Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Saves Leaders: Washington Capitals
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Braden Holtby (WSH) leads NHL goalies with 1,243 saves for the Washington Capitals in 2019-20, ahead of 
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) (629).
Leaders: Saves, Washington Capitals, 2019-20
- 1stBraden HoltbyWSH · 48 GP1,243
- 2ndIlya SamsonovWSH · 26 GP629
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, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 936 and Braden Holtby leads at 1,243.
Saves leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SV | GP | SA | SV% | GS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden HoltbyWSH | WSH | 1,243 | 48 | 1,385 | 0.897 | 47 | — |
| 2 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 629 | 26 | 689 | 0.913 | 22 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Saves in 2019-20?
Braden Holtby leads with 1,243. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 936.
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.