most saves by a rookie in a playoff game

Rejean Lemelin has the most saves by a rookie in a playoff game, with 61 saves against the Chicago Black Hawks on April 11, 1981.

NAMESVDATETMOPPDECSASV%GAGAASHOMIN
1Rejean Lemelin
R. Lemelin
61
4/11/1981
@
W
65
.938
4
2.52
0
95
2Brian Boucher
B. Boucher
57
5/4/2000
@
W
58
.983
1
0.40
0
152
3Jose Theodore
J. Theodore
56
4/24/1997
vs
W
59
.949
3
1.67
0
108
4Ken Dryden
K. Dryden
56
5/4/1971
@
L
58
.966
2
1.48
0
81
5Jiri Crha
J. Crha
55
4/8/1980
@
L
61
.902
6
6.00
0
60
6Bob Mason
B. Mason
54
4/18/1987
vs
L
57
.947
3
1.40
0
129
7Ed Staniowski
E. Staniowski
54
4/8/1976
@
L
57
.947
3
2.51
0
72
8Rogie Vachon
R. Vachon
51
4/25/1967
@
L
54
.944
3
2.04
0
88
9Scott Darling
S. Darling
50
4/21/2015
vs
W
52
.962
2
1.19
0
101
10Mike Richter
M. Richter
50
4/11/1991
vs
L
55
.909
5
4.50
0
67
11Connor Ingram
C. Ingram
49
5/5/2022
@
L
51
.961
2
1.75
0
69
12Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
49
5/21/2021
@
L
54
.907
5
3.16
0
95
13Elvis Merzlikins
E. Merzlikins
49
8/7/2020
vs
L
53
.925
4
3.28
0
73
14Martin Brodeur
M. Brodeur
49
4/27/1994
@
L
50
.980
1
0.48
0
126
15Marc Behrend
M. Behrend
49
4/5/1984
@
L
54
.907
5
4.97
0
60
16Ken Dryden
K. Dryden
49
4/13/1971
@
L
56
.875
7
7.00
0
60
17Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
49
4/26/1970
@
L
54
.907
5
5.04
0
60
18Ernie Wakely
E. Wakely
49
4/26/1970
@
L
51
.961
2
2.03
0
59
19Ilya Sorokin
I. Sorokin
48
5/24/2021
@
W
50
.960
2
1.48
0
81
20Thatcher Demko
T. Demko
48
9/3/2020
vs
W
48
1.000
0
0.00
1
60
21Matt Murray
M. Murray
47
5/2/2016
vs
W
49
.959
2
2.00
0
60
22Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
47
5/2/2012
vs
L
49
.959
2
1.05
0
115
23Martin Brodeur
M. Brodeur
47
5/19/1994
vs
L
50
.940
3
2.09
0
86
24Pat Riggin
P. Riggin
47
4/19/1981
vs
W
48
.979
1
1.00
0
60
25Martin Brodeur
M. Brodeur
46
5/27/1994
@
L
48
.958
2
1.44
0
83
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