15th all-time
401
Career Wins
- One of only 15 goalies in NHL history to reach 400 wins
- Nearly every member of the 400-win club is in the Hall of Fame
- Fewest losses (216) of any 400-win goaltender in NHL history
Source: Hockey-Reference
A Case for the Hall
Chris Osgood belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Three Stanley Cups. 401 wins. A career that meets the standard the Hall of Fame has already set.
401
Wins
3
Stanley Cups
74
Playoff Wins
50
Shutouts
2.49
GAA
About
About Chris Osgood
Hall of Fame Resume
Chris Osgood's career numbers place him among the most accomplished goaltenders in NHL history. With over 400 wins, 50 shutouts, and three Stanley Cup championships, his resume matches — and in several cases surpasses — those of goaltenders already enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. His longevity, consistency, and postseason impact form the foundation of a truly Hall-worthy career.
Elite Regular-Season Success
Osgood finished his career with 401 wins, ranking among the NHL's all-time leaders. Across 744 games, he maintained a 2.49 goals-against average and earned five 30-win seasons, delivering dependable, top-tier performance for nearly two decades. His regular-season record reflects both elite talent and remarkable consistency.
Proven Playoff Performer
With 74 playoff wins, 15 postseason shutouts, and three Stanley Cup championships — including two as Detroit's starting goaltender — Chris Osgood raised his game when it mattered most. His playoff achievements rival, and often exceed, those of many Hall of Fame goaltenders, underscoring his legacy as one of the NHL's most reliable big-game performers.
The Numbers
Hockey Hall of Fame Credentials
A data-driven breakdown of Chris Osgood's career achievements — highlighting the wins, records, and playoff dominance that make his Hall of Fame candidacy undeniable.
1997 · 1998 · 2008
3
Stanley Cups
- Starting goaltender for two championships (1998 & 2008)
- First goalie since Terry Sawchuk to win Cups 10+ years apart as a starter
- Five Stanley Cup Final appearances
Source: Hockey-Reference
9th all-time
74
Playoff Wins
- One of only 11 goaltenders in NHL history with 70+ playoff wins
- Every other eligible goalie on that list is already in the Hall of Fame
- Tied for the most wins by any goaltender in the 2008 playoffs (14)
Source: Hockey-Reference
T-5th all-time
15
Playoff Shutouts
- Only four goalies in NHL history have more (Brodeur, Roy, Joseph, Fleury)
- More playoff shutouts than legends like Dominik Hašek, Ed Belfour, and Jacques Plante (14 each)
- Tied with Clint Benedict for 5th all-time
Source: Hockey-Reference
elite company
.916
Playoff Save %
- Within four thousandths of Roy (.918) and Brodeur (.919) across 100+ playoff games
- Comparable to Hall of Famers Roy and Brodeur over 100+ playoff games
- Sustained against the league's best teams
Source: Hockey-Reference
4th all-time (100+ GP)
2.09
Playoff GAA
- 4th-lowest playoff GAA among goalies with 100+ playoff games — behind only Turk Broda, Martin Brodeur, and Dominik Hašek
- Led the entire NHL with a 1.55 GAA in the 2008 playoffs
- Evidence the championships were backed by elite goaltending
Source: Hockey-Reference
upper tier all-time
50
Regular-Season Shutouts
- Matches or tops the shutout totals of many enshrined goalies
- Sustained clean-sheet ability across 17 seasons
Source: Hockey-Reference
17 seasons
744
NHL Games
- Career 2.49 GAA and .905 save percentage
- Above-average, dependable play across multiple eras
Source: Hockey-Reference
1996 · 2008
2×
Jennings Trophies
- Awarded to the goalies allowing the fewest goals in the NHL
- Shared with Hall of Famers Mike Vernon and Dominik Hašek
- A credential common on Hall of Fame resumes
Source: Hockey Hall of Fame
every season
100%
Playoff Appearances
- Reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in all 17 of his seasons
- Helped end a 7-year Islanders postseason drought
- No comparable-longevity eligible goalie matches it
Source: Hockey-Reference
elite efficiency
216
Career Losses
- Fewest losses of any 400-win goaltender in NHL history
- Only Osgood and Jacques Plante have 400+ wins with under 250 losses
- Far fewer than enshrined peers (Fuhr 295, Barrasso 277)
Source: Hockey-Reference
1996 & 2008
12
Years Between All-Star Games
- Played in 2 NHL All-Star Games: 1996 and 2008
- 12 years between appearances — an NHL record for a goaltender
- Also named to the 1997 All-Star Game (missed due to injury)
Source: NHL.com
led the NHL
1.55
2008 Playoff GAA
- Took over from a struggling Hašek mid-playoffs and went 14–4
- Posted a 1.55 GAA and .930 SV% — led the entire NHL playoffs in GAA
- Opened the Cup Final with back-to-back shutouts vs. Crosby & Malkin — just the 4th goalie ever to do that
Source: Hockey-Reference
1998 → 2008
1st
Since Terry Sawchuk
- First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to start-and-win Cups 10+ years apart
- Sawchuk: 1955 & 1967. Osgood: 1998 & 2008.
