Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mackenzie Blackwood (COL/SJS) leads NHL goalies with 53 games started for the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25, ahead of 
Alexandar Georgiev (SJS/COL) (47).
Leaders: Games Started, San Jose Sharks, 2024-25
1stMackenzie BlackwoodCOL/SJS · 56 GP53
2ndAlexandar GeorgievSJS/COL · 49 GP47
3rdVitek VanecekSJS/FLA · 25 GP24
4thYaroslav AskarovSJS · 13 GP12
5thGeorgi RomanovSJS · 8 GP6
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, 5 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 24 and Mackenzie Blackwood leads at 53.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL/SJS | COL/SJS | 53 | 56 | 28 | 0.912 | 2.55 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 2 | Alexandar GeorgievSJS/COL | SJS/COL | 47 | 49 | 15 | 0.875 | 3.71 | — |
| 3 | Vitek VanecekSJS/FLA | SJS/FLA | 24 | 25 | 5 | 0.884 | 3.62 | 0.1%▼3.1 |
| 4 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0.896 | 3.10 | 71%▼4.2 |
| 5 | Georgi RomanovSJS | SJS | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.877 | 3.89 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2024-25?
Mackenzie Blackwood leads with 53. The median of the 5 qualified goalies is 24.
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.