highest save percentage in their first nhl game

Jacques Plante had the best save percentage in the first team game, at 1.000.

Interpreted as:
highest save percentage by a player in their first NHL game
NAMESV%GPGSWLTOTLSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1Jacques Plante
J. Plante
1.000
1
1
0
0
23
23
0
0.00
1
60
2Marc-Andre Fleury
M. Fleury
.978
1
1
1
0
0
0
46
45
1
1.01
0
59
3Roger Crozier
R. Crozier
.972
1
1
0
0
36
35
1
1.00
0
60
4Mike Dunham
M. Dunham
.962
1
1
0
1
0
26
25
1
1.02
0
59
5Al Rollins
A. Rollins
.952
1
1
0
0
42
40
2
2.00
0
60
6Hank Bassen
H. Bassen
.949
1
0
1
0
39
37
2
2.00
0
60
7Seth Martin
S. Martin
.941
1
0
0
1
34
32
2
2.00
0
60
8Terry Sawchuk
T. Sawchuk
.939
1
0
1
0
33
31
2
2.00
0
60
9Gary Bauman
G. Bauman
.926
1
0
0
1
27
25
2
2.00
0
60
10Connor Ingram
C. Ingram
.923
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
24
2
2.00
0
60
11Jamie McLennan
J. McLennan
.923
1
1
0
1
0
0
39
36
3
3.04
0
59
12Jeff Hackett
J. Hackett
.923
1
0
1
0
52
48
4
4.00
0
60
13George Gardner
G. Gardner
.917
1
0
1
0
36
33
3
3.00
0
60
14Gump Worsley
G. Worsley
.915
1
1
0
0
47
43
4
4.00
0
60
15Phil Myre
P. Myre
.913
1
1
0
0
23
21
2
2.00
0
60
16Harry Lumley
H. Lumley
.900
1
0
1
0
20
18
2
2.00
0
60
17Peter Sidorkiewicz
P. Sidorkiewicz
.893
1
1
0
0
28
25
3
3.00
0
60
18Wendell Young
W. Young
.885
1
1
0
0
26
23
3
3.00
0
60
19Glenn Hall
G. Hall
.880
1
0
1
0
25
22
3
3.00
0
60
20John Vanbiesbrouck
J. Vanbiesbrouck
.879
1
0
0
1
33
29
4
3.69
0
65
21Wayne Rutledge
W. Rutledge
.875
1
1
0
0
16
14
2
2.00
0
60
22Michel Plasse
M. Plasse
.870
1
0
1
0
46
40
6
6.00
0
60
23Philipp Grubauer
P. Grubauer
.867
1
1
0
1
0
0
30
26
4
4.09
0
59
24Damian Rhodes
D. Rhodes
.867
1
1
0
1
0
0
30
26
4
4.00
0
60
25John Garrett
J. Garrett
.867
1
0
1
0
30
26
4
4.00
0
60
StatMuse has game-level data for save percentage going back to the 1955-56 season.

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