youngest player to start a game in playoffs

Spencer Knight is the youngest in a start in a playoff game. He was 20 years and 35 days old versus the Lightning on May 24, 2021.

	NAME	Age	GS	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Spencer Knight S. Knight	20-035	1	5/24/2021	FLA	vs	TBL	W	37	36	.973	1	1.01	0	60
2	Spencer Knight S. Knight	20-037	1	5/26/2021	FLA	@	TBL	L	23	20	.870	3	3.17	0	57
3	Carey Price C. Price	20-238	1	4/10/2008	MTL	vs	BOS	W	18	17	.944	1	1.01	0	60
4	Carey Price C. Price	20-240	1	4/12/2008	MTL	vs	BOS	W	39	37	.949	2	1.92	0	62
5	Carey Price C. Price	20-241	1	4/13/2008	MTL	@	BOS	L	31	29	.935	2	1.73	0	69
6	Carey Price C. Price	20-243	1	4/15/2008	MTL	@	BOS	W	27	27	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
7	Carey Price C. Price	20-245	1	4/17/2008	MTL	vs	BOS	L	24	19	.792	5	5.00	0	60
8	Carey Price C. Price	20-247	1	4/19/2008	MTL	@	BOS	L	36	31	.861	5	5.07	0	59
9	Carey Price C. Price	20-249	1	4/21/2008	MTL	vs	BOS	W	25	25	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
10	Carey Price C. Price	20-252	1	4/24/2008	MTL	vs	PHI	W	33	30	.909	3	2.99	0	60
11	Carey Price C. Price	20-254	1	4/26/2008	MTL	vs	PHI	L	23	19	.826	4	4.10	0	58
12	Carey Price C. Price	20-256	1	4/28/2008	MTL	@	PHI	L	12	9	.750	3	4.50	0	40
13	Carey Price C. Price	20-261	1	5/3/2008	MTL	vs	PHI	L	36	31	.861	5	5.06	0	59
14	John Gibson J. Gibson	20-300	1	5/10/2014	ANA	@	LAK	W	28	28	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
15	John Gibson J. Gibson	20-302	1	5/12/2014	ANA	vs	LAK	W	42	39	.929	3	3.00	0	60
16	John Gibson J. Gibson	20-304	1	5/14/2014	ANA	@	LAK	L	23	21	.913	2	2.05	0	58
17	John Gibson J. Gibson	20-306	1	5/16/2014	ANA	vs	LAK	L	18	14	.778	4	10.89	0	22
18	Andrei Vasilevskiy A. Vasilevskiy	20-320	1	6/10/2015	TBL	@	CHI	L	19	17	.895	2	2.05	0	59
19	Steve Mason S. Mason	20-322	1	4/16/2009	CBJ	@	DET	L	34	30	.882	4	4.01	0	60
20	Steve Mason S. Mason	20-324	1	4/18/2009	CBJ	@	DET	L	39	35	.897	4	4.00	0	60
21	Steve Mason S. Mason	20-327	1	4/21/2009	CBJ	vs	DET	L	25	22	.880	3	3.01	0	60
22	Steve Mason S. Mason	20-329	1	4/23/2009	CBJ	vs	DET	L	41	35	.854	6	6.03	0	60
23	Semyon Varlamov S. Varlamov	20-356	1	4/18/2009	WSH	vs	NYR	L	24	23	.958	1	1.01	0	59
24	Semyon Varlamov S. Varlamov	20-358	1	4/20/2009	WSH	@	NYR	W	33	33	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
25	Semyon Varlamov S. Varlamov	20-360	1	4/22/2009	WSH	@	NYR	L	21	19	.905	2	2.03	0	59

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