how many players had 40 saves in a game before 12/21/1986

Mike Vernon made 41 saves against the Canucks on December 20, 1986.

Interpreted as:

How many players had 40 or more saves in a regular-season game before 12/21/1986?

	NAME	DATE	SV	TM		OPP	DEC	SA	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
1	Mike Vernon M. Vernon	12/20/1986	41	CGY	@	VAN	W	44	.932	3	3.01	0	60
2	John Vanbiesbrouck J. Vanbiesbrouck	12/14/1986	40	NYR	@	WSH	W	41	.976	1	1.00	0	60
3	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	12/13/1986	40	STL	vs	CHI	T	44	.909	4	3.69	0	65
4	Bill Ranford B. Ranford	12/6/1986	42	BOS	vs	PHI	W	42	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
5	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	12/2/1986	40	NJD	vs	NYR	W	45	.889	5	5.00	0	60
6	Don Beaupre D. Beaupre	11/29/1986	40	MNS	@	TOR	W	42	.952	2	2.00	0	60
7	Daniel Berthiaume D. Berthiaume	11/27/1986	42	WIN	@	CGY	W	45	.933	3	3.00	0	60
8	Clint Malarchuk C. Malarchuk	11/26/1986	40	QUE	@	NYR	L	44	.909	4	4.00	0	60
9	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	11/26/1986	44	NJD	@	STL	W	45	.978	1	1.00	0	60
10	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	11/23/1986	45	NJD	@	CHI	L	50	.900	5	5.00	0	60
11	Bob Sauve B. Sauve	11/19/1986	42	CHI	vs	LAK	T	46	.913	4	3.71	0	65
12	Ken Wregget K. Wregget	11/16/1986	44	TOR	@	CHI	W	47	.936	3	3.00	0	60
13	Bob Sauve B. Sauve	11/12/1986	40	CHI	vs	WSH	T	42	.952	2	1.85	0	65
14	Mike Liut M. Liut	11/8/1986	40	HFD	@	LAK	L	44	.909	4	4.00	0	60
15	Grant Fuhr G. Fuhr	10/31/1986	40	EDM	@	VAN	W	42	.952	2	2.00	0	60
16	Ken Wregget K. Wregget	10/30/1986	40	TOR	vs	HFD	W	42	.952	2	2.00	0	60
17	Alain Chevrier A. Chevrier	10/29/1986	40	NJD	@	PIT	W	46	.870	6	6.00	0	60
18	Bill Ranford B. Ranford	10/26/1986	43	BOS	@	CGY	W	43	1.000	0	0.00	1	60
19	Roberto Romano R. Romano	10/25/1986	41	PIT	vs	PHI	W	43	.953	2	2.00	0	60
20	Chris Terreri C. Terreri	10/21/1986	40	NJD	@	NYI	L	46	.870	6	6.00	0	60
21	Kelly Hrudey K. Hrudey	4/2/1986	40	NYI	@	PIT	W	42	.952	2	2.00	0	60
22	Bob Froese B. Froese	4/2/1986	41	PHI	@	NYR	W	43	.953	2	2.09	0	57
23	Ken Wregget K. Wregget	3/30/1986	49	TOR	@	CHI	W	53	.925	4	3.87	0	62
24	Kelly Hrudey K. Hrudey	3/29/1986	41	NYI	vs	EDM	T	45	.911	4	3.71	0	65
25	Grant Fuhr G. Fuhr	3/25/1986	41	EDM	@	DET	W	43	.953	2	2.00	0	60