Denis Herron had the best save percentage in 1979-80, at .907.

Interpreted as:

best save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player 1979-80

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	W	L	T	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Denis Herron D. Herron	.907	1979-80	MTL	34	25	3	3	858	778	80	2.52	0	1908
2	Tony Esposito T. Esposito	.903	1979-80	CHI	69	31	22	16	2,109	1,904	205	2.98	6	4131
3	Bob Sauve B. Sauve	.901	1979-80	BUF	32	20	8	4	751	677	74	2.36	4	1878
4	Glenn Resch G. Resch	.901	1979-80	NYI	45	23	14	6	1,334	1,202	132	3.05	3	2599
5	Billy Smith B. Smith	.898	1979-80	NYI	38	15	14	7	1,022	918	104	2.96	2	2109
6	Pete Peeters P. Peeters	.898	1979-80	PHI	40	29	5	5	1,061	953	108	2.73	1	2370
7	Dan Bouchard D. Bouchard	.898	1979-80	AFM	53	23	19	10	1,598	1,435	163	3.19	2	3065
8	Gilles Meloche G. Meloche	.897	1979-80	MNS	54	27	20	5	1,556	1,396	160	3.06	1	3134
9	Mike Liut M. Liut	.895	1979-80	STL	64	32	23	9	1,854	1,660	194	3.18	2	3658
10	Pat Riggin P. Riggin	.894	1979-80	AFM	25	11	9	2	686	613	73	3.21	2	1365
11	Don Edwards D. Edwards	.893	1979-80	BUF	49	27	9	12	1,167	1,042	125	2.57	2	2915
12	Gilles Gilbert G. Gilbert	.891	1979-80	BOS	33	20	9	3	805	717	88	2.73	1	1931
13	Ron Low R. Low	.890	1979-80	TOT	26	13	9	3	800	712	88	3.58	0	1475
14	Michel Dion M. Dion	.888	1979-80	QUE	50	15	25	6	1,520	1,349	171	3.71	2	2765
15	John Davidson J. Davidson	.885	1979-80	NYR	41	20	15	4	1,061	939	122	3.18	2	2299
16	Glen Hanlon G. Hanlon	.883	1979-80	VAN	57	17	29	10	1,644	1,451	193	3.48	0	3331
17	Steve Baker S. Baker	.882	1979-80	NYR	27	9	8	6	667	588	79	3.41	1	1389
18	Greg Millen G. Millen	.881	1979-80	PIT	44	18	18	7	1,321	1,164	157	3.65	2	2581
19	Gerry Cheevers G. Cheevers	.880	1979-80	BOS	42	24	11	7	968	852	116	2.81	4	2474
20	Michel Larocque M. Larocque	.880	1979-80	MTL	39	17	13	8	1,042	917	125	3.33	3	2255
21	Wayne Stephenson W. Stephenson	.880	1979-80	WSH	56	18	24	10	1,554	1,367	187	3.58	0	3138
22	Gary Edwards G. Edwards	.877	1979-80	MNS	26	9	7	10	668	586	82	3.20	0	1536
23	Pierre Hamel P. Hamel	.877	1979-80	WIN	35	9	19	3	1,055	925	130	4.02	0	1939
24	Al Smith A. Smith	.876	1979-80	HFD	30	11	10	8	862	755	107	3.67	2	1748
25	Phil Myre P. Myre	.875	1979-80	PHI	41	18	7	15	1,127	986	141	3.58	0	2363

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