Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shutouts Leaders: Washington Capitals
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) leads NHL goalies with 4 shutouts for the Washington Capitals in 2021-22, ahead of 
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) (3).
Leaders: Shutouts, Washington Capitals, 2021-22
- 1stVitek VanecekWSH · 42 GP4
- 2ndIlya SamsonovWSH · 44 GP3
3rdZach FucaleWSH · 4 GP1
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shutouts measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by shutouts, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Complete-game shutouts, regular season.
Shutouts are rare and lucky: season-to-season they barely repeat beyond what starts and team defence explain.
A shutout is credited to a goalie who plays the whole game without allowing a goal. Combined shutouts by two goalies are credited to neither. The league leader usually has five to ten. Shutouts are a scarce category and swing weekly matchups. They come in streaks and need starts, so the leaders are mostly workhorse starters. In 2021-22, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Vitek Vanecek leads at 4.
Shutouts leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SO | GP | GS | W | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitek VanecekWSH | WSH | 4 | 42 | 39 | 20 | 0.908 | 2.67 | 0.1%▼3.1 |
| 2 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 3 | 44 | 39 | 23 | 0.896 | 3.02 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Zach FucaleWSH | WSH | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.924 | 1.75 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shutouts in 2021-22?
Vitek Vanecek leads with 4. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 3.
How is Shutouts calculated?
Complete-game shutouts, regular season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shutouts?
Shutouts are rare and lucky: season-to-season they barely repeat beyond what starts and team defence explain.