Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 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 for the Vancouver Canucks in 2025-26: Kevin Lankinen (VAN), 43 GS.
Games Started leaderboard
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| # | Goalie | Team | GS | GP | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 43 | 47 | 11 | 0.875 | 3.70 | 32%▲25 |
| 2 | Thatcher DemkoVAN | VAN | 20 | 20 | 8 | 0.897 | 2.90 | 24%▲22 |
| 3 | Nikita TolopiloVAN | VAN | 18 | 21 | 6 | 0.881 | 3.61 | 4.8%▲4.7 |
| 4 | Jiri PateraVAN | VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.825 | 7.39 | 0.1% |
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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