Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Losses Leaders: Washington Capitals
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) leads NHL goalies with 10 L for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21, ahead of 
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) (4).
Leaders: Losses, Washington Capitals, 2020-21
- 1stVitek VanecekWSH · 37 GP10
- 2ndIlya SamsonovWSH · 19 GP4
3rdCraig AndersonWSH · 4 GP1
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Losses measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by losses, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Regulation losses charged, regular season (overtime losses in OTL).
Losses are a team and workload stat: the busiest starters on bad teams top it.
A regulation loss is charged to the goalie in net for the goal that decides the game; overtime and shootout losses are counted separately (OTL). A few leagues score losses as a negative. High totals usually mean heavy usage on a weak team rather than poor play. In 2020-21, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Vitek Vanecek leads at 10.
Losses leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | L | GP | GS | W | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitek VanecekWSH | WSH | 10 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 0.908 | 0.1%▼3.1 |
| 2 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 0.902 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Craig AndersonWSH | WSH | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.915 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Losses in 2020-21?
Vitek Vanecek leads with 10. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 4.
How is Losses calculated?
Regulation losses charged, regular season (overtime losses in OTL). Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Losses?
Losses are a team and workload stat: the busiest starters on bad teams top it.