1- Jacques Plante (Canadiens, Rangers, Maple Leafs)
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Starting off with by far the most successful goalie number in NHL history, Plante stands ahead in an incredibly talented group of all-time greats to wear the number 1 jersey. Plante claimed 314 with the Montreal Canadiens, 48 with the New York Rangers and 32 as a Toronto Maple Leaf for 394 career wins with the number, while also winning the Hart trophy for league MVP in 1961-62. Plante also earned the Vezina trophy for best goaltender six times during his run with the Canadiens, including five straight from the 1955-56 season to 1959-60 which remains a record to this day. Plante also won six of the number’s record 64 Stanley Cup titles, tying with future Montreal legend Ken Dryden for most all-time by a goaltender.
40-win seasons: 14
Stanley Cups: 64
MVP awards: 4
Last won Vezina: 1982-83 season (Pete Peeters)
Retired by: Chicago Blackhawks (Glenn Hall), Detroit Red Wings (Terry Sawchuk), Florida Panthers (Roberto Luongo), Montreal Canadiens (Jacques Plante), New York Rangers (Ed Giacomin), Philadelphia Flyers (Bernie Parent), Toronto Maple Leafs (Johnny Bower & Turk Broda)
2- Lorne Chabot (Rangers)
Chabot became the only NHL goaltender to lead a team in wins while wearing a single-digit number other than 1, doing so in 1926-27 during the New York Rangers’ inaugural season with 22 victories. While Chabot went on to have an outstanding career in the NHL, he would not do it with the number 2 jersey as he permanently switched to #1 starting with 1927-28.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
11- Hal Winkler (Bruins)
Winkler nabbed 32 career wins with the Boston Bruins in the 1926-27 and 1927-28 seasons, all of which coming while wearing number 11. His 15 shutouts in 1927-28 is also second-most in a single season in league history.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
12- George Hainsworth (Canadiens)
One of the most dominant stretches for any goaltender in NHL history came with the number 12 jersey of all things, as Hainsworth captured 76 wins for the Montreal Canadiens in a three-year stretch from 1926-27 to 1928-29. Hainsworth certainly made the most of his time with #12, as he won the Vezina trophy in all three of those seasons, including a 1928-29 season which saw him not only record 22 shutouts but also secure another likely unbreakable record with a goals against average of 0.92, which remains the only time a goalie has achieved a GAA of less than 1.00 in a season of at least 40 games played.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1928-29 season (George Hainsworth)
15- Flat Walsh (Maroons)
Walsh won a career-high 17 games during his lone season wearing the 15 jersey in 1929-30 as a member of the Montreal Maroons.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
16- Lester Patrick (Rangers)
Although Patrick never led any NHL team in wins during his career (in fact, he only appeared in one regular season game and it wasn’t even as a goaltender), he still made his mark with the number 16 as he won the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers, entering the net as an emergency backup at 44 years old. Patrick was credited with the win in game two as well as being the team’s head coach, a role he would hold through the 1938-39 season.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
17- Bill Beveridge (orig. Senators)
Beveridge won just seven games during his 1932-33 season with the original Ottawa Senators, which sadly did make him the most victorious goaltender on the 11-win team.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
18- Mike Karakas (Black Hawks)
While Karakas had the most success of his career wearing the more traditional #1, he still played the 1935-36 season wearing number 18 for the Chicago Black Hawks, where he posted 21 wins.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
19- Mikko Koskinen (Oilers)
The most recent selection on this list by a wide margin, Koskinen won 83 career games wearing the same #19 that he carried over to the Edmonton Oilers from his time in the Kontinental Hockey League, serving as the team’s winningest goalie in both 2018-19 and 2021-22.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
20- Ed Belfour (Sharks, Stars, Maple Leafs, Panthers)
Although he spent the first half of his career wearing number 30, Belfour still got plenty of accomplishments done while wearing #20. Known as “Eddie the Eagle”, Belfour captured 160 wins with the Dallas Stars, 93 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, 27 with the Florida Panthers and three with the San Jose Sharks for 283 wins while wearing the number. Although fellow former Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov also makes a very strong case with an impressive three 40-win seasons, he came up short of the Stanley Cup while Belfour won the Cup with the Stars in 1999.
