Joonas Korpisalo
New York Rangers Goaltender #70
A .8942, 17 thousandths behind the man in front of him.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | CBJ | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 2.60 | 0 | 969 | .919 |
| 2016-17 | CBJ | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2.88 | 1 | 401 | .905 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 3.32 | 0 | 564 | .897 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 2.95 | 0 | 651 | .897 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 2.60 | 2 | 1030 | .911 |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 33 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 3.30 | 0 | 904 | .894 |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 4.15 | 0 | 634 | .877 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ/LAK | 39 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 2.87 | 1 | 1206 | .914 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 55 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 168 | 3.27 | 0 | 1522 | .890 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 27 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 2.90 | 3 | 693 | .893 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 31 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 3.15 | 1 | 851 | .894 |
| 2026-27 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 334 | 140 | 126 | 38 | 943 | 3.06 | 8 | 9425 | .900 |
This Season So Far
The 2026-27 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
31 appearances, 14-9-6, a 3.15 goals-against average and a .8942 save percentage with 1 shutout. His career figure across 334 games is .8999.
The Physical Game
6-4, 200, and he plays a deep, positional game that depends on being square rather than quick. Against volume from the perimeter that works; against lateral movement it does not.
Rebound control is ordinary and it is the most consistent criticism across 11 seasons.
The Mental Game
334 games across 5 organisations, most of them as somebody’s second goaltender, and he has taken every stretch as a starter without visible complaint.
14 wins in 31 appearances behind a club that finished 29th at generating offence is a reasonable outcome.
The Intangibles
The comparison inside the dressing room is the page. Shesterkin stopped .9116 across 51 appearances; Korpisalo stopped .8942 across 31. That is a 17-thousandth gap behind the same defence, and it is why New York’s goaltending finished 2 goals worse than the chances faced despite having one of the best goaltenders alive.
The league median among goaltenders with 25 or more games was .896. He was just under it.
He is 32. On a roster with Shesterkin the backup job matters less than almost anywhere, which is fortunate.
The numbers underneath
Recent form
Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first
.889
save percentage over his last 8, on 226 shots · .899 across these 20
Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.