The Islanders' best goalies
Billy Smith has the most wins of the 59 goalies who played with the Islanders, 304 in 674 games. Ilya Sorokin is 2nd, with 160.
The Islanders' goalies this season
- Ilya Sorokin10 games160 with the Islanders, the 2nd-most in Islanders history.6wins
- Semyon Varlamov4 games77 with the Islanders, tied for the 8th-most in Islanders history.1win
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1973–79
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | wins | shutouts | saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Smith1972 – 1989 · 674 games | 304 | 22 | 17,074 |
| 2 | Ilya Sorokin2020 – 2027 · still playing | 160 | 30 | 8,562 |
| +6 this season | ||||
| 3 | Glenn Resch1973 – 1981 · 282 games | 157 | 25 | 7,175 |
| 4 | Rick DiPietro2000 – 2013 · 318 games | 130 | 16 | 8,044 |
| 5 | Kelly Hrudey1983 – 1989 · 241 games | 106 | 6 | 6,325 |
| 6 | Thomas Greiss2015 – 2020 · 193 games | 101 | 10 | 5,081 |
| 7 | Jaroslav Halak2014 – 2018 · 177 games | 88 | 12 | 4,826 |
| T8 | Roland Melanson1980 – 1985 · 136 games | 77 | 1 | 3,590 |
| T8 | Semyon Varlamov2019 – 2027 · still playing | 77 | 16 | 4,719 |
| +1 this season · passes Jaroslav Halak for 7th in 48 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Glenn Healy1989 – 1993 · 176 games | 66 | 4 | 4,558 |
| 11 | Tommy Salo1994 – 1999 · 187 games | 62 | 14 | 4,512 |
| 12 | Evgeni Nabokov2011 – 2014 · 123 games | 57 | 9 | 3,089 |
| 13 | Mark Fitzpatrick1988 – 1993 · 129 games | 51 | 3 | 3,436 |
| 14 | Chris Osgood2001 – 2003 · 103 games | 49 | 6 | 2,386 |
| 15 | Garth Snow2001 – 2006 · 127 games | 44 | 4 | 2,887 |
| 16 | Dwayne Roloson2009 – 2011 · 70 games | 29 | 1 | 1,986 |
| 17 | Ron Hextall1993-94 · 65 games | 27 | 5 | 1,617 |
| 18 | Robin Lehner2018-19 · 46 games | 25 | 6 | 1,230 |
| T19 | Tommy Soderstrom1994 – 1997 · 78 games | 19 | 3 | 1,850 |
| T19 | Eric Fichaud1995 – 1998 · 75 games | 19 | 1 | 1,779 |
| T21 | Al Montoya2010 – 2012 · 51 games | 18 | 1 | 1,282 |
| T21 | Kevin Poulin2010 – 2015 · 50 games | 18 | 0 | 1,252 |
| 23 | Jamie McLennan1993 – 1996 · 56 games | 17 | 0 | 1,353 |
| 24 | Wade Dubielewicz2003 – 2008 · 37 games | 16 | 0 | 938 |
| 25 | Wade Flaherty1997 – 2001 · 60 games | 15 | 4 | 1,212 |
wins by decade
2020s
- › Ilya Sorokin2020 – 2027 · 318 games160
- › Semyon Varlamov2019 – 2027 · 177 games77
- Thomas Greiss2019-20 · 31 games16
- David Rittich2025-26 · 30 games14
- Marcus Hogberg2024 – 2026 · 16 games2
2010s
- Jaroslav Halak2014 – 2018 · 177 games88
- Thomas Greiss2015 – 2019 · 162 games85
- Evgeni Nabokov2011 – 2014 · 123 games57
- Dwayne Roloson2009 – 2011 · 70 games29
- Robin Lehner2018-19 · 46 games25
2000s
- Rick DiPietro2000 – 2009 · 273 games117
- Chris Osgood2001 – 2003 · 103 games49
- Garth Snow2001 – 2006 · 127 games44
- Wade Dubielewicz2003 – 2008 · 37 games16
- Joey MacDonald2007 – 2009 · 51 games14
1990s
- Glenn Healy1989 – 1993 · 176 games66
- Tommy Salo1994 – 1999 · 187 games62
- Mark Fitzpatrick1989 – 1993 · 118 games48
- Ron Hextall1993-94 · 65 games27
- Tommy Soderstrom1994 – 1997 · 78 games19
1980s
- Billy Smith1979 – 1989 · 381 games182
- Kelly Hrudey1983 – 1989 · 241 games106
- Roland Melanson1980 – 1985 · 136 games77
- Glenn Resch1979 – 1981 · 77 games41
- Jeff Hackett1988-89 · 13 games4
1973–79
- Billy Smith1972 – 1979 · 293 games122
- Glenn Resch1973 – 1979 · 205 games116
- Gerry Desjardins1972 – 1974 · 80 games14
Also with the Islanders: forwards · defensemen · New York Islanders record book
Method
- Every goalie who played with the Islanders, ranked by wins over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A goalie's wins are his starts'.
- A decade counts his wins with the Islanders in its seasons.