lowest save percentage season nhl

Al Smith has the lowest save percentage in a season, at .835 in 1980-81.

Interpreted as:
lowest save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player season NHL
NAMESV%SEASONTMGPGSWLTSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1Al Smith
A. Smith
.835
1980-81
36
9
18
4
913
762
151
4.76
0
1902
2Denis Herron
D. Herron
.838
1982-83
31
5
18
5
930
779
151
5.31
1
1705
3Brian Hayward
B. Hayward
.843
1985-86
52
13
28
5
1,379
1,162
217
4.80
0
2713
4Mark Laforest
M. Laforest
.845
1985-86
28
4
21
0
737
623
114
4.96
1
1378
5Michel Dion
M. Dion
.847
1980-81
TOT
26
3
14
6
798
676
122
5.08
0
1442
6Darren Eliot
D. Eliot
.848
1985-86
27
5
17
3
798
677
121
4.92
0
1475
7Mike Palmateer
M. Palmateer
.848
1983-84
34
9
17
4
983
834
149
4.91
0
1822
8Gilles Gilbert
G. Gilbert
.848
1981-82
27
6
10
6
693
588
105
4.27
0
1476
9Alain Chevrier
A. Chevrier
.850
1985-86
37
11
18
2
951
808
143
4.62
0
1857
10Frank Caprice
F. Caprice
.850
1984-85
28
8
14
3
815
693
122
4.84
0
1513
11John Garrett
J. Garrett
.850
1983-84
29
14
10
2
755
642
113
4.12
0
1647
12Mario Lessard
M. Lessard
.851
1981-82
52
13
28
8
1,441
1,227
214
4.39
2
2924
13Alain Chevrier
A. Chevrier
.852
1989-90
TOT
42
17
16
3
986
840
146
4.25
0
2060
14Michel Dion
M. Dion
.852
1983-84
30
2
19
4
933
795
138
5.34
0
1551
15Darren Eliot
D. Eliot
.852
1984-85
32
11
11
6
907
773
134
4.42
0
1820
16Rick Wamsley
R. Wamsley
.853
1983-84
42
19
17
3
977
833
144
3.71
2
2326
17Greg Stefan
G. Stefan
.853
1982-83
35
6
16
9
944
805
139
4.53
0
1840
18Doug Soetaert
D. Soetaert
.853
1984-85
28
14
9
4
621
530
91
3.41
0
1600
19Ron Low
R. Low
.854
1975-76
43
6
31
2
1,420
1,212
208
5.46
0
2285
20Ed Dyck
E. Dyck
.854
1972-73
25
5
17
1
670
572
98
4.54
1
1295
21Doug Soetaert
D. Soetaert
.854
1980-81
39
16
16
7
1,041
889
152
3.94
0
2317
22John Garrett
J. Garrett
.854
1981-82
TOT
28
9
11
7
859
734
125
4.64
0
1616
23Mike Liut
M. Liut
.855
1990-91
35
13
16
3
786
672
114
3.73
0
1834
24Bob Janecyk
B. Janecyk
.855
1985-86
38
14
16
4
1,118
956
162
4.69
0
2072
25Ron Low
R. Low
.855
1974-75
48
8
36
2
1,622
1,387
235
5.45
1
2587
StatMuse has season-level data for save percentage going back to the 1955-56 season.

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