Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Losses Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Kevin Lankinen (VAN) leads NHL goalies with 6 L in 2026-27, ahead of 
Lukas Dostal (ANA) (4).
Leaders: Losses, 2026-27
- 1stKevin LankinenVAN · 7 GP6Share
- 2ndLukas DostalANA · 7 GP4Share
3rdSpencer KnightCHI · 7 GP4Share
4thYaroslav AskarovSJS · 6 GP4Share
5thDustin WolfCGY · 5 GP4Share
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 2026-27, 65 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Kevin Lankinen leads at 6.
Losses leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | L | GP | GS | W | SV% | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.807 | 100 | 18%▼4.1 |
| 2 | Lukas DostalANA | ANA | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.881 | 96 | 82%▼1.1 |
| 3 | Spencer KnightCHI | CHI | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.888 | 96 | 73% |
| 4 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.865 | 96 | 71%▼4.2 |
| 5 | Dustin WolfCGY | CGY | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.834 | 96 | 51%▼3.6 |
| 6 |  Sergei BobrovskyTOR | TOR | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.902 | 84 | 84%▼1.2 |
| 7 |  Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL | COL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.889 | 84 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 8 |  Carter HartVGK | VGK | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.888 | 84 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 9 |  Logan ThompsonWSH | WSH | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.901 | 84 | 99% |
| 10 |  John GibsonDET | DET | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.873 | 84 | 60%▼4.1 |
| 11 |  Joseph WollPHI | PHI | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.917 | 84 | 37%▼2.7 |
| 12 |  Arturs SilovsPIT | PIT | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.866 | 84 | 56%▼1.2 |
| 13 |  Jet GreavesCBJ | CBJ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0.883 | 84 | 77%▼2.5 |
| 14 |  Darcy KuemperLAK | LAK | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.869 | 84 | 46%▼5.1 |
| 15 |  Dan VladarPHI | PHI | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.889 | 84 | 59%▼2.8 |
| 16 |  Sergei MurashovPIT | PIT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.883 | 84 | 57%▼4.9 |
| 17 |  Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0.879 | 61 | 98% |
| 18 |  Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.898 | 61 | 99% |
| 19 |  Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.906 | 61 | 85% |
| 20 |  Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.934 | 61 | 97% |
| 21 |  Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.945 | 61 | 99% |
| 22 |  Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0.860 | 61 | 67%▲1 |
| 23 |  Dylan GarandNYR | NYR | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0.929 | 61 | 68%▲14 |
| 24 |  Leevi MeriläinenVAN | VAN | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.917 | 61 | 26%▲5.9 |
| 25 |  Jake AllenNJD | NJD | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.883 | 61 | 51%▼2.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Losses in 2026-27?
Kevin Lankinen leads with 6. The median of the 65 qualified goalies is 2.
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.