- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 60
Greatest Ice Hockey Goaltenders of all time
This ranking is led by Clint Benedict, Glenn Hall and George Hainsworth. GOAT Rank currently ranks 60 eligible Ice Hockey goaltenders using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Clint Benedict ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.1.
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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1924–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1961–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1938–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1927–1934
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1970–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1901–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1943–1960
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1952
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1901–1911
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2020
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1925
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1943–1950
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1899–1904
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1906–1916
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 65.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 58.8
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 74.5
- Dominance
- 62.2
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 72.1
- Dominance
- 55.0
- Statistics
- 73.5
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 72.6
- Dominance
- 52.3
- Statistics
- 69.6
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.6
- Dominance
- 48.3
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 67.2
- Dominance
- 46.6
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 65.7
- Dominance
- 45.9
- Statistics
- 71.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Germany
- Peak
- 62.8
- Dominance
- 44.4
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 70.6
- Dominance
- 48.3
- Statistics
- 69.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Clint Benedict | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1930 | 91.1 |
| 14 | Glenn Hall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1952–1971 | 90.7 |
| 15 | George Hainsworth | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 90.7 |
| 18 | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1984 | 90.5 |
| 19 | Jacques Plante | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1975 | 90.4 |
| 25 | Martin Brodeur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2015 | 90.0 |
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2000 | 89.8 |
| 36 | Charline Labonté | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2017 | 89.6 |
| 37 | Ed Belfour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2007 | 89.6 |
| 39 | Terry Sawchuk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1970 | 89.4 |
| 41 | Tony Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 89.3 |
| 44 | Dominik Hašek | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1981–2011 | 89.1 |
| 52 | Bernie Parent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1979 | 88.7 |
| 53 | Hap Holmes | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1928 | 88.7 |
| 61 | Johnny Bower | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1970 | 88.4 |
| 82 | Patrick Roy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1984–2003 | 87.6 |
| 96 | Alec Connell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1937 | 87.3 |
| 98 | Gerry Cheevers | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1961–1980 | 87.3 |
| 101 | Frank Brimsek | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1950 | 87.3 |
| 106 | Charlie Gardiner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1927–1934 | 87.1 |
| 119 | Kim St-Pierre | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2011 | 86.8 |
| 129 | Ken Dryden | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1970–1979 | 86.4 |
| 131 | Eddie Giacomin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1978 | 86.4 |
| 137 | Paddy Moran | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1901–1917 | 86.3 |
| 146 | Harry Lumley | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1943–1960 | 86.1 |
| 168 | Turk Broda | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1952 | 85.4 |
| 189 | Riley Hern | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1901–1911 | 84.8 |
| 197 | Hughie Lehman | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1928 | 84.6 |
| 198 | Henrik Lundqvist | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2020 | 84.5 |
| 199 | Kim Martin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2016 | 84.4 |
| 200 | Roberto Luongo | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2019 | 84.4 |
| 215 | Georges Vézina | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1910–1925 | 83.7 |
| 219 | Bill Durnan | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1943–1950 | 83.6 |
| 226 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–active | 83.3 |
| 229 | Bouse Hutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1899–1904 | 83.2 |
| 243 | Percy LeSueur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1906–1916 | 82.7 |
| 253 | Ryan Miller | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2021 | 82.4 |
| 278 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1999–2013 | 80.9 |
| 285 | Sara Grahn | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2022 | 80.1 |
| 304 | Manon Rhéaume | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2000 | 76.3 |
| 311 | Connor Hellebuyck | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 65.7 |
| 312 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2010–active | 64.5 |
| 313 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 322 | Frederik Andersen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2013–active | 60.1 |
| 343 | Linus Ullmark | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2015–active | 56.5 |
| 351 | Darcy Kuemper | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 55.9 |
| 370 | Jake Allen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 54.1 |
| 375 | John Gibson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2013–active | 53.9 |
| 383 | Philipp Grubauer | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Germany | 2012–active | 53.0 |
| 401 | Igor Shesterkin | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2019–active | 51.2 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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