Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 2026-27: Sergei Bobrovsky (TOR), 2 GS.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Games Started leaderboard
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| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei BobrovskyTOR | TOR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.887 | 3.06 | 88%▲16 |
| 2 | Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.889 | 2.59 | 99%▲0.6 |
| 3 | Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.933 | 2.03 | 84%▲16 |
| 4 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.968 | 1.02 | 97% |
| 5 | Igor ShesterkinNYR | NYR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.935 | 1.51 | 93%▲1.8 |
| 6 | Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL | COL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.912 | 2.50 | 90%▲6.2 |
| 7 | Joseph WollPHI | PHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.929 | 2.87 | 33%▲20 |
| 8 | Carter HartVGK | VGK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.870 | 3.06 | 87%▲34 |
| 9 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.784 | 4.03 | 77%▼1 |
| 10 | Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.947 | 1.47 | 97%▲1.5 |
| 11 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.789 | 8.66 | 32%▲25 |
| 12 | Spencer KnightCHI | CHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.875 | 4.04 | 79%▲17 |
| 13 | Arturs SilovsPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.886 | 2.47 | 45%▲41 |
| 14 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.885 | 3.32 | 77%▲65 |
| 15 | Devon LeviEDM | EDM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.810 | 4.02 | 41%▲39 |
| 16 | Jakub DobesMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.862 | 4.04 | 96%▲13 |
| 17 | Jet GreavesCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.877 | 3.50 | 86%▲21 |
| 18 | Brandon BussiCAR | CAR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.872 | 2.88 | 96%▲9.8 |
| 19 | Leevi MeriläinenVAN | VAN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.943 | 1.32 | 13%▲13 |
| 20 | Jesper WallstedtMIN | MIN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.957 | 1.01 | 94%▲15 |
| 21 | Jacob MarkstromFLA | FLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 89%▲43 |
| 22 | Jake AllenNJD | NJD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.920 | 1.89 | 54%▲29 |
| 23 | Darcy KuemperLAK | LAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.724 | 8.08 | 58%▼5.2 |
| 24 | Philipp GrubauerSEA | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | 2.03 | 14%▲9.6 |
| 25 | Anton ForsbergLAK | LAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | 4.77 | 26%▼17 |
| 26 | Jordan BinningtonSTL | STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 6.00 | 31%▲24 |
| 27 | John GibsonDET | DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.950 | 1.02 | 72% |
| 28 | Anthony StolarzTOR | TOR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.963 | 1.03 | 30%▲27 |
| 29 | Linus UllmarkOTT | OTT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.931 | 2.00 | 81%▼5.4 |
| 30 | Tristan JarryEDM | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.739 | 5.85 | 9.4% |
| 31 | Dan VladarPHI | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.816 | 7.04 | 76%▲9.3 |
| 32 | Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 98%▲3.3 |
| 33 | Joey DaccordSEA | SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.960 | 1.01 | 54%▲22 |
| 34 | Casey DeSmithDAL | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | 2.05 | 17%▲16 |
| 35 | Charlie LindgrenWSH | WSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.931 | 2.08 | 11%▲11 |
| 36 | Stuart SkinnerWPG | WPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.867 | 3.79 | 42%▲29 |
| 37 | Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.909 | 2.06 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 38 | Logan ThompsonWSH | WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.939 | 2.00 | 100% |
| 39 | Lukas DostalANA | ANA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.900 | 3.00 | 81%▲50 |
| 40 | Joel HoferSTL | STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 80%▲2.1 |
| 41 | Akira SchmidFLA | FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 3.80 | 28%▲26 |
| 42 | Pyotr KochetkovCAR | CAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.889 | 1.91 | 45%▲42 |
| 43 | Dustin WolfCGY | CGY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.813 | 6.02 | 66%▲27 |
| 44 | Nico DawsNJD | NJD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.813 | 6.01 | 17%▲16 |
| 45 | Dylan GarandNYR | NYR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 13%▲13 |
| 46 | Devin CooleyCGY | CGY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.880 | 3.01 | 14%▲13 |
| 47 | Sebastian CossaUTA | UTA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.944 | 1.00 | 32%▲31 |
| 48 | Arvid SoderblomCHI | CHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.813 | 6.00 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 49 | Michael DiPietroBOS | BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.897 | 3.11 | 15%▲15 |
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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