Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2022-23: 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.

Darcy Kuemper started 56 of 82 Capitals games (68%). Charlie Lindgren had 26 starts and 5 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Darcy Kuemper
    Starts
    56/82
    Share
    68%
    Last 10
    8

    22-26-7 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13

  • Starts
    26/82
    Share
    32%
    Last 10
    2

    13-11-3 · .899 SV% · 5 relief · last start Apr 11

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

  • G1 Darcy Kuemper
  • G2 Charlie Lindgren
  • G3 Hunter Shepard
  • G4 Zach Fucale
  • G5 Mitchell Gibson
  • G6 Reid Cooper

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

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Darcy Kuemper
  • G2 Charlie Lindgren
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 KuemperG2 Lindgren

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

Changes at the top

  1. Dec 13 · after game 31, Charlie Lindgren took the lead in the last 10 starts from Darcy Kuemper
  2. Jan 8 · after game 43, Darcy Kuemper took the lead in the last 10 starts from Charlie Lindgren

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 11 second games, started by Charlie Lindgren 9, Darcy Kuemper 2.
  • Home and road: Darcy Kuemper started 26 of 41 home games and 30 of 41 road games.
  • Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 13vs NJDG1 Darcy Kuemper29/34OTL–
81Apr 11 ▲@ BOSG2 Charlie Lindgren33/36LDarcy Kuemper
80Apr 10vs NYIG1 Darcy Kuemper38/40W–
79Apr 8vs FLAG2 Charlie Lindgren33/36L–
78Apr 6@ MTLG1 Darcy Kuemper26/31L–
77Apr 2vs NYRG1 Darcy Kuemper29/34L–
76Mar 30 ▲@ TBLG1 Darcy Kuemper29/33L–
75Mar 29vs NYIG1 Darcy Kuemper28/29OTL–
74Mar 25@ PITG1 Darcy Kuemper36/40L–
73Mar 23vs CHIG1 Darcy Kuemper27/28W–
72Mar 21vs CBJG2 Charlie Lindgren32/39OTL–
71Mar 19@ MING2 Charlie Lindgren35/40L–
70Mar 17vs STLG1 Darcy Kuemper17/21L–
69Mar 15 ▲vs BUFG2 Charlie Lindgren23/27W–
68Mar 14@ NYRG1 Darcy Kuemper31/35L–
67Mar 11@ NYIG1 Darcy Kuemper17/18W–
66Mar 9vs NJDG1 Darcy Kuemper38/40OTL–
65Mar 6@ LAKG1 Darcy Kuemper37/40L–
64Mar 4@ SJSG1 Darcy Kuemper38/41W–
63Mar 1@ ANAG1 Darcy Kuemper21/23W–
62Feb 26 ▲@ BUFG1 Darcy Kuemper14/19LCharlie Lindgren
61Feb 25vs NYRG1 Darcy Kuemper23/26W–
60Feb 23vs ANAG2 Charlie Lindgren17/20L–
59Feb 21vs DETG1 Darcy Kuemper22/25L–
58Feb 18@ CARG1 Darcy Kuemper31/35L–
57Feb 16vs FLAG1 Darcy Kuemper30/34L–
56Feb 14vs CARG1 Darcy Kuemper27/30L–
55Feb 12 ▲vs SJSG2 Charlie Lindgren29/32L–
54Feb 11@ BOSG1 Darcy Kuemper27/28W–
53Jan 31@ CBJG2 Charlie Lindgren31/34W–
52Jan 29@ TORG1 Darcy Kuemper16/20LCharlie Lindgren
51Jan 26vs PITG1 Darcy Kuemper35/37W–
50Jan 24@ COLG1 Darcy Kuemper23/26L–
49Jan 21@ VGKG1 Darcy Kuemper14/18LCharlie Lindgren
48Jan 19@ ARIG1 Darcy Kuemper26/26W–
47Jan 17 ▲vs MING2 Charlie Lindgren18/21L–
46Jan 16@ NYIG1 Darcy Kuemper27/30W–
45Jan 14vs PHIG1 Darcy Kuemper22/25L–
44Jan 11@ PHIG1 Darcy Kuemper31/35L–
43Jan 8vs CBJG1 Darcy Kuemper38/38W–
42Jan 6 ▲vs NSHG2 Charlie Lindgren18/21L–
41Jan 5@ CBJG1 Darcy Kuemper25/27W–
40Jan 3vs BUFG1 Darcy Kuemper24/29OTL–
39Dec 31vs MTLG2 Charlie Lindgren31/33W–
38Dec 29vs OTTG1 Darcy Kuemper41/45OTL–
37Dec 27@ NYRG1 Darcy Kuemper32/32W–
36Dec 23 ▲vs WPGG2 Charlie Lindgren25/26W–
35Dec 22@ OTTG1 Darcy Kuemper23/25W–
34Dec 19vs DETG2 Charlie Lindgren16/19W–
33Dec 17vs TORG2 Charlie Lindgren34/36W–
32Dec 15vs DALG2 Charlie Lindgren24/26L–
31Dec 13@ CHIG2 Charlie Lindgren26/29W–
30Dec 11@ WPGG2 Charlie Lindgren29/31W–
29Dec 9vs SEAG2 Charlie Lindgren25/26W–
28Dec 7@ PHIG2 Charlie Lindgren29/30W–
27Dec 5@ EDMG2 Charlie Lindgren28/30W–
26Dec 3@ CGYG1 Darcy Kuemper24/26LCharlie Lindgren
25Dec 1@ SEAG1 Darcy Kuemper22/25OTL–
24Nov 29@ VANG1 Darcy Kuemper31/32W–
23Nov 26 ▲@ NJDG2 Charlie Lindgren24/29L–
22Nov 25vs CGYG1 Darcy Kuemper32/32W–
21Nov 23vs PHIG1 Darcy Kuemper21/23W–
20Nov 19vs COLG1 Darcy Kuemper25/29L–
19Nov 17@ STLG2 Charlie Lindgren20/24OTL–
18Nov 15@ FLAG1 Darcy Kuemper38/42L–
17Nov 13@ TBLG1 Darcy Kuemper5/9LCharlie Lindgren
16Nov 11vs TBLG1 Darcy Kuemper28/29W–
15Nov 9vs PITG1 Darcy Kuemper24/27L–
14Nov 7vs EDMG2 Charlie Lindgren25/29W–
13Nov 5vs ARIG1 Darcy Kuemper23/26L–
12Nov 3@ DETG1 Darcy Kuemper23/25L–
11Nov 1 ▲vs VGKG2 Charlie Lindgren28/31OTL–
10Oct 31@ CARG1 Darcy Kuemper33/35OTL–
9Oct 29@ NSHG1 Darcy Kuemper34/34W–
8Oct 27@ DALG1 Darcy Kuemper25/27L–
7Oct 24@ NJDG2 Charlie Lindgren38/41W–
6Oct 22vs LAKG1 Darcy Kuemper23/26W–
5Oct 20@ OTTG1 Darcy Kuemper39/42L–
4Oct 17vs VANG1 Darcy Kuemper26/30W–
3Oct 15vs MTLG1 Darcy Kuemper21/22W–
2Oct 13 ▲@ TORG2 Charlie Lindgren36/39L–
1Oct 12vs BOSG1 Darcy Kuemper25/29L–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2022-23?

Darcy Kuemper made the most starts: 56 of 82 (68%), going 22-26-7.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2022-23?

Charlie Lindgren had 26 starts (32% of games) plus 5 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2022-23?

Darcy Kuemper started 2 of 11 second games; the other goalies started 9.