AHL save ratio records

The best goaltending performances in American Hockey League history, measured in save ratio - the number of saves a goalie makes for every goal they allow.

Matt Murray’s 2014-15 is the best season in AHL history at 15.87. The best single month belongs to Jaroslav Halak, November 2006, at 34.67.

Best seasons

Ranked by save ratio. Minimum 25 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Matt Murray	WBS	2014-15	40	15.87	.941	1.58
2	Robin Lehner	BNG	2012-13	31	15.09	.938	2.12
3	Michal Postava	GR	2025-26	25	14.82	.937	1.71
4	Cam Ward	LOW	2004-05	50	14.82	.937	1.99
5	Garret Sparks	TOR	2017-18	43	14.75	.936	1.79
6	Jonathan Bernier	MCH	2009-10	58	14.72	.936	2.03
7	Dan Vladar	PRO	2019-20	25	14.62	.936	1.79
8	Michael Hutchinson	MB	2017-18	26	14.39	.935	2.08
9	Steve Valiquette	HFD	2004-05	35	14.34	.935	1.77
10	Jason LaBarbera	HFD	2004-05	53	14.27	.934	1.84
11	Igor Shesterkin	HFD	2019-20	25	14.17	.934	1.90
12	Jacob Markstrom	UTI	2014-15	32	14.17	.934	1.88
13	Jason LaBarbera	MCH	2006-07	62	14.00	.933	2.21
14	Connor Ingram	MIL	2019-20	33	13.97	.933	1.92
15	Adam Hauser	MCH	2004-05	32	13.97	.933	1.93
16	Troy Grosenick	PRO	2021-22	30	13.93	.933	2.00
17	Scott Darling	MIL	2013-14	26	13.82	.933	2.00
18	Jeremy Smith	PRO	2014-15	39	13.82	.933	2.05
19	Peter Budaj	ONT	2015-16	60	13.76	.932	1.75
20	Jaroslav Halak	HAM	2006-07	28	13.74	.932	2.00
21	Braden Holtby	HER	2012-13	25	13.69	.932	2.14
22	Matthew Murray	MIL	2024-25	43	13.69	.932	2.07
23	Cedrick Desjardins	LE	2011-12	32	13.66	.932	2.11
24	Hannu Toivonen	PRO	2004-05	54	13.63	.932	2.05
25	Dustin Wolf	CGY	2022-23	55	13.63	.932	2.09

Drawn from 1,037 qualified seasons since 2004-05.

Best months

A single calendar month. Minimum 6 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Jaroslav Halak	HAM	November 2006	8	34.67	.972	0.82
2	Danny Taylor	MCH	January 2008	6	34.20	.972	0.87
3	Jeremy Smith	MIL	April 2012	6	32.00	.970	0.89
4	Michael Leighton	RFD	January 2015	7	31.00	.969	1.05
5	Brent Krahn	TEX	November 2009	6	29.00	.967	1.16
6	Garret Sparks	TOR	January 2018	6	28.50	.966	0.98
7	Cam Ward	LOW	December 2004	7	27.43	.965	1.10
8	Michael Hutchinson	MB	November 2017	6	27.25	.965	1.33
9	Scott Darling	MIL	December 2013	8	26.88	.964	1.12
10	Jean-Sébastien Aubin	STJ	December 2004	6	26.78	.964	1.48
11	Mike Morrison	EDM	January 2005	6	26.60	.964	1.13
12	Jonathan Bernier	MCH	October 2009	7	26.22	.963	1.29
13	Brian Finley	MIL	November 2005	6	25.50	.962	1.16
14	Rémi Poirier	TEX	March 2025	7	24.56	.961	1.27
15	Kaapo Kähkönen	IA	November 2018	8	23.80	.960	1.21
16	Jake Allen	PEO	November 2010	7	23.67	.959	1.35
17	Kaapo Kähkönen	IA	February 2020	9	23.27	.959	1.22
18	Mark Dekanich	MIL	February 2010	6	23.17	.959	1.07
19	Ivan Prosvetov	COL	February 2024	8	23.10	.959	1.25
20	Robin Lehner	BNG	November 2012	6	23.00	.958	1.48
21	Dustin Tokarski	WBS	December 2019	6	23.00	.958	1.10
22	Dylan Garand	HFD	December 2024	6	23.00	.958	1.35
23	Peter Budaj	ONT	April 2016	6	22.67	.958	1.51
24	Jesper Wallstedt	IA	January 2023	6	22.57	.958	1.16
25	Peter Mannino	CHI	January 2010	7	22.56	.958	1.28

Drawn from 3,961 qualified months since 2004-05.

