Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2020-21
2020-21 · 36-15-5 · 77 pts · 3rd Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21: 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.
Vitek Vanecek started 36 of 56 Capitals games (64%). Ilya Samsonov had 18 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterVitek Vanecek- Starts
- 36/56
- Share
- 64%
- Last 10
- 6
21-10-4 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 11
G2BackupIlya Samsonov- Starts
- 18/56
- Share
- 32%
- Last 10
- 3
13-4-1 · .902 SV% · 1 relief · last start May 1
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2020-21
Every Capitals game by starting goalie
- G1 Vitek Vanecek
- G2 Ilya Samsonov
- G3 Craig Anderson
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Vanecek
G2Samsonov
G3Anderson
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Washington Capitals goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Vitek Vanecek 4, Ilya Samsonov 4, Craig Anderson 2.
- Home and road: Vitek Vanecek started 19 of 28 home games and 17 of 28 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (56 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | May 11 | vs BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 24/25 | W | – |
| 55 | May 8 ▲ | vs PHI | G3 Craig Anderson | 28/29 | W | – |
| 54 | May 7 | vs PHI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 25/28 | L | – |
| 53 | May 5 | @ NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 19/21 | W | – |
| 52 | May 3 | @ NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/26 | W | – |
| 51 | May 1 | vs PIT | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 23/26 | L | – |
| 50 | Apr 29 | vs PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 30/35 | OTL | – |
| 49 | Apr 27 | vs NYI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 18/18 | W | – |
| 48 | Apr 24 | @ NYI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 21/24 | W | – |
| 47 | Apr 22 | @ NYI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 26/26 | W | – |
| 46 | Apr 18 ▲ | @ BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/27 | L | – |
| 45 | Apr 17 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 22/25 | W | – |
| 44 | Apr 15 | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 17/21 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 43 | Apr 13 | vs PHI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 29/30 | W | – |
| 42 | Apr 11 | @ BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 34/35 | W | – |
| 41 | Apr 9 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 30/33 | W | – |
| 40 | Apr 8 | vs BOS | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 28/32 | L | – |
| 39 | Apr 6 | @ NYI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 38/39 | L | – |
| 38 | Apr 4 | @ NJD | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 35/39 | W | – |
| 37 | Apr 2 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/23 | W | – |
| 36 | Apr 1 | @ NYI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 18/24 | L | Vitek Vanecek |
| 35 | Mar 30 | @ NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/26 | L | – |
| 34 | Mar 28 | vs NYR | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 16/20 | W | – |
| 33 | Mar 26 ▲ | vs NJD | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 24/24 | W | – |
| 32 | Mar 25 | vs NJD | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 21/24 | W | – |
| 31 | Mar 20 ▲ | vs NYR | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 22/24 | L | – |
| 30 | Mar 19 | vs NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 32/33 | W | – |
| 29 | Mar 16 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 21/22 | W | – |
| 28 | Mar 15 | @ BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 23/23 | W | – |
| 27 | Mar 13 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 28/32 | W | – |
| 26 | Mar 11 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 30/33 | W | – |
| 25 | Mar 9 | vs NJD | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 27/31 | W | – |
| 24 | Mar 7 | @ PHI | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 36/37 | W | – |
| 23 | Mar 5 | @ BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 14/18 | L | Ilya Samsonov |
| 22 | Mar 3 | @ BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 18/19 | W | – |
| 21 | Feb 28 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 19/21 | W | – |
| 20 | Feb 27 | @ NJD | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/24 | W | – |
| 19 | Feb 25 | vs PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/28 | W | – |
| 18 | Feb 23 | vs PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Feb 21 ▲ | vs NJD | G3 Craig Anderson | 23/26 | W | – |
| 16 | Feb 20 | vs NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 20/23 | L | – |
| 15 | Feb 18 | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 22/23 | W | – |
| 14 | Feb 16 | @ PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 26/27 | W | – |
| 13 | Feb 14 | @ PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 32/36 | L | – |
| 12 | Feb 7 | vs PHI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 10/14 | L | Craig Anderson |
| 11 | Feb 4 | @ NYR | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 27/30 | L | – |
| 10 | Feb 1 | vs BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 28/32 | L | – |
| 9 | Jan 30 | vs BOS | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 40/43 | W | – |
| 8 | Jan 28 | vs NYI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 27/30 | W | – |
| 7 | Jan 26 | vs NYI | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 32/34 | W | – |
| 6 | Jan 24 | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 45/48 | OTL | – |
| 5 | Jan 22 | vs BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 24/27 | W | – |
| 4 | Jan 19 | @ PIT | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 25/30 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Jan 17 | @ PIT | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Jan 15 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Vitek Vanecek | 30/31 | W | – |
| 1 | Jan 14 | @ BUF | G2 Ilya Samsonov | 22/26 | 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 2020-21?
Vitek Vanecek made the most starts: 36 of 56 (64%), going 21-10-4.
How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2020-21?
Ilya Samsonov had 18 starts (32% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2020-21?
Vitek Vanecek started 4 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 6.