Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Saves Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Mike Smith (EDM) leads NHL goalies with 850 saves for the Edmonton Oilers in 2020-21, ahead of 
Mikko Koskinen (EDM) (680).
Leaders: Saves, Edmonton Oilers, 2020-21
- 1stMike SmithEDM · 32 GP850
- 2ndMikko KoskinenEDM · 26 GP680
3rdStuart SkinnerEDM · 1 GP33
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 680 and Mike Smith leads at 850.
Saves leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SV | GP | SA | SV% | GS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike SmithEDM | EDM | 850 | 32 | 921 | 0.923 | 30 | — |
| 2 | Mikko KoskinenEDM | EDM | 680 | 26 | 756 | 0.899 | 25 | — |
| 3 | Stuart SkinnerEDM | EDM | 33 | 1 | 38 | 0.868 | 1 | 67%▲5.3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Saves in 2020-21?
Mike Smith leads with 850. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 680.
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.