Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your fantasy hockey dynasty leagues – September edition!

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As always, since goaltenders are so finicky (top fantasy owns one day, six months later nobody touches them with a 10-foot pole, but six months after that they are top owns again), go by the tiering system. Two goalies in the same tier have equal value in this format. Do not look beyond three years ahead, because a goalie with no value could suddenly have value, all in a matter of weeks.

Click any player name to be taken to his scouting profile section and get everything you need in order to evaluate the player. Here are the top three tiers.

Important Note: For tiers four through seven you will have to visit Goalie Post (or check it out via the app!)

Tier 0

The only goalies who are completely safe owns, and elite owns. They’ll give you plenty of wins, fewer losses, and good peripheral stats. They generally don’t get hurt, and are fairly consistent. Yes, this Tier is a small one.

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Sept. ’23	Goalie	Team	Rating	Aug. ’23
1	Igor Shesterkin	NYR	93.2	1
2	Andrei Vasilevskiy	TBL	92.9	2
3	Connor Hellebuyck	WPG	92.8	3

Tier 1

Good goaltenders who are the clear starters for their team. They are generally going to be safe picks, they should give you solid stats, and each one has upside for greatness in the coming seasons.

4	Ilya Sorokin	NYI	86.1	4	1
5	Alexandar Georgiev	COL	85.3	5	1
6	Jake Oettinger	DAL	82.9	6	1
7	Juuse Saros	NSH	79.9	7	1

Tier 2

Either clear-cut number one goalies, but on weaker teams. Or they are in a shared situation right now, but with tremendous upside in the future. Or they are on top teams but have a shaky track record of late. There is some risk here but also some upside.

8	Filip Gustavsson	MIN	72.3	8	2
9	Vitek Vanecek	NJD	72.3	9	2
10	Thatcher Demko	VAN	68.2	10	2
11	Linus Ullmark	BOS	67.1	11	2
12	Tristan Jarry	PIT	66.8	12	2
13	Ilya Samsonov	TOR	63.6	13	2
14	Sergei Bobrovsky	FLA	61.3	14	2
15	Stuart Skinner	EDM	60.7	15	2

Tier 3

A mix of 1B goalies with upside, fading veterans, or top prospects who are very close to making the jump.

16	Jeremy Swayman	BOS	59.6	17	3
17	Jordan Binnington	STL	59.4	18	3
18	Carter Hart	PHI	57.3	16	3
19	Jacob Markstrom	CGY	56.9	19	3
20	Ville Husso	DET	56.6	20	3
21	Karel Vejmelka	ARI	56.2	21	3
22	Frederik Andersen	CAR	55.9	22	3
23	Logan Thompson	VGK	49.8	23	3
24	Pheonix Copley	LAK	48.5	24	3
25	Joonas Korpisalo	OTT	47.8	25	3
26	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	BUF	46.9	26	3
27	John Gibson	ANA	46.6	27	3
28	Darcy Kuemper	WAS	44.6	28	3
29	Adin Hill	VGK	43.6	29	3

Important Note (I Repeat!): For tiers four through seven you will have to visit Goalie Post (or check it out via the app!)

5 Comments

Paul Switzer 2023-09-21 at 18:57Log in to Reply

UPL over Levi? Not sure about that one.
- Dobber 2023-09-22 at 16:35Log in to Reply
  
  I can’t put Levi higher than Tier 4 because he won’t be there this year as a starter (unless he takes over as an injury fill-in later in the season) and he probably won’t be their starter next year. Whereas UPL, though injury prone, will at least get first dibs right away. As soon as he gets hurt or stumbles, I’ll immediately swap things around. Comrie in the mix, too.
  - Dobber 2023-09-22 at 16:36Log in to Reply
    
    For what it’s worth, I heard the same arguments for Spencer Knight three years ago. Exact same. You just never know…
  - HockeyScotty 2023-09-25 at 09:52Log in to Reply
    
    Is that simply due to contracts? As in UPL and Comrie need to clear waivers and Levi doesn’t?
    - Dobber 2023-09-25 at 12:03Log in to Reply
      
      Yes, they would lose UPL for sure. But also, it never hurts to wait and give a young goalie time. If the other two get hurt or struggle, we’ll see Levi then – and there will be less pressure. Whereas if Levi started as No.1 immediately, the pressure would be huge. It’s the best way all around