Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Joseph Woll (TOR) leads NHL goalies with 38 games started for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025-26, ahead of
Anthony Stolarz (TOR) (25).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Games Started, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2025-26
1stJoseph WollTOR · 39 GP38
2ndAnthony StolarzTOR · 26 GP25
3rdDennis HildebyTOR · 20 GP14
4thCayden PrimeauTOR · 3 GP3
5thArtur AkhtyamovTOR · 3 GP2
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 14 and Joseph Woll leads at 38.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOR | 38 | 39 | 15 | 0.899 | 3.34 | 37%▼2.7 | |
| 2 | TOR | 25 | 26 | 10 | 0.893 | 3.28 | 36%▼0.6 | |
| 3 | TOR | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0.914 | 2.86 | 20%▲0.9 | |
| 4 | TOR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.838 | 4.30 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | TOR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.877 | 5.24 | 14% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?
Joseph Woll leads with 38. The median of the 5 qualified goalies is 14.
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.