NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders

When discussing the 2024-25 campaign, Igor Shesterkin is the best in the NHL in really bad starting assignments with 17. Holding second place is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, collecting a really bad starting assignments total of 16. With a mark of 14, Jeremy Swayman comes in at the 3rd position. Finishing out the top five are Elvis Merzlikins (14) in addition to Alexandar Georgiev (14).

2024-25 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders

NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders
RBS Rank Player RBS
1st Igor Shesterkin 17
2nd Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 16
3rd Jeremy Swayman 14
4th Elvis Merzlikins 14
5th Alexandar Georgiev 14
6th Samuel Ersson 14
7th Sam Montembeault 13
8th Jake Oettinger 12
9th Juuse Saros 12
10th Jordan Binnington 12
11th Stuart Skinner 12
12th Ilya Sorokin 11
13th Karel Vejmelka 11
14th Sergei Bobrovsky 11
15th Pyotr Kochetkov 11
16th Kevin Lankinen 10
17th Ivan Fedotov 10
18th Cam Talbot 9
19th Linus Ullmark 9
20th Tristan Jarry 9
21st David Rittich 9
22nd Andrei Vasilevskiy 8
23rd Filip Gustavsson 8
24th Joey Daccord 8
25th Adin Hill 8
26th Petr Mrazek 8
27th Alex Lyon 8
28th Ilya Samsonov 8
29th Philipp Grubauer 8
30th Mackenzie Blackwood 7
31st Lukas Dostal 7
32nd Dustin Wolf 7

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 Lรคck – 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

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