NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders 2024-25?

In regard to the 2026-27 year, Jesper Wallstedt ranks first in starts protecting the net with 9. Holding second place is Jeremy Swayman, enjoying a starts protecting the net total of 8. Recording a total of 8, Linus Ullmark comes in at the third spot. Finishing out the top five are Mackenzie Blackwood (7) as well as Sergei Bobrovsky (7).

2026-27 NHL Goalie Games Started Leaders

GS Rank	Player	GS
1st	Jesper Wallstedt	9
2nd	Jeremy Swayman	8
3rd	Linus Ullmark	8
4th	Mackenzie Blackwood	7
5th	Sergei Bobrovsky	7
6th	Lukas Dostal	7
7th	Carter Hart	7
8th	Spencer Knight	7
9th	Jake Oettinger	7
10th	Juuse Saros	7
11th	Ilya Sorokin	7
12th	Logan Thompson	7
13th	Andrei Vasilevskiy	7
14th	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	7
15th	Karel Vejmelka	7
16th	Jake Allen	6
17th	Yaroslav Askarov	6
18th	John Gibson	6
19th	Joel Hofer	6
20th	Pyotr Kochetkov	6
21st	Devon Levi	6
22nd	Jacob Markstrom	6
23rd	Arturs Silovs	6
24th	Stuart Skinner	6
25th	Daniel Vladar	6
26th	Joseph Woll	6
27th	Dylan Garand	6
28th	Kevin Lankinen	6
29th	Brandon Bussi	5
30th	Joey Daccord	5
31st	Jakub Dobes	5
32nd	Darcy Kuemper	5

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