NHL Goalies with the Most Saves in a Game
According to NHL.com and HockeyReference, the league did not officially keep track of shots on goal until the 1959-60 season. Interestingly, the six teams averaged 31.6 shots a game during…
Category Archives: NHL Goaltending
NHL’s Top 10 Goalies for 2024-25 – Midseason Update
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, The Hockey Writers put lists together on the top 10 players for each position, as well as coaches. It goes without saying that…
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders
It’s impossible to win in the NHL without great goaltending. The position can feel random at times and even world-class goaltenders can have terrible nights in the net. However, the…
Semyon Varlamov Has Become the Islanders’ 2nd-Best Goaltender of All-Time
The New York Islanders have been one of the more successful NHL teams since the Expansion Era, tallying four Stanley Cups in their 52 seasons. The franchise’s Stanley Cups can…
When Should Bruins Fans Start Panicking About Jeremy Swayman?
With the Boston Bruins two weeks out from training camp, and no deal with goaltender Jeremy Swayman yet struck, fans are starting to wonder what is happening and whether they…
The Top 10 NHL Goalie Prospects
Drafting and developing a franchise goaltender is a tough thing to do. It is made so difficult because there is a set learning curve at the position. Traditionally, netminders develop…
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders
*this archive was originally written by Eugene Helfrick It’s impossible to win in the NHL without great goaltending. The position can feel random at times and even world-class goaltenders can…
Re-signing of Erik Portillo Is Huge for Kings’ Future
Goaltending plays a huge part in determining the success of an NHL team, and with the Los Angeles Kings announcing the re-signing of goaltender prospect Erik Portillo, the big question…
Swayman Got Leverage From Bruins & Learned the Business
With rumors coming from all directions on where the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman stand in contract negotiations, there isn’t much to really expect at this point. Many reports have…
Top 3 All-Time Red Wings Goalies
The Detroit Red Wings have had some incredible goalies don the Winged Wheel over the past 90 years. Many of these masked men rank among the top goaltenders to ever…