Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2017-18

2017-18 · 49-26-7 · 105 pts · 1st Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2017-18: 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.

Braden Holtby started 54 of 82 Capitals games (66%). Philipp Grubauer had 28 starts and 7 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Braden Holtby
Starts
54/82
Share
66%
Last 10
5
34-16-4 · .907 SV% · last start Apr 7
G2Backup
Philipp Grubauer
Starts
28/82
Share
34%
Last 10
5
15-10-3 · .923 SV% · 7 relief · last start Apr 5

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2017-18

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

G1 Braden Holtby
G2 Philipp Grubauer
G3 Pheonix Copley

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Holtby

G2Grubauer

G3Copley

Game

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Braden Holtby 7, Philipp Grubauer 7.
Home and road: Braden Holtby started 31 of 41 home games and 23 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 7	vs NJD	G1 Braden Holtby	23/26	W	–
81	Apr 5	vs NSH	G2 Philipp Grubauer	25/29	L	–
80	Apr 2 ▲	@ STL	G1 Braden Holtby	34/36	W	–
79	Apr 1	@ PIT	G2 Philipp Grubauer	36/37	W	–
78	Mar 30	vs CAR	G1 Braden Holtby	26/29	L	–
77	Mar 28	vs NYR	G1 Braden Holtby	35/37	W	–
76	Mar 26	@ NYR	G2 Philipp Grubauer	28/30	W	–
75	Mar 24	@ MTL	G2 Philipp Grubauer	17/21	W	–
74	Mar 22	@ DET	G2 Philipp Grubauer	39/39	W	–
73	Mar 20	vs DAL	G1 Braden Holtby	24/27	W	–
72	Mar 18	@ PHI	G2 Philipp Grubauer	29/34	L	–
71	Mar 16 ▲	vs NYI	G1 Braden Holtby	22/25	W	–
70	Mar 15	@ NYI	G2 Philipp Grubauer	35/38	W	–
69	Mar 12	vs WPG	G2 Philipp Grubauer	26/28	W	–
68	Mar 10	@ SJS	G2 Philipp Grubauer	24/24	W	–
67	Mar 8	@ LAK	G2 Philipp Grubauer	26/28	L	–
66	Mar 6	@ ANA	G1 Braden Holtby	6/9	L	Philipp Grubauer
65	Mar 3	vs TOR	G1 Braden Holtby	27/29	W	–
64	Feb 27 ▲	vs OTT	G2 Philipp Grubauer	28/30	W	–
63	Feb 26	@ CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	12/16	L	Philipp Grubauer
62	Feb 24	vs BUF	G2 Philipp Grubauer	28/29	W	–
61	Feb 22	@ FLA	G1 Braden Holtby	30/33	L	–
60	Feb 20 ▲	vs TBL	G1 Braden Holtby	15/19	L	–
59	Feb 19	@ BUF	G2 Philipp Grubauer	32/34	W	–
58	Feb 17	@ CHI	G1 Braden Holtby	27/33	L	Philipp Grubauer
57	Feb 15	@ MIN	G2 Philipp Grubauer	32/34	W	–
56	Feb 13	@ WPG	G1 Braden Holtby	40/44	OTL	–
55	Feb 11	vs DET	G1 Braden Holtby	24/29	OTL	–
54	Feb 9	vs CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	35/37	W	–
53	Feb 6	@ CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	37/39	W	–
52	Feb 4	vs VGK	G2 Philipp Grubauer	27/31	L	–
51	Feb 2	@ PIT	G1 Braden Holtby	27/33	L	Philipp Grubauer
50	Jan 31	vs PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	27/30	W	–
49	Jan 25	@ FLA	G1 Braden Holtby	32/34	W	–
