The goalie is the most important player on any hockey team, and with great skill, can single-handedly win a game for his team by denying every chance attempted from the opposition! Not only that, but they get to wear really awesome looking masks too! Have a look at our Top 5 NHL Goalies list to learn more about the five best to ever mind the net!
1) Patrick Roy
Won four Stanley Cups during his career
Only player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy three times, in different decades, and for two different teams
Won the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender three times
Holds the NHL playoff record for most wins (151)
In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll
2) Terry Sawchuk
Won 501 games (447 regular season and 54 playoff)
His career record of 103 shutouts remained unsurpassed until 2009
Won four Stanley Cups during his career
Five-time Vezina Trophy winner
11-time NHL All-Star
3) Martin Brodeur
Won three Stanley Cups and five Eastern Conference titles in 17 postseason campaigns
Won two Olympic Gold Medals with Team Canada
Only goalie in NHL history with eight 40-win seasons
Holds NHL record for all-time regular season wins (691)
Holds NHL record for most all-time career shutouts (125)
4) Jacques Plante
Won six Stanley Cups (five of them consecutively)
Seven-time Vezina Trophy winner
Eight-time All-Star
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978
Considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey
5) Dominik Hasek
Won two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings
Six-time Vezina Trophy winner
Two-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner (only goalie to win the award multiple times)
Led the Czech Republic to their only Olympic Gold Medal
Highest career save percent of any goaltender ever (.922)
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