Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Vegas Golden Knights
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Akira Schmid (VGK) leads NHL goalies with 29 games started for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2025-26, ahead of 
Adin Hill (VGK) (27).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Games Started, Vegas Golden Knights, 2025-26
- 1stAkira SchmidVGK · 34 GP29
- 2ndAdin HillVGK · 27 GP27
3rdCarter HartVGK · 18 GP18
4thCarl LindbomVGK · 8 GP8
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, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 23 and Akira Schmid leads at 29.
Games Started leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akira SchmidVGK | VGK | 29 | 34 | 16 | 0.893 | 2.59 | 29%▲4.8 |
| 2 | Adin HillVGK | VGK | 27 | 27 | 10 | 0.871 | 3.04 | 38%▲11 |
| 3 | Carter HartVGK | VGK | 18 | 18 | 11 | 0.891 | 2.71 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 4 | Carl LindbomVGK | VGK | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.873 | 3.00 | 9.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Games Started in 2025-26?
Akira Schmid leads with 29. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 23.
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.