Friday, September 26, 2025

Who started in goal, Fri, Sep 26

Who started in goal in each of the 6 games, from the final box scores, with every goalie’s win or loss and saves.

CAR @ TBLPreseasonFinal · 5–6 · Benchmark International ArenaGame recap →

CAR · #35MiftakhovAmir MiftakhovL · 22

L · 22

TBL · #31JohanssonJonas Johansson16

Backup

Nikita Quapp

Backup

Harrison MeneghinW · 10 in relief

DET @ PITPreseasonFinal · 2–3 · PPG Paints ArenaGame recap →

DET · #36GibsonJohn Gibson13

PIT · #35JarryTristan Jarry11

Backup

Michal PostavaL · 4 in relief

Backup

Arturs SilovsW · 7 in relief

NJD @ NYIPreseasonFinal · 4–2 · UBS ArenaGame recap →

NJD · #34AllenJake Allen11

NYI · #30SorokinIlya SorokinL · 23

L · 23

Backup

Jakub MalekW · 12 in relief

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Tristan Lennox

WPG @ EDMPreseasonFinal · 0–4 · Rogers PlaceGame recap →

WPG · #50DiVincentiisDomenic DiVincentiisL · 16

L · 16

EDM · #31PickardCalvin PickardW · 21

W · 21

Backup

Isaac Poulter

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Samuel Jonsson

SEA @ VANPreseasonFinal · 2–4 · Rogers ArenaGame recap →

SEA · #30MurrayMatt MurrayL · 33

L · 33

VAN · #32LankinenKevin Lankinen17

Backup

Philipp Grubauer

Backup

Nikita TolopiloW · 4 in relief

VGK @ SJSPreseasonFinal · 2–1 · SAP Center at San JoseGame recap →

VGK · #40SchmidAkira SchmidW · 13

W · 13

SJS · #30AskarovYaroslav AskarovL · 27

L · 27

Backup

Carl Lindbom

Backup

Gabriel Carriere

Reading the labels

Started: He started the game, from the final box score.
Confirmed: He was in net at puck drop, from the NHL’s live data.
Likely: A 75% or higher chance to start, about 3 in 4 or better.
Leaning: A 60 to 74% chance to start.
Toss-up: Under 60%: either goalie could start.

Chance to start is daily.hockey’s own projection from each team’s recent goalie usage, rest and schedule. Season stats (record, save percentage, goals-against average) are regular season only, counting games through Thursday, September 25, 2025, from the NHL’s box scores and play-by-play.