2026-2027 rankings

The best goalies for your pool

In most pools, a win is worth 2 points: a good starter on a good team can be worth a first-line scorer. Here are the rankings, recalculated every morning.

Updated · by the Yetii team

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Goalie rankings

Updated November 15, 2026. The projection accounts for each goalie's share of his team's starts.

#GoalieTeam Season proj.Current ptsGP WSO
1 Jake Oettinger DAL 90.2 28 15 104
2 Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL 73.7 18 15 90
3 Jeremy Swayman BOS 68.5 20 15 91
4 Jesper Wallstedt MIN 67.5 28 19 140
5 Ilya Sorokin NYI 66.8 16 13 71
6 Logan Thompson WSH 64.4 14 13 70
7 Mackenzie Blackwood COL 64.0 24 16 111
8 Joel Hofer STL 63.7 20 15 82
9 Karel Vejmelka UTA 63.3 14 15 61
10 Linus Ullmark OTT 61.7 18 10 90
11 Juuse Saros NSH 58.2 16 14 71
12 Pyotr Kochetkov CAR 51.9 28 13 122
13 Connor Hellebuyck NJD 51.1 16 7 71
14 Stuart Skinner WPG 50.5 14 15 70
15 Jacob FowlerRookie MTL 48.4 22 12 92
16 John Gibson DET 48.2 8 13 40
17 Jacob Markstrom FLA 47.6 14 11 61
18 Brandon Bussi CAR 46.9 8 8 40
19 Arturs Silovs PIT 46.4 14 12 52
20 Lukas Dostal ANA 45.0 8 11 40
21 Devon Levi EDM 43.2 20 10 91
22 Darcy Kuemper LAK 43.2 10 11 50
23 Tristan Jarry EDM 42.0 14 9 52
24 Spencer Knight CHI 41.9 10 16 50
25 Yaroslav Askarov SJS 41.7 12 15 60
26 Sergei Bobrovsky TOR 41.2 6 13 30
27 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF 40.4 10 12 50
28 Jet Greaves CBJ 40.3 6 11 21
29 Jakub Dobes MTL 39.6 6 8 30
30 Dan Vladar PHI 39.3 6 11 30
31 Jake Allen NJD 39.1 12 10 60
32 Dustin Wolf CGY 39.1 8 11 40
33 Joey Daccord SEA 37.7 8 10 40
34 Scott Wedgewood COL 37.7 2 6 10
35 Akira Schmid FLA 36.0 12 10 60
36 Adin Hill VGK 35.9 14 10 70
37 Carter Hart VGK 32.0 12 11 60
38 Philipp Grubauer SEA 29.5 10 12 50
39 Dylan GarandRookie NYR 28.4 16 15 71
40 Cam Talbot CBJ 27.5 10 9 50

Classic scoring · Yetii Pool projections · NHL data

How we calculate

Classic scoring: goal 1, assist 1, win 2, shutout 2. Season projection = points already scored + the rest of the season at the player's projected pace (last season weighted at 0.7 plus this season, pulled toward his position's average when the sample is small), multiplied by his share of his team's remaining games (injuries included). These are the same projections as Yetii Pool's draft kit, which recalculates them with your pool's exact scoring.

Goalie strategy

  • Volume first: a goalie who starts 60 games racks up more wins than an excellent goalie in a tandem.
  • The team in front of him matters: wins depend a lot on his team's offence.
  • Keep an eye on backups: one injury to the starter and the backup becomes the hottest free agent. See our waiver pickups.

Frequently asked questions

When should you draft a goalie in a pool?

Generally after 2 or 3 elite scorers, when number-one goalies on good teams start going. With 2 points per win, don't wait too long.

Is a goalie in a tandem worth it?

Less than a starter: with fewer starts, he has fewer chances to win. He becomes interesting if the starter gets hurt.