Vancouver Canucks Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 50-23-9 · 109 pts · 1st Pacific
Who started in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2023-24: 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 51 of 82 Canucks games (62%). Casey DeSmith had 27 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterThatcher Demko- Starts
- 51/82
- Share
- 62%
- Last 10
- 2
35-14-2 · .918 SV% · last start Apr 18
G2BackupCasey DeSmith- Starts
- 27/82
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 4
12-9-6 · .895 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 13
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24
Every Canucks game by starting goalie
- G1 Thatcher Demko
- G2 Casey DeSmith
- G3 Arturs Silovs
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 Casey DeSmith 5, Thatcher Demko 3, Arturs Silovs 1.
- Home and road: Thatcher Demko started 27 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 18 | @ WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/25 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 16 | vs CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 39/40 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | @ EDM | G2 Casey DeSmith | 32/33 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 10 | vs ARI | G3 Arturs Silovs | 14/18 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | vs VGK | G3 Arturs Silovs | 20/23 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | @ LAK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 23/29 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 3 ▲ | @ ARI | G3 Arturs Silovs | 20/21 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | @ VGK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/30 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | vs ANA | G3 Arturs Silovs | 20/22 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 28 | vs DAL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 31/33 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 25 | vs LAK | G2 Casey DeSmith | 16/19 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 23 | vs CGY | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/24 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 21 | vs MTL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 16/17 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 19 | vs BUF | G2 Casey DeSmith | 15/17 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 16 | vs WSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 22/24 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 13 | vs COL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 9 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 12/12 | W | Casey DeSmith |
| 65 | Mar 7 | @ VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/28 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 5 | @ LAK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/24 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 3 | @ ANA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 17/18 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 29 | vs LAK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 15/20 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 27 | vs PIT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 36/40 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Feb 24 | vs BOS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/25 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 22 | @ SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/30 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 20 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/26 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 19 | @ MIN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 17/25 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 17 | vs WPG | G1 Thatcher Demko | 24/28 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 15 | vs DET | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/28 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 13 | @ CHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/24 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 11 ▲ | @ WSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/33 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 10 | @ DET | G2 Casey DeSmith | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 51 | Feb 8 | @ BOS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 20/24 | L | – |
| 50 | Feb 6 | @ CAR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/24 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | vs CBJ | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/29 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 24 | vs STL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 14/18 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Jan 22 | vs CHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 31/31 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | vs TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 42/46 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs ARI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 20/21 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 15 | @ CBJ | G2 Casey DeSmith | 40/43 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 13 | @ BUF | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/26 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 11 | @ PIT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/35 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 9 ▲ | @ NYI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 18/20 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 8 | @ NYR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 39/42 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 6 | @ NJD | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/25 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 4 | @ STL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/32 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 2 | vs OTT | G1 Thatcher Demko | 35/38 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 28 | vs PHI | G2 Casey DeSmith | 21/25 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/25 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | @ DAL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ NSH | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/28 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 25/28 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 16 | @ MIN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/31 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 14 | vs FLA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 36/36 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 12 | vs TBL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 28/29 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | vs CAR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/24 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | vs MIN | G2 Casey DeSmith | 26/26 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 5 | vs NJD | G1 Thatcher Demko | 26/32 | L | – |
| 25 | Dec 2 | @ CGY | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/24 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 30 | vs VGK | G1 Thatcher Demko | 40/44 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 28 | vs ANA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/31 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Casey DeSmith | 18/22 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | @ SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 23/24 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 22 | @ COL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 20/24 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 20 | vs SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 18 | vs SEA | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/26 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Casey DeSmith | 34/38 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 15 | vs NYI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/33 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Casey DeSmith | 30/32 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 11 | @ TOR | G1 Thatcher Demko | 17/22 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 9 | @ OTT | G2 Casey DeSmith | 28/30 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 6 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 41/43 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 4 | vs DAL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/27 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | @ SJS | G1 Thatcher Demko | 30/31 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 31 | vs NSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 27/29 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Casey DeSmith | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 27 | vs STL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 22/22 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 24 | @ NSH | G1 Thatcher Demko | 16/18 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | @ FLA | G2 Casey DeSmith | 33/36 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | @ TBL | G1 Thatcher Demko | 32/36 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 17 | @ PHI | G1 Thatcher Demko | 40/42 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 | @ EDM | G2 Casey DeSmith | 37/40 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 11 | vs EDM | G1 Thatcher Demko | 21/22 | W | Casey DeSmith |
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 2023-24?
Thatcher Demko made the most starts: 51 of 82 (62%), going 35-14-2.
How often did the Vancouver Canucks backup goalie start in 2023-24?
Casey DeSmith had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Vancouver Canucks back-to-backs in 2023-24?
Thatcher Demko started 3 of 9 second games; the other goalies started 6.