NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Games Played (Goalie)
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 247 |
2. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 205 |
3. | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 169 |
4. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 161 |
5. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 150 |
6. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 138 |
7. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 133 |
8. | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 132 |
  | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 132 |
10. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 130 |
11. | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 129 |
12. | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 119 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 119 |
14. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 115 |
15. | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 112 |
  | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 112 |
17. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-24 | 110 |
18. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 106 |
19. | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 104 |
20. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 101 |
21. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 99 |
22. | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 97 |
23. | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 96 |
24. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 93 |
25. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 92 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 2007-24 | 92 |
27. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 89 |
28. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 88 |
29. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 86 |
30. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 85 |
31. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 76 |
  | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 76 |
33. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 74 |
34. | Don Beaupre | 1980-97 | 72 |
  | Félix Potvin | 1991-04 | 72 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 72 |
37. | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 71 |
  | Pete Peeters | 1978-91 | 71 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 71 |
40. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 70 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 1999-19 | 70 |
  | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-24 | 70 |
43. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 68 |
  | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 68 |
45. | Mike Liut | 1979-92 | 67 |
  | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 67 |
47. | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 66 |
48. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 65 |
49. | Martin Jones | 2013-24 | 63 |
50. | Frederik Andersen | 2013-24 | 62 |
51. | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-24 | 60 |
52. | Réjean Lemelin | 1978-93 | 59 |
  | Greg Millen | 1978-92 | 59 |
54. | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 57 |
55. | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 56 |
  | José Théodore | 1995-13 | 56 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 56 |
58. | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 53 |
59. | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 52 |
  | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1996-14 | 52 |
  | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 52 |
62. | Artūrs Irbe | 1991-04 | 51 |
  | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 51 |
  | Matt Murray | 2015-23 | 51 |
65. | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 50 |
66. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 48 |
  | Craig Anderson | 2002-23 | 48 |
  | Brian Elliott | 2007-23 | 48 |
  | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 48 |
70. | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 47 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 47 |
  | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-24 | 47 |
73. | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 45 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 1970-88 | 45 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 45 |
  | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 45 |
77. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 44 |
78. | Dan Bouchard | 1972-86 | 43 |
  | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 43 |
80. | Don Edwards | 1976-86 | 42 |
81. | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 41 |
  | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 41 |
  | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 41 |
  | Jordan Binnington | 2015-24 | 41 |
85. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 40 |
  | Murray Bannerman | 1977-87 | 40 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-24 | 40 |
88. | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 39 |
  | Jaroslav Halák | 2006-23 | 39 |
90. | Sean Burke | 1987-07 | 38 |
91. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 37 |
  | Brian Hayward | 1982-93 | 37 |
  | Glenn Healy | 1985-01 | 37 |
94. | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 36 |
95. | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 35 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 1968-78 | 35 |
  | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 35 |
98. | Bob Sauvé | 1976-89 | 34 |
  | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-24 | 34 |
100. | Richard Brodeur | 1979-88 | 33 |
  | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 33 |
  | Cam Talbot | 2013-24 | 33 |
103. | Johnny Mowers | 1940-47 | 32 |
  | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 32 |
  | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 32 |
  | Mario Gosselin | 1983-94 | 32 |
107. | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 31 |
108. | Greg Stefan | 1981-90 | 30 |
109. | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 29 |
  | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 29 |
  | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 29 |
  | Chris Terreri | 1986-01 | 29 |
  | Jake Allen | 2012-24 | 29 |
  | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 29 |
  | Petr Mrázek | 2012-24 | 29 |
116. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 28 |
  | Jake Oettinger | 2020-24 | 28 |
  | Igor Shesterkin | 2019-24 | 28 |
119. | Rick Wamsley | 1980-93 | 27 |
  | Steve Penney | 1983-88 | 27 |
  | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 27 |
  | Anton Khudobin | 2009-23 | 27 |
123. | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 26 |
  | John Gibson | 2013-24 | 26 |
  | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 26 |
  | Jacob Markström | 2010-24 | 26 |
127. | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 25 |
  | Vincent Riendeau | 1987-95 | 25 |
  | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 25 |
  | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 25 |
  | Steve Shields | 1995-06 | 25 |
  | Dan Cloutier | 1997-08 | 25 |
  | Robert Esche | 1998-07 | 25 |
134. | Don Simmons | 1956-69 | 24 |
  | Antti Raanta | 2013-24 | 24 |
136. | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 23 |
  | Roland Melanson | 1980-92 | 23 |
  | Pelle Lindbergh | 1981-86 | 23 |
  | Roman Čechmánek | 2000-04 | 23 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 23 |
  | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 23 |
142. | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 22 |
  | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 22 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 1996-13 | 22 |
145. | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 21 |
  | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 21 |
  | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 21 |
148. | Paul Bibeault | 1940-47 | 20 |
  | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 20 |
  | Mario Lessard | 1978-84 | 20 |
  | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 20 |
152. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 19 |
  | Kari Lehtonen | 2003-18 | 19 |
154. | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 18 |
  | Denis DeJordy | 1962-74 | 18 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 1962-78 | 18 |
  | Bob Froese | 1982-90 | 18 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 1993-08 | 18 |
  | Jack Campbell | 2013-24 | 18 |
160. | Eddie Mio | 1979-86 | 17 |
  | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 17 |
  | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 17 |
  | Thomas Greiss | 2007-23 | 17 |
  | Juuse Saros | 2015-24 | 17 |
  | Ilya Samsonov | 2019-24 | 17 |
166. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 16 |
  | Daren Puppa | 1985-00 | 16 |
  | Alain Chevrier | 1985-91 | 16 |
  | Bob Essensa | 1988-02 | 16 |
  | Michael Leighton | 2002-17 | 16 |
  | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 16 |
  | Adin Hill | 2017-24 | 16 |
173. | Earl Robertson | 1937-42 | 15 |
  | Wayne Thomas | 1972-81 | 15 |
  | Denis Herron | 1972-86 | 15 |
  | Clint Malarchuk | 1981-92 | 15 |
  | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1987-98 | 15 |
  | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 15 |
  | Joonas Korpisalo | 2015-24 | 15 |
180. | Gilles Villemure | 1963-77 | 14 |
  | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 14 |
  | Steve Baker | 1979-83 | 14 |
  | Daniel Berthiaume | 1986-94 | 14 |
  | Stéphane Fiset | 1989-02 | 14 |
  | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 14 |
  | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 14 |
  | Carter Hart | 2018-24 | 14 |
188. | Georges Vezina* | 1917-26 | 13 |
  | Frank McCool | 1944-46 | 13 |
  | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 13 |
  | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 13 |
  | David Aebischer | 2000-08 | 13 |
  | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 13 |
  | Pavel Francouz | 2018-23 | 13 |
  | Ilya Sorokin | 2020-24 | 13 |
196. | Normie Smith | 1931-45 | 12 |
  | Jacques Caron | 1967-74 | 12 |
  | Phil Myre | 1969-83 | 12 |
  | Steve Weeks | 1980-93 | 12 |
  | Al Jensen | 1980-87 | 12 |
  | Frank Pietrangelo | 1987-94 | 12 |
  | Jeff Hackett | 1988-04 | 12 |
  | Martin Gerber | 2002-11 | 12 |
  | Stuart Skinner | 2020-24 | 12 |
205. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 11 |
  | Gary Edwards | 1968-82 | 11 |
  | Rick St. Croix | 1977-85 | 11 |
  | Mike Moffat | 1981-84 | 11 |
  | Allan Bester | 1983-96 | 11 |
  | Jeff Reese | 1987-99 | 11 |
  | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 11 |
  | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 11 |
  | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 11 |
  | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 11 |
  | James Reimer | 2010-24 | 11 |
216. | Hal Winkler | 1926-28 | 10 |
  | Andy Aitkenhead | 1932-35 | 10 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 1962-72 | 10 |
  | Jim Carey | 1994-99 | 10 |
  | Trevor Kidd | 1991-04 | 10 |
  | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 10 |
  | Vítek Vaněček | 2020-24 | 10 |
223. | Bert Gardiner | 1935-44 | 9 |
  | Gary Inness | 1973-81 | 9 |
  | John Garrett | 1979-85 | 9 |
  | Doug Keans | 1979-88 | 9 |
  | Mark Fitzpatrick | 1988-00 | 9 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 1997-09 | 9 |
  | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 9 |
  | Jonathan Bernier | 2007-22 | 9 |
  | Laurent Brossoit | 2014-24 | 9 |
  | Alex Nedeljkovic | 2016-24 | 9 |
  | Alexandar Georgiev | 2017-24 | 9 |
  | Akira Schmid | 2021-24 | 9 |
235. | Flat Walsh | 1926-33 | 8 |
  | Sam LoPresti | 1940-42 | 8 |
  | Wayne Rutledge | 1967-70 | 8 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 1970-83 | 8 |
  | Gord McRae | 1972-78 | 8 |
  | Ed Staniowski | 1975-85 | 8 |
  | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 8 |
  | Darcy Wakaluk | 1988-97 | 8 |
  | Craig Billington | 1985-03 | 8 |
  | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 8 |
  | Alex Stalock | 2010-23 | 8 |
  | Tristan Jarry | 2016-24 | 8 |
  | Jeremy Swayman | 2020-24 | 8 |
  | Linus Ullmark | 2015-24 | 8 |
249. | Les Binkley | 1967-72 | 7 |
  | Ron Low | 1972-85 | 7 |
  | Gary Bromley | 1973-81 | 7 |
  | Marc Behrend | 1983-86 | 7 |
  | Tom Draper | 1988-96 | 7 |
  | Wade Flaherty | 1991-03 | 7 |
  | Jussi Markkanen | 2001-07 | 7 |
  | Peter Budaj | 2005-19 | 7 |
  | Dan Ellis | 2003-15 | 7 |
  | Curtis McElhinney | 2007-21 | 7 |
  | Karri Rämö | 2006-16 | 7 |
  | Louis Domingue | 2014-24 | 7 |
  | Mikko Koskinen | 2010-22 | 7 |
  | Ville Husso | 2020-24 | 7 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Richard Brodeur | 1972-79 | 51 |
2. | Joe Daley | 1972-79 | 49 |
3. | Ron Grahame | 1973-77 | 36 |
4. | Al Smith | 1972-79 | 35 |
5. | John Garrett | 1973-79 | 32 |
6. | Don McLeod | 1972-78 | 31 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 1972-79 | 31 |
8. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1972-76 | 19 |
9. | Dave Dryden | 1974-79 | 18 |
10. | Wayne Rutledge | 1972-78 | 16 |
11. | Cap Raeder | 1975-77 | 15 |
13. | Gilles Gratton | 1972-75 | 13 |
14. | Cam Newton | 1973-76 | 11 |
  | Andre Gill | 1972-74 | 11 |
16. | Jack Norris | 1972-76 | 10 |
  | Gary Smith | 1978-79 | 10 |
  | Les Binkley | 1972-76 | 10 |
19. | Russ Gillow | 1972-76 | 9 |
20. | Bruce Landon | 1972-77 | 8 |
21. | Mike Curran | 1972-77 | 7 |
  | Michel Dion | 1974-79 | 7 |
23. | Jim Park | 1975-78 | 6 |
24. | Jim Shaw | 1974-76 | 5 |
  | Gary Bromley | 1976-78 | 5 |
  | Ken Lockett | 1976-77 | 5 |
  | Ken Broderick | 1976-78 | 5 |
  | Paul Hoganson | 1973-78 | 5 |
29. | Gary Kurt | 1972-77 | 4 |
  | Jack McCartan | 1972-75 | 4 |
  | Lynn Zimmerman | 1975-78 | 4 |
  | Chris Worthy | 1973-76 | 4 |
  | Normand Lapointe | 1975-78 | 4 |
34. | Curt Larsson | 1974-77 | 3 |
  | Christer Abrahamsson | 1974-77 | 3 |
  | George Gardner | 1972-74 | 3 |
  | Serge Aubry | 1972-77 | 3 |
  | Yves Archambault | 1972-74 | 3 |
  | Eddie Mio | 1977-79 | 3 |
  | Mike Liut | 1977-79 | 3 |
41. | Bob Johnson | 1975-76 | 2 |
  | Jim Corsi | 1977-79 | 2 |
  | Frank Blum | 1972-74 | 2 |
44. | Jacques Caron | 1975-77 | 1 |
  | Ed Humphreys | 1975-77 | 1 |
  | Gaye Cooley | 1 | |
  | Wayne Wood | 1974-79 | 1 |
  | Marcel Paille | 1972-73 | 1 |
  | Ian Wilkie | 1972-74 | 1 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 1972-73 | 1 |
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