With NHL training camp looming, teams are starting to prepare for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign.

As coaches and managers get set to assess their clubs during training camp, TSN Hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Martin Biron took the opportunity to assess each team’s goaltending situation, ranking them from best to worst.

1. Winnipeg Jets

Connor Hellebuyck was far and away the best goaltender in the NHL last season, capturing his third Vezina Trophy and second William M. Jennings Trophy.

The 32-year-old netminder led the league with 47-12-3 record along with a 2.00 goals-against average, .925 save percentage, and eight shutouts.

Hellebuyck led the Jets into the second round with a 3.08 GAA and .866 save percentage before bowing out the Dallas Stars.

Eric Comrie spelled Hellebuyck in relief, going 9-10-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .914 save percentage last season.

2. Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs relied heavily on both Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll throughout last season, and both netminders lived up to expectations.

Stolarz opened the 2024-25 campaign in the starting role and went 21-8-3 with a .926 save percentage and finished third in the league with a 2.14 GAA in the regular season.

The 6-foot-6 goalie starred in the playoffs for the Maple Leafs, with a 2.19 GAA and .901 save percentage in seven games before he was injured in Game 1 of the second round against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Woll is coming off his first season as a regular in the NHL, going 27-14-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .909 save percentage in 41 starts. The 27-year-old goaltender took over for Stolarz in the playoffs, putting up a 3.56 GAA and .886 save percentage in seven games.

3. Dallas Stars

Jake Oettinger controls the crease in Dallas and finished third in the NHL with a 36-18-4 record to go along with a .909 save percentage and 2.59 GAA.

After leading the Stars past the Colorado Avalanche and Jets in the first two rounds, Oettinger struggled against the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final.

The 26-year-old allowed 16 goals in five games to the Oilers as Stars were defeated for the third straight season in the conference final.

Veteran netminder Casey DeSmith serves as Oettinger’s backup, going 14-8-2 last season with a 2.59 GAA and .915 save percentage.

4. New York Rangers

After signing a massive eight-year, $92 million contract extension last season, star netminder Igor Shesterkin had an off-year by his standards.

The 29-year-old went 27-29-5 last season with a 2.86 GAA and .905 save percentage and the Rangers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.

Prior to last season, Shesterkin has been one of the most consistent goaltenders in league, leading the NHL with a 109-43-14 record to go along with a .924 save percentage and 2.28 GAA between the 2021-22 to 2023-24 campaigns.

Veteran netminder Jonathan Quick serves as Shesterkin’s backup. The 39-year-old had an 11-7-2 record last season with a .893 save percentage and 3.17 goals-against average.

5. Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning still feature one of the best netminders in recent NHL history in Andrei Vasilevskiy.

After missing the start of the 2023-24 campaign due to injury, Vasilevskiy came into last season fully healthy, registering a 38-20-5 record with a 2.18 GAA and .921 save percentage.

Despite helping the Lightning claim home ice in the first round, Vasilevskiy allowed 16 goals in five games to the Panthers as his team fell in the opening round.

Jonas Johansson serves as Vasilevskiy’s backup. He went 9-6-3 with a 3.13 GAA and .895 save percentage.

6. Florida Panthers

Two-time Stanley Cup and Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky continues to rule the Panthers’ crease in Sunrise, Fla.

The 36-year-old netminder went 33-19-2 with a 2.44 GAA and .906 save percentage and the Panthers finished third in the Atlantic Division.

Bobrovsky was consistent in the playoffs, putting up a 2.20 GAA and .914 save percentage to lead the team to their second of back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.

Daniil Tarasov will serve as Bobrovsky’s backup this season after joining the team in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 26-year-old had a 7-10-2 record in Columbus with a .991 save percentage and 3.54 GAA.

7. New Jersey Devils

Jacob Markstrom joined the Devils from the Calgary Flames prior to last season and helped lead the team to the playoffs registering a 26-16-6 record with a 2.50 GAA and .900 save percentage.

The 35-year-old netminder allowed 16 goals in five playoff games as the Devils fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.

Jake Allen served as Markstrom’s backup last year, putting up a 13-16-1 record with a .908 save percentage and 2.66 GAA.

He was rewarded by signing a five-year, $9 million extension in the off-season.

8. Minnesota Wild

Filip Gustavsson stepped up as the Wild’s No. 1 goaltender last season and put up a 31-19-6 record and was sixth in the NHL with a .914 save percentage to go along with a 2.56 GAA.

The 27-year-old netminder allowed 16 goals in six playoff games to the Vegas Golden Knights as they fell in the first round.

Serving as Gustavsson’s backup this season will be highly touted goaltending prospect Jesper Wallstedt, who will be entering his first full season in the NHL.

The 22-year-old appeared in two games in Minnesota last season, going 0-2-0 with a 4.09 GAA and .843 save percentage. Wallstedt appeared in 27 games with AHL Iowa last year, going 9-14-4 with a 3.59 GAA and .879 save percentage.

9. Ottawa Senators

Linus Ullmark had a successful debut season with the Senators last season, leading the team to the playoffs for the first time since the 2017 season.

The 2023 Vezina Trophy winner had a 25-14-3 record last season with a 2.72 GAA and .910 save percentage, despite missing periods of time due to injury.

He allowed 18 goals in six games to the Maple Leafs as the Senators were knocked out in the first round.

Leevi Merilainen will serve as Ullmark’s backup this season and he played well during his main stint in the NHL last season, going 8-3-1 in 11 starts.

10. Montreal Canadiens

Samuel Montembeault carried the load for the Canadiens last season as they made the playoffs for the first time since appearing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2021.

Montembeault, 28, went 31-24-7 with a .902 save percentage and 2.82 GAA as the Canadiens grabbed onto the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

He appeared in three playoff games last season, allowing nine goals in two losses and a no decision during the team’s five-game loss to the Washington Capitals in the first round.

Jakub Dobes is expected to be the backup behind Montembeault this season after he went 7-4-3 in his rookie season last year.

He also appeared in three playoff games, securing the Canadiens’ lone win in relief of Montembeault in Game 3.

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