most saves in first nhl game

Gump Worsley had the most saves in the first team game, with 43 saves against the Chicago Black Hawks on October 7, 1955.

Interpreted as:
most saves by a player in first NHL game
NAMESVDATETMOPPDECSASV%GAGAASHOMIN
1Gump Worsley
G. Worsley
43
10/7/1955
@
W
47
.915
4
4.00
0
60
2Al Rollins
A. Rollins
40
10/6/1955
@
W
42
.952
2
2.00
0
60
3Terry Sawchuk
T. Sawchuk
31
10/8/1955
@
L
33
.939
2
2.00
0
60
4Jacques Plante
J. Plante
23
10/6/1955
vs
W
23
1.000
0
0.00
1
60
5Glenn Hall
G. Hall
22
10/6/1955
vs
L
25
.880
3
3.00
0
60
6Harry Lumley
H. Lumley
18
10/6/1955
@
L
20
.900
2
2.00
0
60
StatMuse has game-level data for saves going back to the 1955-56 season.

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