Regarding the 2024-25 season, Jeremy Swayman sits in first place in really bad starts between the pipes with 5. Holding down second place is Sam Montembeault, acquiring a really bad starts between the pipes total of 4. Holding a total of 4, Adin Hill comes in at the 3rd position. Finishing out the top five are Linus Ullmark (4) along with Alexandar Georgiev (4).
2024-25 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Player |
RBS |
1st |
Jeremy Swayman |
5 |
2nd |
Sam Montembeault |
4 |
3rd |
Adin Hill |
4 |
4th |
Linus Ullmark |
4 |
5th |
Alexandar Georgiev |
4 |
6th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
3 |
7th |
Sergei Bobrovsky |
3 |
8th |
Jacob Markstrom |
3 |
9th |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
3 |
10th |
Igor Shesterkin |
3 |
11th |
Stuart Skinner |
3 |
12th |
Pyotr Kochetkov |
3 |
13th |
Daniil Tarasov |
3 |
14th |
Ivan Fedotov |
3 |
15th |
Cayden Primeau |
3 |
16th |
Juuse Saros |
2 |
17th |
Jordan Binnington |
2 |
18th |
Connor Ingram |
2 |
19th |
Kevin Lankinen |
2 |
20th |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
2 |
21st |
Petr Mrazek |
2 |
22nd |
Jake Oettinger |
2 |
23rd |
David Rittich |
2 |
24th |
Elvis Merzlikins |
2 |
25th |
Vitek Vanecek |
2 |
26th |
Logan Thompson |
2 |
27th |
Calvin Pickard |
2 |
28th |
Semyon Varlamov |
2 |
29th |
Philipp Grubauer |
2 |
30th |
Alex Lyon |
2 |
31st |
Joel Hofer |
2 |
32nd |
Ilya Samsonov |
2 |
2022 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Player |
RBS |
1st |
Marc-Andre Fleury – 2 Teams |
15 |
2nd |
Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes |
14 |
3rd |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
11 |
4th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
10 |
5th |
Alex Nedeljkovic – Detroit Red Wings |
10 |
6th |
Philipp Grubauer – Seattle Kraken |
10 |
7th |
Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs |
10 |
8th |
James Reimer – San Jose Sharks |
9 |
9th |
Alexandar Georgiev – New York Rangers |
9 |
10th |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
8 |
11th |
Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals |
8 |
12th |
Jake Allen – Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
13th |
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks |
7 |
14th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 |
15th |
Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche |
7 |
16th |
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders |
7 |
17th |
Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild |
7 |
18th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
7 |
19th |
Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights |
7 |
20th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
7 |
21st |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
7 |
22nd |
Sam Montembeault – Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
23rd |
Calvin Petersen – Los Angeles Kings |
7 |
24th |
Craig Anderson – Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
25th |
Dustin Tokarski – Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
26th |
Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings |
7 |
27th |
Nico Daws – New Jersey Devils |
7 |
28th |
Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames |
6 |
29th |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 |
30th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
6 |
31st |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
6 |
32nd |
Kaapo Kahkonen – 2 Teams |
6 |
2021 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
12 |
2nd |
Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils |
10 |
3rd |
Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames |
8 |
4th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
8 |
5th |
Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars |
8 |
6th |
Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers |
8 |
7th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
8 |
8th |
Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators |
8 |
9th |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
7 |
10th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
7 |
11th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
12th |
Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals |
6 |
13th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
14th |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 |
15th |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
5 |
16th |
Philipp Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche |
5 |
17th |
Kevin Lankinen – Chicago Blackhawks |
5 |
18th |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
5 |
19th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
5 |
20th |
Braden Holtby – Vancouver Canucks |
5 |
21st |
Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders |
4 |
22nd |
Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings |
4 |
23rd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
4 |
24th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
4 |
25th |
Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings |
4 |
26th |
Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams |
4 |
27th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
4 |
28th |
Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights |
4 |
29th |
Ryan Miller – Anaheim Ducks |
4 |
30th |
Malcolm Subban – Chicago Blackhawks |
4 |
31st |
Scott Wedgewood – New Jersey Devils |
4 |
32nd |
Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
2020 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
2nd |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
11 |
3rd |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
11 |
4th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
11 |
5th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
10 |
6th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
10 |
7th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
9 |
8th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
9 |
9th |
Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers |
9 |
10th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
9 |
11th |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 |
12th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
8 |
13th |
Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers |
8 |
14th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 |
15th |
David Rittich – Calgary Flames |
7 |
16th |
Petr Mrazek – Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
17th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
7 |
18th |
Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
19th |
Malcolm Subban – 2 Teams |
7 |
20th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
21st |
Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils |
6 |
22nd |
James Reimer – Carolina Hurricanes |
6 |
23rd |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
5 |
24th |
Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings |
5 |
25th |
Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars |
5 |
26th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
5 |
27th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
5 |
28th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
5 |
29th |
Alex Stalock – Minnesota Wild |
5 |
30th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
5 |
31st |
Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche |
5 |
32nd |
Alexandar Georgiev – New York Rangers |
5 |
2019 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
14 |
2nd |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
13 |
3rd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
4th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
11 |
5th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
11 |
6th |
Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils |
11 |
7th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
8th |
Cam Talbot – 2 Teams |
10 |
9th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
9 |
10th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
9 |
11th |
Mike Smith – Calgary Flames |
9 |
12th |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
8 |
13th |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
8 |
14th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
8 |
15th |
David Rittich – Calgary Flames |
8 |
16th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Vegas Golden Knights |
7 |
17th |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
7 |
18th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
7 |
19th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
7 |
20th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 |
21st |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
7 |
22nd |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
7 |
23rd |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
7 |
24th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
25th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
26th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
27th |
Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes |
6 |
28th |
Linus Ullmark – Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
29th |
Anders Nilsson – 2 Teams |
6 |
30th |
James Reimer – Florida Panthers |
6 |
31st |
Curtis McElhinney – Carolina Hurricanes |
6 |
32nd |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
6 |
2018 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers |
11 |
