Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2018-19: 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 58 of 82 Capitals games (71%). Pheonix Copley had 24 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Braden Holtby
    Starts
    58/82
    Share
    71%
    Last 10
    7

    32-19-5 · .911 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 4

  • Starts
    24/82
    Share
    29%
    Last 10
    3

    16-7-3 · .905 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 6

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2018-19

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

  • G1 Braden Holtby
  • G2 Pheonix Copley
  • G3 Ilya Samsonov
  • G4 Gavin McHale

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Braden Holtby
  • G2 Pheonix Copley
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 HoltbyG2 Copley

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

The same goalie has led the last 10 starts all season.

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Pheonix Copley 9, Braden Holtby 4.
  • Home and road: Braden Holtby started 32 of 41 home games and 26 of 41 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 6vs NYIG2 Pheonix Copley21/23L–
81Apr 4vs MTLG1 Braden Holtby33/34W–
80Apr 1@ FLAG2 Pheonix Copley29/33L–
79Mar 30@ TBLG1 Braden Holtby25/28W–
78Mar 28@ CARG1 Braden Holtby24/26W–
77Mar 26vs CARG1 Braden Holtby27/28W–
76Mar 24vs PHIG1 Braden Holtby35/36W–
75Mar 22vs MING1 Braden Holtby25/27L–
74Mar 20 ▲vs TBLG1 Braden Holtby23/28OTL–
73Mar 19@ NJDG2 Pheonix Copley20/21W–
72Mar 16@ TBLG1 Braden Holtby29/33L–
71Mar 14@ PHIG1 Braden Holtby22/24W–
70Mar 12@ PITG1 Braden Holtby25/29L–
69Mar 10vs WPGG2 Pheonix Copley33/34W–
68Mar 8vs NJDG1 Braden Holtby25/25W–
67Mar 6@ PHIG1 Braden Holtby27/30W–
66Mar 3@ NYRG1 Braden Holtby22/24W–
65Mar 1@ NYIG1 Braden Holtby20/21W–
64Feb 26vs OTTG1 Braden Holtby21/23W–
63Feb 24 ▲vs NYRG2 Pheonix Copley26/31W–
62Feb 23@ BUFG1 Braden Holtby33/37L–
61Feb 21@ TORG1 Braden Holtby40/42W–
60Feb 18 ▲@ LAKG2 Pheonix Copley26/28W–
59Feb 17@ ANAG1 Braden Holtby34/39L–
58Feb 14@ SJSG1 Braden Holtby25/26W–
57Feb 12 ▲@ CBJG1 Braden Holtby29/31L–
56Feb 11vs LAKG2 Pheonix Copley29/33W–
55Feb 9vs FLAG1 Braden Holtby26/31OTL–
54Feb 7vs COLG2 Pheonix Copley34/37W–
53Feb 5vs VANG1 Braden Holtby30/32W–
52Feb 3vs BOSG1 Braden Holtby38/39L–
51Feb 1vs CGYG1 Braden Holtby27/30W–
50Jan 23 ▲@ TORG1 Braden Holtby31/36L–
49Jan 22vs SJSG1 Braden Holtby36/43OTL–
48Jan 20@ CHIG1 Braden Holtby7/11LPheonix Copley
47Jan 18vs NYIG1 Braden Holtby23/25L–
46Jan 15 ▲@ NSHG2 Pheonix Copley22/29L–
45Jan 14vs STLG2 Pheonix Copley33/37L–
44Jan 12vs CBJG1 Braden Holtby10/11OTLPheonix Copley
43Jan 10@ BOSG1 Braden Holtby39/41W–
42Jan 8vs PHIG2 Pheonix Copley37/40W–
41Jan 6@ DETG1 Braden Holtby23/25W–
40Jan 4 ▲@ DALG2 Pheonix Copley27/29OTL–
39Jan 3@ STLG1 Braden Holtby37/42L–
38Dec 31vs NSHG1 Braden Holtby28/34L–
37Dec 29@ OTTG2 Pheonix Copley31/33W–
36Dec 27vs CARG1 Braden Holtby28/29W–
35Dec 22 ▲@ OTTG2 Pheonix Copley35/35W–
34Dec 21vs BUFG1 Braden Holtby36/37W–
33Dec 19vs PITG1 Braden Holtby28/30L–
32Dec 15 ▲vs BUFG2 Pheonix Copley26/29W–
31Dec 14@ CARG1 Braden Holtby22/27W–
30Dec 11vs DETG1 Braden Holtby35/37W–
29Dec 8@ CBJG1 Braden Holtby28/28W–
28Dec 6@ ARIG2 Pheonix Copley27/29W–
27Dec 4@ VGKG1 Braden Holtby23/27L–
26Dec 2vs ANAG1 Braden Holtby19/25L–
25Nov 30vs NJDG1 Braden Holtby33/36W–
24Nov 26@ NYIG1 Braden Holtby32/33W–
23Nov 24 ▲@ NYRG2 Pheonix Copley27/30W–
22Nov 23vs DETG1 Braden Holtby31/32W–
21Nov 21vs CHIG1 Braden Holtby37/39W–
20Nov 19@ MTLG2 Pheonix Copley18/22WBraden Holtby
19Nov 16@ COLG2 Pheonix Copley24/26W–
18Nov 14 ▲@ WPGG2 Pheonix Copley21/23L–
17Nov 13@ MING2 Pheonix Copley26/28W–
16Nov 11vs ARIG1 Braden Holtby18/21L–
15Nov 9vs CBJG1 Braden Holtby34/36L–
14Nov 7vs PITG1 Braden Holtby41/42W–
13Nov 5vs EDMG2 Pheonix Copley31/33W–
12Nov 3vs DALG1 Braden Holtby33/37OTL–
11Nov 1@ MTLG1 Braden Holtby38/43L–
10Oct 27@ CGYG2 Pheonix Copley27/30W–
9Oct 25@ EDMG1 Braden Holtby28/31L–
8Oct 22@ VANG1 Braden Holtby22/24W–
7Oct 19vs FLAG1 Braden Holtby7/11OTLPheonix Copley
6Oct 17vs NYRG1 Braden Holtby29/32W–
5Oct 13vs TORG1 Braden Holtby24/28L–
4Oct 11 ▲@ NJDG2 Pheonix Copley30/36L–
3Oct 10vs VGKG1 Braden Holtby29/31W–
2Oct 4 ▲@ PITG1 Braden Holtby34/41OTL–
1Oct 3vs BOSG1 Braden Holtby25/25W–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2018-19?

Braden Holtby made the most starts: 58 of 82 (71%), going 32-19-5.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2018-19?

Pheonix Copley had 24 starts (29% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2018-19?

Braden Holtby started 4 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 9.