Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
This board ranks NHL goalies by games started, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
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.
Leader in 2020-21: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), 45 GS.
Games Started leaderboard
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| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor HellebuyckWPG | WPG | 45 | 45 | 24 | 0.916 | 2.58 | 94%▲7.4 |
| 2 | Jacob MarkstromCGY | CGY | 43 | 43 | 22 | 0.904 | 2.68 | 89%▲43 |
| 3 | Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 42 | 42 | 31 | 0.925 | 2.21 | 99%▲0.6 |
| 4 | Jordan BinningtonSTL | STL | 41 | 42 | 18 | 0.910 | 2.65 | 31%▲24 |
| 5 | Philipp GrubauerCOL | COL | 39 | 40 | 30 | 0.922 | 1.95 | 14%▲9.6 |
| 6 | Tristan JarryPIT | PIT | 38 | 39 | 25 | 0.909 | 2.75 | 9.4% |
| 7 | Kevin LankinenCHI | CHI | 37 | 37 | 17 | 0.909 | 3.01 | 32%▲25 |
| 8 | Vitek VanecekWSH | WSH | 36 | 37 | 21 | 0.908 | 2.69 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 9 | Marc-Andre FleuryVGK | VGK | 36 | 36 | 26 | 0.928 | 1.98 | — |
| 10 | Semyon VarlamovNYI | NYI | 35 | 36 | 19 | 0.929 | 2.04 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 11 | Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 35 | 36 | 21 | 0.927 | 2.28 | 84%▲16 |
| 12 | John GibsonANA | ANA | 35 | 35 | 9 | 0.903 | 2.98 | 72% |
| 13 | Thatcher DemkoVAN | VAN | 35 | 35 | 16 | 0.915 | 2.85 | 24%▲22 |
| 14 | Mackenzie BlackwoodNJD | NJD | 35 | 35 | 14 | 0.902 | 3.04 | 90%▲6.2 |
| 15 | Martin JonesSJS | SJS | 34 | 34 | 15 | 0.896 | 3.28 | — |
| 16 | Cam TalbotMIN | MIN | 33 | 33 | 19 | 0.915 | 2.63 | 5.8%▲4.7 |
| 17 | Cal PetersenLAK | LAK | 32 | 35 | 9 | 0.911 | 2.89 | — |
| 18 | Anton KhudobinDAL | DAL | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0.905 | 2.54 | — |
| 19 | Igor ShesterkinNYR | NYR | 31 | 35 | 16 | 0.916 | 2.62 | 93%▲1.8 |
| 20 | Joonas KorpisaloCBJ | CBJ | 31 | 33 | 9 | 0.894 | 3.30 | 7.6%▲5.2 |
| 21 | Mike SmithEDM | EDM | 30 | 32 | 21 | 0.923 | 2.31 | — |
| 22 | Sergei BobrovskyFLA | FLA | 30 | 31 | 19 | 0.906 | 2.91 | 88%▲16 |
| 23 | Thomas GreissDET | DET | 29 | 34 | 8 | 0.912 | 2.70 | — |
| 24 | Jake AllenMTL | MTL | 27 | 29 | 11 | 0.907 | 2.68 | 54%▲29 |
| 25 | Darcy KuemperARI | ARI | 27 | 27 | 10 | 0.907 | 2.56 | 58%▼5.2 |
| 26 | Brian ElliottPHI | PHI | 26 | 30 | 15 | 0.889 | 3.06 | — |
| 27 | Matt MurrayOTT | OTT | 25 | 27 | 10 | 0.893 | 3.38 | 0.1% |
| 28 | Carter HartPHI | PHI | 25 | 27 | 9 | 0.877 | 3.67 | 87%▲34 |
| 29 | Mikko KoskinenEDM | EDM | 25 | 26 | 13 | 0.899 | 3.17 | — |
| 30 | Carey PriceMTL | MTL | 25 | 25 | 12 | 0.901 | 2.64 | — |
| 31 | Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 24 | 29 | 11 | 0.911 | 2.36 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 32 | Tuukka RaskBOS | BOS | 24 | 24 | 15 | 0.913 | 2.28 | — |
| 33 | Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | CBJ | 23 | 28 | 8 | 0.916 | 2.77 | 8.9%▲7.9 |
| 34 | Jonathan BernierDET | DET | 23 | 24 | 9 | 0.914 | 2.99 | — |
| 35 | Frederik AndersenTOR | TOR | 23 | 24 | 13 | 0.895 | 2.96 | 38%▲31 |
| 36 | Kaapo KahkonenMIN | MIN | 23 | 24 | 16 | 0.902 | 2.88 | — |
| 37 | Chris DriedgerFLA | FLA | 23 | 23 | 14 | 0.927 | 2.07 | — |
| 38 | Alex NedeljkovicCAR | CAR | 23 | 23 | 15 | 0.932 | 1.90 | 18%▲13 |
| 39 | Jonathan QuickLAK | LAK | 22 | 22 | 11 | 0.898 | 2.86 | 0.3% |
| 40 | Jack CampbellTOR | TOR | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0.921 | 2.15 | — |
| 41 | Pekka RinneNSH | NSH | 21 | 24 | 10 | 0.907 | 2.84 | — |
| 42 | James ReimerCAR | CAR | 21 | 22 | 15 | 0.906 | 2.66 | — |
| 43 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 21 | 22 | 13 | 0.918 | 2.17 | 97% |
| 44 | Braden HoltbyVAN | VAN | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0.889 | 3.67 | — |
| 45 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 20 | 20 | 9 | 0.917 | 2.63 | 81%▼5.4 |
| 46 | Robin LehnerVGK | VGK | 19 | 19 | 13 | 0.913 | 2.29 | — |
| 47 | Devan DubnykSJS/COL | SJS/COL | 18 | 22 | 6 | 0.895 | 3.20 | — |
| 48 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 18 | 19 | 13 | 0.902 | 2.69 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Alexandar GeorgievNYR | NYR | 18 | 19 | 8 | 0.905 | 2.71 | — |
| 50 | Casey DeSmithPIT | PIT | 17 | 20 | 11 | 0.912 | 2.54 | 17%▲16 |
| 51 | Jaroslav HalakBOS | BOS | 17 | 19 | 9 | 0.905 | 2.53 | — |
| 52 | Adin HillARI | ARI | 17 | 19 | 9 | 0.913 | 2.74 | 24%▲17 |
| 53 | David RittichCGY/TOR | CGY/TOR | 15 | 19 | 5 | 0.901 | 2.86 | 5.6%▲5.5 |
| 54 | Ville HussoSTL | STL | 15 | 17 | 9 | 0.893 | 3.21 | 6.4%▲6.3 |
| 55 | Scott WedgewoodNJD | NJD | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0.900 | 3.11 | 96%▼3.4 |
