NHL Goalies that Made the Most Saves: Saros, Mrázek, Sorokin, Skinner & More

Goalies are essential for the success of a team. If you want to win a Stanley Cup, get yourself a reliable man behind the mask, ideally two. The reigning champions, the Florida Panthers, have Russian warrior Sergei Bobrovsky. But what about the other teams?

Thanks to NHL EDGE, it is possible to measure who faced the most shots and had the most saves during the regular season. EDGE is a modern hockey technology that gathers pucks' and players' statistics.

Find out which goalies had the highest percentage of saves and who saved the most shots during the 2023-2024 NHL season. Some of them will definitely surprise you. 

NHL Goalies: The Most Shots Against in 2023 - 2024

It's not a coincidence that the Nashville Predators gave Juuse Saros a long-term contract until 2033. This Finnish goalie faced the most shots during last season. He is 29 years old, and it's possible that Juuse will be one of the fundamental bedrocks in the future Preds' success. In the chart below, you'll find many fantastic goalies like Connor Hellebuyck, Sergei Bobrovsky, or Ilya Sorokin.

Goalie	Team(s)	Shots Against
Juuse Saros	Nashville Predators	1845
Ilya Sorokin	New York Islanders	1822
Connor Hellebuyck	Winnipeg Jets	1798
Jordan Binnington	St. Louis Blues	1785
Alexandar Georgiev	Colorado Avalanche	1771
Petr Mrázek	Chicago Blackhawks	1725
Igor Shesterkin	New York Rangers	1607
Sergei Bobrovsky	Florida Panthers	1584
Stuart Skinner	Edmonton Oilers	1553
Jonas Koorpisalo	Ottawa Senators	1522

NHL Goalies: The Most Saves in the 2023 - 2024 Season

Juuse Saros again. It's logical that the goalie, who faced the most shots got the most saves. You'll find not only Saros in the chart below but Connor Hellebuyck, Ilya Sorokin, Jordan Binnington, and Petr Mrázek (playing with Rezztek®) too. Pay attention to Stuart Skinner's stats. This goalie of the Edmonton Oilers was frequently criticized, before his gret playoff run, but his quality does not go unnoticed.

Goalie	Team(s)	Saves
Juuse Saros	Nashville Predators	1672
Connor Hellebuyck	Winnipeg Jets	1656
Ilya Sorokin	New York Islanders	1655
Jordan Binnington	St. Louis Blues	1629
Alexandar Georgiev	Colorado Avalanche	1588
Peter Mrázek	Chicago Blackhawks	1565
Igor Shesterkin	New York Rangers	1466
Sergei Bobrovsky	Florida Panthers	1449
Stuart Skinner	Edmonton Oilers	1406
Thatcher Demko	Vancouver Canucks	1369

 NHL Goalies: The Most Goals Against in the 2023 - 2024 Season

You can take a goalie who played two or three games and teams scored on him plenty. But this kind of statistics won't give you the right perspective. This chart summarizes goalies with the most goals scored against, but they had respectable ice time during the NHL regular season. Alex Nedeljkovic of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vítek Vaněček of the New Jersey Devils (now the San Jose Sharks), or Philipp Grubauer of the Seattle Kraken are certainly not very happy with these numbers, but at least they made it to the starting lineups of their teams.

Goalie	Team(s)	Goals Against
Semyon Varlamov	New York Islanders	69
Joel Hofer	St. Louis Blues	72
Casey DeSmith	Vancouver Canucks	80
Anton Forsberg	Ottawa Senators	84
Scott Wedgewood	Dallas Stars	85
Adin Hill	Vegas Golden Knights	89
Pyotr Kochetkov	Carolina Hurricanes	92
Philipp Grubauer	Seattle Kraken	95
Vítek Vaněček	New Jersey Devils	95
Alex Nedeljkovic	Pittsburgh Penguins	102

NHL Goalies: The Highest Saves Percentage in the 2023 - 2024 Season

The percentage of the saves is one of the most discussed and coveted statistic among hockey experts and fans. You can see how successful a goalie is in eliminating shots by just glancing at this stat. Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets has the edge here. There are also some surprises. For example, Joey Accord of the Seattle Kraken is a very reliable goalie. You can notice that the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins have both their goalies in the TOP 10. 

Goalie	Team(s)	Save %
Connor Hellebuyck	Winnipeg Jets	.921
Semyon Varlamov	New York Islanders	.918
Thatcher Demko	Vancouver Canucks	.918
Jeremy Swayman	Boston Bruins	.916
Joey Daccord	Seattle Kraken	.916
Sergei Bobrovsky	Florida Panthers	.915
Linus Ullmark	Boston Bruins	.915
Joel Hofer	St. Louis Blues	.915
Cam Talbot	Los Angeles Kings	.913
Jordan Binnington	St. Louis Blues	.913

NHL Goalies: More Interesting Stats from the 2023 - 2024 Season

There are more stats that can determine the quality of a goalie's performance. Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues), Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets), and Alexandar Georgiev (Colorado Avalanche) have the most saves from high-danger shots. Juuse Saros (Nashville Predators), Ilya Sorokin (New York Islanders), and Petr Mrázek (Chicago Blackhawks) have the most saves from mid-range shots. And Hellebuyck, Sorokin, and Bobrovsky have the most saves from the long-range shots. Being a goalie is the toughest job in hockey, but at the same time, you cannot win the Cup without a great goalie guarding your net.  

PHOTO SOURCES: Sportsnet, AP