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NHL Single-Season Wins Record Progression

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

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The NHL single-season wins record is 48, set by Martin Brodeur in 2006-2007. It has stood for 20 years. The mark has been raised 7 times since 1917.

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Record Holders

8 marks since 1917-1918
Year Player W Stood for
2006-2007 Martin Brodeur Martin Brodeur 48 still standing
1973-1974 Bernie Parent Bernie Parent 47 33 years
1950-1951 Terry Sawchuk Terry Sawchuk 44 23 years
1929-1930 Tiny Thompson Tiny Thompson 38 21 years
1926-1927 Alec Connell Alec Connell 30 3 years
1925-1926 Alec Connell Alec Connell 24 1 year
1919-1920 Clint Benedict Clint Benedict 19 6 years
1917-1918 Georges Vezina Georges Vezina 12 2 years

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

121 seasons
Year Leader W
2025-2026 Andrei Vasilevskiy 39
2024-2025 Connor Hellebuyck 47
2023-2024 Alexandar Georgiev 38
2022-2023 Linus Ullmark 40
2022-2023 Alexandar Georgiev 40
2021-2022 Sergei Bobrovsky 39
2021-2022 Andrei Vasilevskiy 39
2020-2021 Andrei Vasilevskiy 31
2019-2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy 35
2018-2019 Andrei Vasilevskiy 39
2017-2018 Connor Hellebuyck 44
2017-2018 Andrei Vasilevskiy 44
2016-2017 Cam Talbot 42
2016-2017 Braden Holtby 42
2015-2016 Braden Holtby 48
2014-2015 Carey Price 44
2013-2014 Semyon Varlamov 41
2012-2013 Niklas Backstrom 24
2012-2013 Henrik Lundqvist 24
2012-2013 Antti Niemi 24
2011-2012 Pekka Rinne 43
2010-2011 Roberto Luongo 38
2010-2011 Carey Price 38
2009-2010 Martin Brodeur 45
2008-2009 Miikka Kiprusoff 45
2007-2008 Evgeni Nabokov 46
2006-2007 Martin Brodeur 48 new record
2005-2006 Martin Brodeur 43
2003-2004 Martin Brodeur 38
2002-2003 Martin Brodeur 41
2001-2002 Dominik Hasek 41
2000-2001 Martin Brodeur 42
1999-2000 Martin Brodeur 43
1998-1999 Martin Brodeur 39
1997-1998 Martin Brodeur 43
1996-1997 Patrick Roy 38
1995-1996 Chris Osgood 39
1994-1995 Ken Wregget 25
1993-1994 Mike Richter 42
1992-1993 Tom Barrasso 43
1991-1992 Tim Cheveldae 38
1991-1992 Kirk McLean 38
1990-1991 Ed Belfour 43
1989-1990 Patrick Roy 31
1989-1990 Jon Casey 31
1989-1990 Daren Puppa 31
1988-1989 Mike Vernon 37
1987-1988 Grant Fuhr 40
1986-1987 Ron Hextall 37
1985-1986 John Vanbiesbrouck 31
1985-1986 Bob Froese 31
1984-1985 Pelle Lindbergh 40
1983-1984 Grant Fuhr 30
1982-1983 Pete Peeters 40
1981-1982 Billy Smith 32
1980-1981 Mario Lessard 35
1979-1980 Mike Liut 32
1978-1979 Dan Bouchard 32
1977-1978 Don Edwards 38
1976-1977 Ken Dryden 41
1975-1976 Ken Dryden 42
1974-1975 Bernie Parent 44
1973-1974 Bernie Parent 47 new record
1972-1973 Ken Dryden 33
1971-1972 Ken Dryden 39
1970-1971 Tony Esposito 35
1969-1970 Tony Esposito 38
1968-1969 Eddie Giacomin 38
1967-1968 Eddie Giacomin 36
1966-1967 Eddie Giacomin 30
1965-1966 Glenn Hall 34
1964-1965 Roger Crozier 40
1963-1964 Glenn Hall 34
1962-1963 Glenn Hall 30
1961-1962 Jacques Plante 42
1960-1961 Johnny Bower 33
1959-1960 Jacques Plante 40
1958-1959 Jacques Plante 38
1957-1958 Jacques Plante 34
1956-1957 Glenn Hall 38
1955-1956 Jacques Plante 42
1954-1955 Terry Sawchuk 40
1953-1954 Terry Sawchuk 35
1952-1953 Terry Sawchuk 32
1951-1952 Terry Sawchuk 44
1950-1951 Terry Sawchuk 44 new record
1949-1950 Harry Lumley 33
1948-1949 Harry Lumley 34
1947-1948 Turk Broda 32
1946-1947 Bill Durnan 34
1945-1946 Bill Durnan 24
1944-1945 Bill Durnan 38
1943-1944 Bill Durnan 38
1942-1943 Johnny Mowers 25
1941-1942 Jim Henry 29
1940-1941 Turk Broda 28
1939-1940 Frank Brimsek 31
1938-1939 Frank Brimsek 33
1937-1938 Tiny Thompson 30
1936-1937 Normie Smith 25
1935-1936 Normie Smith 24
1934-1935 George Hainsworth 30
1933-1934 George Hainsworth 26
1932-1933 Tiny Thompson 25
1932-1933 John Ross Roach 25
1931-1932 George Hainsworth 25
1930-1931 Tiny Thompson 28
1929-1930 Tiny Thompson 38 new record
1928-1929 Tiny Thompson 26
1927-1928 George Hainsworth 26
1926-1927 Alec Connell 30 new record
1925-1926 Alec Connell 24 new record
1924-1925 John Ross Roach 19
1924-1925 Jake Forbes 19
1923-1924 Clint Benedict 15
1922-1923 Clint Benedict 14
1921-1922 Clint Benedict 14
1920-1921 Clint Benedict 14
1919-1920 Clint Benedict 19 new record
1918-1919 Clint Benedict 12
1917-1918 Georges Vezina 12 new record