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NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

For the 2024-25 campaign, Filip Gustavsson leads the league in quality starts in the crease with 12. In 2nd place is Juuse Saros, having a quality starts total of 11. With a tally of 10, Connor Hellebuyck ranks in the third spot. Rounding out the top five are Jake Oettinger (10) and Anthony Stolarz (10).

2024-25 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Player QS
1st Filip Gustavsson 12
2nd Juuse Saros 11
3rd Connor Hellebuyck 10
4th Jake Oettinger 10
5th Anthony Stolarz 10
6th Sam Montembeault 9
7th Andrei Vasilevskiy 9
8th Joey Daccord 9
9th Lukas Dostal 9
10th Jacob Markstrom 8
11th Kevin Lankinen 8
12th Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 8
13th Petr Mrazek 8
14th Igor Shesterkin 8
15th Ilya Sorokin 8
16th Cam Talbot 8
17th Jordan Binnington 7
18th Sergei Bobrovsky 7
19th Pyotr Kochetkov 7
20th Samuel Ersson 7
21st David Rittich 7
22nd Dustin Wolf 7
23rd Daniel Vladar 7
24th Jeremy Swayman 6
25th Mackenzie Blackwood 6
26th Stuart Skinner 6
27th Darcy Kuemper 6
28th Charlie Lindgren 6
29th Adin Hill 5
30th Elvis Merzlikins 5
31st Logan Thompson 5
32nd Calvin Pickard 5

2022 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Player QS
1st Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 43
2nd Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 39
3rd Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 39
4th Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames 38
5th Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers 38
6th Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders 37
7th Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks 35
8th Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins 35
9th Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers 33
10th Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche 32
11th James Reimer – San Jose Sharks 30
12th Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes 30
13th Anton Forsberg – Ottawa Senators 29
14th Alex Nedeljkovic – Detroit Red Wings 28
15th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 28
16th Marc-Andre Fleury – 2 Teams 28
17th Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild 28
18th Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs 28
19th Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets 27
20th Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars 27
21st Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 24
22nd Jeremy Swayman – Boston Bruins 24
23rd Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues 23
24th Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes 22
25th Kaapo Kahkonen – 2 Teams 22
26th Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers 21
27th Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights 20
28th Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins 20
29th Calvin Petersen – Los Angeles Kings 20
30th Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 19
31st Philipp Grubauer – Seattle Kraken 18
32nd Jake Allen – Montreal Canadiens 18

2021 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche 26
2nd Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 26
3rd Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders 26
4th Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 25
5th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 24
6th Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins 24
7th Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames 23
8th Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 22
9th Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues 21
10th Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild 21
11th Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers 20
12th Kevin Lankinen – Chicago Blackhawks 19
13th Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks 19
14th Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers 19
15th Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals 18
16th Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils 18
17th Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings 17
18th Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars 17
19th Calvin Petersen – Los Angeles Kings 16
20th Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers 16
21st Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 16
22nd John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 15
23rd Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 15
24th Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes 15
25th Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings 15
26th Chris Driedger – Florida Panthers 15
27th Alex Nedeljkovic – Carolina Hurricanes 15
28th Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders 15
29th Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets 14
30th Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators 14
31st Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 14
32nd Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets 13

2020 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 36
2nd Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 31
3rd Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 31
4th Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues 28
5th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 28
6th Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 27
7th Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 27
8th Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers 25
9th Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks 25
10th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 25
11th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 24
12th David Rittich – Calgary Flames 24
13th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 22
14th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 22
15th Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils 22
16th Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes 22
17th Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders 21
18th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 21
19th Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 21
20th Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets 21
21st Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers 20
22nd Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes 19
23rd Alex Stalock – Minnesota Wild 19
24th Robin Lehner – 2 Teams 19
25th Linus Ullmark – Buffalo Sabres 19
26th Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins 19
27th Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes 19
28th Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars 19
29th Jaroslav Halak – Boston Bruins 18
30th Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings 17
31st Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers 17
32nd Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 17

