2. Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators:

Rinne seems to be back at his old form this year. He’s playing some dominant hockey and boasts a record of 12-3-1 on the season (those 12 wins are leading the league). He has propelled the Predators to the top spot in the Central Division with 26 points. He has the third-best goals against average at 1.92 and ranks third in the NHL with a .930 save percentage. Not many goaltenders are playing better than him at this point in the season as he’s 4-1 in his last five games.

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins:

There is only one goaltender in the top five in the NHL in save percentage, goals against average, shutouts and wins (minimum 10 starts) this season. In fact, there is only one goaltender in the top 10 in all of those categories. That goaltender is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Marc-Andre Fleury. Two months ago who thought we’d be saying this now? Don’t believe that he deserves the No. 1 slot? Check out his statistics.

The “Flower” is 11-3 on the year (second most wins in the league) and is leading the NHL with four shutouts. His .930 save percentage is good for third-best in the NHL and his 1.98 goals against average ranks fifth in the league. Over his last five games he is 4-1, including a 27-save shutout victory over the Atlantic Division leading Canadiens. Fleury has the Penguins in first place in the Metropolitan Division with 27 points. When it comes down to it, no goaltender has played at a higher level in 2014 so far. How long can Fleury keep this dominant play going? If he can carry it into the playoffs — look out NHL. That is a quite a big ‘if’ though.



We will reexamine this list again later in the season and see which other goaltenders crack the top 10 and which fall out!