48	Jan 21	vs PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	21/23	OTL	–
47	Jan 19 ▲	vs MTL	G2 Philipp Grubauer	23/25	L	–
46	Jan 18	@ NJD	G1 Braden Holtby	28/32	OTL	–
45	Jan 12 ▲	@ CAR	G2 Philipp Grubauer	36/39	W	–
44	Jan 11	vs CAR	G1 Braden Holtby	30/32	L	–
43	Jan 9	vs VAN	G2 Philipp Grubauer	37/38	W	–
42	Jan 7	vs STL	G1 Braden Holtby	31/34	W	–
41	Jan 2	@ CAR	G1 Braden Holtby	34/38	W	–
40	Dec 30	vs NJD	G1 Braden Holtby	25/27	W	–
39	Dec 28 ▲	vs BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	31/34	W	–
38	Dec 27	@ NYR	G2 Philipp Grubauer	37/37	OTL	–
37	Dec 23 ▲	@ VGK	G1 Braden Holtby	25/28	L	–
36	Dec 22	@ ARI	G2 Philipp Grubauer	24/27	OTL	–
35	Dec 19	@ DAL	G1 Braden Holtby	33/36	W	–
34	Dec 16	vs ANA	G1 Braden Holtby	28/30	W	–
33	Dec 14	@ BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	34/37	W	–
32	Dec 12 ▲	vs COL	G1 Braden Holtby	22/24	W	–
31	Dec 11	@ NYI	G1 Braden Holtby	9/12	L	Philipp Grubauer
30	Dec 8	vs NYR	G1 Braden Holtby	27/29	W	–
29	Dec 6	vs CHI	G1 Braden Holtby	37/39	W	–
28	Dec 4	vs SJS	G2 Philipp Grubauer	24/25	W	–
27	Dec 2	vs CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	32/35	W	–
26	Nov 30	vs LAK	G1 Braden Holtby	22/25	L	–
25	Nov 25 ▲	@ TOR	G1 Braden Holtby	27/29	W	–
24	Nov 24	vs TBL	G2 Philipp Grubauer	25/26	W	–
23	Nov 22	vs OTT	G1 Braden Holtby	29/31	W	–
22	Nov 20	vs CGY	G1 Braden Holtby	35/39	L	–
21	Nov 18	vs MIN	G1 Braden Holtby	30/31	W	–
20	Nov 16	@ COL	G2 Philipp Grubauer	22/28	L	–
19	Nov 14	@ NSH	G1 Braden Holtby	19/25	L	Philipp Grubauer
18	Nov 12	vs EDM	G1 Braden Holtby	29/30	W	–
17	Nov 10	vs PIT	G1 Braden Holtby	27/28	W	–
16	Nov 7 ▲	@ BUF	G2 Philipp Grubauer	29/31	L	–
15	Nov 6	vs ARI	G1 Braden Holtby	24/26	W	–
14	Nov 4	@ BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	31/33	W	–
13	Nov 2	vs NYI	G1 Braden Holtby	35/38	W	–
12	Oct 29 ▲	@ CGY	G2 Philipp Grubauer	36/38	L	–
11	Oct 28	@ EDM	G1 Braden Holtby	38/40	W	–
10	Oct 26	@ VAN	G1 Braden Holtby	17/22	L	Philipp Grubauer
9	Oct 21 ▲	vs FLA	G2 Philipp Grubauer	19/22	L	–
8	Oct 20	@ DET	G1 Braden Holtby	34/37	W	–
7	Oct 17	vs TOR	G1 Braden Holtby	28/29	L	–
6	Oct 14 ▲	@ PHI	G2 Philipp Grubauer	29/37	L	–
5	Oct 13	@ NJD	G1 Braden Holtby	21/23	W	–
4	Oct 11	vs PIT	G1 Braden Holtby	33/36	L	–
3	Oct 9	@ TBL	G2 Philipp Grubauer	36/40	OTL	–
2	Oct 7	vs MTL	G1 Braden Holtby	38/39	W	–
1	Oct 5	@ OTT	G1 Braden Holtby	28/32	W	–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2017-18?

Braden Holtby made the most starts: 54 of 82 (66%), going 34-16-4.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2017-18?

Philipp Grubauer had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 7 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2017-18?

Braden Holtby started 7 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 7.