NHL Goaltending
Ranking the NHL's 31 Starting Goalies
September 27th, 2018 Guarding the net in the NHL may be one of the toughest jobs in professional sports. It's a lonely world in the crease, and when the team falters, the goaltender is often the first to receive blame. That's why finding a quality goalie is so critical for long-term...
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s
September 24th, 2018 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international hockey that’s ever been played. Of course, there were also the shady owners, the constant...
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History
August 7th, 2018 It's a commonly-held belief in NHL circles, and hockey in general, that goalies tend to be a bit weird. It's more strange to find a goalie that isn't weird than it is to find one that is. After all, who would willingly sign up to have people fling frozen rubber...
Who is the NHL's Top Goaltending Prospect?
July 16th, 2018 Goaltenders have been, and potentially always will be, the toughest position to evaluate and project a development curve for in hockey. How many high draft picks haven't panned out? How many late-round selections did? At all levels of hockey, the highest drafted...
Goalie Workloads and the Stanley Cup
June 12th, 2018 The recent Stanley Cup Final featured a goalie matchup between Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights. And while many statistics were used to favor one goalie or the other, a surprising statistic favored both. It turns...
Do You Know Your NHL Goalie Trivia?
June 8th, 2018 Goalies are often compared by their win-loss record, goals against average, and number of shutouts and Stanley Cups won. This article is about the lesser-known records. The obscure ones. Facts that are great to know and fun to discuss during water cooler conversation or...
Goalies Making Things Tougher Than They Should Be
May 29th, 2018 Goaltenders are always in the spotlight during an NHL game and their mistakes seem to loom longer than their success. The action gets crazy around the net and goalies either make a great save or get scored on. They nearly always get blamed for a loss even though, as...
The 5 Greatest Goaltenders in NHL History
May 5th, 2018 Ranking goaltenders throughout the history of the NHL is an arduous task. Multiple factors must be considered: sheer dominance, longevity, impact on the sport, etc. For some, raw win and ring totals are more important than how those totals were achieved. With all of these...
Best Goalies of the 2017-18 Regular Season
May 5th, 2018 Historically, there are three statistics that are looked at to evaluate and compare a goaltender: wins, goals against average (GAA) and save percentage (SV%). While they all have some merit, wins and GAA are more indicative of a team statistic. Even SV% can be skewed...
Top 5 Goaltenders of the 1960s
April 2nd, 2018 The last line of defence. In a nutshell, that is what a goaltender has, is and will always be. No matter the era they played in, the job has always remained the same. See shot, stop shot...rinse and repeat. Sounds simple enough, now if only it were that easy. Off we go to...
3 Old Goalies Breaking the Curve
March 27th, 2018 Goalies are bizarre creatures. Their peculiar rituals include Patrick Roy talking to his goal posts and Glenn Hall making himself sick before every game. Regardless of the actual impact of said superstitions, both netminders are among the best at the position and are in...
Most Games Played By A Goalie in One NHL Season
March 22nd, 2018 Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He's earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie in one NHL season. As research and skepticism seems to grow on the topic of goalie fatigue, it sure seems like many...
The 5 Best NHL Backups
March 22nd, 2018 Backup goalies rarely get the glory. In the case of the best in the game this season though, they’ve played key roles helping to lead their respective teams to potential playoff berths for a shot at the Stanley Cup. Taking into account their records, stats, upside,...
