Daily Starting Goalie Rankings

Daily Starting Goalie Rankings – Projected NHL Goalie Stats, Matchups, and Fantasy Value

The Daily Starting Goalie Rankings Tool at 5V5 Hockey is your go-to source for evaluating every projected NHL starting goalie based on fantasy value, betting outlook, and matchup strength.

Whether you need to:

  • Choose between two starting goalies in a season-long fantasy league
  • Find the right goalie to build around in DFS
  • Target a team for goal-scoring props or shot totals

This tool gives you the edge you need, powered by Vegas data, team analytics, and proprietary matchup modeling.

What Makes This Goalie Ranking Tool Unique?

While most fantasy sites provide generic goalie rankings, we go further by:

  • Integrating Vegas moneylines and implied totals
  • Calculating expected saves and expected goals allowed
  • Generating a Fantasy Goalie Score based on site-specific scoring (DraftKings, FanDuel)
  • Evaluating matchup strength with data from real-time team performance

Unlike static rankings from Yahoo or ESPN, this tool updates daily based on confirmed goalie starts and line matchups — helping you react to news and play with confidence.

How We Generate Goalie Rankings

Our rankings are powered by:

  • Vegas odds (moneylines, implied team totals, over/unders)
  • Team pace of play, shot generation and shot suppression metrics
  • Defensive xGA (expected goals against) and special teams risk
  • Goalie strength + recent form
  • Proprietary fantasy scoring formula used to calculate Fantasy Score

We also integrate news from Daily Faceoff’s Starting Goalies Page to track confirmed vs. projected starters.

Column Definitions

Column Description
Goalie Name of the projected or confirmed starter
Team NHL team the goalie is playing for
Opponent The team they’re facing
Status Confirmed, Probable, or Projected starter (sourced from Daily Faceoff)
Home/Away Indicates if the goalie is playing at home or on the road
Vegas Win % Implied win probability based on sportsbook odds
Opp. Implied Total Vegas-predicted goals for the opponent — lower is better
Projected Saves Based on opponent shot volume and home team shot suppression
Projected GA Expected goals allowed — derived from xGA, power play risks, and team D
Projected DKPTS Projected DraftKings fantasy points (based on save volume, win bonus, etc.)
Save % Est. Modeled expected save percentage for the game
Fantasy Score A proprietary rating that combines win %, projected saves, GA, and DFS value
Notes Goalie-specific updates (recent form, B2B starts, potential confirmation)

All columns are sortable, and many can be filtered — so whether you’re looking for high-volume save upside or low-risk win equity, you’ll find the ideal fit for your roster.

Use Cases: Fantasy Start/Sit, DFS, Props, and Streaming

Season-Long Fantasy Hockey

  • Make smarter start/sit goalie decisions based on matchup quality and projected GA
  • Avoid rolling out goalies facing high-event teams with strong implied totals
  • Identify streaming options when your starters have bad matchups or no starts

Daily Fantasy Hockey (DFS)

  • Prioritize high-save upside goalies facing shot-heavy teams
  • Fade goalies in projected high-scoring games with weak defensive support
  • Use Fantasy Score + DKPTS projection to build optimal GPP lineups

Prop Betting

  • Use Projected Saves to target goalie save props (often offered on books like PrizePicks and Bet365)
  • Use Projected GA or Save % Est. to evaluate under bets on opponents’ top scorers
  • Bet game totals with deeper confidence in defensive outlook

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Start Making Smarter Goalie Decisions Now

Visit the Daily Starting Goalie Rankings Tool before you set your lineups each day.

With matchup-adjusted projections, fantasy scores, Vegas data, and save predictions, you’ll never have to guess again which goalie to start, fade, stream, or stack against.

Let your opponents follow rankings. You’ll follow the data.