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NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Ottawa Senators

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

Linus Ullmark (OTT) leads NHL goalies with 49 games started for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, ahead of Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) (19).

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Leaders: Games Started, Ottawa Senators, 2025-26

  1. Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators1stLinus UllmarkOTT · 49 GP49
  2. Leevi Meriläinen, Ottawa Senators2ndLeevi MeriläinenOTT · 20 GP19
  3. James Reimer, Ottawa Senators3rdJames ReimerOTT · 14 GP13
  4. Mads Sogaard, Ottawa Senators4thMads SogaardOTT · 2 GP1
  5. Hunter Shepard, Ottawa Senators5thHunter ShepardOTT · 1 GP0

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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, 5 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 13 and Linus Ullmark leads at 49.

Games Started leaderboard

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NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders, Ottawa Senators, 2025-26, All situations
#GoalieGSGPWSV%GAA
1Linus UllmarkOTT4949280.8912.7392%▲3
2Leevi MeriläinenOTT192080.8603.5126%▲5.9
3James ReimerOTT131470.8862.42—
4Mads SogaardOTT1210.8334.655.6%▲0.8
5Hunter ShepardOTT0100.8333.35—

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?

Linus Ullmark leads with 49. The median of the 5 qualified goalies is 13.

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.