What does G mean in hockey?
G is a goaltender in hockey. The player in net, who faces every shot on goal and is the only one allowed to catch the puck and hold it.
What a goaltender looks like
248 goaltenders are on NHL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 3" and 194 lb.
- On rosters
- 248
- Median height
- 6' 3"
- Median weight
- 194 lb
- Median age
- 24
A starting goalie plays about 60 of the 82 games; the backup takes the rest, most often the second night of back-to-back games.
Wins at the position, 2025-26
The median goaltender with a figure at all posted 14 wins. These five led the position.
- 1Andrei VasilevskiyTB39
- 2Karel VejmelkaUTAH38
- 3Jake OettingerDAL35
- 4Brandon BussiCAR31
- 5Jeremy SwaymanBOS31