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.
2017-2018 NHL Goalie Rankings
| Rank | Goalie | Team | RateEff | WPEff | TGEff | PAR | O-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antti Raanta | Arizona Coyotes | 0.262 | 6.5% | -0.225 | 4.50 | 92.2 |
| 2 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | 0.261 | 6.5% | -0.223 | 5.74 | 92.2 |
| 3 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | 0.245 | 6.1% | -0.209 | 5.47 | 90.6 |
| 4 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.222 | 5.5% | -0.190 | 3.82 | 88.3 |
| 5 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | 0.218 | 5.4% | -0.187 | 5.22 | 88.0 |
| 6 | Roberto Luongo | Florida Panthers | 0.210 | 5.2% | -0.180 | 2.59 | 86.9 |
| 7 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0.185 | 4.6% | -0.158 | 4.49 | 84.7 |
| 8 | Carter Hutton | St. Louis Blues | 0.179 | 4.5% | -0.154 | 1.74 | 83.8 |
| 9 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | 0.175 | 4.4% | -0.150 | 4.12 | 83.7 |
| 10 | Corey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | 0.173 | 4.3% | -0.148 | 1.75 | 83.2 |
| 11 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.158 | 3.9% | -0.135 | 3.79 | 82.0 |
| 12 | Ryan Miller | Anaheim Ducks | 0.145 | 3.6% | -0.124 | 1.14 | 80.3 |
| 13 | Philipp Grubauer | Washington Capitals | 0.142 | 3.5% | -0.121 | 1.49 | 80.0 |
| 14 | Curtis McElhinney | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.142 | 3.5% | -0.121 | 0.80 | 79.9 |
| 15 | Frederik Andersen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.134 | 3.4% | -0.115 | 3.32 | 79.6 |
| 16 | Semyon Varlamov | Colorado Avalanche | 0.136 | 3.4% | -0.116 | 2.39 | 79.6 |
| 17 | Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | 0.133 | 3.3% | -0.114 | 2.95 | 79.5 |
| 18 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | 0.134 | 3.3% | -0.114 | 1.15 | 79.1 |
| 19 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 0.111 | 2.8% | -0.095 | 2.21 | 77.2 |
| 20 | Mike Smith | Calgary Flames | 0.102 | 2.6% | -0.088 | 2.11 | 76.3 |
| 21 | Ben Bishop | Dallas Stars | 0.096 | 2.4% | -0.082 | 1.83 | 75.6 |
| 22 | Darcy Kuemper | Arizona Coyotes | 0.091 | 2.3% | -0.077 | 0.85 | 74.9 |
| 23 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 0.080 | 2.0% | -0.068 | 1.82 | 74.1 |
| 24 | Martin Jones | San Jose Sharks | 0.078 | 1.9% | -0.066 | 1.75 | 73.9 |
| 25 | Aaron Dell | San Jose Sharks | 0.059 | 1.5% | -0.051 | 0.49 | 71.7 |
| 26 | Casey DeSmith | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.060 | 1.5% | -0.052 | 0.25 | 71.7 |
| 27 | Jonathan Bernier | Colorado Avalanche | 0.053 | 1.3% | -0.046 | 0.68 | 71.2 |
| 28 | Keith Kinkaid | New Jersey Devils | 0.052 | 1.3% | -0.045 | 0.75 | 71.2 |
| 29 | James Reimer | Florida Panthers | 0.051 | 1.3% | -0.043 | 0.80 | 71.0 |
| 30 | Alexandar Georgiev | New York Rangers | 0.049 | 1.2% | -0.042 | 0.17 | 70.6 |
| 31 | Anton Khudobin | Boston Bruins | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.040 | 0.51 | 70.5 |
| 32 | Michal Neuvirth | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.045 | 1.1% | -0.039 | 0.30 | 70.2 |
| 33 | Kari Lehtonen | Dallas Stars | 0.038 | 1.0% | -0.033 | 0.43 | 69.7 |
| 34 | Jacob Markstrom | Vancouver Canucks | 0.034 | 0.8% | -0.029 | 0.72 | 69.5 |
| 35 | Antti Niemi | Montreal Canadiens | 0.024 | 0.6% | -0.021 | 0.18 | 68.2 |
| 36 | Malcolm Subban | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.020 | 0.5% | -0.017 | 0.14 | 67.7 |
| 37 | Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | 0.013 | 0.3% | -0.011 | 0.28 | 67.4 |
| 38 | Ondrej Pavelec | New York Rangers | 0.015 | 0.4% | -0.013 | 0.07 | 67.2 |
| 39 | Alex Stalock | Minnesota Wild | 0.011 | 0.3% | -0.010 | 0.10 | 66.9 |
| 40 | Brian Elliott | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.003 | 0.1% | -0.003 | 0.05 | 66.3 |
| 41 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.003 | 0.1% | -0.003 | 0.03 | 66.1 |
| 42 | Robin Lehner | Buffalo Sabres | 0.000 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.00 | 66.1 |
| 43 | Charlie Lindgren | Montreal Canadiens | 0.003 | 0.1% | -0.002 | 0.01 | 65.9 |
| 44 | Anton Forsberg | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.009 | -0.2% | 0.008 | -0.10 | 65.0 |
| 45 | Steve Mason | Winnipeg Jets | -0.007 | -0.2% | 0.006 | -0.03 | 64.9 |
