NHL Goaltending
The 5 Greatest Goaltenders in NHL History
November 16th, 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...
Winnipeg Goalie Most Recent NHLer for a Night
November 15th, 2018 Gavin McHale joined one of the most unique groups in sports on Wednesday night. The Winnipeg personal trainer and goaltending coach for the University of Manitoba Bisons women's hockey team got the call to be an emergency goalie for the Washington Capi...
NHL GMs Discuss Goalie Gear, Divers, Seattle & CHL Draftees
November 13th, 2018 TORONTO — Certain members of the NHL's goalie fraternity have voiced their displeasure with the league's move to shrink chest protectors this season. Safety — more than a few netminders have complained about increased bruising — and...
The 5 Best NHL Backups
November 13th, 2018 It may be a relatively thankless job, but NHL teams need serviceable backups. If they’re lucky, they get one who’s able to go above and beyond in relief of their starter. Sometimes, they may even overtake the No. 1 altogether. Looking at all of the league’s...
Do You Know Your NHL Goalie Trivia?
November 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...
6 NHL Teams Who Need New Goalies
October 30th, 2018 Goaltending is often considered the most important position in hockey. For some teams early in the 2018-19 campaign, they're starting to feel the effects of mediocre netminding. With Sergei Bobrovsky being the most notable goalie to possibly hit the market in recent...
Most Games Played By A Goalie in One NHL Season
October 24th, 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...
Five Fantasy Goalie Values
September 29th, 2018 Earlier this week, we at the Hockey Writers took a stab at ranking all 31 starting NHL goalies. But what ranking would be complete without some fantasy analysis? During the process, we discovered some goalies that were sorely overlooked in fantasy drafts, meaning they would...
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...
