NHL all-time goalie wins: Top 10 players to know

While there’s a lot of talk about the most unbreakable records in sports, one all-time mark that deserves more attention is Martin Brodeur’s 691 career wins — the most by a goalie in NHL history.

Even if a player can match Brodeur’s longevity and durability, today’s NHL teams opt to rest their goalies and limit their starts. It seems unlikely that a modern goaltender will be able to rack up enough wins to seriously challenge Brodeur.

How big is the gap between Brodeur and the active leader? Who else cracks the top 10 in career wins? Let’s look at which goalies have recorded the most wins in NHL history.

10. Tony Esposito, 423 wins

Esposito played from 1967 to 1984, suiting up for the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks. He is a three-time winner of the NHL’s Vezina Trophy, which prior to the 1981-82 season went to the goalie whose team allowed the fewest goals. In 1970, he recorded 15 shutouts in a single season, which is a modern NHL record (since 1942). Esposito helped Montreal win the Stanley Cup in 1969. He was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

9. Jacques Plante, 437 wins

Plante played off and on from 1947 to 1975, including stints with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. He helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup six times, including five straight years. Plante won the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player in 1962, and he racked up an NHL-record seven Vezina Trophies. Plante is also known for inventing and popularizing the goaltender mask. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.

8. Terry Sawchuk, 445 wins

Sawchuk was an 11-time All-Star who played from 1949 to 1970, winning four Stanley Cups in his career. He was a four-time Vezina Trophy winner and became the first goalie to record 100 career regular-season shutouts. To this day, Sawchuk has the second-most shutouts in NHL history (103), trailing only Martin Brodeur (125). The Detroit Red Wings…

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Publish date : 2024-01-30 01:44:14

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