NHL Single-Season Save Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NHL single-season save percentage record is .944, set by Jacques Plante in 1970. It has stood for 55 years. The mark has been raised 4 times since 1955.
Record Holders
5 marks since 1955| Year | Player | SV% | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
 Jacques Plante
|
.944 | still standing |
| 1968 |
Jacques Plante
|
.940 | 2 years |
| 1967 | Bruce Gamble | .934 | 1 year |
| 1963 |
 Johnny Bower
|
.932 | 4 years |
| 1955 |
Jacques Plante
|
.931 | 8 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.