nhl player most saves in a game in losses

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

Interpreted as:
NHL player most saves in a regular-season game in losses
NAMESVLDATETMOPPDECSASV%GAGAASHOMIN
1Joe Daley
J. Daley
64
1
12/10/1970
@
L
72
.889
8
8.00
0
60
2Allan Bester
A. Bester
60
1
3/15/1984
@
L
65
.923
5
5.00
0
60
3Wayne Rutledge
W. Rutledge
59
1
2/14/1970
@
L
61
.967
2
2.00
0
60
4Al Rollins
A. Rollins
59
1
12/13/1956
@
L
62
.952
3
3.00
0
60
5Roberto Luongo
R. Luongo
57
1
2/27/2002
vs
L
60
.950
3
2.81
0
64
6Elvis Merzlikins
E. Merzlikins
56
1
1/26/2022
vs
L
62
.903
6
6.00
0
60
7Gary Smith
G. Smith
56
1
3/4/1971
@
L
63
.889
7
7.00
0
60
8Roger Crozier
R. Crozier
56
1
4/5/1970
@
L
65
.862
9
9.00
0
60
9Gilles Meloche
G. Meloche
55
1
1/31/1973
@
L
58
.948
3
3.00
0
60
10Billy Smith
B. Smith
55
1
11/22/1972
@
L
60
.917
5
5.00
0
60
11Bill Oleschuk
B. Oleschuk
54
1
1/17/1979
@
L
56
.964
2
2.00
0
60
12Cesare Maniago
C. Maniago
54
1
11/1/1970
@
L
59
.915
5
5.00
0
60
13Al Rollins
A. Rollins
54
1
10/15/1955
vs
L
58
.931
4
4.00
0
60
14John Gibson
J. Gibson
53
1
2/10/2023
vs
L
59
.898
6
6.00
0
60
15Anton Forsberg
A. Forsberg
53
1
10/29/2022
@
L
57
.930
4
4.15
0
58
16Carey Price
C. Price
53
1
11/14/2009
@
L
55
.964
2
2.00
0
60
17Bill McKenzie
B. McKenzie
53
1
1/1/1978
@
L
58
.914
5
5.00
0
60
18Jim Rutherford
J. Rutherford
53
1
2/25/1976
@
L
61
.869
8
8.00
0
60
19Jacques Plante
J. Plante
53
1
10/12/1963
@
L
59
.898
6
6.00
0
60
20Mike Dunham
M. Dunham
52
1
10/21/1998
@
L
57
.912
5
5.00
0
60
21Mike Veisor
M. Veisor
52
1
11/2/1982
vs
L
59
.881
7
7.12
0
59
22Michel Larocque
M. Larocque
52
1
4/4/1982
@
L
59
.881
7
7.00
0
60
23Dan Bouchard
D. Bouchard
52
1
1/23/1975
@
L
57
.912
5
5.00
0
60
24Michel Belhumeur
M. Belhumeur
52
1
12/7/1974
@
L
60
.867
8
8.00
0
60
25Ron Low
R. Low
52
1
3/15/1973
@
L
57
.912
5
5.00
0
60
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