best save percentage by a rookie all-time

Alex Nedeljkovic has the best save percentage by a rookie, at .932 in 2020-21.

Interpreted as:

best save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a rookie all-time

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Alex Nedeljkovic A. Nedeljkovic	.932	2020-21	CAR	23	23	15	5	0	3	648	604	44	1.90	3	1392
2	Tony Esposito T. Esposito	.932	1969-70	CHI	63		38	17	8		1,995	1,859	136	2.17	15	3760
3	Tuukka Rask T. Rask	.931	2009-10	BOS	45	39	22	12		5	1,221	1,137	84	1.97	5	2562
4	Doug Favell D. Favell	.931	1967-68	PHI	37		16	15	6		1,204	1,121	83	2.27	4	2191
5	Ken Dryden K. Dryden	.930	1971-72	MTL	64		39	8	15		2,030	1,888	142	2.24	8	3798
6	Ernie Wakely E. Wakely	.930	1969-70	STL	30		12	9	4		823	765	58	2.11	4	1650
7	Glenn Resch G. Resch	.928	1975-76	NYI	44		23	11	8		1,215	1,127	88	2.08	7	2540
8	Jordan Binnington J. Binnington	.927	2018-19	STL	32	30	24	5	0	1	807	748	59	1.89	5	1876
9	Andrew Raycroft A. Raycroft	.926	2003-04	BOS	57	55	29	18	9		1,586	1,469	117	2.05	3	3420
10	Marty Turco M. Turco	.925	2000-01	DAL	26	20	13	6	1		532	492	40	1.90	3	1266
11	Glenn Hall G. Hall	.925	1955-56	DET	70		30	24	16		1,952	1,805	147	2.10	12	4198
12	Juuse Saros J. Saros	.925	2017-18	NSH	26	23	11	5	0	7	810	749	61	2.45	3	1497
13	Jimmy Howard J. Howard	.924	2009-10	DET	63	61	37	15		10	1,849	1,708	141	2.26	3	3740
14	Matt Murray M. Murray	.923	2016-17	PIT	49	47	32	10	0	4	1,450	1,339	111	2.41	4	2766
15	Frederik Andersen F. Andersen	.923	2013-14	ANA	28	24	20	5		0	783	723	60	2.29	0	1569
16	Elvis Merzlikins E. Merzlikins	.923	2019-20	CBJ	33	31	13	9	0	8	919	848	71	2.35	5	1815
17	Henrik Lundqvist H. Lundqvist	.922	2005-06	NYR	53	50	30	12		9	1,485	1,369	116	2.24	2	3112
18	James Reimer J. Reimer	.921	2010-11	TOR	37	35	20	10		5	1,134	1,044	90	2.60	3	2080
19	John Gibson J. Gibson	.920	2015-16	ANA	40	38	21	13	0	4	992	913	79	2.07	4	2295
20	Roberto Luongo R. Luongo	.920	2000-01	FLA	47	41	12	24	7		1,333	1,226	107	2.44	5	2628
21	Carey Price C. Price	.920	2007-08	MTL	41	40	24	12		3	1,282	1,179	103	2.56	3	2413
22	Joonas Korpisalo J. Korpisalo	.920	2015-16	CBJ	31	30	16	11	0	4	969	891	78	2.60	0	1803
23	Gilles Villemure G. Villemure	.919	1970-71	NYR	34		22	8	4		966	888	78	2.30	4	2036
24	Ilya Sorokin I. Sorokin	.918	2020-21	NYI	22	21	13	6	0	3	563	517	46	2.17	3	1272
25	Connor Hellebuyck C. Hellebuyck	.918	2015-16	WPG	26	26	13	11	0	1	683	627	56	2.34	2	1433

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