- A 40-year benchmark of sustained championship goaltending
Source: Wikipedia
rose when it mattered
2.09
Playoff GAA vs 2.49 Regular Season
- Playoff GAA: 2.09 — lower than his 2.49 regular-season mark
- Playoff SV%: .916 — higher than his .905 regular-season mark
- Across 129 postseason games against the league's best
Source: Hockey-Reference
See the Case
The numbers, visualized
The Hall's own standard, drawn from the verified record. Osgood highlighted in red.
The 400-Win Club
Hockey-Reference · 2025–26Just 15 goaltenders in NHL history have ever reached 400 wins. Nearly every member is in the Hall of Fame — Osgood is among the very few eligible names still on the outside.
Martin Brodeur
HOF691
Marc-André Fleury
Future first-ballot lock575
Patrick Roy
HOF551
Roberto Luongo
HOF489
Ed Belfour
HOF484
Henrik Lundqvist
HOF459
Sergei Bobrovsky
Active456
Curtis Joseph
Eligible — also waiting454
Terry Sawchuk
HOF445
Jacques Plante
HOF437
Tony Esposito
HOF423
Jonathan Quick
Retired 2026 — not yet eligible (win total needs verification)410
Glenn Hall
HOF407
Grant Fuhr
HOF403
Chris Osgood
Eligible · Waiting401
70+ Playoff Wins
Hockey-Reference · 2025–26Eight of the nine retired, Hall-eligible goaltenders with 70+ playoff wins are already in the Hall of Fame. Osgood is the exception.
Patrick Roy
HOF151
Martin Brodeur
HOF113
Grant Fuhr
HOF92
Marc-André Fleury
Future lock92
Billy Smith
HOF88
Ed Belfour
HOF88
Ken Dryden
HOF80
Mike Vernon
HOF77
Chris Osgood
Eligible · Waiting74
Jacques Plante
HOF71
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Active70
Postseason Rate Stats — Elite Company
100+ playoff GPOsgood's career playoff GAA and save percentage live in the same neighborhood as the goaltenders the Hall already celebrates.
Playoff GAA (lower is better)
Martin Brodeur
HOF2.02
Dominik Hašek
HOF2.02
Chris Osgood
Eligible · Waiting2.09
Ed Belfour
HOF2.17
Patrick Roy
HOF2.30
Grant Fuhr
HOF2.94
Playoff Save %
Dominik Hašek
HOF.925
Ed Belfour
HOF.920
Martin Brodeur
HOF.919
Patrick Roy
HOF.918
Chris Osgood
Eligible · Waiting.916
Grant Fuhr
HOF.898
In the Company of Legends
Playoff performance — where it counts most
On total trophies, the all-time greats stand alone. But in the playoffs — the games that decide championships — Chris Osgood belongs in their company. His 2.09 postseason GAA is lower than Patrick Roy's and Ed Belfour's, and his 15 shutouts top Hašek's and Belfour's.
Chris Osgood
GP
129
W
74
GAA
2.09
SV%
.916
SO
15
Patrick Roy
GP
247
W
151
GAA
2.30
SV%
.918
SO
23
Martin Brodeur
GP
205
W
113
GAA
2.02
SV%
.919
SO
24
Dominik Hašek
GP
119
W
65
GAA
2.02
SV%
.925
SO
14
Ed Belfour
GP
161
W
88
GAA
2.17
SV%
.920
SO
14
Among the greatest playoff goaltenders of his era, Osgood belongs in this company. In the moments that decide championships, his numbers stand right alongside the all-time greats — and in some cases ahead of them.
