what is the best save percentage in a season by a capitals goalie

Philipp Grubauer has the highest save percentage by a Capitals goalie in a season, at .926 in 2016-17.

Interpreted as:
What is the best save percentage with a minimum of 20.5 games played per 82 team games in a season by a Capitals goalie?
NAMESV%SEASONTMGPGSWLTOTLSASVGAGAASHOMIN
1Philipp Grubauer
P. Grubauer
.926
2016-17
24
19
13
6
0
2
585
542
43
2.04
3
1265
2Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.925
2016-17
63
63
42
13
0
6
1,690
1,563
127
2.07
9
3680
3Semyon Varlamov
S. Varlamov
.924
2010-11
27
25
11
9
5
759
701
58
2.23
2
1560
4Philipp Grubauer
P. Grubauer
.923
2017-18
35
28
15
10
0
3
953
880
73
2.35
3
1865
5Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.923
2014-15
73
72
41
20
10
2,044
1,887
157
2.22
9
4247
6Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.922
2015-16
66
66
48
9
0
7
1,802
1,661
141
2.20
3
3841
7Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.920
2012-13
36
35
23
12
1
1,123
1,033
90
2.58
4
2089
8Olie Kolzig
O. Kolzig
.920
1997-98
64
63
33
18
10
1,729
1,590
139
2.20
5
3788
9Olie Kolzig
O. Kolzig
.919
2002-03
66
65
33
25
6
1,925
1,769
156
2.40
4
3894
10Philipp Grubauer
P. Grubauer
.918
2015-16
22
16
8
9
0
1
523
480
43
2.32
0
1111
11Tomas Vokoun
T. Vokoun
.917
2011-12
48
46
25
17
2
1,299
1,191
108
2.51
4
2583
12Olie Kolzig
O. Kolzig
.917
1999-00
73
72
41
20
11
1,957
1,794
163
2.24
5
4371
13Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.915
2013-14
48
45
23
15
4
1,475
1,349
126
2.85
4
2656
14Michal Neuvirth
M. Neuvirth
.914
2010-11
48
45
27
12
4
1,283
1,173
110
2.45
4
2689
15Ilya Samsonov
I. Samsonov
.913
2019-20
26
22
16
6
0
2
689
629
60
2.55
1
1411
16Jim Carey
J. Carey
.913
1994-95
28
18
6
3
654
597
57
2.13
4
1604
17Logan Thompson
L. Thompson
.912
2025-26
39
39
19
16
0
4
1,070
976
94
2.45
2
2304
18Charlie Lindgren
C. Lindgren
.911
2023-24
50
48
24
16
0
7
1,431
1,304
127
2.67
6
2852
19Braden Holtby
B. Holtby
.911
2018-19
59
58
32
19
0
5
1,795
1,635
160
2.82
3
3407
20Jose Theodore
J. Theodore
.911
2009-10
47
43
30
7
7
1,352
1,231
121
2.81
1
2586
21Logan Thompson
L. Thompson
.910
2024-25
43
42
31
6
0
6
1,172
1,067
105
2.49
2
2535
22Olie Kolzig
O. Kolzig
.910
2006-07
54
53
22
24
6
1,771
1,612
159
3.00
1
3184
23Michal Neuvirth
M. Neuvirth
.910
2012-13
13
12
4
5
2
367
334
33
2.74
0
723
24Semyon Varlamov
S. Varlamov
.909
2009-10
26
23
15
4
6
718
653
65
2.55
2
1527
25Olie Kolzig
O. Kolzig
.909
2000-01
72
72
37
26
8
1,941
1,764
177
2.48
5
4279
StatMuse has season-level data for save percentage going back to the 1955-56 season.

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G

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Wilson

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A

36

Carlson

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+/-

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Chychrun

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