Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2017-18
2017-18 · 31-40-11 · 73 pts · 7th Pacific
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.
G1StarterJacob Markstrom- Starts
- 57/82
- Share
- 70%
- Last 10
- 7
23-26-7 · .912 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 5
G2BackupAnders Nilsson- 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 7 | @ EDM | G2 Anders Nilsson | 31/33 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 5 | vs ARI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 16/19 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 3 | vs VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 35/39 | OTL | – |
| 79 | Mar 31 | vs CBJ | G3 Thatcher Demko | 26/30 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 29 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 35/36 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 27 | vs ANA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/24 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 25 | @ DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/31 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 23 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 21/25 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 22 | @ CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 39/41 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 20 | @ VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/28 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 17 | vs SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/29 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | @ ANA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/37 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Anders Nilsson | 30/33 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 11 | @ ARI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/24 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 9 | vs MIN | G2 Anders Nilsson | 31/35 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 7 | vs ARI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/34 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 5 | vs NYI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 31/34 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 2 | vs NSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 39/43 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | vs NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 2/5 | OTL | Anders Nilsson |
| 63 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | @ ARI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 41/42 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 23 | @ VGK | G2 Anders Nilsson | 20/25 | L | Jacob Markstrom |
| 60 | Feb 20 | vs COL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 17 | vs BOS | G2 Anders Nilsson | 44/45 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 15 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Anders Nilsson | 26/30 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 | vs FLA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 10/14 | L | Anders Nilsson |
| 56 | Feb 11 | @ DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/30 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 29/33 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 8 | @ TBL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 31/36 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ FLA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 37/39 | L | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | vs TBL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/28 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/28 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | vs COL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/30 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | vs BUF | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/25 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | vs LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/32 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Anders Nilsson | 35/36 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/34 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 | @ MIN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/23 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 12 | @ CBJ | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 9 | @ WSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 33/36 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 7 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 40/44 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/36 | OTL | – |
| 40 | Jan 2 | vs ANA | G2 Anders Nilsson | 15/19 | L | Jacob Markstrom |
| 39 | Dec 30 | vs LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/36 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 | vs CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/32 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | vs STL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 31/33 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 | @ SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/32 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 19 | vs MTL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 25/31 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 17 | vs CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 14/19 | L | Anders Nilsson |
| 33 | Dec 15 | vs SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/37 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs NSH | G2 Anders Nilsson | 41/48 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | @ WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/24 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | @ CGY | G2 Anders Nilsson | 31/34 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 7 | vs PHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/25 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 5 | vs CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/30 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 2 | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 35/36 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 30 | @ NSH | G2 Anders Nilsson | 29/32 | W | – |
| 25 | Nov 28 | @ NYI | G2 Anders Nilsson | 31/36 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | @ NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 17/20 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 | @ NJD | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/26 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 22 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Anders Nilsson | 43/45 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | @ PHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 36/38 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 18 | vs STL | G2 Anders Nilsson | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/29 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 | @ LAK | G2 Anders Nilsson | 30/32 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 | @ SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/29 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 | @ ANA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 31/35 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 7 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 29/32 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 6 | vs DET | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/29 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | vs PIT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 37/39 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs NJD | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/25 | L | – |
| 11 | Oct 30 | vs DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 | vs WSH | G2 Anders Nilsson | 25/27 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 24 | @ MIN | G2 Anders Nilsson | 29/29 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 22 | @ DET | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 20/21 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 20 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 20/22 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 19 | @ BOS | G2 Anders Nilsson | 13/17 | L | Jacob Markstrom |
| 5 | Oct 17 | @ OTT | G2 Anders Nilsson | 32/32 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 | vs CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/27 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 12 | vs WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 16/19 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 10 | vs OTT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 40/42 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 7 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 33/35 | 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.
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.