Fantasy hockey top 25 goalie rankings

NHL.com ranks the top 25 fantasy hockey goalies in standard leagues for the rest of the 2025-26 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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Standard goalie categories include wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, team goalie situations, anticipated start volume, projected goal support (or lack thereof), injury history or concern, sleeper, bounce-back or breakout potential, anticipated regression, age, contract status and overall upside for the 2025-26 season.

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
2. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
3. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
4. Logan Thompson, G, WSH
5. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
6. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL
7. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL
8. John Gibson, G, DET
9. Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN
10. Brandon Bussi, G, CAR
11. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
12. Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK
13. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
14. Alex Lyon, G, BUF
15. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, FLA
16. Spencer Knight, G, CHI
17. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN (rookie)
18. Adin Hill, G, VGK
19. Joey Daccord, G, SEA
20. Linus Ullmark, G, OTT
21. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
22. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
23. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (rookie)
24. Stuart Skinner, G, PIT
25. Joseph Woll, G, TOR

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Key injuries:

Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR
Carter Hart, G, VGK
Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR (likely out for season)

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Just missed:

Elvis Merzlikins, G, CBJ
Juuse Saros, G, NSH
Jacob Markstrom, G, NJD
Akira Schmid, G, VGK
Anton Forsberg, G, LAK

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Strong handcuffs:

David Rittich, G, NYI
Casey DeSmith, G, DAL