Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2021-22

2021-22 · 44-26-12 · 100 pts · 4th Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2021-22: 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.

Ilya Samsonov started 39 of 82 Capitals games (48%). Vitek Vanecek had 39 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Ilya Samsonov
Starts
39/82
Share
48%
Last 10
6
23-12-5 · .896 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 29
G2Backup
Vitek Vanecek
Starts
39/82
Share
48%
Last 10
4
20-12-6 · .908 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 28
G3Third goalie
Zach Fucale
Starts
3/82
Share
4%
Last 10
0
1-1-1 · .924 SV% · 1 relief · last start Jan 10

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

G1 Ilya Samsonov
G2 Vitek Vanecek
G3 Zach Fucale
G4 Pheonix Copley

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

G1Samsonov

G2Vanecek

G3Fucale

G4Copley

Game

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Ilya Samsonov 7, Vitek Vanecek 4, Zach Fucale 1.
Home and road: Ilya Samsonov started 17 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 10 times (12% 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 29 ▲	@ NYR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	30/33	L	–
81	Apr 28	@ NYI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	21/26	L	–
80	Apr 26	vs NYI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	22/26	L	–
79	Apr 24	vs TOR	G2 Vitek Vanecek	27/30	OTL	–
78	Apr 22	@ ARI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	19/19	W	–
77	Apr 20	@ VGK	G1 Ilya Samsonov	26/30	OTL	–
76	Apr 18	@ COL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	24/26	W	–
75	Apr 16	@ MTL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	28/32	W	–
74	Apr 14	@ TOR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	15/19	L	Vitek Vanecek
73	Apr 12	vs PHI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	19/21	W	–
72	Apr 10 ▲	vs BOS	G2 Vitek Vanecek	28/30	W	–
71	Apr 9	@ PIT	G1 Ilya Samsonov	29/32	W	–
70	Apr 6	vs TBL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	25/28	W	–
69	Apr 3	vs MIN	G2 Vitek Vanecek	14/18	L	–
68	Mar 28	vs CAR	G2 Vitek Vanecek	18/23	L	Ilya Samsonov
67	Mar 26 ▲	vs NJD	G2 Vitek Vanecek	35/38	W	–
66	Mar 25	@ BUF	G1 Ilya Samsonov	20/23	W	–
65	Mar 22	vs STL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	33/37	L	–
64	Mar 20	vs DAL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	20/23	L	–
63	Mar 18 ▲	@ CAR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	17/20	W	–
62	Mar 17	@ CBJ	G2 Vitek Vanecek	39/41	W	–
61	Mar 15	vs NYI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	29/32	W	–
60	Mar 11	@ VAN	G2 Vitek Vanecek	23/26	W	–
59	Mar 9 ▲	@ EDM	G1 Ilya Samsonov	36/40	OTL	–
58	Mar 8	@ CGY	G2 Vitek Vanecek	31/35	W	–
57	Mar 5	vs SEA	G2 Vitek Vanecek	29/31	W	–
56	Mar 3	vs CAR	G2 Vitek Vanecek	36/36	W	–
55	Feb 28	vs TOR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	7/10	L	Vitek Vanecek
54	Feb 26	@ PHI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	20/22	L	–
53	Feb 24	@ NYR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	17/21	L	–
