nhl player most saves in a game in losses

Joe Daley has the most saves in a loss, with 64 saves versus the Bruins on December 10, 1970.

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NHL player most saves in a regular-season game in losses

	NAME	SV	L	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	SA	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Joe Daley J. Daley	64	1	12/10/1970	BUF	@	BOS	L	72	.889	8	8.00	0	60
2	Allan Bester A. Bester	60	1	3/15/1984	TOR	@	HFD	L	65	.923	5	5.00	0	60
3	Wayne Rutledge W. Rutledge	59	1	2/14/1970	LAK	@	STL	L	61	.967	2	2.00	0	60
4	Al Rollins A. Rollins	59	1	12/13/1956	CHI	@	BOS	L	62	.952	3	3.00	0	60
5	Roberto Luongo R. Luongo	57	1	2/27/2002	FLA	vs	DET	L	60	.950	3	2.81	0	64
6	Elvis Merzlikins E. Merzlikins	56	1	1/26/2022	CBJ	vs	CGY	L	62	.903	6	6.00	0	60
7	Gary Smith G. Smith	56	1	3/4/1971	CGS	@	BOS	L	63	.889	7	7.00	0	60
8	Roger Crozier R. Crozier	56	1	4/5/1970	DET	@	NYR	L	65	.862	9	9.00	0	60
9	Gilles Meloche G. Meloche	55	1	1/31/1973	CGS	@	NYR	L	58	.948	3	3.00	0	60
10	Billy Smith B. Smith	55	1	11/22/1972	NYI	@	PHI	L	60	.917	5	5.00	0	60
11	Bill Oleschuk B. Oleschuk	54	1	1/17/1979	CLR	@	CHI	L	56	.964	2	2.00	0	60
12	Cesare Maniago C. Maniago	54	1	11/1/1970	MNS	@	BOS	L	59	.915	5	5.00	0	60
13	Al Rollins A. Rollins	54	1	10/15/1955	CHI	vs	DET	L	58	.931	4	4.00	0	60
14	John Gibson J. Gibson	53	1	2/10/2023	ANA	vs	PIT	L	59	.898	6	6.00	0	60
15	Anton Forsberg A. Forsberg	53	1	10/29/2022	OTT	@	FLA	L	57	.930	4	4.15	0	58
16	Carey Price C. Price	53	1	11/14/2009	MTL	@	NSH	L	55	.964	2	2.00	0	60
17	Bill McKenzie B. McKenzie	53	1	1/1/1978	CLR	@	LAK	L	58	.914	5	5.00	0	60
18	Jim Rutherford J. Rutherford	53	1	2/25/1976	DET	@	TOR	L	61	.869	8	8.00	0	60
19	Jacques Plante J. Plante	53	1	10/12/1963	NYR	@	MTL	L	59	.898	6	6.00	0	60
20	Mike Dunham M. Dunham	52	1	10/21/1998	NSH	@	DET	L	57	.912	5	5.00	0	60
21	Mike Veisor M. Veisor	52	1	11/2/1982	HFD	vs	MNS	L	59	.881	7	7.12	0	59
22	Michel Larocque M. Larocque	52	1	4/4/1982	TOR	@	PHI	L	59	.881	7	7.00	0	60
23	Dan Bouchard D. Bouchard	52	1	1/23/1975	AFM	@	NYR	L	57	.912	5	5.00	0	60
24	Michel Belhumeur M. Belhumeur	52	1	12/7/1974	WSH	@	STL	L	60	.867	8	8.00	0	60
25	Ron Low R. Low	52	1	3/15/1973	TOR	@	MNS	L	57	.912	5	5.00	0	60

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