most saves by a rookie, all-time

Ken Dryden has the most saves by a rookie goalie, with 1,888 saves in 1971-72.

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  • Data note: Saves: player season data complete from 1955-56
NAMESVSEASONTMGPGSWLTOTLSASV%GAGAASHOMIN
1Ken Dryden
K. Dryden
1,888
1971-72
64
39
8
15
2,030
.930
142
2.24
8
3798
2Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
1,859
1969-70
63
38
17
8
1,995
.932
136
2.17
15
3760
3Glenn Hall
G. Hall
1,805
1955-56
70
30
24
16
1,952
.925
147
2.10
12
4198
4Don Edwards
D. Edwards
1,785
1977-78
72
38
16
17
1,970
.906
185
2.64
5
4206
5Ed Chadwick
E. Chadwick
1,778
1956-57
70
21
34
15
1,964
.905
186
2.66
5
4196
6Roger Crozier
R. Crozier
1,763
1964-65
70
40
22
7
1,931
.913
168
2.42
6
4165
7Ron Hextall
R. Hextall
1,739
1986-87
66
37
21
6
1,929
.902
190
3.01
1
3792
8Ed Belfour
E. Belfour
1,713
1990-91
74
43
19
7
1,883
.910
170
2.47
4
4127
9Jimmy Howard
J. Howard
1,708
2009-10
63
61
37
15
10
1,849
.924
141
2.26
3
3740
10Mike Liut
M. Liut
1,660
1979-80
64
32
23
9
1,854
.895
194
3.18
2
3658
11Gerry Desjardins
G. Desjardins
1,656
1968-69
61
19
29
9
1,845
.898
189
3.24
4
3495
12Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
1,618
2021-22
59
52
20
24
0
9
1,796
.901
178
3.31
4
3231
13Eddie Johnston
E. Johnston
1,603
1962-63
50
11
27
10
1,796
.893
193
3.98
1
2910
14Bruce Gamble
B. Gamble
1,588
1960-61
52
12
33
7
1,781
.892
193
3.71
0
3118
15Sean Burke
S. Burke
1,586
1988-89
62
22
31
9
1,816
.873
230
3.84
3
3590
16Gary Inness
G. Inness
1,535
1974-75
57
24
18
10
1,696
.905
161
3.10
2
3116
17Steve Mason
S. Mason
1,518
2008-09
61
61
33
20
7
1,658
.916
140
2.29
10
3664
18Peter Ing
P. Ing
1,516
1990-91
56
16
29
8
1,716
.883
200
3.84
1
3126
19Karel Vejmelka
K. Vejmelka
1,499
2021-22
52
49
13
32
0
3
1,669
.898
170
3.68
1
2773
20Jiri Crha
J. Crha
1,473
1980-81
54
20
20
11
1,684
.875
211
4.08
0
3105
21Andrew Raycroft
A. Raycroft
1,469
2003-04
57
55
29
18
9
1,586
.926
117
2.05
3
3420
22Mike Palmateer
M. Palmateer
1,455
1976-77
50
23
18
8
1,609
.904
154
3.22
4
2873
23Gilles Meloche
G. Meloche
1,450
1971-72
56
16
25
13
1,623
.893
173
3.33
4
3118
24Evgeni Nabokov
E. Nabokov
1,447
2000-01
66
65
32
21
7
1,582
.915
135
2.19
6
3700
25Dave Parro
D. Parro
1,435
1981-82
52
16
26
7
1,641
.874
206
4.21
1
2937

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