most saves by a rookie in an nhl season

Ken Dryden has the most saves by a rookie, with 1,888 saves in 1971-72.

NAME SV SEASON TM GP GS W L T OTL SA SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
1 Ken Dryden
K. Dryden
1,888
1971-72
MTL MTL
64
39
8
15
2,030
.930
142
2.24
8
3798
2 Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
1,859
1969-70
CHI CHI
63
38
17
8
1,995
.932
136
2.17
15
3760
3 Glenn Hall
G. Hall
1,805
1955-56
DET DET
70
30
24
16
1,952
.925
147
2.10
12
4198
4 Don Edwards
D. Edwards
1,785
1977-78
BUF BUF
72
38
16
17
1,970
.906
185
2.64
5
4206
5 Ed Chadwick
E. Chadwick
1,778
1956-57
TOR TOR
70
21
34
15
1,964
.905
186
2.66
5
4196
6 Roger Crozier
R. Crozier
1,763
1964-65
DET DET
70
40
22
7
1,931
.913
168
2.42
6
4165
7 Ron Hextall
R. Hextall
1,739
1986-87
PHI PHI
66
37
21
6
1,929
.902
190
3.01
1
3792
8 Ed Belfour
E. Belfour
1,713
1990-91
CHI CHI
74
43
19
7
1,883
.910
170
2.47
4
4127
9 Jimmy Howard
J. Howard
1,708
2009-10
DET DET
63
61
37
15
10
1,849
.924
141
2.26
3
3740
10 Mike Liut
M. Liut
1,660
1979-80
STL STL
64
32
23
9
1,854
.895
194
3.18
2
3658
11 Gerry Desjardins
G. Desjardins
1,656
1968-69
LAK LAK
61
19
29
9
1,845
.898
189
3.24
4
3495
12 Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
1,618
2021-22
DET DET
59
52
20
24
0
9
1,796
.901
178
3.31
4
3231
13 Eddie Johnston
E. Johnston
1,603
1962-63
BOS BOS
50
11
27
10
1,796
.893
193
3.98
1
2910
14 Bruce Gamble
B. Gamble
1,588
1960-61
BOS BOS
52
12
33
7
1,781
.892
193
3.71
0
3118
15 Sean Burke
S. Burke
1,586
1988-89
NJD NJD
62
22
31
9
1,816
.873
230
3.84
3
3590
16 Gary Inness
G. Inness
1,535
1974-75
PIT PIT
57
24
18
10
1,696
.905
161
3.10
2
3116
17 Steve Mason
S. Mason
1,518
2008-09
CBJ CBJ
61
61
33
20
7
1,658
.916
140
2.29
10
3664
18 Peter Ing
P. Ing
1,516
1990-91
TOR TOR
56
16
29
8
1,716
.883
200
3.84
1
3126
19 Karel Vejmelka
K. Vejmelka
1,499
2021-22
ARI ARI
52
49
13
32
0
3
1,669
.898
170
3.68
1
2773
20 Jiri Crha
J. Crha
1,473
1980-81
TOR TOR
54
20
20
11
1,684
.875
211
4.08
0
3105
21 Andrew Raycroft
A. Raycroft
1,469
2003-04
BOS BOS
57
55
29
18
9
1,586
.926
117
2.05
3
3420
22 Mike Palmateer
M. Palmateer
1,455
1976-77
TOR TOR
50
23
18
8
1,609
.904
154
3.22
4
2873
23 Gilles Meloche
G. Meloche
1,450
1971-72
CGS
56
16
25
13
1,623
.893
173
3.33
4
3118
24 Evgeni Nabokov
E. Nabokov
1,447
2000-01
SJS SJS
66
65
32
21
7
1,582
.915
135
2.19
6
3700
25 Dave Parro
D. Parro
1,435
1981-82
WSH WSH
52
16
26
7
1,641
.874
206
4.21
1
2937
StatMuse has season-level data for saves going back to the 1955-56 season.

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80.9

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Senators Senators
45
30
7
97
9
Canadiens Canadiens
40
31
11
91
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Red Wings Red Wings
39
35
8
86
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Sabres Sabres
36
39
7
79
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Bruins Bruins
33
39
10
76
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
MTL MTL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
10/11
MTL MTL
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
NSH NSH
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

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Final

1

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Wed 30 Apr 2025

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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
NSH NSH
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Wed
4/2
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
4-5
Wed
4/2
LAK LAK
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Wed
4/2
ANA ANA
@
CGY CGY
1-4
Wed
4/2
WPG WPG
@
VGK VGK
4-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/7
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/7
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM