average goalie save percentage last 40 years by year

Goalies averaged a save percentage of .880 in 1986-87.

POSITIONSV%SEASONGPGSWLTOTLSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1
Goalie
.880
1986-87
840
747
747
186
50,291
44,247
6,044
3.56
28
101745
2
Goalie
.880
1987-88
840
743
743
194
51,055
44,909
6,146
3.62
58
101806
3
Goalie
.879
1988-89
840
743
743
194
50,898
44,744
6,154
3.63
44
101760
4
Goalie
.881
1989-90
840
740
740
200
50,703
44,659
6,044
3.56
41
101769
5
Goalie
.886
1990-91
840
728
728
224
49,974
44,278
5,696
3.35
51
101899
6
Goalie
.888
1991-92
880
763
763
234
53,557
47,567
5,990
3.37
63
106731
7
Goalie
.885
1992-93
1,008
908
908
200
62,327
55,154
7,173
3.53
68
121873
8
Goalie
.895
1993-94
1,092
952
952
280
66,017
59,090
6,927
3.14
99
132363
9
Goalie
.901
1994-95
624
549
549
150
36,522
32,891
3,631
2.89
60
75475
10
Goalie
.898
1995-96
1,066
929
929
274
64,344
57,808
6,536
3.04
97
129173
11
Goalie
.905
1996-97
1,066
922
922
288
63,364
57,327
6,037
2.80
125
129221
12
Goalie
.906
1997-98
1,066
2,132
901
901
330
58,116
52,667
5,449
2.53
155
129312
13
Goalie
.908
1998-99
1,107
2,214
945
945
324
61,544
55,869
5,675
2.54
157
134150
14
Goalie
.904
1999-00
1,148
2,296
1,002
1,002
292
0
64,053
57,929
6,124
2.64
127
139117
15
Goalie
.903
2000-01
1,230
2,460
1,078
1,078
304
0
67,958
61,384
6,574
2.65
185
148988
16
Goalie
.908
2001-02
1,230
2,447
1,076
1,076
296
0
67,259
61,056
6,203
2.51
179
148244
17
Goalie
.909
2002-03
1,230
2,460
1,073
1,073
314
0
69,601
63,256
6,345
2.55
174
149301
18
Goalie
.911
2003-04
1,230
2,460
1,060
1,060
340
0
68,821
62,692
6,129
2.46
191
149268
19
Goalie
.901
2005-06
1,230
2,460
1,230
949
0
281
73,573
66,309
7,264
2.93
116
148903
20
Goalie
.905
2006-07
1,230
2,460
1,230
949
0
281
72,574
65,697
6,877
2.77
148
148971
21
Goalie
.909
2007-08
1,230
2,460
1,230
958
0
272
71,288
64,812
6,476
2.61
161
148871
22
Goalie
.908
2008-09
1,230
2,460
1,230
948
0
282
74,080
67,301
6,779
2.73
156
148873
23
Goalie
.911
2009-10
1,230
2,460
1,230
929
0
301
74,371
67,772
6,599
2.66
155
149118
24
Goalie
.913
2010-11
1,230
2,460
1,230
933
0
297
74,533
68,040
6,493
2.61
179
149003
25
Goalie
.914
2011-12
1,230
2,460
1,230
930
0
300
72,945
66,638
6,307
2.54
176
149126
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