Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Philadelphia Flyers
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Cam Talbot (EDM/PHI) leads NHL goalies with 32 games started for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2018-19, ahead of 
Carter Hart (PHI) (30).
Leaders: Games Started, Philadelphia Flyers, 2018-19
1stCam TalbotEDM/PHI · 35 GP32- 2ndCarter HartPHI · 31 GP30
3rdBrian ElliottPHI · 26 GP23
4thAnthony StolarzPHI/EDM · 18 GP12
5thCalvin PickardPHI/ARI · 17 GP12
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, 8 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Cam Talbot leads at 32.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam TalbotEDM/PHI | EDM/PHI | 32 | 35 | 11 | 0.892 | 3.40 | 9.2%▲2.6 |
| 2 | Carter HartPHI | PHI | 30 | 31 | 16 | 0.917 | 2.83 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 3 | Brian ElliottPHI | PHI | 23 | 26 | 11 | 0.907 | 2.96 | — |
| 4 | Anthony StolarzPHI/EDM | PHI/EDM | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0.901 | 3.45 | 36%▼0.6 |
| 5 | Calvin PickardPHI/ARI | PHI/ARI | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0.875 | 3.86 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Mike McKennaOTT/PHI | OTT/PHI | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.892 | 3.99 | — |
| 7 |  Michal NeuvirthPHI | PHI | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.859 | 4.27 | — |
| 8 |  Alex LyonPHI | PHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.806 | 5.08 | 29%▼2.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2018-19?
Cam Talbot leads with 32. The median of the 8 qualified goalies is 12.
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.