Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Seattle Kraken
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Joey Daccord (SEA) leads NHL goalies with 46 games started for the Seattle Kraken in 2025-26, ahead of 
Philipp Grubauer (SEA) (28).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Games Started, Seattle Kraken, 2025-26
- 1stJoey DaccordSEA · 47 GP46
- 2ndPhilipp GrubauerSEA · 32 GP28
3rdMatt MurraySEA · 5 GP4
4thNikke KokkoSEA · 3 GP3
5thVictor OstmanSEA · 1 GP1
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, 5 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Joey Daccord leads at 46.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey DaccordSEA | SEA | 46 | 47 | 20 | 0.897 | 3.03 | 65%▼2.5 |
| 2 | Philipp GrubauerSEA | SEA | 28 | 32 | 13 | 0.909 | 2.65 | 23%▲7.6 |
| 3 | Matt MurraySEA | SEA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.922 | 2.21 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Nikke KokkoSEA | SEA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.890 | 3.04 | — |
| 5 | Victor OstmanSEA | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.943 | 2.10 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?
Joey Daccord leads with 46. The median of the 5 qualified goalies is 4.
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.