Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2018-19
2018-19 · 48-26-8 · 104 pts · 1st Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterBraden Holtby- Starts
- 58/82
- Share
- 71%
- Last 10
- 7
32-19-5 · .911 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 4
G2BackupPheonix Copley- 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 6 | vs NYI | G2 Pheonix Copley | 21/23 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 4 | vs MTL | G1 Braden Holtby | 33/34 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 1 | @ FLA | G2 Pheonix Copley | 29/33 | L | – |
| 79 | Mar 30 | @ TBL | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/28 | W | – |
| 78 | Mar 28 | @ CAR | G1 Braden Holtby | 24/26 | W | – |
| 77 | Mar 26 | vs CAR | G1 Braden Holtby | 27/28 | W | – |
| 76 | Mar 24 | vs PHI | G1 Braden Holtby | 35/36 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 22 | vs MIN | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/27 | L | – |
| 74 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 Braden Holtby | 23/28 | OTL | – |
| 73 | Mar 19 | @ NJD | G2 Pheonix Copley | 20/21 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 16 | @ TBL | G1 Braden Holtby | 29/33 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 14 | @ PHI | G1 Braden Holtby | 22/24 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 12 | @ PIT | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/29 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 10 | vs WPG | G2 Pheonix Copley | 33/34 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 8 | vs NJD | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/25 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 6 | @ PHI | G1 Braden Holtby | 27/30 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 3 | @ NYR | G1 Braden Holtby | 22/24 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 1 | @ NYI | G1 Braden Holtby | 20/21 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 26 | vs OTT | G1 Braden Holtby | 21/23 | W | – |
| 63 | Feb 24 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Pheonix Copley | 26/31 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 23 | @ BUF | G1 Braden Holtby | 33/37 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 21 | @ TOR | G1 Braden Holtby | 40/42 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 18 ▲ | @ LAK | G2 Pheonix Copley | 26/28 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 17 | @ ANA | G1 Braden Holtby | 34/39 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 14 | @ SJS | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/26 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 12 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Braden Holtby | 29/31 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 11 | vs LAK | G2 Pheonix Copley | 29/33 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs FLA | G1 Braden Holtby | 26/31 | OTL | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | vs COL | G2 Pheonix Copley | 34/37 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 5 | vs VAN | G1 Braden Holtby | 30/32 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 3 | vs BOS | G1 Braden Holtby | 38/39 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | vs CGY | G1 Braden Holtby | 27/30 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 23 ▲ | @ TOR | G1 Braden Holtby | 31/36 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 22 | vs SJS | G1 Braden Holtby | 36/43 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 20 | @ CHI | G1 Braden Holtby | 7/11 | L | Pheonix Copley |
| 47 | Jan 18 | vs NYI | G1 Braden Holtby | 23/25 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 15 ▲ | @ NSH | G2 Pheonix Copley | 22/29 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 | vs STL | G2 Pheonix Copley | 33/37 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 12 | vs CBJ | G1 Braden Holtby | 10/11 | OTL | Pheonix Copley |
| 43 | Jan 10 | @ BOS | G1 Braden Holtby | 39/41 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 8 | vs PHI | G2 Pheonix Copley | 37/40 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 | @ DET | G1 Braden Holtby | 23/25 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 4 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Pheonix Copley | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 3 | @ STL | G1 Braden Holtby | 37/42 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | vs NSH | G1 Braden Holtby | 28/34 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | @ OTT | G2 Pheonix Copley | 31/33 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | vs CAR | G1 Braden Holtby | 28/29 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 ▲ | @ OTT | G2 Pheonix Copley | 35/35 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | vs BUF | G1 Braden Holtby | 36/37 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | vs PIT | G1 Braden Holtby | 28/30 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 15 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Pheonix Copley | 26/29 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 14 | @ CAR | G1 Braden Holtby | 22/27 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | vs DET | G1 Braden Holtby | 35/37 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 | @ CBJ | G1 Braden Holtby | 28/28 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 | @ ARI | G2 Pheonix Copley | 27/29 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | @ VGK | G1 Braden Holtby | 23/27 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs ANA | G1 Braden Holtby | 19/25 | L | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 | vs NJD | G1 Braden Holtby | 33/36 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 26 | @ NYI | G1 Braden Holtby | 32/33 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 24 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Pheonix Copley | 27/30 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 | vs DET | G1 Braden Holtby | 31/32 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 21 | vs CHI | G1 Braden Holtby | 37/39 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 19 | @ MTL | G2 Pheonix Copley | 18/22 | W | Braden Holtby |
| 19 | Nov 16 | @ COL | G2 Pheonix Copley | 24/26 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 14 ▲ | @ WPG | G2 Pheonix Copley | 21/23 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | @ MIN | G2 Pheonix Copley | 26/28 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 11 | vs ARI | G1 Braden Holtby | 18/21 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 | vs CBJ | G1 Braden Holtby | 34/36 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 | vs PIT | G1 Braden Holtby | 41/42 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 5 | vs EDM | G2 Pheonix Copley | 31/33 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 3 | vs DAL | G1 Braden Holtby | 33/37 | OTL | – |
| 11 | Nov 1 | @ MTL | G1 Braden Holtby | 38/43 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 27 | @ CGY | G2 Pheonix Copley | 27/30 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | @ EDM | G1 Braden Holtby | 28/31 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 22 | @ VAN | G1 Braden Holtby | 22/24 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 19 | vs FLA | G1 Braden Holtby | 7/11 | OTL | Pheonix Copley |
| 6 | Oct 17 | vs NYR | G1 Braden Holtby | 29/32 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 13 | vs TOR | G1 Braden Holtby | 24/28 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 11 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Pheonix Copley | 30/36 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 10 | vs VGK | G1 Braden Holtby | 29/31 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 4 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Braden Holtby | 34/41 | OTL | – |
| 1 | Oct 3 | vs BOS | G1 Braden Holtby | 25/25 | W | – |
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.
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.