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The Washington Capitals' best goalies

Olie Kolzig leads with 301 wins in 711 games for the Washington Capitals; Braden Holtby had 282.

Every goalie with 41 or more regular-season games for the Washington Capitals since 1974-75, ranked by wins; the lines are each one's wins game by game, the top 8 drawn. A name opens his page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

wins · by game

shutouts · by game

32 goalies with 41+ gameswins

#	player	seasons	games	wins	shutouts
1	Olie Kolzig	1989-90 to 2007-08	711	301	35
2	Braden Holtby	2010-11 to 2019-20	468	282	35
3	Don Beaupre	1988-89 to 1993-94	269	128	12
4	Al Jensen	1981-82 to 1986-87	173	94	8
5	Jim Carey	1994-95 to 1996-97	139	70	14
6	Pete Peeters	1985-86 to 1988-89	139	70	7
7	Charlie Lindgren	2022-23 to 2026-27	143	68	8
8	Pat Riggin	1982-83 to 1985-86	143	67	6
9	Logan Thompson	2024-25 to 2026-27	108	66	6
10	Jose Theodore	2008-09 to 2009-10	104	62	3
11	Michal Neuvirth	2008-09 to 2013-14	134	59	7
12	Ilya Samsonov	2019-20 to 2021-22	89	52	6
13	Philipp Grubauer	2012-13 to 2017-18	101	43	6
14	Vitek Vanecek	2020-21 to 2021-22	79	41	6
15	Clint Malarchuk	1987-88 to 1988-89	96	40	5
16	Darcy Kuemper	2022-23 to 2023-24	90	35	6
17	Bob Mason	1983-84 to 1989-90	76	35	1
18	Brent Johnson	2005-06 to 2008-09	96	34	1
19	Ron Low	1974-75 to 1976-77	145	30	1
20	Semyon Varlamov	2008-09 to 2010-11	59	30	4
21	Jim Hrivnak	1989-90 to 1992-93	59	28	0
22	Mike Liut	1989-90 to 1991-92	64	27	2
23	Tomas Vokoun	2011-12	48	25	4
24	Wayne Stephenson	1979-80 to 1980-81	76	22	1
25	Dave Parro	1980-81 to 1983-84	77	21	2
26	Rick Tabaracci	1992-93 to 1998-99	69	21	6
27	Bernie Wolfe	1975-76 to 1978-79	119	20	1
28	Mike Palmateer	1980-81 to 1981-82	60	20	2
29	Jim Bedard	1977-78 to 1978-79	73	17	1
30	Gary Inness	1978-79 to 1980-81	54	16	0
31	Craig Billington	1999-00 to 2002-03	47	11	2
32	Michel Belhumeur	1974-75 to 1975-76	42	0	0

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