Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Devan Dubnyk (MIN) leads NHL goalies with 66 games started in 2018-19, ahead of
Carey Price (MTL) (64).
Leaders: Games Started, 2018-19
1stDevan DubnykMIN · 67 GP66Share
2ndCarey PriceMTL · 66 GP64Share
3rdConnor HellebuyckWPG · 63 GP62Share
4thMartin JonesSJS · 62 GP62Share
5thSergei BobrovskyCBJ · 62 GP61Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Games Started measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by games started, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Games the goalie started, regular season.
Starts follow the depth chart and health more than form, so they carry over well within a season.
Games started counts the games a goalie began in net. Workhorse starters reach 60 or more; most teams now split the net closer to 55-27. Starts are opportunity: every win, save and shutout needs one. Watch for timeshares forming early in the season. In 2018-19, 93 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 27 and Devan Dubnyk leads at 66.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 66 | 67 | 31 | 0.913 | 2.54 | 100 | — | |
| 2 | MTL | 64 | 66 | 35 | 0.918 | 2.49 | 99 | — | |
| 3 | WPG | 62 | 63 | 34 | 0.913 | 2.90 | 97 | 91%▼0.7 | |
| 4 | SJS | 62 | 62 | 36 | 0.896 | 2.94 | 97 | — | |
| 5 | CBJ | 61 | 62 | 37 | 0.913 | 2.58 | 95 | 84%▼1.2 | |
| 6 | VGK | 61 | 61 | 35 | 0.913 | 2.51 | 95 | — | |
| 7 | VAN | 60 | 60 | 28 | 0.912 | 2.77 | 93 | 88%▼4.1 | |
| 8 | TOR | 60 | 60 | 36 | 0.917 | 2.77 | 93 | 34%▼0.9 | |
| 9 | WSH | 58 | 59 | 32 | 0.911 | 2.82 | 91 | — | |
| 10 | ANA | 57 | 58 | 26 | 0.917 | 2.84 | 90 | 60%▼4.1 | |
| 11 | NSH | 55 | 56 | 30 | 0.918 | 2.42 | 89 | — | |
| 12 | ARI | 55 | 55 | 27 | 0.925 | 2.33 | 89 | 46%▼5.1 | |
| 13 | TBL | 53 | 53 | 39 | 0.925 | 2.40 | 87 | 99% | |
| 14 | DET | 52 | 55 | 23 | 0.909 | 3.07 | 85 | — | |
| 15 | NYR | 52 | 52 | 18 | 0.907 | 3.07 | 85 | — | |
| 16 | EDM | 51 | 55 | 25 | 0.906 | 2.93 | 84 | — | |
| 17 | PIT | 50 | 50 | 29 | 0.919 | 2.69 | 83 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | COL | 49 | 49 | 20 | 0.909 | 2.87 | 82 | 4.9% | |
| 19 | BUF | 48 | 50 | 18 | 0.908 | 3.00 | 80 | — | |
| 20 | OTT | 47 | 50 | 17 | 0.903 | 3.51 | 79 | — | |
| 21 | LAK | 46 | 46 | 16 | 0.888 | 3.38 | 78 | 0.4% | |
| 22 | BOS | 45 | 46 | 27 | 0.912 | 2.48 | 76 | — | |
| 23 | DAL | 45 | 46 | 27 | 0.934 | 1.98 | 76 | — | |
| 24 | STL | 45 | 46 | 19 | 0.905 | 2.83 | 76 | 51%▼2.8 | |
| 25 | NYI | 43 | 46 | 25 | 0.930 | 2.13 | 74 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2018-19?
Devan Dubnyk leads with 66. The median of the 93 qualified goalies is 27.
How is Games Started calculated?
Games the goalie started, regular season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Games Started?
Starts follow the depth chart and health more than form, so they carry over well within a season.