most wins by rookie goalie in nhl history

Terry Sawchuk has the most wins by a rookie goalie, with 44 wins in 1950-51.

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most regular-season wins by rookie goalie in NHL history

	NAME	W	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Terry Sawchuk T. Sawchuk	44	1950-51	DET	70		13	13					138	1.97	11	4200
2	Ed Belfour E. Belfour	43	1990-91	CHI	74		19	7		1,883	1,713	.910	170	2.47	4	4127
3	Roger Crozier R. Crozier	40	1964-65	DET	70		22	7		1,931	1,763	.913	168	2.42	6	4165
4	Ken Dryden K. Dryden	39	1971-72	MTL	64		8	15		2,030	1,888	.930	142	2.24	8	3798
5	Don Edwards D. Edwards	38	1977-78	BUF	72		16	17		1,970	1,785	.906	185	2.64	5	4206
6	Tony Esposito T. Esposito	38	1969-70	CHI	63		17	8		1,995	1,859	.932	136	2.17	15	3760
7	Bill Durnan B. Durnan	38	1943-44	MTL	50		5	7					109	2.18	2	3000
8	Jimmy Howard J. Howard	37	2009-10	DET	63	61	15		10	1,849	1,708	.924	141	2.26	3	3740
9	Ron Hextall R. Hextall	37	1986-87	PHI	66		21	6		1,929	1,739	.902	190	3.01	1	3792
10	Corey Crawford C. Crawford	33	2010-11	CHI	57	55	18		6	1,545	1,417	.917	128	2.30	4	3337
11	Steve Mason S. Mason	33	2008-09	CBJ	61	61	20		7	1,658	1,518	.916	140	2.29	10	3664
12	Jacques Plante J. Plante	33	1954-55	MTL	52		12	7					109	2.12	5	3079
13	Frank Brimsek F. Brimsek	33	1938-39	BOS	43		9	1					68	1.56	10	2620
14	Matt Murray M. Murray	32	2016-17	PIT	49	47	10	0	4	1,450	1,339	.923	111	2.41	4	2766
15	Evgeni Nabokov E. Nabokov	32	2000-01	SJS	66	65	21	7		1,582	1,447	.915	135	2.19	6	3700
16	Mike Liut M. Liut	32	1979-80	STL	64		23	9		1,854	1,660	.895	194	3.18	2	3658
17	Henrik Lundqvist H. Lundqvist	30	2005-06	NYR	53	50	12		9	1,485	1,369	.922	116	2.24	2	3112
18	Ryan Miller R. Miller	30	2005-06	BUF	48	48	14		3	1,440	1,316	.914	124	2.60	1	2862
19	Mike Vernon M. Vernon	30	1986-87	CGY	55		22	1		1,562	1,380	.883	182	3.62	1	3014
20	Glenn Hall G. Hall	30	1955-56	DET	70		24	16		1,952	1,805	.925	147	2.10	12	4198
21	Dustin Wolf D. Wolf	29	2024-25	CGY	53	53	16	0	8	1,549	1,409	.910	140	2.64	3	3182
22	Stuart Skinner S. Skinner	29	2022-23	EDM	50	48	14	0	5	1,536	1,403	.913	133	2.75	1	2903
23	Pekka Rinne P. Rinne	29	2008-09	NSH	52	49	15		4	1,435	1,316	.917	119	2.38	7	2999
24	Andrew Raycroft A. Raycroft	29	2003-04	BOS	57	55	18	9		1,586	1,469	.926	117	2.05	3	3420
25	Pete Peeters P. Peeters	29	1979-80	PHI	40		5	5		1,061	953	.898	108	2.73	1	2370