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.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • Starts
    51/82
    Share
    62%
    Last 10
    2

    35-14-2 · .918 SV% · last start Apr 18

  • 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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Thatcher Demko
  • G2 Casey DeSmith
  • G3 Arturs Silovs
0%50%100%11020304050607080G2 DeSmithG3 SilovsG1 Demko

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Mar 23 · after game 71, Casey DeSmith took the lead in the last 10 starts from Thatcher Demko

Vancouver Canucks goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 18@ WPGG1 Thatcher Demko22/25L–
81Apr 16vs CGYG1 Thatcher Demko39/40W–
80Apr 13@ EDMG2 Casey DeSmith32/33W–
79Apr 10vs ARIG3 Arturs Silovs14/18OTL–
78Apr 8vs VGKG3 Arturs Silovs20/23W–
77Apr 6@ LAKG2 Casey DeSmith23/29L–
76Apr 3 ▲@ ARIG3 Arturs Silovs20/21W–
75Apr 2@ VGKG2 Casey DeSmith24/30L–
74Mar 31vs ANAG3 Arturs Silovs20/22W–
73Mar 28vs DALG2 Casey DeSmith31/33L–
72Mar 25vs LAKG2 Casey DeSmith16/19L–
71Mar 23vs CGYG2 Casey DeSmith22/24W–
70Mar 21vs MTLG2 Casey DeSmith16/17W–
69Mar 19vs BUFG2 Casey DeSmith15/17W–
68Mar 16vs WSHG2 Casey DeSmith22/24L–
67Mar 13vs COLG2 Casey DeSmith30/34OTL–
66Mar 9vs WPGG1 Thatcher Demko12/12WCasey DeSmith
65Mar 7@ VGKG1 Thatcher Demko27/28W–
64Mar 5@ LAKG1 Thatcher Demko23/24W–
63Mar 3@ ANAG2 Casey DeSmith17/18W–
62Feb 29vs LAKG1 Thatcher Demko15/20L–
61Feb 27vs PITG1 Thatcher Demko36/40OTL–
60Feb 24vs BOSG1 Thatcher Demko23/25W–
59Feb 22@ SEAG1 Thatcher Demko26/30L–
58Feb 20 ▲@ COLG1 Thatcher Demko24/26L–
57Feb 19@ MING2 Casey DeSmith17/25L–
56Feb 17vs WPGG1 Thatcher Demko24/28L–
55Feb 15vs DETG1 Thatcher Demko27/28W–
54Feb 13@ CHIG1 Thatcher Demko22/24W–
53Feb 11 ▲@ WSHG1 Thatcher Demko31/33W–
52Feb 10@ DETG2 Casey DeSmith24/28OTL–
51Feb 8@ BOSG1 Thatcher Demko20/24L–
50Feb 6@ CARG1 Thatcher Demko22/24W–
49Jan 27vs CBJG1 Thatcher Demko25/29W–
48Jan 24vs STLG2 Casey DeSmith14/18OTL–
47Jan 22vs CHIG1 Thatcher Demko31/31W–
46Jan 20vs TORG1 Thatcher Demko42/46W–
45Jan 18vs ARIG1 Thatcher Demko20/21W–
44Jan 15@ CBJG2 Casey DeSmith40/43OTL–
43Jan 13@ BUFG1 Thatcher Demko26/26W–
42Jan 11@ PITG1 Thatcher Demko32/35W–
41Jan 9 ▲@ NYIG2 Casey DeSmith18/20W–
40Jan 8@ NYRG1 Thatcher Demko39/42W–
39Jan 6@ NJDG1 Thatcher Demko21/25W–
38Jan 4@ STLG1 Thatcher Demko30/32L–
37Jan 2vs OTTG1 Thatcher Demko35/38W–
36Dec 28vs PHIG2 Casey DeSmith21/25L–
35Dec 23vs SJSG1 Thatcher Demko21/25W–
34Dec 21@ DALG1 Thatcher Demko32/36OTL–
33Dec 19@ NSHG2 Casey DeSmith26/28W–
32Dec 17 ▲@ CHIG1 Thatcher Demko25/28W–
31Dec 16@ MING2 Casey DeSmith30/31OTL–
30Dec 14vs FLAG1 Thatcher Demko36/36W–
29Dec 12vs TBLG1 Thatcher Demko28/29W–
28Dec 9vs CARG1 Thatcher Demko21/24W–
27Dec 7vs MING2 Casey DeSmith26/26W–
26Dec 5vs NJDG1 Thatcher Demko26/32L–
25Dec 2@ CGYG1 Thatcher Demko21/24W–
24Nov 30vs VGKG1 Thatcher Demko40/44L–
23Nov 28vs ANAG1 Thatcher Demko30/31W–
22Nov 25 ▲@ SJSG2 Casey DeSmith18/22L–
21Nov 24@ SEAG1 Thatcher Demko23/24W–
20Nov 22@ COLG1 Thatcher Demko20/24L–
19Nov 20vs SJSG1 Thatcher Demko27/28W–
18Nov 18vs SEAG1 Thatcher Demko22/26L–
17Nov 16 ▲@ CGYG2 Casey DeSmith34/38L–
16Nov 15vs NYIG1 Thatcher Demko30/33W–
15Nov 12 ▲@ MTLG2 Casey DeSmith30/32W–
14Nov 11@ TORG1 Thatcher Demko17/22L–
13Nov 9@ OTTG2 Casey DeSmith28/30W–
12Nov 6vs EDMG1 Thatcher Demko41/43W–
11Nov 4vs DALG1 Thatcher Demko27/27W–
10Nov 2@ SJSG1 Thatcher Demko30/31W–
9Oct 31vs NSHG1 Thatcher Demko27/29W–
8Oct 28 ▲vs NYRG2 Casey DeSmith20/24OTL–
7Oct 27vs STLG1 Thatcher Demko22/22W–
6Oct 24@ NSHG1 Thatcher Demko16/18W–
5Oct 21@ FLAG2 Casey DeSmith33/36W–
4Oct 19@ TBLG1 Thatcher Demko32/36L–
3Oct 17@ PHIG1 Thatcher Demko40/42L–
2Oct 14@ EDMG2 Casey DeSmith37/40W–
1Oct 11vs EDMG1 Thatcher Demko21/22WCasey DeSmith

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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.