highest save percentage in nhl season before 26-27

Before 2026-27, Jacques Plante had the best save percentage in a season, at .944 in 1970-71.

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Assumption:25.625+ GP/82TG
Data note: Save Percentage: player season data complete from 1955-56

	NAME	SV%	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Jacques Plante J. Plante	.944	1970-71	TOR	40		24	11	4		1,297	1,224	73	1.89	4	2323
2	Craig Anderson C. Anderson	.941	2012-13	OTT	24	24	12	9		2	677	637	40	1.69	3	1421
3	Jacques Plante J. Plante	.940	1968-69	STL	37		18	12	6		1,174	1,104	70	1.96	5	2138
4	Brian Elliott B. Elliott	.940	2011-12	STL	38	36	23	10		4	972	914	58	1.56	9	2235
5	Tim Thomas T. Thomas	.938	2010-11	BOS	57	55	35	11		9	1,811	1,699	112	2.00	9	3364
6	Linus Ullmark L. Ullmark	.938	2022-23	BOS	49	48	40	6	0	1	1,457	1,366	91	1.89	2	2882
7	Dominik Hasek D. Hasek	.937	1998-99	BUF	64	64	30	18	14		1,877	1,758	119	1.87	9	3817
8	Cory Schneider C. Schneider	.937	2011-12	VAN	33	28	20	8		1	945	885	60	1.96	3	1833
9	Igor Shesterkin I. Shesterkin	.935	2021-22	NYR	53	52	36	13	0	4	1,622	1,516	106	2.07	6	3071
10	Bruce Gamble B. Gamble	.934	1967-68	TOR	41		20	14	2		1,294	1,209	85	2.32	5	2194
11	Ben Bishop B. Bishop	.934	2018-19	DAL	46	45	27	15	0	2	1,323	1,236	87	1.98	7	2637
12	Johnny Bower J. Bower	.934	1967-68	TOR	43		13	17	8		1,275	1,191	84	2.26	4	2230
13	Tony Esposito T. Esposito	.934	1971-72	CHI	48		31	10	6		1,241	1,159	82	1.77	9	2778
14	Gump Worsley G. Worsley	.933	1971-72	MNS	34		16	10	7		1,022	954	68	2.12	2	1924
15	Carey Price C. Price	.933	2014-15	MTL	66	66	44	16		6	1,953	1,823	130	1.96	9	3977
16	Josh Harding J. Harding	.933	2013-14	MIN	29	26	18	7		3	690	644	46	1.66	3	1668
17	Dwayne Roloson D. Roloson	.933	2003-04	MIN	48	46	19	18	11		1,323	1,234	89	1.88	5	2847
18	Miikka Kiprusoff M. Kiprusoff	.933	2003-04	CGY	38	38	24	10	4		966	901	65	1.70	4	2301
19	Tim Thomas T. Thomas	.933	2008-09	BOS	54	54	36	11		7	1,694	1,580	114	2.10	5	3259
20	Marty Turco M. Turco	.932	2002-03	DAL	55	52	31	10	10		1,359	1,267	92	1.72	7	3203
21	Bernie Parent B. Parent	.932	1973-74	PHI	73		47	13	12		2,006	1,870	136	1.89	12	4307
22	Alex Nedeljkovic A. Nedeljkovic	.932	2020-21	CAR	23	23	15	5	0	3	648	604	44	1.90	3	1392
23	Johnny Bower J. Bower	.932	1963-64	TOR	51		24	15	11		1,557	1,451	106	2.11	5	3008
24	Tony Esposito T. Esposito	.932	1969-70	CHI	63		38	17	8		1,995	1,859	136	2.17	15	3760
25	Sergei Bobrovsky S. Bobrovsky	.932	2012-13	CBJ	38	37	21	11		6	1,084	1,010	74	2.00	4	2219

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