When discussing the 2024-25 year, Juuse Saros leads all players in games protecting the crease with 21. Holding down 2nd place is Jordan Binnington, bearing a games between the pipes total of 19. Having a total of 19, Connor Hellebuyck comes in at the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top five are Jacob Markstrom (19) as well as Andrei Vasilevskiy (19).
2024-25 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Player |
GP |
1st |
Juuse Saros |
21 |
2nd |
Jordan Binnington |
19 |
3rd |
Connor Hellebuyck |
19 |
4th |
Jacob Markstrom |
19 |
5th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
19 |
6th |
Filip Gustavsson |
18 |
7th |
Sam Montembeault |
18 |
8th |
Petr Mrazek |
18 |
9th |
Igor Shesterkin |
18 |
10th |
Jeremy Swayman |
18 |
11th |
Sergei Bobrovsky |
17 |
12th |
Joey Daccord |
17 |
13th |
Kevin Lankinen |
17 |
14th |
Jake Oettinger |
17 |
15th |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
16 |
16th |
Alexandar Georgiev |
16 |
17th |
Adin Hill |
16 |
18th |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
16 |
19th |
David Rittich |
16 |
20th |
Stuart Skinner |
16 |
21st |
Lukas Dostal |
15 |
22nd |
Elvis Merzlikins |
15 |
23rd |
Ilya Sorokin |
15 |
24th |
Cam Talbot |
15 |
25th |
Linus Ullmark |
15 |
26th |
Anthony Stolarz |
14 |
27th |
Connor Ingram |
13 |
28th |
Pyotr Kochetkov |
13 |
29th |
Karel Vejmelka |
13 |
30th |
Dustin Wolf |
13 |
31st |
Charlie Lindgren |
12 |
32nd |
Alex Nedeljkovic |
12 |
2022 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Player |
GP |
1st |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
67 |
2nd |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
66 |
3rd |
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks |
64 |
4th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
63 |
5th |
Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames |
63 |
6th |
Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets |
59 |
7th |
Alex Nedeljkovic – Detroit Red Wings |
59 |
8th |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
58 |
9th |
Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche |
57 |
10th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
56 |
11th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – 2 Teams |
56 |
12th |
Philipp Grubauer – Seattle Kraken |
55 |
13th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
54 |
14th |
Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers |
53 |
15th |
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders |
52 |
16th |
Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes |
52 |
17th |
Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes |
52 |
18th |
Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild |
49 |
19th |
Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs |
49 |
20th |
James Reimer – San Jose Sharks |
48 |
21st |
Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars |
48 |
22nd |
Anton Forsberg – Ottawa Senators |
46 |
23rd |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
46 |
24th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
45 |
25th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
45 |
26th |
Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights |
44 |
27th |
Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals |
44 |
28th |
Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals |
42 |
29th |
Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins |
41 |
30th |
Jeremy Swayman – Boston Bruins |
41 |
31st |
Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues |
40 |
32nd |
Sam Montembeault – Montreal Canadiens |
38 |
2021 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
45 |
2nd |
Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames |
43 |
3rd |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
42 |
4th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
42 |
5th |
Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche |
40 |
6th |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 |
7th |
Kevin Lankinen – Chicago Blackhawks |
37 |
8th |
Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals |
37 |
9th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
36 |
10th |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
36 |
11th |
Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders |
36 |
12th |
Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils |
35 |
13th |
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks |
35 |
14th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
35 |
15th |
Calvin Petersen – Los Angeles Kings |
35 |
16th |
Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers |
35 |
17th |
Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings |
34 |
18th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
34 |
19th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
33 |
20th |
Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild |
33 |
21st |
Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars |
32 |
22nd |
Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers |
32 |
23rd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
31 |
24th |
Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers |
30 |
25th |
Jake Allen – Montreal Canadiens |
29 |
26th |
Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars |
29 |
27th |
Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets |
28 |
28th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
27 |
29th |
Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes |
27 |
30th |
Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators |
27 |
31st |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
26 |
32nd |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
25 |
2020 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
58 |
2nd |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
58 |
3rd |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
52 |
4th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
52 |
5th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
51 |
6th |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
50 |
7th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
50 |
8th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
49 |
9th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
48 |
10th |
David Rittich – Calgary Flames |
48 |
11th |
Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils |
47 |
12th |
Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings |
46 |
13th |
Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders |
45 |
14th |
Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars |
44 |
15th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
43 |
16th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
43 |
17th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
42 |
18th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
41 |
19th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
41 |
20th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
40 |
21st |
Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes |
40 |
22nd |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
40 |
23rd |
Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers |
39 |
24th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
38 |
25th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
38 |
26th |
Alex Stalock – Minnesota Wild |
38 |
27th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
37 |
28th |
Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche |
36 |
29th |
Robin Lehner – 2 Teams |
36 |
30th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
36 |
31st |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
34 |
32nd |
Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche |
34 |
2019 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
67 |
2nd |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
66 |
3rd |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
63 |
4th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
62 |
5th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
62 |
6th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
61 |
7th |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
60 |
8th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
60 |
9th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
59 |
10th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
58 |
11th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
56 |
12th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
55 |
13th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
55 |
14th |
Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes |
55 |
15th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
53 |
16th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
52 |
17th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
50 |
18th |
Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres |
50 |
19th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
50 |
20th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
49 |
21st |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
46 |
22nd |
Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars |
46 |
23rd |
Robin Lehner – New York Islanders |
46 |
24th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
46 |
25th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
46 |
26th |
David Rittich – Calgary Flames |
45 |
27th |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
43 |
28th |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
43 |
29th |
Mike Smith – Calgary Flames |
42 |
30th |
Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars |
41 |
31st |
Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils |
41 |
32nd |
Jaroslav Halak – Boston Bruins |
40 |
2018 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
