Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Carey Price (MTL) leads NHL goalies with 58 games started in 2019-20, ahead of Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) (56).
Leaders: Games Started, 2019-20
1stCarey PriceMTL · 58 GP58
2ndConnor HellebuyckWPG · 58 GP56
3rdFrederik AndersenTOR · 52 GP52
4thAndrei VasilevskiyTBL · 52 GP52
5thJohn GibsonANA · 51 GP51
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 2019-20, 87 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 27 and Carey Price leads at 58.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTL | 58 | 58 | 27 | 0.909 | 2.79 | 100 | — | |
| 2 | WPG | 56 | 58 | 31 | 0.922 | 2.57 | 99 | 91%▼0.7 | |
| 3 | TOR | 52 | 52 | 29 | 0.909 | 2.85 | 97 | 34%▼0.9 | |
| 4 | TBL | 52 | 52 | 35 | 0.917 | 2.56 | 97 | 99% | |
| 5 | ANA | 51 | 51 | 20 | 0.904 | 3.00 | 95 | 60%▼4.1 | |
| 6 | STL | 50 | 50 | 30 | 0.912 | 2.56 | 94 | 25%▼1.8 | |
| 7 | FLA | 49 | 50 | 23 | 0.900 | 3.23 | 93 | 84%▼1.2 | |
| 8 | VGK | 48 | 49 | 27 | 0.905 | 2.77 | 91 | — | |
| 9 | CGY | 48 | 48 | 24 | 0.907 | 2.97 | 91 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | WSH | 47 | 48 | 25 | 0.897 | 3.11 | 90 | — | |
| 11 | NJD | 43 | 47 | 22 | 0.915 | 2.77 | 87 | 92%▲0.8 | |
| 12 | DAL | 43 | 44 | 21 | 0.920 | 2.50 | 87 | — | |
| 13 | VAN | 43 | 43 | 23 | 0.918 | 2.75 | 87 | 88%▼4.1 | |
| 14 | LAK | 42 | 42 | 16 | 0.904 | 2.79 | 85 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | DET | 41 | 46 | 15 | 0.907 | 2.95 | 83 | — | |
| 16 | BOS | 41 | 41 | 26 | 0.929 | 2.12 | 83 | — | |
| 17 | PHI | 40 | 43 | 24 | 0.914 | 2.42 | 81 | 90%▲1.2 | |
| 18 | SJS | 40 | 41 | 17 | 0.896 | 3.00 | 81 | — | |
| 19 | NYI | 39 | 45 | 19 | 0.914 | 2.62 | 78 | 4.9% | |
| 20 | CHI | 39 | 40 | 16 | 0.917 | 2.77 | 78 | — | |
| 21 | CAR | 38 | 40 | 21 | 0.905 | 2.69 | 76 | 0.1% | |
| 22 | PIT | 38 | 38 | 20 | 0.899 | 2.87 | 76 | 0.1% | |
| 23 | EDM | 37 | 39 | 19 | 0.902 | 2.95 | 74 | — | |
| 24 | MIN | 36 | 38 | 20 | 0.910 | 2.67 | 73 | — | |
| 25 | COL | 36 | 36 | 18 | 0.916 | 2.63 | 73 | 23%▲7.6 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2019-20?
Carey Price leads with 58. The median of the 87 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.