Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Saves Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Linus Ullmark (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 542 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21, ahead of 
Dustin Tokarski (BUF) (404).
Leaders: Saves, Buffalo Sabres, 2020-21
- 1stLinus UllmarkBUF · 20 GP542
- 2ndDustin TokarskiBUF · 13 GP404
3rdJonas JohanssonCOL/BUF · 15 GP341
4thCarter HuttonBUF · 13 GP302
5thUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 4 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 2020-21, 6 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 322 and Linus Ullmark leads at 542.
Saves leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SV | GP | SA | SV% | GS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 542 | 20 | 591 | 0.917 | 20 | 92%▲3 |
| 2 | Dustin TokarskiBUF | BUF | 404 | 13 | 447 | 0.904 | 10 | — |
| 3 | Jonas JohanssonCOL/BUF | COL/BUF | 341 | 15 | 380 | 0.897 | 13 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Carter HuttonBUF | BUF | 302 | 13 | 341 | 0.886 | 12 | — |
| 5 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 135 | 4 | 149 | 0.906 | 4 | 67%▲1 |
| 6 |  Michael HouserBUF | BUF | 127 | 4 | 141 | 0.901 | 4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Saves in 2020-21?
Linus Ullmark leads with 542. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 322.
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.