Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders – September 2025
Dobber
2025-09-10
Here are the top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – September edition!
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For those new to DobberHockey, I use a tiered system that basically discourages taking a goalie for as long as possible in your draft, until you absolutely have to. If you’re afraid that all of the goalies in Tier 1 will be gone by your next pick, and you want a Tier 1 goalie, then you take him with this pick. The only sure things in the Goalie Universe are the Tier 0 goalies. Goalies within the same tier are pretty much equal in value and offer different things in dynasty leagues such as potential, reliability, etc.
This month, I will present just the first three tiers here (plus Tier 0) and encourage readers to visit Goalie Post to find the rest via the Rankings link at the bottom. Download the app, it’s free. Use it for your starting goalie notifications!
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.
| Aug ’25 | Goalie | Team | Rating | July | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Hellebuyck | WPG | 109.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | 91.8 | 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.
| 3 | Jake Oettinger | DAL | 89.6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Ilya Sorokin | NYI | 86.1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Filip Gustavsson | MIN | 85.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 83.3 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Mackenzie Blackwood | COL | 77.3 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Dustin Wolf | CGY | 75.7 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Pyotr Kochetkov | CAR | 74.7 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Logan Thompson | WAS | 74.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Jacob Markstrom | NJD | 65.9 | 11 | 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.
| 12 | Joey Daccord | SEA | 69.5 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | Jeremy Swayman | BOS | 65.9 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Sergei Bobrovsky | FLA | 64.8 | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | Adin Hill | VGK | 64.2 | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | Stuart Skinner | EDM | 63.8 | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | Karel Vejmelka | UTA | 63.1 | 17 | 2 |
| 18 | Linus Ullmark | OTT | 62.8 | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | Lukas Dostal | ANA | 60.3 | 19 | 2 |
| 20 | Juuse Saros | NSH | 59.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | Darcy Kuemper | LAK | 57.7 | 21 | 2 |
| 22 | Sam Montembeault | MON | 56.7 | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | Anthony Stolarz | TOR | 56.3 | 23 | 2 |
| 24 | Jordan Binnington | STL | 62.7 | 24 | 2 |
Tier 3
A mix of 1B goalies with upside, fading veterans, or top prospects who are very close to making the jump.
| 25 | Kevin Lankinen | VAN | 53.2 | 25 | 3 |
| 26 | Yaroslav Askarov | SJS | 51.9 | 26 | 3 |
| 27 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | BUF | 51.5 | 27 | 3 |
| 28 | Joseph Woll | TOR | 49.0 | 28 | 3 |
| 29 | Spencer Knight | CHI | 47.2 | 29 | 3 |
| 30 | Samuel Ersson | PHI | 46.6 | 30 | 3 |
| 31 | Thatcher Demko | VAN | 38.3 | 31 | 3 |
| 32 | John Gibson | DET | 34.8 | 32 | 3 |
And for the rest, for those who skipped over the intro, I have the rest of this list over at goaliepost.com (click ‘rankings’ at the bottom). Make sure to download the free app for the coming season – check it daily to find starting goalie information, and you can also sign up for free email notifications to get that last minute lineup change in on time!
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