NHL Record for Highest Save Percentage in Potential Clinching Games, Playoff Career

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Highest Save Percentage in Potential Clinching Games, Playoff Career (Players Who Debuted in 1955-56 or Later; Minimum: 5 GP): NHL playoff goaltender records

Rank	Player	Save %	GP	Wins	Shutouts
1	Mike SmithPHX, EDM	0.96	5	4	2
2	Jose TheodoreMTL, COL, WSH, FLA	0.95	7	4	1
3	Johnny BowerTOR	0.948	9	7	2
4	Dwayne RolosonBUF, MIN, EDM, TBL	0.943	9	6	2
5	Rogie VachonMTL, LAK	0.942	12	7	1
6	Olie KolzigWSH	0.941	6	3	1
7	Andrei VasilevskiyTBL · active	0.94	25	13	6
8	Ed BelfourCHI, DAL, TOR	0.94	24	18	1
9	Tony EspositoCHI	0.939	14	11	2
10	Corey CrawfordCHI	0.938	14	11	1
11	Dominik HasekBUF, DET	0.937	18	13	4
12	Ben BishopTBL, DAL	0.936	12	6	4
13	Ken WreggetTOR, PHI, PIT	0.936	10	6	2
14	Philipp GrubauerCOL, SEA · active	0.935	7	4	0
15	Jordan BinningtonSTL · active	0.934	7	5	0
16	Bill RanfordEDM	0.933	8	7	2
17	Pekka RinneNSH	0.932	11	7	1
18	Nikolai KhabibulinPHX, TBL, CHI	0.932	13	7	0
19	Craig AndersonOTT	0.932	7	3	0
20	Marty TurcoDAL	0.932	7	3	0
21	Gump WorsleyMTL, MNS	0.931	10	7	1
22	Adin HillVGK · active	0.93	7	4	1
23	Ray EmeryOTT	0.93	5	4	1
24	Braden HoltbyWSH	0.929	21	8	2
25	Glenn HallDET, CHI, STL	0.928	16	9	2
26	Carter HartPHI, VGK · active	0.928	6	4	0
27	Tim ThomasBOS	0.927	10	5	2
28	Cam TalbotNYR, EDM, CGY, MIN · active	0.926	6	2	1
29	Martin BrodeurNJD	0.926	39	22	4
30	Evgeni NabokovSJS	0.926	14	7	0
31	Henrik LundqvistNYR	0.925	18	11	2
31	Brian BoucherPHI	0.925	8	4	1
33	Jake OettingerDAL · active	0.925	12	6	0
34	Jonathan QuickLAK	0.924	20	10	0
35	Carey PriceMTL	0.924	13	8	3
36	John DavidsonNYR	0.922	6	4	0
37	Miikka KiprusoffCGY	0.922	9	3	1
38	Anton KhudobinBOS, DAL	0.922	7	3	0
39	Gary InnessPIT	0.922	5	1	0
40	Mike LiutSTL, HFD, WSH	0.921	8	5	0
41	Jeremy SwaymanBOS · active	0.921	5	1	0
42	Chris OsgoodDET, NYI, STL	0.92	30	14	5
43	Andy MoogEDM, BOS, DAL, MTL	0.92	26	15	2
43	Connor HellebuyckWPG · active	0.92	6	4	1
45	Robin LehnerNYI, VGK	0.919	6	3	1
46	Patrick RoyMTL, COL	0.919	57	31	3
47	Jean-Sebastien GiguereANA	0.918	10	7	0
48	Jonas HillerANA, CGY	0.918	9	2	0
49	Eddie GiacominNYR	0.918	8	4	0
50	Bob SauveBUF, NJD	0.917	6	3	0

Does NOT include statistics from May 24 suspended game in 1988 Stanley Cup Final (EDM at BOS), but does include statistics from 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers Top 50 of 104 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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