worst save percentages in season since 1950

Since 1949-50, Al Smith has the lowest save percentage in a season, at .835 in 1980-81.

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worst save percentages with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player in season since 1950

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	W	L	T	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	Mark Laforest M. Laforest	.845	1985-86	DET	28	4	21	0	737	623	114	4.96	1	1378
5	Michel Dion M. Dion	.847	1980-81	TOT	26	3	14	6	798	676	122	5.08	0	1442
6	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	.848	1985-86	LAK	27	5	17	3	798	677	121	4.92	0	1475
7	Mike Palmateer M. Palmateer	.848	1983-84	TOR	34	9	17	4	983	834	149	4.91	0	1822
8	Gilles Gilbert G. Gilbert	.848	1981-82	DET	27	6	10	6	693	588	105	4.27	0	1476
9	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	.850	1985-86	NJD	37	11	18	2	951	808	143	4.62	0	1857
10	Frank Caprice F. Caprice	.850	1984-85	VAN	28	8	14	3	815	693	122	4.84	0	1513
11	John Garrett J. Garrett	.850	1983-84	VAN	29	14	10	2	755	642	113	4.12	0	1647
12	Mario Lessard M. Lessard	.851	1981-82	LAK	52	13	28	8	1,441	1,227	214	4.39	2	2924
13	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	.852	1989-90	TOT	42	17	16	3	986	840	146	4.25	0	2060
14	Michel Dion M. Dion	.852	1983-84	PIT	30	2	19	4	933	795	138	5.34	0	1551
15	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	.852	1984-85	LAK	32	11	11	6	907	773	134	4.42	0	1820
16	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	.853	1983-84	MTL	42	19	17	3	977	833	144	3.71	2	2326
17	Greg Stefan G. Stefan	.853	1982-83	DET	35	6	16	9	944	805	139	4.53	0	1840
18	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	.853	1984-85	MTL	28	14	9	4	621	530	91	3.41	0	1600
19	Ron Low R. Low	.854	1975-76	WSH	43	6	31	2	1,420	1,212	208	5.46	0	2285
20	Ed Dyck E. Dyck	.854	1972-73	VAN	25	5	17	1	670	572	98	4.54	1	1295
21	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	.854	1980-81	NYR	39	16	16	7	1,041	889	152	3.94	0	2317
22	John Garrett J. Garrett	.854	1981-82	TOT	28	9	11	7	859	734	125	4.64	0	1616
23	Mike Liut M. Liut	.855	1990-91	WSH	35	13	16	3	786	672	114	3.73	0	1834
24	Bob Janecyk B. Janecyk	.855	1985-86	LAK	38	14	16	4	1,118	956	162	4.69	0	2072
25	Ron Low R. Low	.855	1974-75	WSH	48	8	36	2	1,622	1,387	235	5.45	1	2587

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