2nd |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
11 |
3rd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
10 |
4th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
5th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
10 |
6th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
9 |
7th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
9 |
8th |
Mike Smith – Calgary Flames |
9 |
9th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
9 |
10th |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 |
11th |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
12th |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
8 |
13th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
8 |
14th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
8 |
15th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
8 |
16th |
Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars |
8 |
17th |
Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
18th |
James Reimer – Florida Panthers |
8 |
19th |
Petr Mrazek – 2 Teams |
8 |
20th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
7 |
21st |
Scott Darling – Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
22nd |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
7 |
23rd |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
7 |
24th |
Anton Forsberg – Chicago Blackhawks |
7 |
25th |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
7 |
26th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
27th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
28th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
6 |
29th |
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 |
30th |
Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes |
6 |
31st |
Brian Elliott – Philadelphia Flyers |
6 |
32nd |
Chad Johnson – Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
2017 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
14 |
2nd |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
12 |
3rd |
Frederik Andersen – Toronto Maple Leafs |
11 |
4th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
11 |
5th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
11 |
6th |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
11 |
7th |
Calvin Pickard – Colorado Avalanche |
11 |
8th |
Cam Talbot – Edmonton Oilers |
10 |
9th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
9 |
10th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
9 |
11th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
9 |
12th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
8 |
13th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
8 |
14th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
15th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
8 |
16th |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
7 |
17th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
7 |
18th |
Peter Budaj – 2 Teams |
7 |
19th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
7 |
20th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
7 |
21st |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
7 |
22nd |
Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
7 |
23rd |
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks |
7 |
24th |
Mike Condon – 2 Teams |
7 |
25th |
Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars |
7 |
26th |
Chad Johnson – Calgary Flames |
7 |
27th |
Robin Lehner – Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
28th |
Ben Bishop – 2 Teams |
6 |
29th |
Jared Coreau – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
30th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
5 |
31st |
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning |
5 |
32nd |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
5 |
2016 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
11 |
2nd |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
10 |
3rd |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
10 |
4th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
9 |
5th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
9 |
6th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
9 |
7th |
Mike Condon – Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
8th |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
8 |
9th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
8 |
10th |
Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars |
8 |
11th |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 |
12th |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Columbus Blue Jackets |
8 |
13th |
Jonas Hiller – Calgary Flames |
8 |
14th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
7 |
15th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
16th |
Eddie Läck – Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
17th |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
7 |
18th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
6 |
19th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
6 |
20th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
6 |
21st |
Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues |
6 |
22nd |
James Reimer – 2 Teams |
6 |
23rd |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
24th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
6 |
25th |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
26th |
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
27th |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
5 |
28th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
5 |
29th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
5 |
30th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
5 |
31st |
Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks |
5 |
32nd |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
5 |
2015 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Ben Scrivens – Edmonton Oilers |
13 |
2nd |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
12 |
3rd |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
12 |
4th |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
11 |
5th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
9 |
6th |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
9 |
7th |
Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks |
9 |
8th |
Frederik Andersen – Anaheim Ducks |
9 |
9th |
Anton Khudobin – Carolina Hurricanes |
9 |
10th |
Viktor Fasth – Edmonton Oilers |
9 |
11th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
8 |
12th |
Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
13th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
8 |
14th |
Brian Elliott – St. Louis Blues |
8 |
15th |
Ryan Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
8 |
16th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
7 |
17th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
7 |
18th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
7 |
19th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
7 |
20th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
21st |
Jhonas Enroth – 2 Teams |
7 |
22nd |
Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets |
7 |
23rd |
James Reimer – Toronto Maple Leafs |
7 |
24th |
Darcy Kuemper – Minnesota Wild |
7 |
25th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
26th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 |
27th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
6 |
28th |
Jake Allen – St. Louis Blues |
6 |
29th |
Ray Emery – Philadelphia Flyers |
6 |
30th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
31st |
Chad Johnson – New York Islanders |
6 |
32nd |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
5 |
2014 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank |
Team |
RBS |
1st |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
12 |
2nd |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
11 |
3rd |
Jonas Hiller – Anaheim Ducks |
11 |
4th |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
10 |
5th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
10 |
6th |
Antti Niemi – San Jose Sharks |
9 |
7th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
9 |
8th |
Steve Mason – Philadelphia Flyers |
9 |
9th |
Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
10th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
8 |
11th |
Carter Hutton – Nashville Predators |
8 |
12th |
Evgeni Nabokov – New York Islanders |
8 |
13th |
Martin Brodeur* – New Jersey Devils |
8 |
14th |
James Reimer – Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 |
15th |
Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams |
8 |
16th |
Kevin Poulin – New York Islanders |
8 |
17th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
8 |
18th |
Ryan Miller – 2 Teams |
7 |
19th |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
20th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
7 |
21st |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
7 |
22nd |
Tim Thomas – 2 Teams |
7 |
23rd |
Reto Berra – 2 Teams |
7 |
24th |
Corey Crawford – Chicago Blackhawks |
6 |
25th |
Jaroslav Halak – 2 Teams |
6 |
26th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
6 |
27th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
6 |
28th |
Jonas Gustavsson – Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
29th |
Marek Mazanec – Nashville Predators |
6 |
30th |
Antti Raanta – Chicago Blackhawks |
6 |
31st |
Dan Ellis – 2 Teams |
6 |
32nd |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
5 |