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 2/6/2019.
2018-2019 NHL Goalie Rankings
| Rank | Goalie | Team | RateEff | WPEff | TGEff | PAR | O-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Lehner | New York Islanders | 0.227 | 5.7% | -0.195 | 2.29 | 93.2 |
| 2 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.205 | 5.1% | -0.175 | 2.37 | 89.8 |
| 3 | Ben Bishop | Dallas Stars | 0.182 | 4.5% | -0.155 | 2.24 | 87.5 |
| 4 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 0.169 | 4.2% | -0.145 | 1.77 | 87.2 |
| 5 | Frederik Andersen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.189 | 4.7% | -0.161 | 2.54 | 87.0 |
| 6 | Anton Khudobin | Dallas Stars | 0.145 | 3.6% | -0.124 | 1.08 | 83.9 |
| 7 | Jack Campbell | Los Angeles Kings | 0.145 | 3.6% | -0.124 | 0.87 | 82.6 |
| 8 | Thomas Greiss | New York Islanders | 0.140 | 3.5% | -0.120 | 1.31 | 82.0 |
| 9 | Laurent Brossoit | Winnipeg Jets | 0.144 | 3.6% | -0.123 | 0.65 | 80.4 |
| 10 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | 0.112 | 2.8% | -0.095 | 1.84 | 79.9 |
| 11 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | 0.103 | 2.6% | -0.088 | 1.43 | 79.9 |
| 12 | Casey DeSmith | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.111 | 2.8% | -0.095 | 1.04 | 79.8 |
| 13 | David Rittich | Calgary Flames | 0.111 | 2.8% | -0.095 | 1.16 | 79.5 |
| 14 | Jaroslav Halak | Boston Bruins | 0.108 | 2.7% | -0.092 | 1.01 | 79.4 |
| 15 | Curtis McElhinney | Carolina Hurricanes | 0.092 | 2.3% | -0.079 | 0.65 | 78.5 |
| 16 | Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | 0.100 | 2.5% | -0.086 | 1.27 | 77.9 |
| 17 | Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | 0.090 | 2.2% | -0.077 | 1.41 | 77.6 |
| 18 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | 0.085 | 2.1% | -0.073 | 0.57 | 77.4 |
| 19 | Carter Hart | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.102 | 2.6% | -0.088 | 0.61 | 77.3 |
| 20 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | 0.096 | 2.4% | -0.082 | 1.41 | 76.6 |
| 21 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.073 | 1.8% | -0.063 | 1.29 | 76.4 |
| 22 | Ryan Miller | Anaheim Ducks | 0.073 | 1.8% | -0.062 | 0.19 | 75.5 |
| 23 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | 0.060 | 1.5% | -0.051 | 0.92 | 74.7 |
| 24 | MacKenzie Blackwood | New Jersey Devils | 0.077 | 1.9% | -0.066 | 0.32 | 74.3 |
| 25 | Darcy Kuemper | Arizona Coyotes | 0.059 | 1.5% | -0.050 | 0.62 | 74.2 |
| 26 | Carter Hutton | Buffalo Sabres | 0.049 | 1.2% | -0.042 | 0.59 | 73.9 |
| 27 | Collin Delia | Chicago Blackhawks | 0.064 | 1.6% | -0.055 | 0.24 | 72.6 |
| 28 | Jacob Markstrom | Vancouver Canucks | 0.048 | 1.2% | -0.041 | 0.72 | 72.6 |
| 29 | Calvin Petersen | Los Angeles Kings | 0.065 | 1.6% | -0.056 | 0.24 | 72.6 |
| 30 | Linus Ullmark | Buffalo Sabres | 0.052 | 1.3% | -0.045 | 0.39 | 71.7 |
| 31 | Brian Elliott | Philadelphia Flyers | 0.040 | 1.0% | -0.034 | 0.19 | 71.5 |
| 32 | Antti Raanta | Arizona Coyotes | 0.030 | 0.8% | -0.026 | 0.14 | 71.4 |
| 33 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | 0.047 | 1.2% | -0.041 | 0.16 | 71.2 |
| 34 | Matt Murray | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.033 | 0.8% | -0.028 | 0.32 | 70.6 |
| 35 | Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | 0.022 | 0.6% | -0.019 | 0.31 | 69.8 |
| 36 | Semyon Varlamov | Colorado Avalanche | 0.007 | 0.2% | -0.006 | 0.09 | 69.1 |
| 37 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 0.003 | 0.1% | -0.003 | 0.05 | 68.4 |
| 38 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | -0.005 | -0.1% | 0.005 | -0.05 | 67.3 |
| 39 | Garret Sparks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0.013 | 0.3% | -0.012 | 0.06 | 66.9 |
