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. Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR 
9. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
10. Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN
11. John Gibson, G, DET (INJ.)
12. Brandon Bussi, G, CAR
13. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, FLA
14. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
15. Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK 
16. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
17. Spencer Knight, G, CHI
18. Linus Ullmark, G, OTT
19. Alex Lyon, G, BUF
20. Joey Daccord, G, SEA
21. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
22. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
23. Adin Hill, G, VGK
24. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
25. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN (rookie)

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Key injuries:

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

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Just missed:

Jacob Markstrom, G, NJD
Elvis Merzlikins, G, CBJ
Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (rookie)
Joel Hofer, G, STL
Tristan Jarry, G, EDM

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Strong handcuffs:

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