Butterfly pioneers, acrobatic shot-stoppers, iron-man legends, and modern fortress keepers — these netminders redefined the position in completely different ways. Who takes the top spot?
1Patrick RoyThe two-time Stanley Cup winner with Montreal and two with Colorado who popularized the butterfly style and won three Conn Smythe Trophies.1000pts
2Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils legend who holds the all-time records for wins and shutouts, winning three Stanley Cups with the Devils' defensive dynasty.769pts
3Roberto LuongoTwo-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada and a consistently elite netminder across 19 NHL seasons despite never capturing the Stanley Cup.385pts
4Henrik LundqvistNew York Rangers icon and 2012 Vezina Trophy winner who anchored Broadway for 15 seasons and is considered the best goalie never to win a Cup.385pts
5Jacques PlanteMontreal Canadiens pioneer who won six Stanley Cups and seven Vezina Trophies while becoming the first goalie to regularly wear a mask.384pts
6Grant FuhrEdmonton Oilers dynasty goalie who won five Stanley Cups backing the most explosive offensive team in NHL history.384pts
7Terry SawchukDetroit Red Wings icon who set the long-standing shutout record of 103 and won four Stanley Cups with a career .929 save percentage.231pts
8Glenn HallNicknamed Mr. Goalie, he played 502 consecutive complete games — an unbreakable iron-man record — and won three Stanley Cups.231pts
9Ken DrydenMontreal Canadiens cornerstone who won six Stanley Cups in just eight NHL seasons, retiring at his peak to pursue a law career.1pts
10Dominik HasekThe acrobatic Czech known as the Dominator, winner of six Vezina Trophies and two Hart Trophies — the only goalie to win the MVP award twice.1pts
11Ed BelfourKnown as Eddie the Eagle, he won the Calder, two Vezina Trophies, and one Stanley Cup while posting 484 career wins.0pts
12Marc-Andre FleuryThree-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh who amassed 573 career wins — second only to Brodeur — across a 20-year career.0pts
13Georges VézinaMontreal Canadiens' original star goalie from 1910 to 1925 who won two Stanley Cups and gave his name to the NHL's trophy for the best goaltender.
14Clint BenedictOttawa Senators and Montreal Maroons netminder who won four Stanley Cups and became the first NHL goalie to wear a mask, in 1930.
15George HainsworthCanadiens goalie who posted a record 22 shutouts in 44 games in 1928-29 and won three straight Vezina Trophies plus two Stanley Cups.
16Tiny ThompsonBoston Bruins stalwart who won four Vezina Trophies and the 1929 Stanley Cup during a decade in goal at Boston Garden.
17Chuck GardinerChicago Black Hawks goalie who won two Vezina Trophies and backstopped Chicago to its first Stanley Cup in 1934, months before his death.
18Lorne ChabotDurable netminder who won the Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1928 and Toronto in 1932 and claimed the Vezina Trophy in 1935.
19Frank BrimsekBoston's 'Mr. Zero', who won the Calder and Vezina Trophies as a 1939 rookie and two Stanley Cups with the Bruins.
20Turk BrodaToronto Maple Leafs playoff hero who won five Stanley Cups between 1942 and 1951 and two Vezina Trophies across 14 seasons.
21Bill DurnanMontreal Canadiens ambidextrous goalie who won six Vezina Trophies in seven seasons and two Stanley Cups in the 1940s.
22Harry LumleyGoalie who won the 1950 Stanley Cup with Detroit and the 1954 Vezina Trophy with Toronto after debuting as a 17-year-old.
23Johnny BowerToronto Maple Leafs legend who won four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, the last in 1967 at age 42, plus two Vezina Trophies.
24Gump WorsleyBarefaced goalie who starred for the Rangers before winning four Stanley Cups and two Vezina Trophies with the Canadiens in the 1960s.
25Rogie VachonGoalie who won three Stanley Cups with Montreal between 1968 and 1971 before becoming the Los Angeles Kings' first star netminder.
26Gerry CheeversBoston Bruins goalie famous for his stitch-marked mask who won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972 and once went 32 games unbeaten.
27Tony EspositoChicago Black Hawks icon who set a modern record with 15 shutouts as a 1969-70 rookie and won three Vezina Trophies and 423 games.
28Bernie ParentPhiladelphia Flyers goalie who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 along with the Conn Smythe and Vezina Trophies both years.
29Billy SmithCombative New York Islanders goalie who won four straight Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983, the 1982 Vezina and the 1983 Conn Smythe.
30Mike VernonGoalie who won the Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989 and with Detroit in 1997, when he also took the Conn Smythe Trophy.
31Ron HextallPhiladelphia Flyers firebrand who won the Vezina and Conn Smythe as a 1987 rookie and became the first goalie to shoot the puck into the net for a goal.
32Mike RichterNew York Rangers goalie who backstopped the 1994 Stanley Cup that ended a 54-year drought and was MVP of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
33Curtis JosephCujo, one of the NHL's winningest goalies with 454 victories, who starred for St. Louis, Edmonton and Toronto in long playoff runs.
34Chris OsgoodDetroit Red Wings goalie who won three Stanley Cups, starting in goal for the 1998 and 2008 triumphs, and finished his career with 401 wins.
35Tim ThomasLate-blooming Boston goalie who won two Vezina Trophies and the 2011 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe with a then-record .938 save percentage.
36Ryan MillerBuffalo Sabres star who won the 2010 Vezina Trophy and was named best goaltender of the 2010 Olympic tournament after leading the USA to silver.
37Tuukka RaskFinnish goalie who won the 2014 Vezina Trophy and retired as the Boston Bruins' all-time leader in wins with 308.
38Pekka RinneNashville Predators cornerstone who won the 2018 Vezina Trophy and backstopped the club's run to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final.
39Jonathan QuickLos Angeles Kings goalie who won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, taking the Conn Smythe in 2012 with a 1.41 goals-against average.
40Carey PriceMontreal Canadiens goalie who swept the 2015 Hart and Vezina Trophies and won Olympic gold with Canada in 2014.
41Sergei BobrovskyRussian goalie who won two Vezina Trophies with Columbus and then back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Florida Panthers in 2024 and 2025.
42Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning goalie who won the 2019 Vezina Trophy and back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021, taking the Conn Smythe in 2021.
43Connor HellebuyckWinnipeg Jets workhorse who won three Vezina Trophies and in 2025 became the first goalie since Carey Price to win the Hart Trophy.