40-win seasons: 3
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
23- Al Rollins (Maple Leafs)
Rollins earned 56 wins while wearing the number 23 jersey for the Maple Leafs, with the 1950-51 season being a big one as he captured both the Vezina Trophy and Stanley Cup title while splitting the net with the legendary Turk Broda.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1950-51 season (Al Rollins)
24- Terry Sawchuk (Maple Leafs)
Best remembered for his time with the Detroit Red Wings, Sawchuk had a successful yet brief run with the Maple Leafs as well while taking the number 24 jersey. The future Hall of Famer won 16 games for the team in 1964-65, platooning with another goaltending great in Johnny Bower as they split that season’s Vezina Trophy.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1964-65 (Terry Sawchuk)
25- Jacob Markstrom (Panthers, Canucks, Flames, Devils)
Another very recent addition to this list, Markstrom has already established his presence in the league with the #25 during his still ongoing NHL career, winning 105 games with the Calgary Flames, 97 for the Vancouver Canucks, 26 for the New Jersey Devils and one as a Panther for 241 total wins with the number.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
27- Ron Hextall (Flyers, Nordiques)
One of the best puck-handling goaltenders of all-time, Hextall wasted no time in putting the #27 in highlight reels across the nation, as he won the Vezina Trophy in his rookie season and scored the Conn Smythe award for playoff MVP, though he and the Philadelphia Flyers came up short of lifting the Stanley Cup. Hextall nabbed 240 wins for the Flyers and 29 wins for the Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche) for an impressive 269 wins with the number.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1986-87 season (Ron Hextall)
28- Bob Sauve (Sabres, Devils)
Sauve claimed 119 wins for the Buffalo Sabres and 14 wins with the New Jersey Devils while wearing number 28, good for a total of 133 victories. Also noteworthy, Sauve helped earn the first of what would be nine Vezina Trophies for Sabre goaltenders, splitting appearances with teammate Don Edwards in the 1979-80 season.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1979-80 season (Bob Sauve)
29- Ken Dryden (Canadiens)
Despite having a relatively short NHL career by today’s standards, Dryden certainly got a lot done in that amount of time, all while wearing the number 29 throughout. Dryden won 258 games while losing only 57 as he played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens, but this would be far from the last of his accolades as he captured six Stanley Cup rings (including four in a row from 1976 to 1979), which remains a record for goaltenders in an honor he shares with fellow Habs legend Jacques Plante. Not only that, Dryden crossed the 40-win mark in both 1975-76 and 1976-77 to go along with winning the Vezina five times.
40-win seasons: 4
Stanley Cups: 11
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2020-21 season (Marc-Andre Fleury)
Retired by: Montreal Canadiens (Ken Dryden)
30- Martin Brodeur (Devils, Blues)
The winningest goaltender in NHL history, Brodeur secured his place as the best goalie to wear the #30 jersey, despite some incredibly strong competition. Brodeur spent nearly all of his career with the New Jersey Devils, winning 686 games while using the #30 with the team, though he also added three wins at the tail end of his playing career for the St. Louis Blues, earning a whopping 689 wins in total. On top of that, Brodeur backstopped the Devils to three Stanley Cups, the only titles the franchise has won in their history, before going on to win the Vezina Trophy four times to further cement his legacy. Unsurprisingly, Brodeur had no shortage of 40-win seasons under his belt, accomplishing the feat eight times, including setting an NHL record of 48 wins in 2006-07, which was later tied by Braden Holtby in 2015-16.
40-win seasons: 14
Stanley Cups: 21
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2011-12 season (Henrik Lundqvist)
Retired by: Buffalo Sabres (Ryan Miller), Calgary Flames (Mike Vernon), Los Angeles Kings (Rogie Vachon), New Jersey Devils (Martin Brodeur), New York Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist)
31- Grant Fuhr (Oilers, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Kings, Blues, Flames)
Fuhr scored a total of 375 wins while wearing the number 31 jersey, getting 198 with #31 for the Edmonton Oilers, 108 for the St. Louis Blues, 38 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, 25 with the Buffalo Sabres, five as a member of the Calgary Flames and one while on the Los Angeles Kings. Fuhr also got the job done in the playoffs, winning four Stanley Cups with the Oilers as he and the team went back-to-back in 1984 and 1985, before doing it again in 1987 and 1988. He also locked up his lone Vezina Trophy in 1987-88, a season which also saw him reach the 40-win mark.
40-win seasons: 3
Stanley Cups: 15
MVP awards: 1
Last won Vezina: 2021-22 season (Igor Shesterkin)
Retired by: Edmonton Oilers (Grant Fuhr), Billy Smith (New York Islanders)
32- Jonathan Quick (Kings, Golden Knights, Rangers)
The appropriately-named Quick wasted no time in establishing himself amongst the best goalies to use the number 32, a number which he has worn in every game of his NHL career. Quick nearly broke the 40-win barrier in his first full season in 2009-10, though he would eventually do so in the 2015-16 season. Quick claimed a franchise-record 370 wins with the Los Angeles Kings, almost 200 more than runner-up Rogie Vachon, while adding 29 wins and five wins while backing up the New York Rangers and Vegas Golden Knights respectively. He currently sits at 404 career wins, as he is still an active player for the Rangers. In 2012 and 2014, he led the Kings to both of their Stanley Cup championships, including being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP in the former.
