nhl player highest save percentage in a season

Jacques Plante has the best save percentage in a season, at .944 in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:
NHL player highest save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games in a season
NAMESV%SEASONTMGPGSWLTOTLSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1Jacques Plante
J. Plante
.944
1970-71
40
24
11
4
1,297
1,224
73
1.89
4
2323
2Craig Anderson
C. Anderson
.941
2012-13
24
24
12
9
2
677
637
40
1.69
3
1421
3Jacques Plante
J. Plante
.940
1968-69
37
18
12
6
1,174
1,104
70
1.96
5
2138
4Brian Elliott
B. Elliott
.940
2011-12
38
36
23
10
4
972
914
58
1.56
9
2235
5Tim Thomas
T. Thomas
.938
2010-11
57
55
35
11
9
1,811
1,699
112
2.00
9
3364
6Linus Ullmark
L. Ullmark
.938
2022-23
49
48
40
6
0
1
1,457
1,366
91
1.89
2
2882
7Dominik Hasek
D. Hasek
.937
1998-99
64
64
30
18
14
1,877
1,758
119
1.87
9
3817
8Cory Schneider
C. Schneider
.937
2011-12
33
28
20
8
1
945
885
60
1.96
3
1833
9Igor Shesterkin
I. Shesterkin
.935
2021-22
53
52
36
13
0
4
1,622
1,516
106
2.07
6
3071
10Bruce Gamble
B. Gamble
.934
1967-68
41
20
14
2
1,294
1,209
85
2.32
5
2194
11Ben Bishop
B. Bishop
.934
2018-19
46
45
27
15
0
2
1,323
1,236
87
1.98
7
2637
12Johnny Bower
J. Bower
.934
1967-68
43
13
17
8
1,275
1,191
84
2.26
4
2230
13Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
.934
1971-72
48
31
10
6
1,241
1,159
82
1.77
9
2778
14Gump Worsley
G. Worsley
.933
1971-72
34
16
10
7
1,022
954
68
2.12
2
1924
15Carey Price
C. Price
.933
2014-15
66
66
44
16
6
1,953
1,823
130
1.96
9
3977
16Josh Harding
J. Harding
.933
2013-14
29
26
18
7
3
690
644
46
1.66
3
1668
17Dwayne Roloson
D. Roloson
.933
2003-04
48
46
19
18
11
1,323
1,234
89
1.88
5
2847
18Miikka Kiprusoff
M. Kiprusoff
.933
2003-04
38
38
24
10
4
966
901
65
1.70
4
2301
19Tim Thomas
T. Thomas
.933
2008-09
54
54
36
11
7
1,694
1,580
114
2.10
5
3259
20Marty Turco
M. Turco
.932
2002-03
55
52
31
10
10
1,359
1,267
92
1.72
7
3203
21Bernie Parent
B. Parent
.932
1973-74
73
47
13
12
2,006
1,870
136
1.89
12
4307
22Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
.932
2020-21
23
23
15
5
0
3
648
604
44
1.90
3
1392
23Johnny Bower
J. Bower
.932
1963-64
51
24
15
11
1,557
1,451
106
2.11
5
3008
24Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
.932
1969-70
63
38
17
8
1,995
1,859
136
2.17
15
3760
25Sergei Bobrovsky
S. Bobrovsky
.932
2012-13
38
37
21
11
6
1,084
1,010
74
2.00
4
2219
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