Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) leads NHL goalies with 47 games started for the San Jose Sharks in 2025-26, ahead of 
Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) (34).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Games Started, San Jose Sharks, 2025-26
- 1stYaroslav AskarovSJS · 47 GP47
- 2ndAlex NedeljkovicSJS · 40 GP34
3rdLaurent BrossoitSJS · 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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 34 and Yaroslav Askarov leads at 47.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 47 | 47 | 21 | 0.884 | 3.63 | 71%▼4.2 |
| 2 | Alex NedeljkovicSJS | SJS | 34 | 40 | 18 | 0.896 | 2.87 | 21%▲4.5 |
| 3 | Laurent BrossoitSJS | SJS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.783 | 6.09 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?
Yaroslav Askarov leads with 47. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 34.
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.