| 46 | Jaroslav Halak | New York Islanders | -0.017 | -0.4% | 0.014 | -0.31 | 64.4 |
| 47 | Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | -0.018 | -0.4% | 0.015 | -0.36 | 64.3 |
| 48 | Matt Murray | Pittsburgh Penguins | -0.017 | -0.4% | 0.015 | -0.29 | 64.3 |
| 49 | Cory Schneider | New Jersey Devils | -0.017 | -0.4% | 0.014 | -0.25 | 64.3 |
| 50 | Cam Talbot | Edmonton Oilers | -0.021 | -0.5% | 0.018 | -0.53 | 64.1 |
| 51 | David Rittich | Calgary Flames | -0.026 | -0.7% | 0.022 | -0.16 | 63.1 |
| 52 | Cam Ward | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.035 | -0.9% | 0.030 | -0.55 | 62.5 |
| 53 | Jake Allen | St. Louis Blues | -0.038 | -0.9% | 0.032 | -0.79 | 62.3 |
| 54 | Mike Condon | Ottawa Senators | -0.055 | -1.4% | 0.047 | -0.53 | 60.3 |
| 55 | Anders Nilsson | Vancouver Canucks | -0.057 | -1.4% | 0.049 | -0.52 | 60.1 |
| 56 | Petr Mrazek | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.073 | -1.8% | 0.063 | -0.90 | 58.6 |
| 57 | Jeff Glass | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.072 | -1.8% | 0.061 | -0.35 | 58.5 |
| 58 | Joonas Korpisalo | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.079 | -2.0% | 0.068 | -0.51 | 57.8 |
| 59 | Al Montoya | Edmonton Oilers | -0.089 | -2.2% | 0.076 | -0.27 | 56.8 |
| 60 | Jean-Francois Berube | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.091 | -2.3% | 0.078 | -0.34 | 56.6 |
| 61 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | -0.096 | -2.4% | 0.082 | -1.73 | 56.4 |
| 62 | Peter Budaj | Tampa Bay Lightning | -0.094 | -2.4% | 0.081 | -0.25 | 56.2 |
| 63 | Louis Domingue | Tampa Bay Lightning | -0.100 | -2.5% | 0.086 | -0.60 | 55.7 |
| 64 | Calvin Pickard | Toronto Maple Leafs | -0.101 | -2.5% | 0.086 | -0.04 | 55.4 |
| 65 | Michael Hutchinson | Winnipeg Jets | -0.101 | -2.5% | 0.087 | -0.11 | 55.4 |
| 66 | Eddie Lack | New Jersey Devils | -0.102 | -2.5% | 0.087 | -0.19 | 55.4 |
| 67 | Jon Gillies | Calgary Flames | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.36 | 55.1 |
| 68 | Jack Campbell | Los Angeles Kings | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.16 | 55.0 |
| 69 | Linus Ullmark | Buffalo Sabres | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.12 | 55.0 |
| 70 | Eric Comrie | Winnipeg Jets | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.12 | 55.0 |
| 71 | Andrew Hammond | Colorado Avalanche | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.04 | 55.0 |
| 72 | Reto Berra | Anaheim Ducks | -0.105 | -2.6% | 0.090 | -0.04 | 55.0 |
| 73 | Christopher Gibson | New York Islanders | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.32 | 54.8 |
| 74 | Harri Sateri | Florida Panthers | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.28 | 54.8 |
| 75 | Alex Lyon | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.28 | 54.8 |
| 76 | Oscar Dansk | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.12 | 54.8 |
| 77 | Adin Hill | Arizona Coyotes | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.16 | 54.8 |
| 78 | Ken Appleby | New Jersey Devils | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.04 | 54.8 |
| 79 | Collin Delia | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.08 | 54.8 |
| 80 | Mike McKenna | Dallas Stars | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.04 | 54.8 |
| 81 | Daniel Taylor | Ottawa Senators | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.04 | 54.8 |
| 82 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.04 | 54.8 |
| 83 | Jared Coreau | Detroit Red Wings | -0.111 | -2.8% | 0.095 | -0.29 | 54.5 |
| 84 | Scott Wedgewood | Los Angeles Kings | -0.124 | -3.1% | 0.106 | -0.79 | 53.3 |
| 85 | Craig Anderson | Ottawa Senators | -0.144 | -3.6% | 0.123 | -2.97 | 51.7 |
| 86 | Thomas Greiss | New York Islanders | -0.148 | -3.7% | 0.127 | -1.39 | 51.0 |
| 87 | Laurent Brossoit | Edmonton Oilers | -0.163 | -4.1% | 0.140 | -0.61 | 49.3 |
| 88 | Chad Johnson | Buffalo Sabres | -0.168 | -4.2% | 0.144 | -1.83 | 49.0 |
| 89 | Scott Darling | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.213 | -5.3% | 0.183 | -3.19 | 44.6 |
| 90 | Maxime Lagace | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.294 | -7.3% | 0.251 | -1.53 | 36.3 |
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.