Al Smith has the worst save percentage in a season, at .835 in 1980-81.

Interpreted as:

NHL worst save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Al Smith A. Smith	.835	1980-81	CLR	36		9	18	4		913	762	151	4.76	0	1902
2	Denis Herron D. Herron	.838	1982-83	PIT	31		5	18	5		930	779	151	5.31	1	1705
3	Brian Hayward B. Hayward	.843	1985-86	WIN	52		13	28	5		1,379	1,162	217	4.80	0	2713
4	Cayden Primeau C. Primeau	.844	2024-25	MTL	10	7	2	3	0	1	243	205	38	4.45	0	512
5	Mark Laforest M. Laforest	.845	1985-86	DET	28		4	21	0		737	623	114	4.96	1	1378
6	Spencer Martin S. Martin	.846	2024-25	CAR	9	7	3	4	0	1	175	148	27	3.89	1	416
7	Michel Dion M. Dion	.847	1980-81	TOT	26		3	14	6		798	676	122	5.08	0	1442
8	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	.848	1985-86	LAK	27		5	17	3		798	677	121	4.92	0	1475
9	Mike Palmateer M. Palmateer	.848	1983-84	TOR	34		9	17	4		983	834	149	4.91	0	1822
10	Gilles Gilbert G. Gilbert	.848	1981-82	DET	27		6	10	6		693	588	105	4.27	0	1476
11	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	.850	1985-86	NJD	37		11	18	2		951	808	143	4.62	0	1857
12	Frank Caprice F. Caprice	.850	1984-85	VAN	28		8	14	3		815	693	122	4.84	0	1513
13	John Garrett J. Garrett	.850	1983-84	VAN	29		14	10	2		755	642	113	4.12	0	1647
14	Mario Lessard M. Lessard	.851	1981-82	LAK	52		13	28	8		1,441	1,227	214	4.39	2	2924
15	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	.852	1989-90	TOT	42		17	16	3		986	840	146	4.25	0	2060
16	Michel Dion M. Dion	.852	1983-84	PIT	30		2	19	4		933	795	138	5.34	0	1551
17	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	.852	1984-85	LAK	32		11	11	6		907	773	134	4.42	0	1820
18	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	.853	1983-84	MTL	42		19	17	3		977	833	144	3.71	2	2326
19	Greg Stefan G. Stefan	.853	1982-83	DET	35		6	16	9		944	805	139	4.53	0	1840
20	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	.853	1984-85	MTL	28		14	9	4		621	530	91	3.41	0	1600
21	Ron Low R. Low	.854	1975-76	WSH	43		6	31	2		1,420	1,212	208	5.46	0	2285
22	Ed Dyck E. Dyck	.854	1972-73	VAN	25		5	17	1		670	572	98	4.54	1	1295
23	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	.854	1980-81	NYR	39		16	16	7		1,041	889	152	3.94	0	2317
24	John Garrett J. Garrett	.854	1981-82	TOT	28		9	11	7		859	734	125	4.64	0	1616
25	Mike Liut M. Liut	.855	1990-91	WSH	35		13	16	3		786	672	114	3.73	0	1834