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 3/6/2019.
2018-2019 NHL Goalie Rankings
| Rank | Goalie | Team | RateEff | WPEff | TGEff | PAR | O-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Bishop | Dallas Stars | 0.286 | 7.1% | -0.245 | 4.37 | 96.6 |
| 2 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.289 | 7.2% | -0.247 | 5.06 | 94.6 |
| 3 | Thomas Greiss | New York Islanders | 0.217 | 5.4% | -0.186 | 2.92 | 89.1 |
| 4 | Robin Lehner | New York Islanders | 0.193 | 4.8% | -0.165 | 2.67 | 87.4 |
| 5 | Anton Khudobin | Dallas Stars | 0.178 | 4.4% | -0.152 | 2.13 | 85.7 |
| 6 | Jaroslav Halak | Boston Bruins | 0.178 | 4.4% | -0.152 | 2.19 | 85.6 |
| 7 | Darcy Kuemper | Arizona Coyotes | 0.167 | 4.2% | -0.143 | 2.94 | 83.9 |
| 8 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | 0.147 | 3.7% | -0.126 | 1.27 | 82.3 |
| 9 | Frederik Andersen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.150 | 3.7% | -0.128 | 3.02 | 81.3 |
| 10 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | 0.136 | 3.4% | -0.116 | 2.64 | 81.0 |
| 11 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 0.112 | 2.8% | -0.096 | 1.68 | 79.4 |
| 12 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | 0.102 | 2.5% | -0.087 | 1.87 | 78.8 |
| 13 | Matt Murray | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.114 | 2.8% | -0.098 | 1.79 | 78.4 |
| 14 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.100 | 2.5% | -0.086 | 2.21 | 78.1 |
| 15 | Jacob Markstrom | Vancouver Canucks | 0.102 | 2.6% | -0.087 | 2.10 | 77.3 |
| 16 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | 0.113 | 2.8% | -0.097 | 2.37 | 77.3 |
| 17 | Laurent Brossoit | Winnipeg Jets | 0.117 | 2.9% | -0.100 | 0.79 | 77.1 |
| 18 | Jack Campbell | Los Angeles Kings | 0.104 | 2.6% | -0.089 | 0.82 | 77.1 |
| 19 | Curtis McElhinney | Carolina Hurricanes | 0.086 | 2.2% | -0.074 | 0.91 | 76.9 |
| 20 | Casey DeSmith | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.094 | 2.3% | -0.080 | 1.06 | 76.8 |
| 21 | Carter Hart | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.092 | 2.3% | -0.078 | 0.86 | 75.6 |
| 22 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | 0.076 | 1.9% | -0.065 | 0.71 | 75.6 |
| 23 | Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | 0.069 | 1.7% | -0.059 | 1.54 | 75.0 |
| 24 | Ryan Miller | Anaheim Ducks | 0.064 | 1.6% | -0.055 | 0.33 | 74.1 |
| 25 | Carter Hutton | Buffalo Sabres | 0.049 | 1.2% | -0.042 | 0.77 | 73.4 |
| 26 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | 0.049 | 1.2% | -0.042 | 0.99 | 73.4 |
| 27 | Calvin Petersen | Los Angeles Kings | 0.065 | 1.6% | -0.055 | 0.24 | 72.2 |
| 28 | David Rittich | Calgary Flames | 0.046 | 1.1% | -0.039 | 0.67 | 71.9 |
| 29 | Semyon Varlamov | Colorado Avalanche | 0.037 | 0.9% | -0.032 | 0.65 | 71.9 |
| 30 | Brian Elliott | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.040 | 0.37 | 71.8 |
| 31 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 0.031 | 0.8% | -0.026 | 0.56 | 71.2 |
| 32 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0.027 | 0.7% | -0.023 | 0.55 | 71.1 |
| 33 | MacKenzie Blackwood | New Jersey Devils | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.040 | 0.30 | 70.7 |
| 34 | Philipp Grubauer | Colorado Avalanche | 0.019 | 0.5% | -0.016 | 0.19 | 69.6 |
| 35 | Petr Mrazek | Carolina Hurricanes | 0.025 | 0.6% | -0.021 | 0.33 | 69.5 |
| 36 | Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | 0.018 | 0.4% | -0.015 | 0.34 | 69.4 |
| 37 | Anders Nilsson | Ottawa Senators | 0.024 | 0.6% | -0.020 | 0.28 | 69.3 |
| 38 | Corey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | 0.015 | 0.4% | -0.013 | 0.17 | 69.2 |
| 39 | Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | 0.009 | 0.2% | -0.008 | 0.16 | 68.6 |
| 40 | Antti Raanta | Arizona Coyotes | 0.018 | 0.4% | -0.015 | 0.08 | 68.5 |
| 41 | Louis Domingue | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.012 | 0.3% | -0.010 | 0.11 | 67.5 |
| 42 | Collin Delia | Chicago Blackhawks | 0.014 | 0.3% | -0.012 | 0.07 | 67.3 |