52	Feb 17	@ PHI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	30/33	W	–
51	Feb 15	@ NSH	G1 Ilya Samsonov	33/34	W	–
50	Feb 13	vs OTT	G1 Ilya Samsonov	22/26	L	–
49	Feb 10	@ MTL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	42/44	W	–
48	Feb 8	vs CBJ	G4 Pheonix Copley	15/19	L	Ilya Samsonov
47	Feb 2 ▲	vs EDM	G1 Ilya Samsonov	1/4	L	Pheonix Copley
46	Feb 1	@ PIT	G2 Vitek Vanecek	1/2	W	Ilya Samsonov
45	Jan 28	@ DAL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	29/29	W	–
44	Jan 26	vs SJS	G1 Ilya Samsonov	26/29	L	–
43	Jan 24	vs VGK	G2 Vitek Vanecek	28/29	L	–
42	Jan 22	vs OTT	G2 Vitek Vanecek	20/22	W	–
41	Jan 20	@ BOS	G2 Vitek Vanecek	29/33	L	–
40	Jan 18	vs WPG	G2 Vitek Vanecek	30/33	W	–
39	Jan 16 ▲	vs VAN	G1 Ilya Samsonov	28/31	L	–
38	Jan 15	@ NYI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	23/23	W	–
37	Jan 10	vs BOS	G3 Zach Fucale	12/16	L	Vitek Vanecek
36	Jan 8 ▲	@ MIN	G3 Zach Fucale	21/22	OTL	–
35	Jan 7	@ STL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	12/16	L	Zach Fucale
34	Jan 2	vs NJD	G1 Ilya Samsonov	33/37	OTL	–
33	Dec 31	@ DET	G1 Ilya Samsonov	19/20	W	–
32	Dec 29	vs NSH	G1 Ilya Samsonov	17/20	W	–
31	Dec 19	vs LAK	G2 Vitek Vanecek	21/24	L	–
30	Dec 17	@ WPG	G2 Vitek Vanecek	40/42	W	–
29	Dec 15	@ CHI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	23/28	OTL	–
28	Dec 11 ▲	@ BUF	G2 Vitek Vanecek	29/31	W	–
27	Dec 10	vs PIT	G1 Ilya Samsonov	29/32	L	–
26	Dec 6	vs ANA	G1 Ilya Samsonov	31/34	W	–
25	Dec 4	vs CBJ	G1 Ilya Samsonov	17/18	W	–
24	Dec 2	vs CHI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	25/28	OTL	–
23	Nov 30	@ FLA	G1 Ilya Samsonov	46/51	L	–
22	Nov 28	@ CAR	G1 Ilya Samsonov	30/32	W	–
21	Nov 26	vs FLA	G1 Ilya Samsonov	19/22	W	–
20	Nov 24	vs MTL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	25/28	W	–
19	Nov 21 ▲	@ SEA	G2 Vitek Vanecek	26/30	L	–
18	Nov 20	@ SJS	G1 Ilya Samsonov	22/22	W	–
17	Nov 17 ▲	@ LAK	G1 Ilya Samsonov	34/34	W	–
16	Nov 16	@ ANA	G2 Vitek Vanecek	28/31	OTL	–
15	Nov 14	vs PIT	G2 Vitek Vanecek	24/25	W	–
14	Nov 12 ▲	@ CBJ	G1 Ilya Samsonov	26/29	W	–
13	Nov 11	@ DET	G3 Zach Fucale	21/21	W	–
12	Nov 8	vs BUF	G2 Vitek Vanecek	25/28	W	–
11	Nov 6	vs PHI	G2 Vitek Vanecek	30/32	L	–
10	Nov 4	@ FLA	G2 Vitek Vanecek	13/15	OTL	Ilya Samsonov
9	Nov 1	@ TBL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	23/26	L	–
8	Oct 29	vs ARI	G1 Ilya Samsonov	16/16	W	–
7	Oct 27	vs DET	G2 Vitek Vanecek	22/25	OTL	–
6	Oct 25	@ OTT	G1 Ilya Samsonov	32/37	W	–
5	Oct 23	vs CGY	G2 Vitek Vanecek	10/13	OTL	Ilya Samsonov
4	Oct 21	@ NJD	G2 Vitek Vanecek	25/26	W	–
3	Oct 19	vs COL	G1 Ilya Samsonov	24/27	W	–
2	Oct 16	vs TBL	G2 Vitek Vanecek	22/24	OTL	–
1	Oct 13	vs NYR	G2 Vitek Vanecek	23/24	W	–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2021-22?

Ilya Samsonov made the most starts: 39 of 82 (48%), going 23-12-5.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2021-22?

Vitek Vanecek had 39 starts (48% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2021-22?

Ilya Samsonov started 7 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 5.