Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders – December 2021
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2021-12-22
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – December edition!
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Below are the first three tiers. I posted the an additional two tiers over at Goalie Post here (as well as a few bonus names to watch).
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.
| Dec ’21 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Nov | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | 95.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Connor Hellebuyck | WPG | 93.3 | 2 | 0 |
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.
| Dec | Goalie | Team | Rating | Nov | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Juuse Saros | NSH | 82.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 81.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Ilya Sorokin | NYI | 79.6 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Frederik Andersen | CAR | 79.6 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Tristan Jarry | PIT | 77.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Elvis Merzlikins | CBJ | 73.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Jacob Markstrom | CGY | 73.3 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Jack Campbell | TOR | 72.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Robin Lehner | VGK | 67.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | Sergei Bobrovsky | FLA | 67.6 | 12 | 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.
| Dec | Goalie | Team | Rating | Nov | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jeremy Swayman | BOS | 72.9 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Carter Hart | PHI | 71.9 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Thatcher Demko | VAN | 70.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | Jordan Binnington | STL | 67.5 | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | Cam Talbot | MIN | 67.5 | 17 | 2 |
| 18 | John Gibson | ANA | 65.6 | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | Cal Petersen | LAK | 64.6 | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Darcy Kuemper | COL | 60.9 | 19 | 2 |
| 21 | Jake Oettinger | DAL | 59.1 | 30 | 2 |
| 22 | Ilya Samsonov | WAS | 53.6 | 23 | 2 |
| 23 | Carey Price | MON | 52.5 | 22 | 2 |
Tier 3
A mix of 1B goalies with upside, fading veterans, or top prospects who are very close to making the jump.
| Dec | Goalie | Team | Rating | Nov | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Spencer Knight | FLA | 60.0 | 25 | 3 |
| 25 | Marc-Andre Fleury | CHI | 51.1 | 37 | 3 |
| 26 | Linus Ullmark | BOS | 51.0 | 27 | 3 |
| 27 | Alex Nedeljkovic | DET | 50.2 | 28 | 3 |
| 28 | Vitek Vanecek | WAS | 48.4 | 26 | 3 |
| 29 | Mackenzie Blackwood | NJD | 48.4 | 21 | 3 |
| 30 | Kaapo Kahkonen | MIN | 48.1 | 31 | 3 |
| 31 | Tuukka Rask | UFA | 42.7 | 35 | 3 |
| 32 | Thomas Greiss | DET | 42.4 | 33 | 3 |
| 33 | Mikko Koskinen | EDM | 40.6 | 24 | 3 |
| 34 | Philipp Grubauer | SEA | 40.4 | 36 | 3 |
| 35 | Jake Allen | MON | 29.4 | 40 | 3 |
Check out Tiers 4, 5 and a few from Tier 6 over at Goalie Post here.
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