40-win seasons: 1
Stanley Cups: 3
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1980-81 season (Denis Herron)
33- Patrick Roy (Canadiens, Avalanche)
The only goaltender besides Brodeur and Marc-Andre Fleury to win over 500 games, Roy snagged 289 wins with the Montreal Canadiens and 262 with the Colorado Avalanche for 551 career wins, all of which with the number 33 uniform. Like every goalie on this list so far, Roy won multiple Stanley Cups, in this case winning two for the Canadiens and two more while on the Avalanche as he was named the Conn Smythe winner in three of the four seasons. Speaking of hardware, Roy also won the Vezina Trophy three times, despite only reaching the 40-win mark once during his illustrious career.
40-win seasons: 2
Stanley Cups: 7
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 1991-92 season (Patrick Roy)
Retired by: Colorado Avalanche (Patrick Roy), Montreal Canadiens (Patrick Roy)
34- Miikka Kiprusoff (Sharks, Flames)
Nicknamed “Kipper”, Kiprusoff picked up 314 career wins while using the number 34 jersey, as he captured 305 wins with the Calgary Flames and nine as a San Jose Shark. Kiprusoff also nabbed a Vezina Trophy during the 2005-06 campaign, a season which saw him earn the first of his three career 40-win efforts.
40-win seasons: 3
Stanley Cups: 2
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2005-06 season (Miikka Kiprusoff)
Retired by: Calgary Flames (Miikka Kiprusoff)
35- Tom Barrasso (Penguins, Senators, Hurricanes)
Barrasso captured 242 victories during his time with the number 35 jersey, the vast majority coming with the Pittsburgh Penguins as he won 226 in the Steel City, while going on to win 13 more with the Carolina Hurricanes and three more for the Ottawa Senators. The American netminder also led the Penguins to their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history in 1991, before taking it back-to-back in 1992. Despite being unable to pull off the three-peat in 1992-93, Barrasso had his only career season of at least 40 wins, plus a run in which the Penguins won a still-standing record 17 consecutive games, with Barrasso in net for 14 of the contests.
40-win seasons: 8
Stanley Cups: 13
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2022-23 season (Linus Ullmark)
Retired by: Chicago Blackhawks (Tony Esposito), Nashville Predators (Pekka Rinne), New York Rangers (Mike Richter)
36- John Gibson (Ducks)
Although he likely still has several good seasons left in him, Gibson has already built a reputation as one of the league’s better goaltenders of the late 2010’s and early 2020’s, in spite of playing for an Anaheim Ducks team which has been largely lackluster during his time there. Though his career has been shrouded in constant trade rumors in recent years, Gibson has still helped the Ducks to 204 wins so far, all while wearing the unconventional (for a goalie) number 36.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
37- Connor Hellebuyck (Jets)
Speaking of goaltenders who are currently in the upper echelon of the league, Hellebuyck, born just two months before Gibson, has made himself known as the best goalie of the current Winnipeg Jets franchise with 309 wins under the number 37 jersey, with many more likely still to go. Not only that, Hellebuyck has also won the Vezina Trophy twice as of this writing, including the most recent 2023-24 season. He also reached the 40-win mark in both 2017-18 and 2024-25.
40-win seasons: 3
Stanley Cups: 2
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2024-25 season (Connor Hellebuyck)
38- Jeff Deslauriers (Oilers)
Deslauriers won 20 games during his time wearing my favorite number for the Edmonton Oilers, though, unfortunately for him, the Oilers were easily the worst team in the NHL in 2009-10, a season which saw Deslauriers lead the league in losses.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
39- Dominik Hasek (Sabres, Red Wings, Senators)
Hasek claimed 376 victories while using the number 39 jersey, picking up 234 as a member of the Buffalo Sabres, 114 with the Detroit Red Wings and 28 in his brief stint with the Ottawa Senators. Hasek also won the Stanley Cup twice as a Red Wing, first as the primary starter in 2002 and again as a backup in 2008, with the rings being added in with his collection of six Vezina Trophies, including three straight with the Sabres from 1997 to 1999. Also with Detroit, Hasek had his only 40-win season, coming in the 2001-02 campaign.
