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NHL Single-Season Saves Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

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The NHL single-season saves record is 2,376, set by Gump Worsley in 1955-1956. It has stood for 71 years. The mark has been raised 0 times since 1955.

Record Holders

1 marks since 1955-1956
Year Player SV Stood for
1955-1956 Gump Worsley Gump Worsley 2,376 still standing

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

70 seasons
Year Leader SV
2025-2026 Juuse Saros 1,519
2024-2025 Igor Shesterkin 1,584
2023-2024 Juuse Saros 1,672
2022-2023 Juuse Saros 1,928
2021-2022 Connor Hellebuyck 1,962
2020-2021 Connor Hellebuyck 1,223
2019-2020 Connor Hellebuyck 1,656
2018-2019 Connor Hellebuyck 1,872
2017-2018 Frederik Andersen 2,029
2016-2017 Cam Talbot 1,946
2015-2016 Henrik Lundqvist 1,788
2014-2015 Braden Holtby 1,887
2013-2014 Semyon Varlamov 1,867
2012-2013 Ryan Miller 1,162
2011-2012 Pekka Rinne 1,987
2010-2011 Cam Ward 2,191
2009-2010 Craig Anderson 2,047
2008-2009 Miikka Kiprusoff 1,946
2007-2008 Tomas Vokoun 2,033
2006-2007 Martin Brodeur 2,011
2005-2006 Roberto Luongo 2,275
2003-2004 Roberto Luongo 2,303
2002-2003 Marc Denis 2,172
2001-2002 Jose Theodore 1,836
2000-2001 Arturs Irbe 1,767
1999-2000 Olie Kolzig 1,794
1998-1999 Guy Hebert 1,949
1997-1998 Dominik Hasek 2,002
1996-1997 Felix Potvin 2,214
1995-1996 Grant Fuhr 1,948
1994-1995 Patrick Roy 1,230
1993-1994 Curtis Joseph 2,169
1992-1993 Curtis Joseph 2,006
1991-1992 Curtis Joseph 1,778
1990-1991 Ed Belfour 1,713
1989-1990 Kirk McLean 1,581
1988-1989 Kelly Hrudey 1,711
1987-1988 Grant Fuhr 1,815
1986-1987 Ron Hextall 1,739
1985-1986 Tom Barrasso 1,559
1984-1985 Pelle Lindbergh 1,732
1983-1984 Greg Millen 1,590
1982-1983 Greg Millen 1,771
1981-1982 Mike Liut 1,780
1980-1981 Tony Esposito 1,993
1979-1980 Tony Esposito 1,904
1978-1979 Tony Esposito 1,893
1977-1978 Denis Herron 1,915
1976-1977 Tony Esposito 2,119
1975-1976 Denis Herron 1,968
1974-1975 Tony Esposito 1,854
1973-1974 Bernie Parent 1,870
1972-1973 Gilles Meloche 1,806
1971-1972 Roger Crozier 1,983
1970-1971 Gary Smith 1,970
1969-1970 Gary Smith 2,035
1968-1969 Cesare Maniago 1,882
1967-1968 Eddie Giacomin 1,717
1966-1967 Eddie Giacomin 1,916
1965-1966 Glenn Hall 1,797
1964-1965 Roger Crozier 1,763
1963-1964 Eddie Johnston 2,243
1962-1963 Gump Worsley 2,306
1961-1962 Jacques Plante 1,994
1960-1961 Glenn Hall 2,026
1959-1960 Johnny Bower 2,007
1958-1959 Gump Worsley 1,942
1957-1958 Terry Sawchuk 1,966
1956-1957 Gump Worsley 2,061
1955-1956 Gump Worsley 2,376 new record