| 43 | Mikko Koskinen | Edmonton Oilers | 0.000 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.00 | 66.4 |
| 44 | Alexandar Georgiev | New York Rangers | -0.008 | -0.2% | 0.007 | -0.07 | 65.8 |
| 45 | Linus Ullmark | Buffalo Sabres | -0.014 | -0.4% | 0.012 | -0.16 | 64.6 |
| 46 | Jake Allen | St. Louis Blues | -0.030 | -0.8% | 0.026 | -0.49 | 64.1 |
| 47 | Pheonix Copley | Washington Capitals | -0.013 | -0.3% | 0.011 | -0.11 | 64.1 |
| 48 | Jonathan Bernier | Detroit Red Wings | -0.038 | -1.0% | 0.033 | -0.39 | 62.7 |
| 49 | James Reimer | Florida Panthers | -0.038 | -0.9% | 0.032 | -0.40 | 62.7 |
| 50 | Craig Anderson | Ottawa Senators | -0.054 | -1.4% | 0.046 | -0.83 | 62.0 |
| 51 | Malcolm Subban | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.027 | -0.7% | 0.023 | -0.13 | 61.6 |
| 52 | Cory Schneider | New Jersey Devils | -0.042 | -1.1% | 0.036 | -0.30 | 60.3 |
| 53 | Garret Sparks | Toronto Maple Leafs | -0.035 | -0.9% | 0.030 | -0.19 | 60.2 |
| 54 | Joonas Korpisalo | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.047 | -1.2% | 0.041 | -0.34 | 59.2 |
| 55 | Adin Hill | Arizona Coyotes | -0.037 | -0.9% | 0.032 | -0.15 | 58.9 |
| 56 | Roberto Luongo | Florida Panthers | -0.086 | -2.1% | 0.073 | -1.12 | 58.6 |
| 57 | Martin Jones | San Jose Sharks | -0.115 | -2.9% | 0.098 | -2.40 | 57.9 |
| 58 | Anthony Stolarz | Edmonton Oilers | -0.052 | -1.3% | 0.045 | -0.22 | 57.4 |
| 59 | Mike Smith | Calgary Flames | -0.097 | -2.4% | 0.083 | -1.24 | 56.4 |
| 60 | Cam Talbot | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.118 | -3.0% | 0.101 | -1.33 | 53.4 |
| 61 | Alex Stalock | Minnesota Wild | -0.093 | -2.3% | 0.080 | -0.49 | 52.1 |
| 62 | Cam Ward | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.137 | -3.4% | 0.117 | -1.38 | 51.9 |
| 63 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | -0.160 | -4.0% | 0.137 | -2.39 | 51.7 |
| 64 | Michal Neuvirth | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.107 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.24 | 51.3 |
| 65 | Keith Kinkaid | New Jersey Devils | -0.165 | -4.1% | 0.141 | -2.35 | 50.7 |
| 66 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | -0.110 | -2.8% | 0.094 | -0.08 | 50.6 |
| 67 | Mike McKenna | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.091 | -2.3% | 0.078 | -0.24 | 50.5 |
| 68 | Mike Condon | Ottawa Senators | -0.114 | -2.9% | 0.098 | -0.09 | 49.8 |
| 69 | Aaron Dell | San Jose Sharks | -0.119 | -3.0% | 0.102 | -0.76 | 49.6 |
| 70 | Michael Hutchinson | Toronto Maple Leafs | -0.118 | -3.0% | 0.101 | -0.35 | 49.2 |
| 71 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | -0.118 | -3.0% | 0.101 | -0.18 | 49.1 |
| 72 | Peter Budaj | Los Angeles Kings | -0.118 | -3.0% | 0.101 | -0.04 | 49.0 |
| 73 | Alex Lyon | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.118 | -3.0% | 0.101 | -0.04 | 49.0 |
| 74 | Sam Montembeault | Florida Panthers | -0.121 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -0.32 | 48.6 |
| 75 | Kevin Boyle | Anaheim Ducks | -0.121 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -0.18 | 48.6 |
| 76 | Marcus Hogberg | Ottawa Senators | -0.121 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -0.18 | 48.6 |
| 77 | Alex Nedeljkovic | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.121 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -0.05 | 48.5 |
| 78 | Richard Bachman | Vancouver Canucks | -0.121 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -0.05 | 48.5 |
| 79 | Scott Darling | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.122 | -3.0% | 0.104 | -0.36 | 48.5 |
| 80 | Antti Niemi | Montreal Canadiens | -0.142 | -3.6% | 0.122 | -0.91 | 46.5 |
| 81 | Maxime Lagace | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.134 | -3.3% | 0.114 | -0.05 | 45.9 |
| 82 | Chad Johnson | Anaheim Ducks | -0.190 | -4.7% | 0.163 | -0.78 | 44.0 |
| 83 | Calvin Pickard | Arizona Coyotes | -0.221 | -5.5% | 0.189 | -0.91 | 43.9 |
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.