Denis Herron had the highest save percentage in 1981-82, at .911.

Interpreted as:

best save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player 1981-82

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	W	L	T	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Denis Herron D. Herron	.911	1981-82	MTL	27	12	6	8	760	692	68	2.64	3	1545
2	Billy Smith B. Smith	.898	1981-82	NYI	46	32	9	4	1,303	1,170	133	2.97	0	2684
3	Grant Fuhr G. Fuhr	.898	1981-82	EDM	48	28	5	14	1,537	1,380	157	3.31	0	2842
4	Roland Melanson R. Melanson	.896	1981-82	NYI	36	22	7	6	1,100	986	114	3.24	0	2112
5	Gilles Meloche G. Meloche	.894	1981-82	MNS	51	26	15	9	1,652	1,477	175	3.48	1	3022
6	Richard Brodeur R. Brodeur	.893	1981-82	VAN	52	20	18	12	1,575	1,407	168	3.36	2	3002
7	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	.893	1981-82	MTL	38	23	7	7	942	841	101	2.75	2	2205
8	Don Beaupre D. Beaupre	.889	1981-82	MNS	28	11	8	9	906	805	101	3.71	0	1632
9	Eddie Mio E. Mio	.885	1981-82	NYR	25	13	6	5	777	688	89	3.56	0	1499
10	Al Jensen A. Jensen	.885	1981-82	WSH	26	8	8	4	705	624	81	3.82	0	1271
11	Don Edwards D. Edwards	.882	1981-82	BUF	62	26	23	9	1,740	1,535	205	3.52	0	3492
12	Glenn Resch G. Resch	.879	1981-82	CLR	61	16	31	11	1,897	1,667	230	4.04	0	3418
13	Michel Dion M. Dion	.878	1981-82	PIT	62	25	24	12	1,853	1,627	226	3.80	0	3572
14	Mike Liut M. Liut	.877	1981-82	STL	64	28	28	7	2,030	1,780	250	4.07	2	3685
15	Ed Staniowski E. Staniowski	.876	1981-82	WIN	45	20	19	6	1,405	1,231	174	3.96	1	2637
16	Dave Parro D. Parro	.874	1981-82	WSH	52	16	26	7	1,641	1,435	206	4.21	1	2937
17	Ron Low R. Low	.874	1981-82	EDM	29	17	7	1	795	695	100	3.86	0	1554
18	Rejean Lemelin R. Lemelin	.873	1981-82	CGY	34	10	15	6	1,066	931	135	4.32	0	1874
19	Greg Millen G. Millen	.873	1981-82	HFD	55	11	30	12	1,797	1,568	229	4.30	0	3194
20	Vincent Tremblay V. Tremblay	.871	1981-82	TOR	40	10	18	8	1,190	1,037	153	4.52	1	2030
21	Pete Peeters P. Peeters	.871	1981-82	PHI	44	23	18	3	1,242	1,082	160	3.72	0	2582
22	Pat Riggin P. Riggin	.871	1981-82	CGY	52	19	19	11	1,603	1,396	207	4.25	2	2923
23	Rick St. Croix R. St. Croix	.870	1981-82	PHI	29	13	9	6	861	749	112	3.89	0	1726
24	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	.870	1981-82	WIN	39	13	14	8	1,188	1,033	155	4.32	2	2155
25	Steve Weeks S. Weeks	.868	1981-82	NYR	49	23	16	9	1,357	1,178	179	3.77	1	2849