NHL Record for Most Ties in a Season

Harry Lumley holds the NHL record with 22 ties (1954-55).

Updated Oct 20, 5:57 PM ET after records.nhl.com

Top of the list

Most Ties, Season: the leaders
Rank	Player	Ties	Season	GP	Wins	Shutouts
1	Harry LumleyTOR	22	1954-55	69	23	8
2	Tony EspositoCHI	21	1973-74	70	34	10
3	Bernie ParentPHI	20	1969-70	62	13	3
3	Chuck RaynerNYR	20	1950-51	66	19	2
5	Jacques PlanteMTL	19	1962-63	56	22	5
5	Dan BouchardAFM	19	1977-78	58	25	2
7	Gerry McNeilMTL	18	1952-53	66	25	10
7	Jack GelineauBOS	18	1950-51	70	22	4
9	Billy SmithNYI	17	1974-75	58	21	3
9	Bill DurnanMTL	17	1949-50	64	26	8
9	Gump WorsleyNYR	17	1954-55	65	15	4
9	Glenn HallCHI	17	1960-61	70	29	6
9	Don EdwardsBUF	17	1977-78	72	38	5
14	John HendersonBOS	16	1954-55	45	15	5
14	Cesare ManiagoMNS	16	1969-70	50	9	2

The full top 54

Most Ties, Season: NHL goaltender records
Rank	Player	Ties	Season	GP	Wins	Shutouts
1	Harry LumleyTOR	22	1954-55	69	23	8
2	Tony EspositoCHI	21	1973-74	70	34	10
3	Bernie ParentPHI	20	1969-70	62	13	3
3	Chuck RaynerNYR	20	1950-51	66	19	2
5	Jacques PlanteMTL	19	1962-63	56	22	5
5	Dan BouchardAFM	19	1977-78	58	25	2
7	Gerry McNeilMTL	18	1952-53	66	25	10
7	Jack GelineauBOS	18	1950-51	70	22	4
9	Billy SmithNYI	17	1974-75	58	21	3
9	Bill DurnanMTL	17	1949-50	64	26	8
9	Gump WorsleyNYR	17	1954-55	65	15	4
9	Glenn HallCHI	17	1960-61	70	29	6
9	Don EdwardsBUF	17	1977-78	72	38	5
14	John HendersonBOS	16	1954-55	45	15	5
14	Cesare ManiagoMNS	16	1969-70	50	9	2
14	Richard BrodeurVAN	16	1980-81	52	17	0
14	Ken DrydenMTL	16	1974-75	56	30	4
14	Bernie ParentPHI	16	1968-69	58	17	1
14	Terry SawchukDET	16	1952-53	63	32	9
14	Tony EspositoCHI	16	1979-80	69	31	6
14	Jim HenryBOS	16	1951-52	70	25	7
14	Al RollinsTOR	16	1951-52	70	29	5
14	Glenn HallDET	16	1955-56	70	30	12
14	Arturs IrbeSJS	16	1993-94	74	30	3
14	Grant FuhrSTL	16	1995-96	79	30	3
26	Phil MyrePHI	15	1979-80	41	18	0
26	George HainsworthMTL	15	1928-29	44	22	22
26	Bert GardinerCHI	15	1942-43	50	17	1
26	Denis HerronPIT	15	1977-78	60	20	0
26	John VanbiesbrouckPHI	15	1998-99	62	27	6
26	Ken DrydenMTL	15	1971-72	64	39	8
26	Glenn HallCHI	15	1962-63	66	30	5
26	Jack GelineauBOS	15	1949-50	67	22	3
26	Gerry McNeilMTL	15	1950-51	70	25	6
26	Al RollinsCHI	15	1952-53	70	27	6
26	Ed ChadwickTOR	15	1956-57	70	21	5
26	Al RollinsCHI	15	1956-57	70	16	3
26	Mike RichterNYR	15	1997-98	72	21	0
39	Grant FuhrEDM	14	1981-82	48	28	0
39	Denis DeJordyCHI	14	1967-68	50	21	4
39	Damian RhodesOTT	14	1996-97	50	14	1
39	Terry SawchukDET	14	1959-60	58	24	5
39	Gilles MelocheCGS	14	1972-73	59	12	1
39	Sean BurkeFLA	14	1998-99	59	21	3
39	Harry LumleyDET	14	1949-50	63	33	7
39	Roger CrozierBUF	14	1971-72	63	13	2
39	Tony EspositoCHI	14	1977-78	64	28	5
39	Dominik HasekBUF	14	1998-99	64	30	9
39	Wayne StephensonPHI	14	1975-76	66	40	1
39	Tony EspositoCHI	14	1980-81	66	29	0
39	Gump WorsleyNYR	14	1956-57	68	26	3
39	Jacques PlanteMTL	14	1961-62	70	42	4
39	Eddie GiacominNYR	14	1969-70	70	35	6
39	Roberto LuongoFLA	14	2003-04	72	25	7

Top 54 of 275 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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What is the NHL record for most ties in a season?

Harry Lumley holds the NHL record for most ties in a season with 22 (1954-55).