Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2019-20
2019-20 · 36-27-6 · 78 pts · 4th Pacific
Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2019-20: 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 43 of 69 Canucks games (62%). Thatcher Demko had 25 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterJacob Markstrom- Starts
- 43/69
- Share
- 62%
- Last 10
- 2
23-16-4 · .918 SV% · last start Feb 22
G2BackupThatcher Demko- Starts
- 25/69
- Share
- 36%
- Last 10
- 7
13-10-2 · .905 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 10
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20
Every Canucks game by starting goalie
- G1 Jacob Markstrom
- G2 Thatcher Demko
- G3 Louis Domingue
- G4 Michael DiPietro
- G5 Zane McIntyre
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: 9 second games, started by Jacob Markstrom 4, Thatcher Demko 4, Louis Domingue 1.
- Home and road: Jacob Markstrom started 22 of 35 home games and 21 of 34 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (69 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Mar 10 | vs NYI | G2 Thatcher Demko | 45/49 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | vs CBJ | G2 Thatcher Demko | 20/22 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | vs COL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 29/32 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 4 | vs ARI | G2 Thatcher Demko | 36/39 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 1 ▲ | @ CBJ | G3 Louis Domingue | 30/34 | L | – |
| 64 | Feb 29 | @ TOR | G2 Thatcher Demko | 26/29 | L | – |
| 63 | Feb 27 | @ OTT | G2 Thatcher Demko | 20/24 | L | – |
| 62 | Feb 25 | @ MTL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 37/40 | W | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | vs BOS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/37 | W | Thatcher Demko |
| 60 | Feb 19 | vs MIN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Feb 16 | vs ANA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/28 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 12 | vs CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 49/49 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 10 | vs NSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 36/38 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 8 | vs CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 26/31 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 6 | @ MIN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 33/37 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 4 | @ BOS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 38/42 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Thatcher Demko | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | @ NYI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/37 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 29 | @ SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 38/40 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 27 | vs STL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 36/37 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 18 | vs SJS | G2 Thatcher Demko | 17/18 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 16 | vs ARI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/35 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 14 | @ WPG | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/24 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/24 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 11 | @ BUF | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/28 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 9 | @ FLA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 44/49 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 7 | @ TBL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 15/21 | L | Thatcher Demko |
| 42 | Jan 4 | vs NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 36/37 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 2 | vs CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/33 | W | – |
| 40 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/25 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 28 | vs LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 49/51 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 23 | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 21 | vs PIT | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/29 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 19 | vs VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 39/43 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 17 | vs MTL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/30 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 15 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 34/39 | L | Michael DiPietro |
| 33 | Dec 14 | @ SJS | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 23/25 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 12 | vs CAR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 43/43 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 10 | vs TOR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 22/25 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 7 | vs BUF | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/28 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 3 | vs OTT | G2 Thatcher Demko | 40/42 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 1 ▲ | vs EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/28 | L | – |
| 27 | Nov 30 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 28/30 | W | – |
| 26 | Nov 27 | @ PIT | G2 Thatcher Demko | 32/39 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 25 | @ PHI | G2 Thatcher Demko | 32/34 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 23 | @ WSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/33 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 21 | @ NSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 45/48 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 19 | @ DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/31 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 16 | vs COL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 18/23 | OTL | – |
| 20 | Nov 14 | vs DAL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/29 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 12 | vs NSH | G2 Thatcher Demko | 34/37 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 10 | vs NJD | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 8 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Thatcher Demko | 31/34 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 7 | @ CHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 32/35 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 5 | vs STL | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 2 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Thatcher Demko | 24/26 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 | @ ANA | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Oct 30 | @ LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 21/24 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | vs FLA | G2 Thatcher Demko | 29/31 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | vs WSH | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 22 | @ DET | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 31/33 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 20 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 38/40 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | @ NJD | G2 Thatcher Demko | 23/24 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 17 | @ STL | G2 Thatcher Demko | 34/37 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 15 | vs DET | G2 Thatcher Demko | 26/27 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 12 | vs PHI | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 30/32 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 9 | vs LAK | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 37/39 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | @ CGY | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 27/29 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 2 | @ EDM | G1 Jacob Markstrom | 19/22 | 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.
Vancouver Canucks goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Vancouver Canucks starting goalie in 2019-20?
Jacob Markstrom made the most starts: 43 of 69 (62%), going 23-16-4.
How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2019-20?
Thatcher Demko had 25 starts (36% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2019-20?
Jacob Markstrom started 4 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 5.