Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 40-30-12 · 92 pts · 5th Pacific
Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks 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.
Thatcher Demko started 61 of 82 Canucks games (74%). Jaroslav Halak had 14 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterThatcher Demko- Starts
- 61/82
- Share
- 74%
- Last 10
- 6
33-22-7 · .915 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 23
G2BackupJaroslav Halak- Starts
- 14/82
- Share
- 17%
- Last 10
- 1
4-7-2 · .902 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 19
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Canucks game by starting goalie
- G1 Thatcher Demko
- G2 Jaroslav Halak
- G3 Spencer Martin
- G4 Michael DiPietro
- G5 Arturs Silovs
- G6 Rylan Toth
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: 13 second games, started by Jaroslav Halak 7, Thatcher Demko 5, Spencer Martin 1.
- Home and road: Thatcher Demko started 31 of 41 home games and 30 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 29 ▲ | @ EDM | G3 Spencer Martin | 31/33 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | vs LAK | G3 Spencer Martin | 33/35 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | vs SEA | G3 Spencer Martin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 23 | @ CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/30 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 21 | @ MIN | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/31 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 19 ▲ | vs OTT | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 14/14 | OTL | Thatcher Demko |
| 76 | Apr 18 | vs DAL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 28/30 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 14 | vs ARI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/22 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 12 | vs VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 41/45 | W | – |
| 73 | Apr 9 | vs SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/37 | W | – |
| 72 | Apr 7 ▲ | @ ARI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 27/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 6 | @ VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 33/34 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 3 | vs VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 69 | Mar 30 | vs STL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 20/24 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 28 | @ STL | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 25/28 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 26 | @ DAL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/36 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 24 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Thatcher Demko | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 23 | @ COL | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 32/33 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Mar 19 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/29 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 62 | Mar 17 | vs DET | G1 Thatcher Demko | 34/35 | L | – |
| 61 | Mar 15 | vs NJD | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/35 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 13 | vs TBL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/31 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 11 | vs WSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 58 | Mar 9 | vs MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/25 | W | – |
| 57 | Mar 5 | @ TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 34/38 | W | – |
| 56 | Mar 3 | @ NYI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/27 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 8/14 | L | Thatcher Demko |
| 54 | Feb 27 | @ NYR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/33 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 24 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/30 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 21 | vs SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/27 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 19 | vs ANA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 9/14 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 50 | Feb 17 | @ SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/28 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 12 | vs TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 51/53 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 9 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 7/12 | L | Thatcher Demko |
| 47 | Feb 8 | vs ARI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/36 | W | – |
| 46 | Feb 1 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 31 | @ CHI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 20/21 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 29 | @ CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/32 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 27 | @ WPG | G3 Spencer Martin | 33/34 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 25 | vs EDM | G3 Spencer Martin | 47/50 | OTL | – |
| 41 | Jan 23 | vs STL | G4 Michael DiPietro | 14/17 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 21 | vs FLA | G3 Spencer Martin | 33/34 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 18 | @ NSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/32 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 16 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/33 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 15 | @ CAR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/33 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 13 | @ TBL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 17/20 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 11 | @ FLA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/26 | L | – |
| 34 | Jan 1 | @ SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/32 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 30 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 34/35 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 29 | @ ANA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/23 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 16 | @ SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 34/36 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 14 | vs CBJ | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 20/23 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 12 | vs CAR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 28/29 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 10 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 34/37 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 8 | vs BOS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/36 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 6 | vs LAK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/31 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 4 | vs PIT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 40/44 | L | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 | @ OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 19/21 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 33/34 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 28 | @ BOS | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 39/42 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 26 | @ CBJ | G1 Thatcher Demko | 17/20 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 24 | @ PIT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 33/36 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | vs CHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/24 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 37/39 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 | vs COL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/29 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 14 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 33/37 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 13 | @ VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/39 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 | @ COL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 20/26 | L | Jaroslav Halak |
| 13 | Nov 9 | vs ANA | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Nov 7 | vs DAL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/28 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 5 | vs NSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/28 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | vs NYR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/25 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 30 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/34 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | vs PHI | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 26/28 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | vs MIN | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/30 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 23 | @ SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | @ CHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 29/30 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | @ BUF | G1 Thatcher Demko | 38/42 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Jaroslav Halak | 18/20 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 15 | @ PHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/35 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | @ EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/34 | OTL | – |
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 2021-22?
Thatcher Demko made the most starts: 61 of 82 (74%), going 33-22-7.
How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Jaroslav Halak had 14 starts (17% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Thatcher Demko started 5 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 8.