67 |
2nd |
Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers |
67 |
3rd |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
66 |
4th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
65 |
5th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
65 |
6th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
64 |
7th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
63 |
8th |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
60 |
9th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
60 |
10th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
60 |
11th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
60 |
12th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
60 |
13th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
59 |
14th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
59 |
15th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
58 |
16th |
Mike Smith – Calgary Flames |
55 |
17th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
54 |
18th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
54 |
19th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
54 |
20th |
Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars |
53 |
21st |
Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres |
53 |
22nd |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
51 |
23rd |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
49 |
24th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
49 |
25th |
Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes |
47 |
26th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
46 |
27th |
James Reimer – Florida Panthers |
44 |
28th |
Scott Darling – Carolina Hurricanes |
43 |
29th |
Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers |
43 |
30th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
43 |
31st |
Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils |
41 |
32nd |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
40 |
2017 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers |
73 |
2nd |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
66 |
3rd |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
65 |
4th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
65 |
5th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
65 |
6th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
63 |
7th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
63 |
8th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
62 |
9th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
61 |
10th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
61 |
11th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
61 |
12th |
Peter Budaj – 2 Teams |
60 |
13th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
60 |
14th |
Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres |
59 |
15th |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
59 |
16th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
58 |
17th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
57 |
18th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
56 |
19th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
55 |
20th |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
55 |
21st |
Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
54 |
22nd |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
52 |
23rd |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
51 |
24th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
50 |
25th |
Calvin Pickard – Colorado Avalanche |
50 |
26th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
50 |
27th |
Brian Elliott – Calgary Flames |
49 |
28th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
49 |
29th |
James Reimer – Florida Panthers |
43 |
30th |
Mike Condon – 2 Teams |
41 |
31st |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
40 |
32nd |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
40 |
2016 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
68 |
2nd |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
67 |
3rd |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
66 |
4th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
66 |
5th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
65 |
6th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
65 |
7th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
64 |
8th |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
62 |
9th |
Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning |
61 |
10th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
60 |
11th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
58 |
12th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
58 |
13th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
58 |
14th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
57 |
15th |
Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers |
56 |
16th |
Mike Condon – Montreal Canadiens |
55 |
17th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
54 |
18th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
54 |
19th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
52 |
20th |
Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
51 |
21st |
Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars |
48 |
22nd |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
47 |
23rd |
Chad Johnson – Buffalo Sabres |
45 |
24th |
Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks |
43 |
25th |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
43 |
26th |
Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues |
42 |
27th |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
41 |
28th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
40 |
29th |
James Reimer – 2 Teams |
40 |
30th |
Louis Domingue – Arizona Coyotes |
39 |
31st |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
38 |
32nd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
37 |
2015 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
73 |
2nd |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
72 |
3rd |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
70 |
4th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
69 |
5th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
66 |
6th |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
65 |
7th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
64 |
8th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
64 |
9th |
Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning |
62 |
10th |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
62 |
11th |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
61 |
12th |
Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks |
61 |
13th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
59 |
14th |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
58 |
15th |
Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams |
58 |
16th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
57 |
17th |
Ben Scrivens – Edmonton Oilers |
57 |
18th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
57 |
19th |
Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks |
54 |
20th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
53 |
21st |
Jonas Hiller – Calgary Flames |
52 |
22nd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
51 |
23rd |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
51 |
24th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
51 |
25th |
Jhonas Enroth – 2 Teams |
50 |
26th |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
50 |
27th |
Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues |
46 |
28th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
46 |
29th |
Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
45 |
30th |
Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks |
41 |
31st |
Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets |
38 |
32nd |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
37 |
2014 NHL Goalie Games Played Leaders
GP Rank |
Team |
GP |
1st |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
65 |
2nd |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
64 |
3rd |
Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks |
64 |
4th |
Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning |
63 |
5th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
63 |
6th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
63 |
7th |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
62 |
8th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
61 |
9th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
59 |
10th |
Ryan Miller – 2 Teams |
59 |
11th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
59 |
12th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
58 |
13th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
58 |
14th |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
57 |
15th |
Roberto Luongo – 2 Teams |
56 |
16th |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
55 |
17th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
53 |
18th |
Jaroslav Halak – 2 Teams |
52 |
19th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
51 |
20th |
Jonas Hiller – Anaheim Ducks |
50 |
21st |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
49 |
22nd |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
48 |
23rd |
Tim Thomas – 2 Teams |
48 |
24th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
45 |
25th |
Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks |
41 |
26th |
Carter Hutton – Nashville Predators |
40 |
27th |
Evgeni Nabokov – New York Islanders |
40 |
28th |
Karri Ramo – Calgary Flames |
40 |
29th |
Ben Scrivens – 2 Teams |
40 |
30th |
Martin Brodeur* – New Jersey Devils |
39 |
31st |
Anton Khudobin – Carolina Hurricanes |
36 |
32nd |
Robin Lehner – Ottawa Senators |
36 |