Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 23-29-4 · 50 pts · 4th Pacific
Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2020-21: 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.
Thatcher Demko started 35 of 56 Canucks games (63%). Braden Holtby had 21 starts. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterThatcher Demko- Starts
- 35/56
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 7
16-18-1 · .915 SV% · last start May 18
G2BackupBraden Holtby- Starts
- 21/56
- Share
- 38%
- Last 10
- 3
7-11-3 · .889 SV% · last start May 19
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Canucks game by starting goalie
- G1 Thatcher Demko
- G2 Braden Holtby
- G3 Arturs Silovs
- G4 Michael DiPietro
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Demko
G2Holtby
G3Silovs
G4DiPietro
Game
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Vancouver Canucks goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Braden Holtby 7, Thatcher Demko 4.
- Home and road: Thatcher Demko started 19 of 28 home games and 16 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: no relief appearances yet.
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 19 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Braden Holtby | 22/28 | L | – |
| 55 | May 18 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 38/40 | W | – |
| 54 | May 16 ▲ | vs CGY | G2 Braden Holtby | 30/36 | OTL | – |
| 53 | May 15 | @ EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/32 | W | – |
| 52 | May 13 | @ CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/28 | L | – |
| 51 | May 11 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Braden Holtby | 31/36 | L | – |
| 50 | May 10 | @ WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 39/40 | W | – |
| 49 | May 8 | @ EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/34 | L | – |
| 48 | May 6 | @ EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 39/42 | W | – |
| 47 | May 4 ▲ | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/27 | L | – |
| 46 | May 3 | vs EDM | G2 Braden Holtby | 27/31 | L | – |
| 45 | May 1 | @ TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/29 | L | – |
| 44 | Apr 29 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Braden Holtby | 20/24 | L | – |
| 43 | Apr 28 | @ OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/32 | L | – |
| 42 | Apr 26 | @ OTT | G2 Braden Holtby | 25/27 | L | – |
| 41 | Apr 24 | vs OTT | G2 Braden Holtby | 26/28 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 22 | vs OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/24 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 20 | vs TOR | G2 Braden Holtby | 37/40 | W | – |
| 38 | Apr 18 | vs TOR | G2 Braden Holtby | 37/39 | W | – |
| 37 | Mar 24 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/35 | L | – |
| 36 | Mar 22 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/29 | L | – |
| 35 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Braden Holtby | 36/40 | OTL | – |
| 34 | Mar 19 | @ MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/31 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 17 | @ OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/32 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 15 | @ OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 44/46 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 13 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 34/35 | W | – |
| 30 | Mar 10 | vs MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 40/45 | L | – |
| 29 | Mar 8 | vs MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/30 | W | – |
| 28 | Mar 6 | vs TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 37/39 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 4 | vs TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/32 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 2 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Braden Holtby | 34/38 | L | – |
| 25 | Mar 1 | @ WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/27 | W | – |
| 24 | Feb 25 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/33 | L | – |
| 23 | Feb 23 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/29 | L | – |
| 22 | Feb 21 | vs WPG | G2 Braden Holtby | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 21 | Feb 19 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/30 | L | – |
| 20 | Feb 17 | @ CGY | G2 Braden Holtby | 35/36 | W | – |
| 19 | Feb 15 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Feb 13 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 18/19 | W | – |
| 17 | Feb 11 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/26 | L | – |
| 16 | Feb 8 | @ TOR | G2 Braden Holtby | 16/19 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 6 | @ TOR | G2 Braden Holtby | 26/31 | L | – |
| 14 | Feb 4 | @ TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/37 | L | – |
| 13 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 28/32 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 1 | @ MTL | G2 Braden Holtby | 34/40 | L | – |
| 11 | Jan 30 | @ WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/24 | W | – |
| 10 | Jan 28 ▲ | vs OTT | G2 Braden Holtby | 36/37 | W | – |
| 9 | Jan 27 | vs OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 42/43 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 25 | vs OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/36 | W | – |
| 7 | Jan 23 | vs MTL | G2 Braden Holtby | 28/32 | L | – |
| 6 | Jan 21 ▲ | vs MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/42 | L | – |
| 5 | Jan 20 | vs MTL | G2 Braden Holtby | 31/36 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 18 | @ CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/31 | L | – |
| 3 | Jan 16 | @ CGY | G2 Braden Holtby | 32/35 | L | – |
| 2 | Jan 14 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 41/46 | L | – |
| 1 | Jan 13 | @ EDM | G2 Braden Holtby | 28/31 | 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 2020-21?
Thatcher Demko made the most starts: 35 of 56 (63%), going 16-18-1.
How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Braden Holtby had 21 starts (38% of games).
Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Thatcher Demko started 4 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 7.