worst save percentage in stanley cup playoffs

Jacob Fowler, Erik Ersberg and Rick Heinz are tied for the lowest career save percentage in the playoffs, at .500.

	NAME	SV%	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Jacob Fowler J. Fowler	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	7.16	0	8
2	Erik Ersberg E. Ersberg	.500	1	0	0	0			4	2	2	9.28	0	13
3	Rick Heinz R. Heinz	.500	1		0	0			2	1	1	7.93	0	8
4	Ron Scott R. Scott	.600	1		0	0	0		10	6	4	7.45	0	32
5	Corrado Micalef C. Micalef	.652	3		0	0			23	15	8	9.83	0	49
6	Carter Hutton C. Hutton	.667	3	0					3	2	1	3.01	0	20
7	Ross Brooks R. Brooks	.727	1		0	0			11	8	3	9.00	0	20
8	Pheonix Copley P. Copley	.750	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	2	4.26	0	28
9	Marco Baron M. Baron	.750	1		0	1			12	9	3	9.00	0	20
10	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	.759	1		0	0			29	22	7	10.50	0	40
11	Bob Champoux B. Champoux	.778	1		1	0			18	14	4	4.39	0	55
12	Warren Skorodenski W. Skorodenski	.786	2		0	0			28	22	6	10.91	0	33
13	David Rittich D. Rittich	.787	4	3	0	4	0	0	61	48	13	5.24	0	149
14	Cal Petersen C. Petersen	.800	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	16	4	7.45	0	32
15	Keith Kinkaid K. Kinkaid	.804	2	2	0	2	0	0	46	37	9	5.88	0	92
16	Bruce Gamble B. Gamble	.812	5		0	4			133	108	25	7.29	0	206
17	Mark Fitzpatrick M. Fitzpatrick	.815	9		0	3	0		124	101	23	4.77	0	289
18	Jim Carey J. Carey	.816	10		2	5	0		190	155	35	4.61	0	455
19	Peter McDuffe P. McDuffe	.816	1		0	1			38	31	7	7.00	0	60
20	Tom Askey T. Askey	.818	1	0	0	1	0		11	9	2	3.99	0	30
21	Doug Keans D. Keans	.824	9		2	6			193	159	34	4.77	0	428
22	Andre Racicot A. Racicot	.833	4		0	1	0		24	20	4	7.68	0	31
23	Vitek Vanecek V. Vanecek	.834	10	7	2	4	0	0	175	146	29	4.52	0	385
24	Peter Budaj P. Budaj	.843	7	1	0	2			108	91	17	5.13	0	199
25	Trevor Kidd T. Kidd	.845	10	0	3	5	0		232	196	36	3.93	1	550

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Bruins	7	2	1	15	14
Senators	7	3	0	14	5
Lightning	7	2	0	14	8
Maple Leafs	5	4	2	12	3
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Canadiens	4	3	2	10	-4
Sabres	4	4	2	10	-9
Red Wings	3	3	3	9	-5

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Fri 10/23	MTL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MTL	@	WPG	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	MTL	@	STL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MTL	@	DAL	8:00 PM
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Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	7	2	1	15	14
Lightning	7	2	0	14	8
Senators	7	3	0	14	5
Panthers	5	3	2	12	1
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Islanders	5	3	1	11	7
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Flyers	3	6	3	9	-17
Penguins	3	6	1	7	-5
Blue Jackets	3	5	0	6	-9

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Wild	6	2	2	14	6
Stars	5	3	1	11	8
Avalanche	5	4	1	11	10
Jets	4	3	2	10	-2
Predators	3	2	3	9	-1
Blues	4	4	1	9	0
Blackhawks	3	6	0	6	-15
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