| 40 | Anders Nilsson | Ottawa Senators | 0.004 | 0.1% | -0.003 | 0.03 | 66.6 |
| 41 | Corey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.014 | -0.4% | 0.012 | -0.12 | 66.2 |
| 42 | Louis Domingue | Tampa Bay Lightning | -0.001 | 0.0% | 0.001 | -0.01 | 65.7 |
| 43 | Malcolm Subban | Vegas Golden Knights | 0.000 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.00 | 65.5 |
| 44 | Craig Anderson | Ottawa Senators | -0.011 | -0.3% | 0.010 | -0.14 | 65.5 |
| 45 | Mikko Koskinen | Edmonton Oilers | -0.006 | -0.2% | 0.005 | -0.06 | 65.0 |
| 46 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.037 | -0.9% | 0.032 | -0.50 | 64.6 |
| 47 | James Reimer | Florida Panthers | -0.035 | -0.9% | 0.030 | -0.29 | 63.0 |
| 48 | Joonas Korpisalo | Columbus Blue Jackets | -0.031 | -0.8% | 0.027 | -0.19 | 61.5 |
| 49 | Pheonix Copley | Washington Capitals | -0.030 | -0.7% | 0.026 | -0.18 | 61.2 |
| 50 | Jonathan Bernier | Detroit Red Wings | -0.051 | -1.3% | 0.043 | -0.36 | 60.5 |
| 51 | Roberto Luongo | Florida Panthers | -0.063 | -1.6% | 0.054 | -0.61 | 60.3 |
| 52 | Adin Hill | Arizona Coyotes | -0.033 | -0.8% | 0.028 | -0.14 | 60.2 |
| 53 | Martin Jones | San Jose Sharks | -0.083 | -2.1% | 0.071 | -1.25 | 59.8 |
| 54 | Alexandar Georgiev | New York Rangers | -0.053 | -1.3% | 0.046 | -0.28 | 58.9 |
| 55 | Keith Kinkaid | New Jersey Devils | -0.091 | -2.3% | 0.078 | -1.15 | 58.5 |
| 56 | Jake Allen | St. Louis Blues | -0.081 | -2.0% | 0.069 | -1.06 | 58.4 |
| 57 | Antti Niemi | Montreal Canadiens | -0.079 | -2.0% | 0.067 | -0.44 | 55.8 |
| 58 | Anthony Stolarz | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.062 | -1.6% | 0.053 | -0.19 | 55.1 |
| 59 | Petr Mrazek | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.091 | -2.3% | 0.078 | -0.85 | 55.0 |
| 60 | Aaron Dell | San Jose Sharks | -0.084 | -2.1% | 0.072 | -0.44 | 54.4 |
| 61 | Alex Stalock | Minnesota Wild | -0.078 | -2.0% | 0.067 | -0.32 | 53.9 |
| 62 | Philipp Grubauer | Colorado Avalanche | -0.108 | -2.7% | 0.092 | -0.81 | 53.7 |
| 63 | Cam Talbot | Edmonton Oilers | -0.120 | -3.0% | 0.103 | -1.22 | 53.1 |
| 64 | Cam Ward | Chicago Blackhawks | -0.118 | -2.9% | 0.101 | -0.93 | 52.6 |
| 65 | Michal Neuvirth | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.106 | -2.7% | 0.091 | -0.24 | 52.3 |
| 66 | Mike McKenna | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.084 | -2.1% | 0.072 | -0.22 | 52.2 |
| 67 | Mike Smith | Calgary Flames | -0.122 | -3.1% | 0.105 | -1.15 | 52.0 |
| 68 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | -0.110 | -2.8% | 0.094 | -0.08 | 51.4 |
| 69 | Cory Schneider | New Jersey Devils | -0.112 | -2.8% | 0.096 | -0.29 | 51.2 |
| 70 | Mike Condon | Ottawa Senators | -0.116 | -2.9% | 0.099 | -0.09 | 50.2 |
| 71 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | -0.122 | -3.0% | 0.104 | -0.05 | 49.0 |
| 72 | Peter Budaj | Los Angeles Kings | -0.122 | -3.0% | 0.104 | -0.05 | 49.0 |
| 73 | Alex Lyon | Philadelphia Flyers | -0.122 | -3.0% | 0.104 | -0.05 | 49.0 |
| 74 | Marcus Hogberg | Ottawa Senators | -0.126 | -3.1% | 0.108 | -0.19 | 48.3 |
| 75 | Alex Nedeljkovic | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.126 | -3.1% | 0.108 | -0.05 | 48.3 |
| 76 | Richard Bachman | Vancouver Canucks | -0.126 | -3.1% | 0.108 | -0.05 | 48.2 |
| 77 | Michael Hutchinson | Toronto Maple Leafs | -0.110 | -2.7% | 0.094 | -0.33 | 47.1 |
| 78 | Scott Darling | Carolina Hurricanes | -0.131 | -3.3% | 0.112 | -0.39 | 44.6 |
| 79 | Chad Johnson | Anaheim Ducks | -0.141 | -3.5% | 0.121 | -0.53 | 44.4 |
| 80 | Maxime Lagace | Vegas Golden Knights | -0.145 | -3.6% | 0.124 | -0.05 | 44.4 |
| 81 | Calvin Pickard | Arizona Coyotes | -0.189 | -4.7% | 0.162 | -0.71 | 44.2 |
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.