2019 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 38
2nd Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 38
3rd Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 37
4th Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes 36
5th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 34
6th Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks 34
7th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 34
8th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 34
9th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 33
10th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 31
11th Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 31
12th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 30
13th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 30
14th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 30
15th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 29
16th Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 28
17th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 27
18th Robin Lehner – New York Islanders 26
19th David Rittich – Calgary Flames 26
20th Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres 25
21st Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 25
22nd Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 25
23rd Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 25
24th Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 24
25th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 24
26th Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars 23
27th Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes 23
28th Jaroslav Halak – Boston Bruins 22
29th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 20
30th Mike Smith – Calgary Flames 20
31st Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche 20
32nd Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues 20

2018 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 40
2nd Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 39
3rd John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 39
4th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 38
5th Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 37
6th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 37
7th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 36
8th Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 36
9th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 36
10th Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers 32
11th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 32
12th Mike Smith – Calgary Flames 32
13th Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes 32
14th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 31
15th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 30
16th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 30
17th Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks 29
18th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 28
19th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 28
20th Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 27
21st Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 27
22nd Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 25
23rd Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres 24
24th Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders 22
25th James Reimer – Florida Panthers 22
26th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 22
27th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 21
28th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 21
29th Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers 20
30th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 19
31st Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils 19
32nd Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 19

2017 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers 43
2nd Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 41
3rd Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 39
4th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 39
5th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 39
6th Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 38
7th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 38
8th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 34
9th Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 33
10th Peter Budaj – 2 Teams 32
11th Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres 32
12th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 32
13th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 31
14th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 30
15th Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 30
16th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 29
17th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 28
18th Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 27
19th Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 27
20th Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 27
21st Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 26
22nd Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 26
23rd Brian Elliott – Calgary Flames 26
24th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 26
25th Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 25
26th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 25
27th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 25
28th Calvin Pickard – Colorado Avalanche 21
29th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 21
30th Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings 19
31st James Reimer – Florida Panthers 19
32nd Mike Condon – 2 Teams 19

2016 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 42
2nd Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 40
3rd Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 40
4th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 39
5th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 38
6th Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning 37
7th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 36
8th Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 34
9th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 34
10th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 34
11th Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins 33
12th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 32
13th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 31
14th Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings 31
15th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 28
16th Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers 26
17th Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 26
18th Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues 26
19th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 25
20th Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 25
21st Mike Condon – Montreal Canadiens 24
22nd Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks 24
23rd Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 23
24th Chad Johnson – Buffalo Sabres 23
25th Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 22
26th James Reimer – 2 Teams 22
27th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 21
28th Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders 21
29th Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 20
30th Louis Domingue – Arizona Coyotes 20
31st Karri Ramo – Calgary Flames 20
32nd Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars 19

2015 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 43
2nd Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 43
3rd Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 42
4th Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 41
5th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 39
6th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 38
7th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 36
8th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 36
9th Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams 36
10th Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins 35
11th Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning 33
12th Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders 33
13th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 33
14th Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks 32
15th Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks 32
16th Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 30
17th Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 29
18th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 29
19th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 29
20th Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues 27
21st Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs 26
22nd Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 26
23rd Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 26
24th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 26
25th Jonas Hiller – Calgary Flames 23
26th Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets 23
27th Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 22
28th Jhonas Enroth – 2 Teams 20
29th Ben Scrivens – Edmonton Oilers 19
30th Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets 19
31st Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks 18
32nd Andrew Hammond – Ottawa Senators 18

2014 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank Team QS
1st Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 44
2nd Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 39
3rd Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning 38
4th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 38
5th Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 36
6th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 36
7th Ryan Miller – 2 Teams 36
8th Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 35
9th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 35
10th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 35
11th Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins 33
12th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 31
13th Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks 30
14th Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs 30
15th Jaroslav Halak – 2 Teams 30
16th Roberto Luongo – 2 Teams 29
17th Jonas Hiller – Anaheim Ducks 27
18th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 26
19th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 26
20th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 26
21st Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 25
22nd Tim Thomas – 2 Teams 25
23rd Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 25
24th Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets 24
25th Ben Scrivens – 2 Teams 22
26th Anton Khudobin – Carolina Hurricanes 22
27th Josh Harding – Minnesota Wild 21
28th Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks 20
29th Karri Ramo – Calgary Flames 19
30th Robin Lehner – Ottawa Senators 19
31st Martin Brodeur* – New Jersey Devils 18
32nd Evgeni Nabokov – New York Islanders 16
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