The list below consists of our NHL Hockey goalie rankings for the current season. To make this list, the goalie must have started at least one game during the season. The ratings are derived from advanced analytics and the goalies’ statistics throughout the season. An explanation for what the “Rating” means is explained at the bottom of this page.
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Key
RateEff: Effect on a team’s rating versus the average NHL goalie.
WPEff: Rough effect on a team’s probability to win a game versus the average NHL goalie.
TGEff: Rough effect on the total goals scored in one game versus the average NHL goalie.
PAR: Also known as “Points Above Replacement”. This is the amount of points from wins and ties that the goalie contributed to his team this season versus the average NHL goalie.
O-Rating: Overall ratings as judged on a scale from 0 to 99.
Updated 12/12/2018.
2018-2019 NHL Goalie Rankings
| Rank | Goalie | Team | RateEff | WPEff | TGEff | PAR | O-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Andersen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.212 | 5.3% | -0.181 | 1.98 | 91.2 |
| 2 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | 0.197 | 4.9% | -0.169 | 1.47 | 91.0 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Halak | Boston Bruins | 0.179 | 4.5% | -0.153 | 1.07 | 88.8 |
| 4 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | 0.189 | 4.7% | -0.162 | 1.76 | 88.2 |
| 5 | Ben Bishop | Dallas Stars | 0.152 | 3.8% | -0.130 | 1.02 | 85.7 |
| 6 | Casey DeSmith | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.143 | 3.6% | -0.122 | 0.85 | 83.7 |
| 7 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.137 | 3.4% | -0.117 | 0.66 | 83.6 |
| 8 | Mikko Koskinen | Edmonton Oilers | 0.138 | 3.4% | -0.118 | 0.72 | 83.5 |
| 9 | Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | 0.148 | 3.7% | -0.127 | 1.17 | 83.5 |
| 10 | Semyon Varlamov | Colorado Avalanche | 0.106 | 2.6% | -0.091 | 0.83 | 80.1 |
| 11 | Jack Campbell | Los Angeles Kings | 0.107 | 2.7% | -0.092 | 0.48 | 80.0 |
| 12 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 0.109 | 2.7% | -0.093 | 0.94 | 79.8 |
| 13 | Calvin Petersen | Los Angeles Kings | 0.109 | 2.7% | -0.093 | 0.37 | 79.5 |
| 14 | David Rittich | Calgary Flames | 0.105 | 2.6% | -0.090 | 0.51 | 79.5 |
| 15 | Laurent Brossoit | Winnipeg Jets | 0.108 | 2.7% | -0.093 | 0.28 | 79.3 |
| 16 | Thomas Greiss | New York Islanders | 0.103 | 2.6% | -0.088 | 0.66 | 79.2 |
| 17 | Carter Hutton | Buffalo Sabres | 0.103 | 2.6% | -0.088 | 0.77 | 78.8 |
| 18 | Curtis McElhinney | Carolina Hurricanes | 0.085 | 2.1% | -0.072 | 0.35 | 77.0 |
| 19 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 0.083 | 2.1% | -0.071 | 0.47 | 76.5 |
| 20 | Ryan Miller | Anaheim Ducks | 0.081 | 2.0% | -0.069 | 0.21 | 75.9 |
| 21 | Anton Khudobin | Dallas Stars | 0.070 | 1.8% | -0.060 | 0.32 | 75.0 |
| 22 | Robin Lehner | New York Islanders | 0.070 | 1.7% | -0.060 | 0.31 | 74.7 |
| 23 | Linus Ullmark | Buffalo Sabres | 0.057 | 1.4% | -0.049 | 0.23 | 73.6 |
| 24 | Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | 0.065 | 1.6% | -0.055 | 0.51 | 73.1 |
| 25 | Brian Elliott | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.053 | 1.3% | -0.045 | 0.26 | 72.8 |
| 26 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.040 | 0.49 | 72.7 |
| 27 | Darcy Kuemper | Arizona Coyotes | 0.045 | 1.1% | -0.038 | 0.20 | 72.0 |
| 28 | Garret Sparks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.040 | 0.11 | 71.7 |
| 29 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | 0.048 | 1.2% | -0.041 | 0.41 | 71.6 |
| 30 | Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | 0.042 | 1.0% | -0.036 | 0.36 | 71.0 |
| 31 | Roberto Luongo | Florida Panthers | 0.016 | 0.4% | -0.014 | 0.08 | 68.2 |
| 32 | Antti Raanta | Arizona Coyotes | 0.020 | 0.5% | -0.018 | 0.09 | 68.2 |
| 33 | Craig Anderson | Ottawa Senators | 0.014 | 0.3% | -0.012 | 0.14 | 67.4 |
| 34 | Keith Kinkaid | New Jersey Devils | -0.002 | -0.1% | 0.002 | -0.02 | 66.2 |
| 35 | Philipp Grubauer | Colorado Avalanche | 0.002 | 0.0% | -0.001 | 0.01 | 66.2 |
| 36 | Louis Domingue | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.006 | 0.2% | -0.005 | 0.04 | 66.1 |
| 37 | Anders Nilsson | Vancouver Canucks | 0.006 | 0.1% | -0.005 | 0.02 | 65.6 |