Era note: save percentages run lower in older, higher-scoring eras. Source: Hockey-Reference, verified 2025–26.
The 2026 Class
Five of these six goaltenders are Hall of Famers
Carey Price and Pekka Rinne were elected to the Hall on June 22, 2026, and will be inducted in Toronto on November 9. The only one still on the outside — Chris Osgood — leads this entire group in playoff goals-against average and playoff shutouts.
Regular Season
Chris Osgood
❌ NOT inducted
GP
744
W
401
GAA
2.49
SV%
.905
SO
50
Cups
3
Carey Price
✅ 2026
Elected 2026
GP
712
W
361
GAA
2.51
SV%
.917
SO
49
Cups
0
Pekka Rinne
✅ 2026
Elected 2026
GP
683
W
369
GAA
2.43
SV%
.917
SO
60
Cups
0
Mike Vernon
✅ 2023
GP
781
W
385
GAA
2.98
SV%
.889
SO
27
Cups
2
Tom Barrasso
✅ 2023
GP
777
W
369
GAA
3.24
SV%
.892
SO
38
Cups
2
Grant Fuhr
✅ 2003
GP
868
W
403
GAA
3.38
SV%
.887
SO
25
Cups
5
Playoffs — where Osgood leads
Chris Osgood
❌ NOT inducted
GP
129
W
74
GAA
★ 2.09
SV%
.916
SO
★ 15
Carey Price
✅ 2026
Elected 2026
GP
92
W
43
GAA
2.39
SV%
.919
SO
8
Pekka Rinne
✅ 2026
Elected 2026
GP
89
W
45
GAA
2.49
SV%
.914
SO
5
Mike Vernon
✅ 2023
GP
138
W
77
GAA
2.68
SV%
.893
SO
6
Tom Barrasso
✅ 2023
GP
119
W
61
GAA
3.06
SV%
.904
SO
6
Grant Fuhr
✅ 2003
GP
150
W
92
GAA
2.94
SV%
.898
SO
6
★ = Osgood leads all six goaltenders in this category. Lighter red = Osgood ranks 2nd in the group.
Only one of these six isn't in the Hall of Fame — and it's the one who leads the group in playoff GAA (2.09) and playoff shutouts (15).
More Stanley Cups than four of the five Hall of Famers. Osgood's three rings trail only Fuhr's five — and the two goalies elected today, Price and Rinne, won zero.
More career wins than four of the five. 401 tops Vernon, Rinne, Barrasso, and Price.
The most playoff shutouts in the group — by far. 15, versus 5–8 for everyone else.
Top-2 in the group in seven of these categories — despite being the only name without a plaque.
The line that lands
Carey Price and Pekka Rinne are deserving Hall of Famers — a Hart Trophy, multiple Vezinas, and Olympic gold between them. But the Hall just inducted two goaltenders who never won a Stanley Cup. Chris Osgood won three, has more career wins than both, and leads this entire group in playoff GAA and playoff shutouts. He belongs on this list — with a plaque.
Sources: NHL.com, Hockey-Reference, StatMuse — verified June 2026.
The Complete Career
A Hockey Hall of Fame career — start to finish
The Hall of Fame honors a complete career — junior stardom, a Memorial Cup appearance, and 17 NHL seasons of championship hockey. Here's the whole timeline.
- 1989–92
Junior — WHL
Medicine Hat Tigers, Brandon Wheat Kings, Seattle Thunderbirds.
- 1990–91
WHL East Second All-Star
Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team; scored a goal as a goaltender — a rare feat he'd later repeat in the NHL.
- 1991
Drafted by Detroit
Selected by the Red Wings in the 3rd round (54th overall).
- 1992
Memorial Cup
Backstopped the Seattle Thunderbirds to the Memorial Cup — Canada's national junior championship tournament.
- 1992–93
AHL — Adirondack
Honed his game as a pro with the Adirondack Red Wings.
- 1993–2011
17 NHL seasons
401 wins · 3 Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2008) · 50 shutouts · 2.49 GAA.
