Goalies had their best save percentage in their rookie season in 1955-56, at .926.

top 10 rookie goalies save percentage in a regular season

	POSITION	SV%	SEASON	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Goalie	.926	1955-56	89		37	32	19		2,434	2,254	180	2.04	16	5290
2	Goalie	.917	2014-15	288	244	134	88		28	7,556	6,930	626	2.39	22	15695
3	Goalie	.916	1969-70	201		84	71	31		6,022	5,515	507	2.69	23	11308
4	Goalie	.915	2010-11	405	359	204	110		49	11,129	10,181	948	2.55	25	22295
5	Goalie	.912	2011-12	183	141	63	73		16	4,697	4,285	412	2.64	6	9357
6	Goalie	.912	2013-14	254	222	112	85		27	6,676	6,089	587	2.52	17	14003
7	Goalie	.912	2009-10	306	273	138	102		38	8,641	7,881	760	2.67	15	17104
8	Goalie	.912	2019-20	257	223	109	81	0	38	7,452	6,793	659	2.81	10	14053
9	Goalie	.911	2015-16	378	335	154	155	0	33	10,070	9,175	895	2.61	14	20560
10	Goalie	.910	2007-08	219	176	84	88		16	5,719	5,207	512	2.67	11	11505
11	Goalie	.910	1964-65	125		65	46	12		3,671	3,340	331	2.71	10	7335
12	Goalie	.910	2016-17	147	115	62	41	0	15	3,769	3,429	340	2.74	8	7445
13	Goalie	.909	2018-19	293	258	127	105	0	25	8,560	7,780	780	2.91	16	16092
14	Goalie	.907	2020-21	324	290	154	107	0	36	8,854	8,032	822	2.76	19	17892
15	Goalie	.907	2012-13	86	69	32	32		7	2,193	1,988	205	2.81	1	4380
16	Goalie	.906	2002-03	178	146	52	87	14		4,534	4,110	424	2.68	11	9483
17	Goalie	.906	1956-57	106		37	48	21		2,983	2,704	279	2.63	9	6356
18	Goalie	.905	1999-00	333	286	119	147	26		8,477	7,668	809	2.75	20	17619
19	Goalie	.904	2017-18	272	227	97	97	0	34	7,455	6,743	712	3.00	9	14242
20	Goalie	.904	2008-09	333	285	138	116		31	8,675	7,845	830	2.79	26	17829
21	Goalie	.904	1967-68	348		124	138	50		9,575	8,657	918	2.93	21	18773
22	Goalie	.903	2000-01	366	315	137	146	34		8,740	7,889	851	2.62	27	19482
23	Goalie	.902	2022-23	391	361	172	144	0	52	11,593	10,462	1,131	3.08	10	22040
24	Goalie	.902	2005-06	635	562	271	230		66	17,300	15,604	1,696	2.94	27	34579
25	Goalie	.902	1998-99	290	227	81	130	31		7,049	6,357	692	2.80	12	14810