Top 5 Greatest NHL Goalies
Published: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)