- Post-career
Broadcaster & owner
Detroit Red Wings broadcaster; part-owner of the OHL's Saginaw Spirit.
On the international side, Osgood played in the deepest era of Canadian goaltending in history. Team Canada's net belonged to a wall of Hall of Famers — Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Curtis Joseph, Ed Belfour, Grant Fuhr. Cracking that group was nearly impossible for any goaltender. While others wore the maple leaf, Osgood was busy winning Stanley Cups in Detroit.
The Hall has consistently inducted goaltenders — Mike Vernon, Tom Barrasso, Rogie Vachon — on the strength of their NHL and championship careers. That's precisely where Osgood's case is strongest.
The Plaque
A Hall of Fame Resume — The Complete Picture
Presented the way the Hall of Fame lists an inductee's honors. One resume. No empty columns.
Detroit Red Wings
Chris "Ozzie" Osgood
Goaltender · 1993–2011 · 17 NHL Seasons
Championships
- Stanley Cup Champion — 1997, 1998, 2008 (starting goaltender in 1998 & 2008)
- Five Stanley Cup Final appearances
- 2008 Cup run: 14–4, 1.55 GAA, .930 SV% — led the entire NHL playoffs in GAA
- Opened the 2008 Cup Final with back-to-back shutouts — just the 4th goaltender in NHL history to do so
- First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to start-and-win Stanley Cups 10+ years apart (1998 & 2008)
Team & Individual Honors
- 2× William M. Jennings Trophy — 1996 (with Mike Vernon) & 2008 (with Dominik Hašek)
- Vezina Trophy runner-up — 1996
- 2 NHL All-Star Games played — 1996 & 2008 (a record 12 years apart for a goaltender); also selected in 1997 but missed due to injury
- NHL Second All-Star Team — 1996
- Led the NHL in wins (39) — 1995–96
- Led the NHL in goals-against average (2.09) — 2007–08
Milestones & Records
- 401 career wins — 15th all-time; one of only 15 goalies ever to reach 400
- Fewest losses (216) of any 400-win goaltender in NHL history; only Osgood and Jacques Plante did it under 250
- First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to win Stanley Cups 10+ years apart as a starter
- One of only a handful of goalies in NHL history to score a goal
- 50 career regular-season shutouts — upper tier all-time
- 744 NHL games across 17 seasons — career 2.49 GAA, .905 SV%
- Reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in all 17 of his NHL seasons (100% qualification rate)
Postseason Excellence
- 74 playoff wins — 9th all-time; one of only 10 goalies ever with 70+
- 15 playoff shutouts — tied for 5th all-time, ahead of Hašek, Belfour, and Plante (14 each)
- .916 playoff save percentage across 129 games — comparable to Roy (.918) and Brodeur (.919)
- 2.09 playoff GAA — 4th-lowest all-time among goalies with 100+ playoff games
- Better in the playoffs than the regular season: lower GAA (2.09 vs 2.49) and higher SV% (.916 vs .905)
Junior & Amateur
- Reached the 1992 Memorial Cup with the Seattle Thunderbirds
- WHL East Second All-Star Team — 1990–91
- Scored a goal as a goaltender in junior (1991)
What Hockey People Say
On the record. Osgood belongs.
“
"That's a hard question… I'm looking at a player like Chris Osgood who won a lot for us. I know it's been up in the air if he should go in there or not, but I think Ozzie was a great goaltender for us, and a goaltender that stepped up at the right moments. He played well in pressure games and if he had a bad game, he could shake it off and get ready for the next one. I think Ozzie down the road will get a shot at going in there."
Asked right after his own 2015 induction to name the one teammate most deserving of joining him in the Hall, Lidström chose Osgood and praised his legendary poise under pressure.
Nicklas Lidström
Hockey Hall of Famer (Class of 2015), 4× Stanley Cup champion, Osgood's longtime Detroit teammate
“
"If you win 400-plus games… he should be in the Hall of Fame."
Holland — who has known Osgood since their Medicine Hat days and built the Detroit teams Osgood backstopped — stated plainly that a 400-plus-win career is a Hall of Fame career, and pushed back on the 'great teams' knock: many of Osgood's peers also played for strong teams, and even behind a good team a goalie still has to make the big save at the right moment and carry that mental load.
