Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Filip Gustavsson (MIN) leads NHL goalies with 58 games started for the Minnesota Wild in 2024-25, ahead of 
Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) (22).
Leaders: Games Started, Minnesota Wild, 2024-25
- 1stFilip GustavssonMIN · 58 GP58
- 2ndMarc-Andre FleuryMIN · 26 GP22
3rdJesper WallstedtMIN · 2 GP2
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 2024-25, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 22 and Filip Gustavsson leads at 58.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip GustavssonMIN | MIN | 58 | 58 | 31 | 0.914 | 2.56 | 60%▼1 |
| 2 | Marc-Andre FleuryMIN | MIN | 22 | 26 | 14 | 0.899 | 2.93 | — |
| 3 | Jesper WallstedtMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.843 | 4.09 | 98%▲1.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2024-25?
Filip Gustavsson leads with 58. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 22.
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.