NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders 2024-25?

For the 2025-26 campaign, Andrei Vasilevskiy leads all players in quality starts in the crease with 42. Positioned in 2nd is Logan Thompson, with a quality starts total of 39. Holding a total of 38, Jeremy Swayman ranks in the third position. Finishing out the top 5 are Daniel Vladar (37) in addition to Jet Greaves (35).

2025-26 NHL Goalie Quality Starts Leaders

QS Rank	Player	QS
1st	Andrei Vasilevskiy	42
2nd	Logan Thompson	39
3rd	Jeremy Swayman	38
4th	Daniel Vladar	37
5th	Jet Greaves	35
6th	Igor Shesterkin	33
7th	Karel Vejmelka	33
8th	Connor Hellebuyck	32
9th	Scott Wedgewood	32
10th	Jake Oettinger	31
11th	Filip Gustavsson	30
12th	John Gibson	29
13th	Spencer Knight	28
14th	Dustin Wolf	28
15th	Juuse Saros	28
16th	Linus Ullmark	28
17th	Ilya Sorokin	28
18th	Lukas Dostal	28
19th	Sergei Bobrovsky	27
20th	Jakub Dobes	27
21st	Joel Hofer	26
22nd	Darcy Kuemper	25
23rd	Stuart Skinner	10
24th	Mackenzie Blackwood	25
25th	Joseph Woll	24
26th	Joey Daccord	24
27th	Jesper Wallstedt	23
28th	Alex Lyon	23
29th	Anton Forsberg	21
30th	Jake Allen	21
31st	Alex Nedeljkovic	21
32nd	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	21

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