Ken Holland
Osgood's longtime Detroit Red Wings general manager and architect of the Red Wings' championship era
“
"It shows the mental toughness that Ozzy has."
Draper points to Osgood stepping in for the departed Conn Smythe winner Mike Vernon in 1998 — amid the adversity following Vladimir Konstantinov's tragic accident — and winning the Cup as the starter as proof of Ozzie's mental toughness.
Kris Draper
4× Stanley Cup champion, longtime Red Wings teammate
For the Voters
What we're asking voters to consider
Chris Osgood's career meant everything to a generation of hockey fans. He was the steady, reliable backbone of the Red Wings dynasty — the goalie who showed up in the biggest moments and delivered when it mattered most. It's time his legacy is recognized the way fans have always seen it: Hall-of-Fame worthy.
Why Ozzie belongs in the Hall of Fame
- 401 career wins, putting him among the winningest goaltenders in NHL history.
- Three Stanley Cups, including two as the starter in 1998 and 2008.
- Reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in every single one of his 17 NHL seasons — a perfect 100% qualification rate.
- Helped end a 7-season Islanders playoff drought and contributed to the Blues' historic 25-season postseason streak.
- Played in 2 NHL All-Star Games (1996 & 2008) — a record 12 years apart for a goaltender; also a 1997 selection (missed due to injury).
- A postseason resume stacked with clutch saves, deep playoff runs, and some of the best pressure performances of his era.
- A 2× Jennings Trophy winner and a Vezina Trophy runner-up — proof of elite, sustained excellence.
- One of the very few goalies in NHL history to score a goal.
- A model of consistency over 17 seasons, thriving across multiple eras, coaching staffs, and team identities.
- A reputation among teammates and opponents as one of the smartest, calmest, and most technically sound goalies of his generation.
Chris Osgood didn't just win games — he defined an era of championship hockey, and his place in the Hall of Fame is long overdue.
Addressing the Narrative
"A product of great teams?"
The claim that Osgood was simply "a product of great teams" does not hold up under historical or statistical scrutiny. Elite teams require elite goaltending, and Osgood consistently delivered it — often exceeding league averages and outperforming peers behind the same systems. His postseason record includes deep playoff runs where he posted top-tier save percentages, carried shorthanded rosters, and elevated his game in elimination scenarios. Many goaltenders have played behind strong teams; very few have parlayed those opportunities into 401 wins, three Stanley Cups, and some of the best playoff metrics of their era. Osgood was not carried by his teams — he was one of the crucial reasons those teams won.
Nearly every great goaltender in history played behind a strong team at some point — it's part of how goaltenders win. The Hall has always understood this. Honored goaltenders like Grant Fuhr (who backstopped the 1980s Oilers) and Mike Vernon (who won behind those same powerhouse Red Wings teams Osgood played on) earned their place precisely because they delivered elite goaltending when championship teams needed it. Osgood did exactly the same thing. "Played for a winner" has never been disqualifying — and it shouldn't start with Osgood.
What the Career Record Shows
- Starting goaltender on Stanley Cup championship teams in 1998 and 2008.
- Earned the starting role in highly competitive goaltending environments.
- Delivered consistent results across deep playoff runs and Cup clinching games.
- Maintained top-tier performance across multiple NHL eras and coaching staffs.
"Strong teams have replaced goaltenders many times throughout NHL history. Dynasties only return to the same goaltender when trust is earned."
Historical Perspective
Chris Osgood's career spans one of the NHL's most competitive and transformational eras. He entered the league during the high-scoring mid-1990s, adapted through the dead-puck era, and remained effective well into the faster, post-lockout modern game.
Few goaltenders demonstrated his level of consistency across such dramatically different styles of play. His ability to excel through multiple rule changes, roster cycles, and coaching systems places him firmly within the lineage of Hall-of-Fame goaltenders whose careers helped define their eras.
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Standing with Curtis Joseph, too
Among Hall-eligible goaltenders with 400+ career wins, only two remain outside the Hall: Chris Osgood and Curtis Joseph. This site makes the case for Ozzie — and we stand alongside Cujo's supporters. Honoring one shouldn't mean overlooking the other. Both careers cleared the bar the Hall has already set.
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