| 56 | Ryan MillerANA | ANA | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0.882 | 3.51 | — |
| 57 | Malcolm SubbanCHI | CHI | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0.900 | 3.20 | — |
| 58 | Jonas JohanssonCOL/BUF | COL/BUF | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0.897 | 2.86 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 59 | Carter HuttonBUF | BUF | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.886 | 3.47 | — |
| 60 | Curtis McElhinneyTBL | TBL | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0.875 | 3.09 | — |
| 61 | Petr MrazekCAR | CAR | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0.923 | 2.06 | 0.1% |
| 62 | Laurent BrossoitWPG | WPG | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0.918 | 2.42 | 0.1% |
| 63 | Antti RaantaARI | ARI | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0.905 | 3.36 | — |
| 64 | Marcus HogbergOTT | OTT | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0.876 | 3.74 | — |
| 65 | Dustin TokarskiBUF | BUF | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0.904 | 3.54 | — |
| 66 | Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.945 | 1.50 | 97%▲1.5 |
| 67 | Michael HutchinsonTOR | TOR | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0.919 | 2.42 | — |
| 68 | Anton ForsbergOTT | OTT | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0.909 | 3.21 | 26%▼17 |
| 69 | Josef KorenarSJS | SJS | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.899 | 3.17 | — |
| 70 | Keith KinkaidNYR | NYR | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0.898 | 2.59 | — |
| 71 | Filip GustavssonOTT | OTT | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.933 | 2.16 | 64%▼11 |
| 72 | Anthony StolarzANA | ANA | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.926 | 2.20 | 30%▲27 |
| 73 | Joey DaccordOTT | OTT | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.897 | 3.27 | 54%▲22 |
| 74 | Aaron DellNJD | NJD | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.857 | 4.14 | — |
| 75 | Alex LyonPHI | PHI | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.893 | 3.33 | 33%▼17 |
| 76 | Collin DeliaCHI | CHI | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.902 | 3.59 | — |
| 77 | Dan VladarBOS | BOS | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.886 | 3.40 | 76%▲9.3 |
| 78 | Hunter MiskaCOL | COL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.838 | 4.16 | — |
| 79 | Calvin PickardDET | DET | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.874 | 3.16 | 4.0%▲3.8 |
| 80 | Michael HouserBUF | BUF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.901 | 3.46 | — |
| 81 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.906 | 3.88 | 77%▼1 |
| 82 | Cayden PrimeauMTL | MTL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.849 | 4.16 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 83 | Spencer KnightFLA | FLA | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.919 | 2.32 | 79%▲17 |
| 84 | Craig AndersonWSH | WSH | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.915 | 2.13 | — |
| 85 | Alexei MelnichukSJS | SJS | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.864 | 5.05 | — |
| 86 | Christopher GibsonTBL | TBL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.875 | 2.66 | — |
| 87 | Troy GrosenickLAK | LAK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.922 | 3.00 | — |
| 88 | Matiss KivlenieksCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.901 | 3.40 | — |
| 89 | Ivan ProsvetovARI | ARI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.824 | 4.15 | — |
| 90 | Louis DomingueCGY | CGY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.870 | 3.12 | — |
| 91 | Maxime LagacePIT | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | — |
| 92 | Oscar DanskVGK | VGK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.862 | 3.91 | — |
| 93 | Eric ComrieNJD | NJD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.909 | 3.00 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 94 | Stuart SkinnerEDM | EDM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.868 | 5.03 | 42%▲29 |
| 95 | Kasimir KaskisuoNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | — |
| 96 | Logan ThompsonVGK | VGK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 100% |
| 97 | Veini VehvilainenCBJ | CBJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | 5.63 | — |
| 98 | Artyom ZagidulinCGY | CGY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.818 | 4.25 | — |
How to read it
Games the goalie started, regular season.
How reliable is it?
Starts follow the depth chart and health more than form, so they carry over well within a season.
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