most saves by a rookie in nhl history

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 Ed Chadwick
E. Chadwick
1,778
1956-57
TOR TOR
70
21
34
15
1,964
.905
186
2.66
5
4196
5 Roger Crozier
R. Crozier
1,763
1964-65
DET DET
70
40
22
7
1,931
.913
168
2.42
6
4165
6 Ron Hextall
R. Hextall
1,739
1986-87
PHI PHI
66
37
21
6
1,929
.902
190
3.01
1
3792
7 Ed Belfour
E. Belfour
1,713
1990-91
CHI CHI
74
43
19
7
1,883
.910
170
2.47
4
4127
8 Jimmy Howard
J. Howard
1,708
2009-10
DET DET
63
61
37
15
10
1,849
.924
141
2.26
3
3740
9 Mike Liut
M. Liut
1,660
1979-80
STL STL
64
32
23
9
1,854
.895
194
3.18
2
3658
10 Gerry Desjardins
G. Desjardins
1,656
1968-69
LAK LAK
61
19
29
9
1,845
.898
189
3.24
4
3495
11 Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
1,618
2021-22
DET DET
59
52
20
24
0
9
1,796
.901
178
3.31
4
3231
12 Eddie Johnston
E. Johnston
1,603
1962-63
BOS BOS
50
11
27
10
1,796
.893
193
3.98
1
2910
13 Bruce Gamble
B. Gamble
1,588
1960-61
BOS BOS
52
12
33
7
1,781
.892
193
3.71
0
3118
14 Sean Burke
S. Burke
1,586
1988-89
NJD NJD
62
22
31
9
1,816
.873
230
3.84
3
3590
15 Gary Inness
G. Inness
1,535
1974-75
PIT PIT
57
24
18
10
1,696
.905
161
3.10
2
3116
16 Steve Mason
S. Mason
1,518
2008-09
CBJ CBJ
61
61
33
20
7
1,658
.916
140
2.29
10
3664
17 Peter Ing
P. Ing
1,516
1990-91
TOR TOR
56
16
29
8
1,716
.883
200
3.84
1
3126
18 Karel Vejmelka
K. Vejmelka
1,499
2021-22
ARI ARI
52
49
13
32
0
3
1,669
.898
170
3.68
1
2773
19 Jiri Crha
J. Crha
1,473
1980-81
TOR TOR
54
20
20
11
1,684
.875
211
4.08
0
3105
20 Andrew Raycroft
A. Raycroft
1,469
2003-04
BOS BOS
57
55
29
18
9
1,586
.926
117
2.05
3
3420
21 Mike Palmateer
M. Palmateer
1,455
1976-77
TOR TOR
50
23
18
8
1,609
.904
154
3.22
4
2873
22 Gilles Meloche
G. Meloche
1,450
1971-72
CGS
56
16
25
13
1,623
.893
173
3.33
4
3118
23 Evgeni Nabokov
E. Nabokov
1,447
2000-01
SJS SJS
66
65
32
21
7
1,582
.915
135
2.19
6
3700
24 Dave Parro
D. Parro
1,435
1981-82
WSH WSH
52
16
26
7
1,641
.874
206
4.21
1
2937
25 Les Binkley
L. Binkley
1,435
1967-68
PIT PIT
54
20
24
10
1,585
.905
150
2.87
6
3139
StatMuse has season-level data for saves going back to the 1955-56 season.

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
18
9
2
38
16
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
17
9
2
36
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Bruins Bruins
15
12
3
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14
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2
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Senators Senators
13
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2
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Red Wings Red Wings
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Sabres Sabres
11
14
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Canadiens Canadiens
11
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Tue
2/25
CAR CAR
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MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
2/22
MTL MTL
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Sun
2/9
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
1:00 PM
Sat
2/8
NJD NJD
@
MTL MTL
1:00 PM
Wed
2/5
MTL MTL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
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Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Wild Wild
19
5
4
42
22
Jets Jets
21
9
0
42
35
Stars Stars
17
10
0
34
23
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
18
7
3
39
17
Kings Kings
17
8
3
37
14
Oilers Oilers
16
10
2
34
4
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
18
9
2
38
16
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
17
9
2
36
10
Bruins Bruins
15
12
3
33
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Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
19
6
2
40
35
Devils Devils
18
10
3
39
19
Hurricanes Hurricanes
18
9
1
37
21

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
12/10
ANA ANA
@
OTT OTT
1-5
Tue
12/10
NYR NYR
@
BUF BUF
3-2
Mon
12/9
STL STL
@
VAN VAN
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Mon
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FLA FLA
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SEA SEA
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MIN MIN
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VAN VAN
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Sat
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TBL TBL
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Sat
12/14
FLA FLA
@
CGY CGY
10:00 PM
Sat
12/14
UTA UTA
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Sat
12/14
NSH NSH
@
COL COL
9:00 PM