NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders 2024-25?

Regarding the 2025-26 year, Jordan Binnington leads the NHL in really bad starts with 16. Ranking in 2nd is Kevin Lankinen, enjoying a really bad starts between the pipes total of 14. Having earned a number of 12, Sergei Bobrovsky ranks in the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top 5 are Yaroslav Askarov (12) and Sam Montembeault (10).

2025-26 NHL Goalie Really Bad Starts Leaders

RBS Rank	Player	RBS
1st	Jordan Binnington	16
2nd	Kevin Lankinen	14
3rd	Sergei Bobrovsky	12
4th	Yaroslav Askarov	12
5th	Sam Montembeault	10
6th	Dustin Wolf	9
7th	Jeremy Swayman	9
8th	Jacob Markstrom	9
9th	Samuel Ersson	9
10th	Karel Vejmelka	8
11th	Juuse Saros	8
12th	Darcy Kuemper	8
13th	Joey Daccord	8
14th	Joseph Woll	8
15th	Frederik Andersen	8
16th	Lukas Dostal	7
17th	Jake Oettinger	7
18th	Stuart Skinner	7
19th	Joel Hofer	7
20th	Jakub Dobes	7
21st	Elvis Merzlikins	7
22nd	Leevi Merilainen	7
23rd	Spencer Knight	6
24th	John Gibson	6
25th	Jet Greaves	6
26th	Igor Shesterkin	6
27th	Daniel Vladar	6
28th	Linus Ullmark	6
29th	Scott Wedgewood	6
30th	Jake Allen	6
31st	Brandon Bussi	6
32nd	Arturs Silovs	6

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