Goaltender rankings are tricky as there are always battles going on between 1A and 1B tenders. It can even be more complex than that, just look at Winnipeg with three goalies that could all see NHL ice time this season in Pavelec, Hutchinson and their future goalie in Hellebuyck.

Between the battles that take place, injuries that occur and slumps that are hit, goalies can be what makes or breaks your team in some fantasy formats.

I find it’s always very important to have at least one really good goalie you can count on to secure you consistently decent stats and of course get you wins. Wins are important; it automatically increases your chance at a shutout, as well as lower goals against average (usually). Save percent is a different story as some goalies like Schneider may not rack up a ton of wins, but should have an exceptional save percent as the Devils were a team that gave up a lot of shots in past seasons.

The list I’ve provided ranks the top thirty goaltenders in the NHL, for fantasy hockey. The categories I use to rank my goalies include save percentage, goals against average, wins and shutouts. So if your fantasy setup includes shots, or is just based on wins/shutouts, make sure you adjust accordingly.

Top 30 Goaltenders:

1. Carey Price
2. Brayden Holtby
3. Ben Bishop
4. Jonathan Quick
5. Corey Crawford
6. Henrik Lundqvist
7. Martin Jones
8. Cory Schneider
9. Jake Allen
10. John Gibson
11. Pekka Rinne
12. Devan Dubnyk
13. Tukka Rask
14. Petr Mrazek
15. Matt Murray
16. Brian Elliott
17. Thomas Greiss
18. Marc-Andre Fleury
19. Roberto Luongo
20. Steve Mason
21. Frederik Andersen
22. Jaroslav Halak
23. Michal Neuvirth
24. Semyon Varlamov
25. Sergei Bobrovsky
26. Kari Lehtonen
27. Cam Talbot
28. James Reimer
29. Robin Lehner
30. Connor Hellebuyck/Andrei Vasilevskiy - tie


Feel free to give me some feedback and let me know if I missed anyone you think should be on the list, or if any of my rankings are way off.

Again, I will be finalizing my lists of top 100 forwards, top 50 defense and top 30 goaltenders a week or so before the season starts.

Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your day.

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