacob Markstrom22/25L–
48Jan 23vs LAKG1 Jacob Markstrom30/32W–
47Jan 21 ▲@ WPGG2 Anders Nilsson35/36L–
46Jan 20@ EDMG1 Jacob Markstrom30/34L–
45Jan 14@ MING1 Jacob Markstrom21/23W–
44Jan 12@ CBJG1 Jacob Markstrom27/29W–
43Jan 9@ WSHG1 Jacob Markstrom33/36L–
42Jan 7 ▲@ MTLG2 Anders Nilsson40/44L–
41Jan 6@ TORG1 Jacob Markstrom34/36OTL–
40Jan 2vs ANAG2 Anders Nilsson15/19LJacob Markstrom
39Dec 30vs LAKG1 Jacob Markstrom32/36L–
38Dec 28vs CHIG1 Jacob Markstrom30/32W–
37Dec 23vs STLG1 Jacob Markstrom31/33L–
36Dec 21@ SJSG1 Jacob Markstrom27/32OTL–
35Dec 19vs MTLG2 Anders Nilsson25/31L–
34Dec 17vs CGYG1 Jacob Markstrom14/19LAnders Nilsson
33Dec 15vs SJSG1 Jacob Markstrom34/37W–
32Dec 13vs NSHG2 Anders Nilsson41/48L–
31Dec 11@ WPGG1 Jacob Markstrom19/24L–
30Dec 9@ CGYG2 Anders Nilsson31/34L–
29Dec 7vs PHIG1 Jacob Markstrom22/25L–
28Dec 5vs CARG1 Jacob Markstrom30/30W–
27Dec 2vs TORG1 Jacob Markstrom35/36W–
26Nov 30@ NSHG2 Anders Nilsson29/32W–
25Nov 28@ NYIG2 Anders Nilsson31/36L–
24Nov 26@ NYRG1 Jacob Markstrom17/20OTL–
23Nov 24@ NJDG1 Jacob Markstrom23/26L–
22Nov 22 ▲@ PITG2 Anders Nilsson43/45W–
21Nov 21@ PHIG1 Jacob Markstrom36/38W–
20Nov 18vs STLG2 Anders Nilsson27/31OTL–
19Nov 16vs VGKG1 Jacob Markstrom25/29L–
18Nov 14@ LAKG2 Anders Nilsson30/32W–
17Nov 11@ SJSG1 Jacob Markstrom26/29L–
16Nov 9@ ANAG1 Jacob Markstrom31/35L–
15Nov 7 ▲@ CGYG1 Jacob Markstrom29/32W–
14Nov 6vs DETG1 Jacob Markstrom26/29L–
13Nov 4vs PITG1 Jacob Markstrom37/39W–
12Nov 1vs NJDG1 Jacob Markstrom24/25L–
11Oct 30vs DALG1 Jacob Markstrom27/29OTL–
10Oct 26vs WSHG2 Anders Nilsson25/27W–
9Oct 24@ MING2 Anders Nilsson29/29W–
8Oct 22@ DETG1 Jacob Markstrom20/21W–
7Oct 20 ▲@ BUFG1 Jacob Markstrom20/22W–
6Oct 19@ BOSG2 Anders Nilsson13/17LJacob Markstrom
5Oct 17@ OTTG2 Anders Nilsson32/32W–
4Oct 14vs CGYG1 Jacob Markstrom22/27L–
3Oct 12vs WPGG1 Jacob Markstrom16/19L–
2Oct 10vs OTTG1 Jacob Markstrom40/42OTL–
1Oct 7vs EDMG1 Jacob Markstrom33/35W–

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Vancouver Canucks goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Vancouver Canucks starting goalie in 2017-18?

Jacob Markstrom made the most starts: 57 of 82 (70%), going 23-26-7.

How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Anders Nilsson had 24 starts (29% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Jacob Markstrom started 4 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 6.