Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: New York Islanders
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ilya Sorokin (NYI) leads NHL goalies with 54 games started for the New York Islanders in 2025-26, ahead of 
David Rittich (NYI) (28).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Games Started, New York Islanders, 2025-26
- 1stIlya SorokinNYI · 55 GP54
- 2ndDavid RittichNYI · 30 GP28
3rdMarcus HogbergNYI · 1 GP0
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 2025-26, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 28 and Ilya Sorokin leads at 54.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 54 | 55 | 29 | 0.906 | 2.68 | 97% |
| 2 | David RittichNYI | NYI | 28 | 30 | 14 | 0.894 | 2.76 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Marcus HogbergNYI | NYI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.714 | 8.90 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?
Ilya Sorokin leads with 54. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 28.
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.