League Leaders

Johnny Bower

1953–1969  ·  G  ·  Shoots L

Career 250 W · 37 SO · 2.51 GAA · .922 SV%

Seasons leading the NHL
10
40 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1959 Best season

Spanning 1959–1965, peaking at 2 titles in 1959.

Led in Save Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1963–1965) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 29th League titles 10
  • 21st Top-5 finishes 40

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Save Percentage 5 1st 3 yrs (1963–1965) 1959 .919 1960 .923 1963 .932 1964 .924 1965 .930 1958 #2 1961 #2 1962 #3 1967 #2
Goals Against Average 3 1st 3 yrs (1963–1965) 1963 2.12 1964 2.38 1965 2.26 1958 #2 1960 #2 1961 #2 1967 #2
Saves 1 1st — 1959 2,007 1960 #3
Wins 1 1st — 1960 33 1959 #2 1961 #2
Shutouts — #2 — 1958 #3 1959 #2 1960 #3 1964 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1965 2 GAA 2.26 SV% .930
1964 2 GAA 2.38 SV% .924
1963 2 GAA 2.12 SV% .932
1960 2 W 33 SV% .923
1959 2 SV% .919 SV 2,007

Goaltending

15 seasons
Year Team GP W L T OTL GA SA SV SV% GAA SO
1953 NYR 70 29 31 10 — 178 — — — 2.54 5
1954 NYR 5 2 2 1 — 13 — — — 2.60 0
1956 NYR 2 0 2 0 — 6 51 45 .882 3.01 0
1958 TOR 39 15 17 7 — 106 1,234 1,128 .914 2.72 3
1959 TOR 66 34 24 8 — 177 2,184 2,007 .919 2.69 5
1960 TOR 58 33 15 10 — 145 1,870 1,725 .922 2.50 2
1961 TOR 59 31 18 10 — 151 1,826 1,675 .917 2.56 2
1962 TOR 42 20 15 7 — 109 1,239 1,130 .912 2.60 1
1963 TOR 51 24 15 11 — 106 1,557 1,451 .932 2.12 5
1964 TOR 34 14 13 7 — 81 1,067 986 .924 2.38 3
1965 TOR 35 18 10 5 — 75 1,072 997 .930 2.26 3
1966 TOR 27 11 8 3 — 63 839 776 .925 2.65 2
1967 TOR 43 13 17 8 — 84 1,275 1,191 .934 2.26 4
1968 TOR 20 6 4 3 — 37 406 369 .909 2.86 2
1969 TOR 1 0 1 0 — 5 38 33 .868 5.00 0
Career — 552 250 192 90 — 1,336 14,658 13,513 .922 2.51 37