Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Cam Talbot (OTT) leads NHL goalies with 32 games started for the Ottawa Senators in 2022-23, ahead of 
Anton Forsberg (OTT) (25).
Leaders: Games Started, Ottawa Senators, 2022-23
- 1stCam TalbotOTT · 36 GP32
- 2ndAnton ForsbergOTT · 28 GP25
3rdMads SogaardOTT · 19 GP17
4thMagnus HellbergDET/OTT · 18 GP14
5thKevin MandoleseOTT · 3 GP3
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 2022-23, 7 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 14 and Cam Talbot leads at 32.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam TalbotOTT | OTT | 32 | 36 | 17 | 0.898 | 2.93 | 9.2%▲2.6 |
| 2 | Anton ForsbergOTT | OTT | 25 | 28 | 11 | 0.902 | 3.26 | 19%▼2 |
| 3 | Mads SogaardOTT | OTT | 17 | 19 | 8 | 0.889 | 3.32 | 5.6%▲0.8 |
| 4 | Magnus HellbergDET/OTT | DET/OTT | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0.888 | 3.20 | — |
| 5 | Kevin MandoleseOTT | OTT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.916 | 3.29 | — |
| 6 |  Dylan FergusonOTT | OTT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.940 | 2.52 | — |
| 7 |  Leevi MeriläinenOTT | OTT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.878 | 4.23 | 26%▲5.9 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2022-23?
Cam Talbot leads with 32. The median of the 7 qualified goalies is 14.
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.