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NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

When talking about the 2024-25 year, Juuse Saros sits in first place in starts protecting the net with 21. Holding down second place is Connor Hellebuyck, collecting a starts in the crease total of 19. Recording a tally of 19, Jacob Markstrom is holding on to the 3rd position. Rounding out the top five are Andrei Vasilevskiy (19) as well as Jordan Binnington (18).

2024-25 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

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

2022 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Player GS
1st Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 67
2nd Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 66
3rd Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 63
4th Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames 63
5th Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks 61
6th Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche 57
7th Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets 56
8th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 56
9th Marc-Andre Fleury – 2 Teams 56
10th Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins 56
11th Philipp Grubauer – Seattle Kraken 54
12th Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers 53
13th Alex Nedeljkovic – Detroit Red Wings 52
14th Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders 52
15th Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers 52
16th Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes 51
17th Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes 49
18th Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild 48
19th Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs 47
20th James Reimer – San Jose Sharks 46
21st Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars 46
22nd Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 46
23rd Anton Forsberg – Ottawa Senators 44
24th Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers 44
25th Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights 44
26th Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 43
27th Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins 39
28th Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals 39
29th Jeremy Swayman – Boston Bruins 39
30th Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals 39
31st Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues 38
32nd Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues 37

2021 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 45
2nd Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames 43
3rd Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 42
4th Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues 41
5th Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche 39
6th Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins 38
7th Kevin Lankinen – Chicago Blackhawks 37
8th Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals 36
9th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 36
10th Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 35
11th Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders 35
12th Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils 35
13th Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks 35
14th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 35
15th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 34
16th Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild 33
17th Calvin Petersen – Los Angeles Kings 32
18th Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars 32
19th Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers 31
20th Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets 31
21st Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers 30
22nd Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers 30
23rd Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings 29
24th Jake Allen – Montreal Canadiens 27
25th Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes 27
26th Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers 26
27th Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers 25
28th Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators 25
29th Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 25
30th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 25
31st Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars 24
32nd Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 24

2020 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 58
2nd Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 56
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 48
8th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 48
9th David Rittich – Calgary Flames 48
10th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 47
11th Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils 43
12th Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 43
13th Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks 43
14th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 42
15th Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings 41
16th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 41
17th Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers 40
18th Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders 39
19th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 39
20th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 39
21st Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes 38
22nd Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 38
23rd Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers 37
24th Alex Stalock – Minnesota Wild 36
25th Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche 36
26th Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets 35
27th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 35
28th Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators 34
29th Robin Lehner – 2 Teams 34
30th Linus Ullmark – Buffalo Sabres 34
31st Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 33
32nd Alexandar Georgiev – New York Rangers 32

2019 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 66
2nd Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 64
3rd Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 62
4th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 62
5th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 61
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 58
10th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 57
11th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 55
12th Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes 55
13th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 53
14th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 52
15th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 52
16th Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers 51
17th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 50
18th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 49
19th Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres 48
20th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 47
21st Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 46
22nd Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 45
23rd Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 45
24th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 45
25th Robin Lehner – New York Islanders 43
26th David Rittich – Calgary Flames 42
27th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 40
28th Mike Smith – Calgary Flames 40
29th Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes 40
30th Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 39
31st Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 39
32nd Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils 38

2018 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers 67
2nd Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 66
3rd Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 65
4th Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 64
5th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 64
6th Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 63
7th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 61
8th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 60
9th Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 60
10th Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 59
11th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 59
12th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 57
13th Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks 57
14th Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 56
15th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 55
16th Mike Smith – Calgary Flames 55
17th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 54
18th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 53
19th Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars 51
20th Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres 50
21st Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders 49
22nd Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 48
23rd Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 47
24th Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes 46
25th Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights 46
26th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 45
27th James Reimer – Florida Panthers 42
28th Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers 42
29th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 42
30th Scott Darling – Carolina Hurricanes 40
31st Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 40
32nd Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils 38

2017 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers 73
2nd Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs 66
3rd Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks 65
4th Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 63
5th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 63
6th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 63
7th Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 63
8th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 62
9th Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators 61
10th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 61
11th Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 60
12th Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 59
13th Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres 58
14th Peter Budaj – 2 Teams 55
15th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 55
16th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 55
17th Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 55
18th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 54
19th Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 54
20th Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets 53
21st Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 52
22nd John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 49
23rd Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 49
24th Calvin Pickard – Colorado Avalanche 48
25th Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning 47
26th Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins 47
27th Brian Elliott – Calgary Flames 45
28th Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings 44
29th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 40
30th James Reimer – Florida Panthers 39
31st Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 39
32nd Mike Condon – 2 Teams 38

2016 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 68
2nd Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild 66
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 64
7th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 62
8th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 60
9th Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning 60
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 53
16th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 53
17th Mike Condon – Montreal Canadiens 51
18th Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 51
19th Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 51
20th Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings 49
21st Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues 44
22nd Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars 43
23rd Chad Johnson – Buffalo Sabres 40
24th Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 39
25th Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues 38
26th Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders 38
27th John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks 38
28th Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks 37
29th James Reimer – 2 Teams 37
30th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 37
31st Karri Ramo – Calgary Flames 37
32nd Louis Domingue – Arizona Coyotes 36

2015 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 72
2nd Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 71
3rd Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 68
4th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 67
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 Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 61
10th Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers 61
11th Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks 61
12th Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning 59
13th Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders 59
14th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 57
15th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 57
16th Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs 55
17th Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams 55
18th Ben Scrivens – Edmonton Oilers 53
19th Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks 53
20th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 50
21st Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes 50
22nd Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 49
23rd Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 48
24th Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets 46
25th Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 46
26th Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues 45
27th Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks 45
28th Jonas Hiller – Calgary Flames 44
29th Jhonas Enroth – 2 Teams 44
30th Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets 36
31st Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks 35
32nd Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 35

2014 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank Team GS
1st Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars 64
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 62
6th Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes 61
7th Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche 60
8th Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers 60
9th Ryan Miller – 2 Teams 59
10th Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens 59
11th Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins 58
12th Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets 57
13th Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets 57
14th Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks 56
15th Roberto Luongo – 2 Teams 56
16th Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators 52
17th Jaroslav Halak – 2 Teams 50
18th Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings 50
19th Jonas Hiller – Anaheim Ducks 50
20th Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs 49
21st Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings 49
22nd Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals 45
23rd Tim Thomas – 2 Teams 45
24th Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils 43
25th Evgeni Nabokov – New York Islanders 39
26th Martin Brodeur* – New Jersey Devils 39
27th Eddie Läck – Vancouver Canucks 37
28th Karri Ramo – Calgary Flames 37
29th Ben Scrivens – 2 Teams 35
30th Carter Hutton – Nashville Predators 34
31st Anton Khudobin – Carolina Hurricanes 34
32nd James Reimer – Toronto Maple Leafs 32
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