League Leaders

Jacques Plante

1952–1972  ·  G  ·  Shoots L

Career 437 W · 82 SO · 2.38 GAA · .920 SV%

Seasons leading the NHL
23
57 Top-5 finishes
9 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1958 Best season

Spanning 1955–1970, peaking at 4 titles in 1958.

Led in Goals Against Average for 5 straight seasons (1955–1959) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 7th League titles 23
  • 9th Top-5 finishes 57

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
Goals Against Average 8 1st 5 yrs (1955–1959) 1955 1.86 1956 2.00 1957 2.11 1958 2.16 1959 2.54 1961 2.37 1968 1.96 1970 1.89 1954 #3 1962 #3 1969 #2
Save Percentage 5 1st — 1955 .931 1958 .925 1961 .923 1968 .940 1970 .944 1956 #3 1957 #2 1959 #3
Wins 5 1st 3 yrs (1957–1959) 1955 42 1957 34 1958 38 1959 40 1961 42 1954 #2 1956 #2 1960 #3 1962 #2
Shutouts 4 1st 3 yrs (1956–1958) 1956 9 1957 9 1958 9 1962 5 1954 #3 1955 #3 1960 #3 1961 #3 1968 #3 1969 #3
Saves 1 1st — 1961 1,994 1958 #3 1959 #3 1963 #2

Title Seasons

9 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1970 2 GAA 1.89 SV% .944
1968 2 GAA 1.96 SV% .940
1962 1 SO 5
1961 4 W 42 GAA 2.37 SV% .923 SV 1,994
1959 2 W 40 GAA 2.54
1958 4 W 38 SO 9 GAA 2.16 SV% .925
1957 3 W 34 SO 9 GAA 2.11
1956 2 SO 9 GAA 2.00
1955 3 W 42 GAA 1.86 SV% .931

Goaltending

18 seasons
Year Team GP W L T OTL GA SA SV SV% GAA SO
1952 MTL 3 2 0 1 — 4 — — — 1.33 0
1953 MTL 17 7 5 5 — 24 — — — 1.41 5
1954 MTL 52 33 12 7 — 109 — — — 2.12 5
1955 MTL 64 42 12 10 — 119 1,714 1,595 .931 1.86 7
1956 MTL 61 31 18 12 — 122 1,523 1,401 .920 2.00 9
1957 MTL 57 34 14 8 — 119 1,561 1,442 .924 2.11 9
1958 MTL 67 38 16 13 — 144 1,924 1,780 .925 2.16 9
1959 MTL 69 40 17 12 — 175 2,058 1,883 .915 2.54 3
1960 MTL 40 23 11 6 — 112 1,168 1,056 .904 2.80 2
1961 MTL 70 42 14 14 — 166 2,160 1,994 .923 2.37 4
1962 MTL 56 22 14 19 — 138 1,566 1,428 .912 2.49 5
1963 NYR 65 22 36 7 — 220 2,444 2,224 .910 3.39 3
1964 NYR 33 10 17 5 — 109 1,117 1,008 .902 3.38 2
1968 STL 37 18 12 6 — 70 1,173 1,103 .940 1.96 5
1969 STL 32 18 9 5 — 67 817 750 .918 2.19 5
1970 TOR 40 24 11 4 — 73 1,297 1,224 .944 1.89 4
1971 TOR 34 16 13 5 — 86 1,032 946 .917 2.63 2
1972 TOR +1 40 15 15 6 — 103 1,158 1,055 .911 2.82 3
Career — 837 437 246 145 — 1,960 22,712 20,889 .920 2.38 82