Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 35-37-10 · 80 pts · 6th Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterDarcy Kuemper- Starts
- 56/82
- Share
- 68%
- Last 10
- 8
22-26-7 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13
G2BackupCharlie Lindgren- 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 13 | vs NJD | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 81 | Apr 11 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 33/36 | L | Darcy Kuemper |
| 80 | Apr 10 | vs NYI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/40 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 8 | vs FLA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 33/36 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 6 | @ MTL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/31 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 2 | vs NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/34 | L | – |
| 76 | Mar 30 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 29/33 | L | – |
| 75 | Mar 29 | vs NYI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/29 | OTL | – |
| 74 | Mar 25 | @ PIT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 36/40 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 23 | vs CHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 27/28 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 21 | vs CBJ | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 32/39 | OTL | – |
| 71 | Mar 19 | @ MIN | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 35/40 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 17 | vs STL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 17/21 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 15 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 23/27 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 14 | @ NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 31/35 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 11 | @ NYI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 17/18 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 9 | vs NJD | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/40 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 6 | @ LAK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 37/40 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 4 | @ SJS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/41 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 1 | @ ANA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 21/23 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 26 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 14/19 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 61 | Feb 25 | vs NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/26 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 23 | vs ANA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 17/20 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 21 | vs DET | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 22/25 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 18 | @ CAR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 31/35 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 16 | vs FLA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 30/34 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 14 | vs CAR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 27/30 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 12 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 29/32 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 11 | @ BOS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 27/28 | W | – |
| 53 | Jan 31 | @ CBJ | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 31/34 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 29 | @ TOR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 16/20 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 51 | Jan 26 | vs PIT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 35/37 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 24 | @ COL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/26 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 21 | @ VGK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 14/18 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 48 | Jan 19 | @ ARI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/26 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 17 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 18/21 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | @ NYI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 27/30 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 14 | vs PHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 22/25 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 11 | @ PHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 31/35 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | vs CBJ | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/38 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 6 ▲ | vs NSH | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 18/21 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 5 | @ CBJ | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 25/27 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 3 | vs BUF | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | vs MTL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 31/33 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | vs OTT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 41/45 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | @ NYR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 32/32 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 ▲ | vs WPG | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 25/26 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 22 | @ OTT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/25 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | vs DET | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 16/19 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 | vs TOR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 34/36 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 15 | vs DAL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/26 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | @ CHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 26/29 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | @ WPG | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 29/31 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | vs SEA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 25/26 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | @ PHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 29/30 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | @ EDM | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 28/30 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 3 | @ CGY | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 24/26 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 25 | Dec 1 | @ SEA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | @ VAN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 31/32 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/29 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | vs CGY | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 32/32 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 | vs PHI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 21/23 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 19 | vs COL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 25/29 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 17 | @ STL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 15 | @ FLA | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 38/42 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | @ TBL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 5/9 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 16 | Nov 11 | vs TBL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 28/29 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 | vs PIT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 24/27 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 | vs EDM | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 25/29 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 5 | vs ARI | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/26 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 3 | @ DET | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/25 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 1 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Oct 31 | @ CAR | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 | @ NSH | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 34/34 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 27 | @ DAL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 25/27 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 24 | @ NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 38/41 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 | vs LAK | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 23/26 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 20 | @ OTT | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 39/42 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | vs VAN | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 26/30 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 15 | vs MTL | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 21/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 13 ▲ | @ TOR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 36/39 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs BOS | G1 Darcy Kuemper | 25/29 | L | – |
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 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.