Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Save Percentage Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
This board ranks NHL goalies by save percentage, regular season only, among goalies with enough starts. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
Save percentage is saves divided by shots on goal. League average sits around .900 to .905; a full season above .920 is elite. SV% is a ratio category, so a goalie with few starts can help or hurt it a lot. The minimum-starts cutoff keeps emergency call-ups off the top.
Leader in 2020-21: Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR), 0.932 SV%.
Save Percentage leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SV% | GS | SA | GA | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex NedeljkovicCAR | CAR | 0.932 | 23 | 648 | 44 | 1.90 | 18%▲13 |
| 2 | Semyon VarlamovNYI | NYI | 0.929 | 35 | 1,020 | 72 | 2.04 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 3 | Marc-Andre FleuryVGK | VGK | 0.928 | 36 | 989 | 71 | 1.98 | — |
| 4 | Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 0.927 | 35 | 1,073 | 78 | 2.28 | 84%▲16 |
| 5 | Chris DriedgerFLA | FLA | 0.927 | 23 | 640 | 47 | 2.07 | — |
| 6 | Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 0.925 | 42 | 1,237 | 93 | 2.21 | 99%▲0.6 |
| 7 | Mike SmithEDM | EDM | 0.923 | 30 | 921 | 71 | 2.31 | — |
| 8 | Philipp GrubauerCOL | COL | 0.922 | 39 | 993 | 77 | 1.95 | 14%▲9.6 |
| 9 | Jack CampbellTOR | TOR | 0.921 | 22 | 585 | 46 | 2.15 | — |
| 10 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 0.918 | 21 | 563 | 46 | 2.17 | 97% |
| 11 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 0.917 | 20 | 591 | 49 | 2.63 | 81%▼5.4 |
| 12 | Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | CBJ | 0.916 | 23 | 825 | 69 | 2.77 | 8.9%▲7.9 |
| 13 | Connor HellebuyckWPG | WPG | 0.916 | 45 | 1,335 | 112 | 2.58 | 94%▲7.4 |
| 14 | Igor ShesterkinNYR | NYR | 0.916 | 31 | 987 | 83 | 2.62 | 93%▲1.8 |
| 15 | Thatcher DemkoVAN | VAN | 0.915 | 35 | 1,164 | 99 | 2.85 | 24%▲22 |
| 16 | Cam TalbotMIN | MIN | 0.915 | 33 | 1,008 | 86 | 2.63 | 5.8%▲4.7 |
| 17 | Jonathan BernierDET | DET | 0.914 | 23 | 757 | 65 | 2.99 | — |
| 18 | Tuukka RaskBOS | BOS | 0.913 | 24 | 611 | 53 | 2.28 | — |
| 19 | Adin HillARI | ARI | 0.913 | 17 | 530 | 46 | 2.74 | 24%▲17 |
| 20 | Robin LehnerVGK | VGK | 0.913 | 19 | 505 | 44 | 2.29 | — |
| 21 | Thomas GreissDET | DET | 0.912 | 29 | 894 | 79 | 2.70 | — |
| 22 | Casey DeSmithPIT | PIT | 0.912 | 17 | 543 | 48 | 2.54 | 17%▲16 |
| 23 | Cal PetersenLAK | LAK | 0.911 | 32 | 1,095 | 97 | 2.89 | — |
| 24 | Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 0.911 | 24 | 710 | 63 | 2.36 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 25 | Jordan BinningtonSTL | STL | 0.910 | 41 | 1,200 | 108 | 2.65 | 31%▲24 |
| 26 | Kevin LankinenCHI | CHI | 0.909 | 37 | 1,204 | 109 | 3.01 | 32%▲25 |
| 27 | Tristan JarryPIT | PIT | 0.909 | 38 | 1,100 | 100 | 2.75 | 9.4% |
| 28 | Vitek VanecekWSH | WSH | 0.908 | 36 | 1,031 | 95 | 2.69 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 29 | Darcy KuemperARI | ARI | 0.907 | 27 | 710 | 66 | 2.56 | 58%▼5.2 |
| 30 | Jake AllenMTL | MTL | 0.907 | 27 | 817 | 76 | 2.68 | 54%▲29 |
| 31 | Pekka RinneNSH | NSH | 0.907 | 21 | 664 | 62 | 2.84 | — |
| 32 | James ReimerCAR | CAR | 0.906 | 21 | 627 | 59 | 2.66 | — |
| 33 | Sergei BobrovskyFLA | FLA | 0.906 | 30 | 935 | 88 | 2.91 | 88%▲16 |
| 34 | Alexandar GeorgievNYR | NYR | 0.905 | 18 | 465 | 44 | 2.71 | — |
| 35 | Anton KhudobinDAL | DAL | 0.905 | 32 | 799 | 76 | 2.54 | — |
| 36 | Jaroslav HalakBOS | BOS | 0.905 | 17 | 482 | 46 | 2.53 | — |
| 37 | Jacob MarkstromCGY | CGY | 0.904 | 43 | 1,161 | 111 | 2.68 | 89%▲43 |
| 38 | John GibsonANA | ANA | 0.903 | 35 | 1,042 | 101 | 2.98 | 72% |
| 39 | Mackenzie BlackwoodNJD | NJD | 0.902 | 35 | 1,081 | 106 | 3.04 | 90%▲6.2 |
| 40 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 0.902 | 18 | 499 | 49 | 2.69 | 0.2% |
| 41 | Kaapo KahkonenMIN | MIN | 0.902 | 23 | 692 | 68 | 2.88 | — |
| 42 | Carey PriceMTL | MTL | 0.901 | 25 | 659 | 65 | 2.64 | — |
| 43 | Mikko KoskinenEDM | EDM | 0.899 | 25 | 756 | 76 | 3.17 | — |
| 44 | Jonathan QuickLAK | LAK | 0.898 | 22 | 566 | 58 | 2.86 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Martin JonesSJS | SJS | 0.896 | 34 | 980 | 102 | 3.28 | — |
| 46 | Devan DubnykSJS/COL | SJS/COL | 0.895 | 18 | 602 | 63 | 3.20 | — |
| 47 | Frederik AndersenTOR | TOR | 0.895 | 23 | 668 | 70 | 2.96 | 38%▲31 |
| 48 | Joonas KorpisaloCBJ | CBJ | 0.894 | 31 | 904 | 96 | 3.30 | 7.6%▲5.2 |
| 49 | Matt MurrayOTT | OTT | 0.893 | 25 | 738 | 79 | 3.38 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Braden HoltbyVAN | VAN | 0.889 | 21 | 695 | 77 | 3.67 | — |
| 51 | Brian ElliottPHI | PHI | 0.889 | 26 | 738 | 82 | 3.06 | — |
| 52 | Carter HartPHI | PHI | 0.877 | 25 | 721 | 89 | 3.67 | 87%▲34 |
Minimum sample: 17 starts (it scales with games played). 46 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Saves divided by shots on goal (minimum starts scale with the season).
How reliable is it?
Save percentage needs a big sample: even a full season is only moderately repeatable. Compare it with the shot-quality boards.
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