| 38 | Alex Stalock | Minnesota Wild | 0.006 | 0.2% | -0.005 | 0.02 | 65.5 |
| 39 | Adin Hill | Arizona Coyotes | 0.030 | 0.7% | -0.026 | 0.06 | 65.3 |
| 40 | Aaron Dell | San Jose Sharks | -0.004 | -0.1% | 0.003 | -0.01 | 64.6 |
| 41 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | -0.014 | -0.3% | 0.012 | -0.12 | 63.6 |
| 42 | Pheonix Copley | Washington Capitals | -0.007 | -0.2% | 0.006 | -0.02 | 63.5 |
| 43 | Corey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.021 | -0.5% | 0.018 | -0.16 | 63.0 |
| 44 | Jake Allen | St. Louis Blues | -0.029 | -0.7% | 0.025 | -0.24 | 63.0 |
| 45 | Martin Jones | San Jose Sharks | -0.032 | -0.8% | 0.028 | -0.27 | 61.5 |
| 46 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.041 | -1.0% | 0.035 | -0.31 | 60.9 |
| 47 | Alexandar Georgiev | New York Rangers | -0.025 | -0.6% | 0.021 | -0.07 | 60.4 |
| 48 | Jacob Markstrom | Vancouver Canucks | -0.042 | -1.1% | 0.036 | -0.36 | 59.8 |
| 49 | Petr Mrazek | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.043 | -1.1% | 0.037 | -0.18 | 58.0 |
| 50 | Cam Talbot | Edmonton Oilers | -0.064 | -1.6% | 0.055 | -0.41 | 56.2 |
| 51 | Anthony Stolarz | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.054 | -1.4% | 0.046 | -0.08 | 54.2 |
| 52 | James Reimer | Florida Panthers | -0.076 | -1.9% | 0.065 | -0.37 | 54.1 |
| 53 | Mike Smith | Calgary Flames | -0.083 | -2.1% | 0.071 | -0.56 | 53.1 |
| 54 | Scott Darling | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.068 | -1.7% | 0.058 | -0.18 | 52.8 |
| 55 | Jonathan Bernier | Detroit Red Wings | -0.107 | -2.7% | 0.091 | -0.44 | 50.2 |
| 56 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.09 | 49.0 |
| 57 | Michael Hutchinson | Florida Panthers | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.13 | 49.0 |
| 58 | Mike Condon | Ottawa Senators | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.09 | 49.0 |
| 59 | Peter Budaj | Los Angeles Kings | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.04 | 49.0 |
| 60 | Richard Bachman | Vancouver Canucks | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.04 | 49.0 |
| 61 | Michal Neuvirth | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.09 | 48.9 |
| 62 | Alex Lyon | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.117 | -2.9% | 0.100 | -0.04 | 48.9 |
| 63 | Mike McKenna | Ottawa Senators | -0.080 | -2.0% | 0.068 | -0.09 | 48.8 |
| 64 | Chad Johnson | St. Louis Blues | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.28 | 47.2 |
| 65 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | -0.115 | -2.9% | 0.098 | -0.47 | 47.1 |
| 66 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.39 | 47.0 |
| 67 | Cam Ward | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.130 | -3.3% | 0.112 | -0.59 | 46.3 |
| 68 | Antti Niemi | Montreal Canadiens | -0.131 | -3.3% | 0.112 | -0.39 | 44.8 |
| 69 | Joonas Korpisalo | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.133 | -3.3% | 0.113 | -0.50 | 43.4 |
| 70 | Matt Murray | Pittsburgh Penguins | -0.183 | -4.6% | 0.157 | -0.75 | 35.7 |
| 71 | Malcolm Subban | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.204 | -5.1% | 0.174 | -0.30 | 31.7 |
| 72 | Calvin Pickard | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.259 | -6.5% | 0.222 | -0.77 | 20.6 |
| 73 | Cory Schneider | New Jersey Devils | -0.257 | -6.4% | 0.220 | -0.58 | 19.7 |
What the O-Rating Means
90+: An elite player at the position. Top-3 to Top-5 goalie in the world. All-Star talent!
85-89: A upper-tier player in the NHL that are likely superstars on their team. Young players at this level are destined to be an elite talent.
80-84: A great player that would start for many clubs in the NHL. A top-15 talent at the position.
75-79: A solid player that can be a franchise goaltender for an organization.
65-74: An average player that would start for a bad team, but be a backup for a good team.
55-64: This group covers the average backup goaltender in the NHL. Starters that fall in this category are not likely to hold their job for another season.
54 or less: A player in this category can be a player with not many games under his belt (this can cause a depressed rating), or a very poor performing player. Veterans in this category will not be in the league long.