nhl goalie with best save percentage 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Patrick Roy had the best save percentage by a goalie, at .894.

Interpreted as:
NHL goalie with best save percentage with a minimum of 20.5 games played per 82 team games 1980s
NAMESV%GPGSWLTSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1Patrick Roy
P. Roy
.894
187
102
51
24
4,868
4,351
517
2.91
9
10666
2Jon Casey
J. Casey
.893
97
31
35
17
2,699
2,410
289
3.40
1
5102
3Ron Hextall
R. Hextall
.893
192
97
71
19
5,600
5,000
600
3.24
1
11104
4Bob Froese
B. Froese
.891
227
123
65
19
5,944
5,295
649
3.09
13
12622
5Kelly Hrudey
K. Hrudey
.890
257
116
94
28
7,602
6,768
834
3.43
7
14568
6Billy Smith
B. Smith
.890
381
182
131
45
10,726
9,543
1,183
3.34
11
21232
7Bill Ranford
B. Ranford
.888
80
37
29
6
2,128
1,890
238
3.32
4
4299
8Peter Sidorkiewicz
P. Sidorkiewicz
.888
45
22
19
4
1,242
1,103
139
3.10
4
2695
9Pelle Lindbergh
P. Lindbergh
.887
157
87
49
15
4,432
3,929
503
3.31
7
9125
10Pete Peeters
P. Peeters
.886
434
235
134
44
11,183
9,905
1,278
3.07
19
25018
11Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
.886
244
107
91
46
7,913
7,008
905
3.73
9
14542
12Allan Bester
A. Bester
.885
157
49
71
16
4,858
4,301
557
3.94
7
8487
13Andy Moog
A. Moog
.885
282
165
69
29
8,085
7,158
927
3.54
6
15721
14Rejean Lemelin
R. Lemelin
.885
394
179
123
57
11,138
9,857
1,281
3.52
9
21834
15Tom Barrasso
T. Barrasso
.885
310
142
117
35
8,731
7,724
1,007
3.39
13
17824
16Don Beaupre
D. Beaupre
.884
326
131
129
45
9,844
8,705
1,139
3.72
4
18360
17John Vanbiesbrouck
J. Vanbiesbrouck
.884
269
119
109
24
7,819
6,914
905
3.60
6
15086
18Gilles Meloche
G. Meloche
.884
378
155
135
62
11,001
9,722
1,279
3.58
7
21458
19Richard Sevigny
R. Sevigny
.884
176
80
54
20
4,355
3,848
507
3.21
5
9463
20Kari Takko
K. Takko
.884
108
29
53
14
3,075
2,717
358
3.80
1
5645
21Glen Hanlon
G. Hanlon
.883
377
135
163
47
10,791
9,533
1,258
3.63
9
20807
22Roland Melanson
R. Melanson
.883
281
124
103
33
8,320
7,349
971
3.66
4
15910
23Jiri Crha
J. Crha
.883
69
28
27
11
2,230
1,969
261
3.98
0
3934
24Mike Liut
M. Liut
.883
570
251
232
68
16,580
14,637
1,943
3.53
20
32979
25Grant Fuhr
G. Fuhr
.883
389
211
106
48
11,612
10,251
1,361
3.71
7
22033
StatMuse has season-level data for save percentage going back to the 1955-56 season.

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0
14
6
Red Wings Red Wings
6
3
0
12
1
Senators Senators
5
4
1
11
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1
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7
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8
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Lightning Lightning
3
4
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11/1
OTT OTT
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MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
11/6
MTL MTL
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NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
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Final

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Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
0
14
6
Red Wings Red Wings
6
3
0
12
1
Senators Senators
5
4
1
11
1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
8
1
0
16
13
Penguins Penguins
7
2
1
15
11
Hurricanes Hurricanes
6
2
0
12
9
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
8
2
0
16
13
Avalanche Avalanche
5
1
4
14
7
Jets Jets
6
3
0
12
8
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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5
1
3
13
6
Kraken Kraken
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2
2
12
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3
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11
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FLA FLA
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10/6
PIT PIT
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3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
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Tue
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Tue
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