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Best Fantasy NHL Goalies to Start in 2026

Live rankings based on recent fantasy performance and injury status. Updated daily. Click any player for a full start/sit analysis.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Full Goalies Rankings

# Player Avg Pts Tier Analysis
1 Akira Schmid
FLA
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2 Aleksei Kolosov
PHI
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3 Alex Lyon
BUF
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4 Alex Nedeljkovic
SJ
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5 Amir Miftakhov
CAR
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6 Andrei Vasilevskiy
TB
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7 Anson Thornton
UTAH
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8 Anthony Stolarz
TOR
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9 Anton Forsberg
LA
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10 Arturs Silovs
PIT
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11 Arvid Soderblom
CHI
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12 Ben Kraws
DAL
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13 Brandon Bussi
CAR
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14 Brandon Halverson
DAL
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15 Cal Petersen
MIN
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16 Calvin Pickard
MIN
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17 Cam Talbot
DET
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18 Carl Lindbom
VGK
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19 Carson Bjarnason
PHI
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20 Carter George
LA
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21 Carter Hart
VGK
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22 Casey DeSmith
DAL
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23 Charlie Lindgren
WSH
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24 Chase Wutzke
MIN
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25 Clay Stevenson
WSH
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26 Colten Ellis
BUF
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27 Colten McIntyre
UTAH
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28 Connor Hellebuyck
WPG
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29 Connor Ingram
EDM
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30 Connor Ungar
EDM
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31 Cooper Black
FLA
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32 Damian Clara
ANA
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33 Dan Vladar
PHI
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34 Daniil Tarasov
DET
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35 Darcy Kuemper
LA
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36 Dave Nozzolillo
CHI
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37 David Rittich
NJ
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38 Dennis Hildeby
TB
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39 Devin Cooley
CGY
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40 Adin Hill
VGK
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who should I start at goalies in fantasy this week?
Rankings for NHL goalies update daily based on recent fantasy performance and injury status.
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