At lengthy ultimate, the prized goaltenders had been printed for the NHL’s Quarter-Century Team, and it is lovely exhausting to argue the star-studded record.
Martin Brodeur, Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrick Roy, Roberto Luongo and Henrik Lundqvist are the general six avid gamers to enroll in the crew’s ranks, voted because the six best possible goaltenders of the 21st century.
Perhaps the most productive goaltender of all time, Brodeur’s position in this record must come as no marvel. The Hall of Famer is the all time chief in video games performed between the pipes (1,266), wins (691) and shutouts (125), and carries a profession .912 save share and 2.24 goals-against reasonable.
Past his huge contributions at the stat sheet over his 22 years within the league, the Montreal local has 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, a Calder trophy and 5 Jennings Trophies to his identify.
Price’s spot in this record represents one of the crucial easiest peaks the league has ever observed from a participant in web. His 2014-15 season used to be game-changing, as he completed with a league-leading 44 wins, .933 save share and 1.96 GAA en path to the Hart, Vezina and Jennings Trophies in addition to the Ted Lindsay Award. He become the 8th goaltender to win the Hart and most effective the second one within the 21st century.
Over his 15-year profession, all of which used to be spent with the Montreal Canadiens, Price carried a stellar .917 save share and 2.51 GAA to head together with his 361 wins and 49 shutouts in 700 begins. He additionally backstopped Team Canada to Olympic gold in 2014, with 5 wins and a daft 0.59 GAA and .972 save share.
Fleury is probably the most not too long ago energetic participant of this staff, having retired from the league on the finish of the 2024-25 season. The three-time Cup winner ends his storied 21-year profession with one Vezina and one Jennings trophy. Over 886 begins break up between the Penguins, Golden Knights, Blackhawks and Wild, the Quebecois netminder tallied a .912 save share and 2.60 GAA. His 575 wins are probably the most amongst goaltenders within the ultimate 25 years.
Despite most effective taking part in 3.5 seasons within the ultimate 25 years, Roy’s resume is tricky to forget, as even in his later years, he starred for the Avalanche and helped them to a Stanley Cup in 2001. His trophy case is the stuff of legends, as he received 4 Stanley Cups, 3 Conn Smythes and 3 Vezinas whilst wearing a life-time .910 save share and 2.54 GAA in his 19 years and 1,029 video games within the league.
Luongo has one of the stacked statistical resumes during the last 25 years, as his 1,044 video games and 489 wins are the second-most amongst goaltenders and his 77 shutouts are the second-most all-time at the back of most effective Brodeur. In 19 seasons break up between the Islanders, Panthers and Canucks, the Montreal local publish a .919 save share and 2.52 GAA. He received two Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2010 and 2014.
The most effective non-Canadian at the record, King Henrik used to be a drive between the pipes for the New York Rangers for 15 years, placing up a stellar .918 save share, 2.43 GAA and 459 wins over 887 profession regular-season begins. Lundqvist noticed his height come within the 2011-12 season, when he completed with a .930 save share and 1.97 GAA en path to his first and most effective Vezina Trophy.
The Quarter-Century Team honours the highest 25 avid gamers of the ultimate 25 years (2000-2025), voted on via hockey enthusiasts. With the whole record now printed, here is a take a look at the general 25-man roster:
Forwards
Patrice Bergeron, Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk, Leon Draisaitl, Johnny Gaudreau, Jarome Iginla, Patrick Kane, Nathan MacKinnon, Evgeni Malkin, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne, Steven Stamkos, Joe Thornton
Defencemen
Zdeno Chara, Nicklas Lidstrom, Cale Makar
Goaltenders
Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist, Robert Luongo, Carey Price, Patrick Roy