Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Saves Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Linus Ullmark (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 975 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in 2019-20, ahead of 
Carter Hutton (BUF) (824).
Leaders: Saves, Buffalo Sabres, 2019-20
- 1stLinus UllmarkBUF · 34 GP975
- 2ndCarter HuttonBUF · 31 GP824
3rdJonas JohanssonBUF · 6 GP135
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Saves measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by saves, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Shots on goal stopped, regular season.
Saves follow shots against and starts; the rate stat behind them is save percentage.
Saves are shots on goal the goalie stopped. Busy starters behind leaky defences lead, so the total says as much about the team in front as about the goalie. Saves are a category in points leagues and some roto formats; a goalie facing 33 shots a night is worth more there than in wins-only leagues. In 2019-20, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 824 and Linus Ullmark leads at 975.
Saves leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SV | GP | SA | SV% | GS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 975 | 34 | 1,066 | 0.915 | 34 | 92%▲3 |
| 2 | Carter HuttonBUF | BUF | 824 | 31 | 918 | 0.898 | 30 | — |
| 3 | Jonas JohanssonBUF | BUF | 135 | 6 | 151 | 0.894 | 5 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Saves in 2019-20?
Linus Ullmark leads with 975. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 824.
How is Saves calculated?
Shots on goal stopped, regular season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Saves?
Saves follow shots against and starts; the rate stat behind them is save percentage.