40-win seasons: 1
Stanley Cups: 5
MVP awards: 2
Last won Vezina: 2000-01 season (Dominik Hasek)
Retired by: Buffalo Sabres (Dominik Hasek)
40- Tuukka Rask (Bruins)
Rask earned a total of 308 wins throughout his impressive NHL career, spent entirely with the Boston Bruins. Wearing the number 40 jersey in every season as well, Rask captured the Vezina Trophy in the 2013-14 season on the strength of a .930 save percentage and 2.04 goals against average.
40-win seasons: 2
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2013-14 season (Tuukka Rask)
41- Mike Smith (Stars, Lightning, Coyotes, Flames, Oilers)
Smith narrowly missed out on 300 career wins, instead being credited with 299 wins, all of which coming while wearing the number 41. 128 of those victories came as a member of the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes, 56 with the Edmonton Oilers, 48 while on the Calgary Flames, 43 with the Tampa Bay Lightning and 24 as a Dallas Star. Smith had by far his career-best season in 2011-12 with the Coyotes, as he won 38 games while taking a .930 SV% and 2.21 GAA.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
42- Robert Esche (Coyotes, Flyers)
Esche nabbed 78 wins during his NHL career, as he wore the unconventional #42 jersey throughout his time in the league. The veteran backup scored 60 wins as a Philadelphia Flyer and 18 with the Phoenix Coyotes, with the 2003-04 season seeing him get a .915 SV% and 2.04 GAA while splitting the net with Flyers teammate Jeff Hackett.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
43- Martin Biron (Sabres, Flyers, Islanders, Rangers)
Biron became a dependable successor for the Buffalo Sabres following the departure of team legend Dominik Hasek, wearing the #43 for nearly his entire career. Biron claimed 134 wins for Buffalo, 65 wins as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, 22 with the New York Rangers and nine for the New York Islanders to complete the New York State trifecta and get 230 wins as a whole. Biron had arguably his best season in 2001-02 with the Sabres, getting a .915 SV% and 2.22 GAA.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
45- Jonathan Bernier (Kings, Maple Leafs, Avalanche, Red Wings, Devils)
Bernier won 144 games while using the number 45 jersey, as he nailed down 59 victories while on the Toronto Maple Leafs, 33 as a Detroit Red Wing, 29 with the Los Angeles Kings, 19 for the Colorado Avalanche and four with the New Jersey Devils. Bernier also claimed his career-best season in 2013-14 with Toronto, securing a .922 SV% and 2.70 GAA.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
47- John Grahame (Bruins, Lightning, Hurricanes)
Grahame scored 97 career wins during his NHL career, wearing the number 47 for all of them. 53 of those victories came with the Tampa Bay Lightning, 29 with the Boston Bruins and 15 as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, though Grahame had his most notable highlight with Tampa Bay, winning the 2004 Stanley Cup with the team as he saw action in one game during the playoffs.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
49- Michael Leighton (Blackhawks, Predators, Flyers, Hurricanes)
Leighton picked up 33 wins with the number 49, as he earned 19 with the Philadelphia Flyers, eight with the Carolina Hurricanes and six as a Chicago Blackhawk. Leighton’s most noteworthy season was in 2009-10, where he achieved a .905 SV% and 2.83 GAA as a backup between the Hurricanes and Flyers, though he helped lead Philadelphia to an unlikely Stanley Cup Final appearance later that season.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
50- Corey Crawford (Blackhawks)
Crawford spent his entire playing career with the Chicago Blackhawks, along with wearing the number 50 for every one of his 260 career wins. Despite never winning a Vezina, Crawford made his mark on the league by backstopping the Blackhawks to a pair of Stanley Cup titles, coming in 2013 and 2015. Crawford had his best regular season performance in 2015-16, winning 35 games to the tone of a .924 SV% and 2.37 GAA.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 3
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
52- Pyotr Kochetkov (Hurricanes)
One of the more recent goaltenders to enter the fray, Kochetkov has earned 65 wins with the number 52 jersey since joining the league in the 2021-22 season. Though his career is still young, Kochetkov looks poised to make an impact for the Hurricanes going forward, especially with the 2022 Calder Cup trophy already to his name.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
53- Nikolai Khabibulin (Blackhawks)
Despite only using the number 53 for one season, Khabibulin still takes the top spot by default, winning 17 games with the 2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks before switching to 39 the following season.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
60- Jose Theodore (Canadiens, Avalanche, Capitals, Wild, Panthers)
One of the most controversial Hart Trophy selections in NHL history, Theodore grabbed said MVP title in the 2001-02 season while with the Montreal Canadiens, taking 30 wins, a .931 SV% and 2.11 GAA to also claim that season’s Vezina Trophy. Theodore hung up the skates with 286 career wins, all of which coming while wearing the number 60, as he won 141 games for the Canadiens, 62 for the Washington Capitals, 42 with the Colorado Avalanche, 26 with the Florida Panthers and 15 for the Minnesota Wild.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 1
Last won Vezina: 2001-02 season (Jose Theodore)
70- Braden Holtby (Capitals, Stars)
Another goalie who came agonizingly close to reaching the 300-win mark (though not yet officially retired), Holtby collected 292 career wins with the number 70 jersey as 282 were with the Washington Capitals and 10 were as a member of the Dallas Stars. Perhaps most notably, Holtby tied the single-season wins record with 48 victories in 2015-16, a season which saw him claim the Vezina Trophy thanks to a .922 save percentage and 2.20 goals against average mark. In 2018, however, Holtby would claim the ultimate prize, lifting the Stanley Cup after getting all 16 postseason wins.
