Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2019-20

2019-20 · 41-20-8 · 90 pts · 1st Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2019-20: 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 47 of 69 Capitals games (68%). Ilya Samsonov had 22 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

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

G1Starter
Braden Holtby
Starts
47/69
Share
68%
Last 10
7
25-14-6 · .897 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 9
G2Backup
Ilya Samsonov
Starts
22/69
Share
32%
Last 10
3
16-6-2 · .913 SV% · 4 relief · last start Mar 5

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2019-20

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

G1 Braden Holtby
G2 Ilya Samsonov
G3 Vitek Vanecek

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

G1Holtby

G2Samsonov

G3Vanecek

Game

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Braden Holtby 6, Ilya Samsonov 4.
Home and road: Braden Holtby started 23 of 33 home games and 24 of 36 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (7% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (69 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
69	Mar 9	@ BUF	G1 Braden Holtby	24/26	OTL	–
68	Mar 7	@ PIT	G1 Braden Holtby	26/28	W	–
67	Mar 5 ▲	@ NYR	G2 Ilya Samsonov	33/39	OTL	–
66	Mar 4	vs PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	24/29	L	–
65	Mar 1	@ MIN	G1 Braden Holtby	37/40	W	–
64	Feb 27	@ WPG	G2 Ilya Samsonov	29/31	L	–
63	Feb 25	vs WPG	G1 Braden Holtby	30/33	W	–
62	Feb 23 ▲	vs PIT	G1 Braden Holtby	32/35	W	–
61	Feb 22	@ NJD	G2 Ilya Samsonov	26/29	L	–
60	Feb 20	vs MTL	G1 Braden Holtby	28/32	OTL	–
59	Feb 17	@ VGK	G1 Braden Holtby	26/29	L	–
58	Feb 15	@ ARI	G1 Braden Holtby	27/29	L	–
57	Feb 13	@ COL	G1 Braden Holtby	32/34	W	–
56	Feb 10	vs NYI	G2 Ilya Samsonov	15/20	L	Braden Holtby
55	Feb 8	vs PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	18/25	L	Ilya Samsonov
54	Feb 4	vs LAK	G1 Braden Holtby	29/31	W	–
53	Feb 2	vs PIT	G2 Ilya Samsonov	29/33	L	–
52	Jan 31	@ OTT	G2 Ilya Samsonov	25/28	W	–
51	Jan 29	vs NSH	G1 Braden Holtby	19/24	L	–
50	Jan 27	@ MTL	G1 Braden Holtby	31/33	W	–
49	Jan 18	@ NYI	G1 Braden Holtby	18/22	W	Ilya Samsonov
48	Jan 16	vs NJD	G2 Ilya Samsonov	32/34	W	–
47	Jan 13	vs CAR	G2 Ilya Samsonov	23/23	W	–
46	Jan 11	vs NJD	G1 Braden Holtby	17/21	L	–
45	Jan 8 ▲	@ PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	24/27	L	–
44	Jan 7	vs OTT	G2 Ilya Samsonov	26/27	W	–
43	Jan 5	vs SJS	G1 Braden Holtby	25/28	W	–
42	Jan 3	@ CAR	G2 Ilya Samsonov	38/41	W	–
41	Dec 31	vs NYI	G1 Braden Holtby	18/22	L	–
40	Dec 28 ▲	@ CAR	G1 Braden Holtby	23/28	L	–
39	Dec 27	vs CBJ	G2 Ilya Samsonov	27/28	W	–
38	Dec 23	@ BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	7/11	L	Ilya Samsonov
37	Dec 21 ▲	vs TBL	G1 Braden Holtby	26/27	W	–
36	Dec 20	@ NJD	G2 Ilya Samsonov	24/27	W	–
35	Dec 16	@ CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	18/21	L	–
34	Dec 14	@ TBL	G2 Ilya Samsonov	26/28	W	–
33	Dec 11	vs BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	30/32	W	–
32	Dec 9	vs CBJ	G1 Braden Holtby	33/37	L	–
31	Dec 6	@ ANA	G1 Braden Holtby	27/29	W	–
30	Dec 4 ▲	@ LAK	G2 Ilya Samsonov	22/23	W	–
29	Dec 3	@ SJS	G1 Braden Holtby	23/25	W	–
28	Nov 30 ▲	@ DET	G2 Ilya Samsonov	25/27	W	–
27	Nov 29	vs TBL	G1 Braden Holtby	27/30	W	–
26	Nov 27	vs FLA	G1 Braden Holtby	37/40	W	–
25	Nov 23	vs VAN	G1 Braden Holtby	32/33	OTL	–
24	Nov 20	@ NYR	G1 Braden Holtby	27/31	L	–
23	Nov 18	vs ANA	G1 Braden Holtby	32/34	W	–
22	Nov 16 ▲	@ BOS	G1 Braden Holtby	21/23	W	–
21	Nov 15	vs MTL	G2 Ilya Samsonov	35/39	L	–
20	Nov 13	@ PHI	G1 Braden Holtby	30/31	W	–
19	Nov 11	vs ARI	G2 Ilya Samsonov	32/35	OTL	–
18	Nov 9	vs VGK	G1 Braden Holtby	30/32	W	–
17	Nov 7	@ FLA	G1 Braden Holtby	32/36	W	–
16	Nov 3	vs CGY	G2 Ilya Samsonov	25/27	W	–
15	Nov 1	vs BUF	G1 Braden Holtby	29/30	W	–
14	Oct 29	@ TOR	G1 Braden Holtby	28/31	W	–
13	Oct 25 ▲	@ VAN	G2 Ilya Samsonov	29/34	W	–
12	Oct 24	@ EDM	G1 Braden Holtby	36/40	OTL	–
11	Oct 22	@ CGY	G1 Braden Holtby	32/35	W	–
10	Oct 20	@ CHI	G1 Braden Holtby	41/44	W	–
9	Oct 18	vs NYR	G1 Braden Holtby	26/28	W	–
8	Oct 16	vs TOR	G2 Ilya Samsonov	29/32	W	–
7	Oct 14	vs COL	G1 Braden Holtby	0/3	L	Ilya Samsonov
6	Oct 12	@ DAL	G2 Ilya Samsonov	24/25	W	–
5	Oct 10	@ NSH	G1 Braden Holtby	32/38	L	–
4	Oct 8	vs DAL	G1 Braden Holtby	22/26	OTL	–
3	Oct 5 ▲	vs CAR	G1 Braden Holtby	25/28	OTL	–
2	Oct 4	@ NYI	G2 Ilya Samsonov	25/26	W	–
1	Oct 2	@ STL	G1 Braden Holtby	20/22	W	–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2019-20?

Braden Holtby made the most starts: 47 of 69 (68%), going 25-14-6.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2019-20?

Ilya Samsonov had 22 starts (32% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2019-20?

Braden Holtby started 6 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 4.