40-win seasons: 3
Stanley Cups: 1
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2015-16 season (Braden Holtby)
72- Sergei Bobrovsky (Blue Jackets, Panthers)
One of the greatest Russian-born goaltenders in NHL history, Bobrovsky has earned a total of 387 wins while wearing the number 72 jersey to this point, with 213 coming with the Columbus Blue Jackets and 174 with the Florida Panthers. Bobrovsky secured the Vezina Trophy in both 2013 and 2017 for the Blue Jackets, as the 2016-17 campaign saw him cross the 40-win barrier for the only time in his career so far, while also posting a dominant .931 SV% and 2.06 GAA. However, he would claim the ultimate prize during his time in Florida, winning the Stanley Cup with the Panthers in 2024.
40-win seasons: 1
Stanley Cups: 2
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2016-17 season (Sergei Bobrovsky)
74- Juuse Saros (Predators)
One of the newer starting goalies to join the scene, the player affectionately known as “Juice” has scored 202 wins since joining the Nashville Predators in 2016-17, all of which happening while wearing the number 74. Saros had his career best season so far in the 2021-22 season, as he racked up 38 wins along with a .918 SV% and a GAA of 2.64.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
79- Carter Hart (Flyers)
Hart began play during the 2018-19 season, using the number 79 with the Philadelphia Flyers. He has since taken 96 career wins, all of which with Philadelphia, before his arrest midway through the 2023-24 season on sexual assault charges, for which he was found not guilty in July 2025.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
80- Kevin Weekes (Islanders, Lightning, Hurricanes, Rangers)
Despite playing primarily as a backup throughout his career, Weekes still captured a total of 90 victories while wearing the #80 jersey for four different teams, with 39 coming as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, 23 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, 18 as a New York Ranger and 10 with the New York Islanders. 2003-04 would see his best career season, as Weekes picked up a .933 SV% and 2.33 GAA for the Hurricanes.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
88- Andrei Vasilevskiy (Lightning)
Almost certainly a future Hall of Famer despite just having turned 30 years old, Vasilevskiy has made his mark on the history books with the Tampa Bay Lightning, winning 331 games so far with all occurring using the number 88 jersey. Vasilevskiy claimed the Vezina Trophy in 2019, thanks to a .925 SV% and 2.40 GAA, though his only 40-win season to date came a season prior in 2017-18, when he won 44 games. Most impressively though, he would take full control of the net in the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021, as he would never have to be replaced by a backup in either of the two postseason runs. As a result, Vasilevskiy also earned the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP in 2021.
40-win seasons: 1
Stanley Cups: 2
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: 2018-19 season (Andrei Vasilevskiy)
90- Elvis Merzlikins (Blue Jackets)
The winningest Latvian netminder in NHL history, Merzlikins has picked up 94 wins while wearing the number 90 for the Columbus Blue Jackets during his still-young NHL career. Unfortunately, Merzlikins’ production has been hampered by numerous injuries, leading to him only having two seasons as the team’s primary starter.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
93- Daren Puppa (Lightning)
One of just 24 goaltenders to record a shutout in their NHL debut, Puppa went on to join the Tampa Bay Lightning years later during the 1993-94 season, appropriately choosing the #93 jersey. Puppa claimed 77 wins with the number, including arguably the top season of his career in 1995-96, where he took a .918 SV% and 2.46 GAA as an unexpected Vezina finalist.
40-win seasons: 0
Stanley Cups: 0
MVP awards: 0
Last won Vezina: N/A
With modern goaltenders choosing more and more unique jersey numbers, there will definitely be more additions to this list, we’ll just have to wait and see which numbers they are.