Best stretches

The hottest a goalie has ever been. Consecutive games within a single season — only each goalie’s best stretch per season is listed, because a great 20-game run contains eleven good 10-game runs and one goalie would otherwise fill the table.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Troy Grosenick	SJ	2016-17	Nov 22, 2016 – Dec 17, 2016	Perfect
2	Matt Murray	WBS	2014-15	Feb 8, 2015 – Mar 7, 2015	131.00
3	Cedrick Desjardins	HAM	2009-10	Nov 28, 2009 – Dec 18, 2009	121.00
4	Steve Valiquette	HFD	2004-05	Jan 14, 2005 – Jan 26, 2005	112.00
5	Brent Krahn	TEX	2009-10	Oct 30, 2009 – Nov 15, 2009	86.00
6	Connor Ingram	MIL	2021-22	Jan 26, 2022 – Feb 4, 2022	72.50
7	Scott Darling	MIL	2013-14	Dec 20, 2013 – Dec 29, 2013	66.50
8	Hunter Shepard	HER	2023-24	Mar 17, 2024 – Apr 12, 2024	60.50
9	Mikhail Berdin	MB	2019-20	Nov 8, 2019 – Nov 15, 2019	60.00
10	David LeNeveu	HFD	2013-14	Mar 21, 2014 – Apr 5, 2014	59.50
11	Dov Grumet-Morris	HAM	2006-07	Feb 24, 2007 – Apr 7, 2007	55.33
12	Hannu Toivonen	PRO	2004-05	Feb 4, 2005 – Feb 18, 2005	55.00
13	Adam Berkhoel	WBS	2008-09	Oct 22, 2008 – Nov 19, 2008	52.67
14	John Gibson	NOR	2013-14	Oct 18, 2013 – Nov 1, 2013	52.00
15	Kaapo Kähkönen	IA	2018-19	Nov 3, 2018 – Nov 21, 2018	48.67
16	Antero Niittymaki	PHI	2004-05	Feb 9, 2005 – Feb 19, 2005	48.33
17	Cam Ward	LOW	2004-05	Dec 10, 2004 – Dec 19, 2004	48.33
18	Danny Taylor	MCH	2007-08	Jan 13, 2008 – Jan 25, 2008	48.33
19	Petr Mrázek	GR	2014-15	Feb 21, 2015 – Mar 4, 2015	47.67
20	Kyle Keyser	COL	2025-26	Oct 24, 2025 – Jan 23, 2026	46.00
21	Barry Brust	HOU	2007-08	Feb 23, 2008 – Mar 7, 2008	45.67
22	David Rittich	STK	2016-17	Nov 12, 2016 – Dec 3, 2016	45.33
23	Jussi Rynnas	TOR	2011-12	Dec 17, 2011 – Jan 10, 2012	44.00
24	Barry Brust	ABB	2012-13	Oct 20, 2012 – Nov 24, 2012	43.67
25	Casey DeSmith	WBS	2016-17	Mar 26, 2017 – Apr 12, 2017	42.75

Best 5-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,942 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2004-05.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Matt Murray	WBS	2014-15	Jan 24, 2015 – Mar 8, 2015	35.86
2	Cedrick Desjardins	HAM	2009-10	Nov 14, 2009 – Dec 18, 2009	33.33
3	Scott Darling	MIL	2013-14	Nov 16, 2013 – Dec 29, 2013	27.78
4	Devin Cooley	CGY	2024-25	Oct 16, 2024 – Nov 16, 2024	27.70
5	Brent Krahn	TEX	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Nov 21, 2009	27.33
6	Ondrej Pavelec	CHI	2007-08	Feb 8, 2008 – Feb 29, 2008	26.00
7	Jake Allen	PEO	2010-11	Oct 16, 2010 – Dec 3, 2010	25.67
8	Dustin Wolf	CGY	2022-23	Dec 3, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023	25.67
9	Michael Hutchinson	MB	2017-18	Nov 4, 2017 – Dec 17, 2017	25.62
10	Cam Ward	LOW	2004-05	Feb 6, 2005 – Mar 4, 2005	25.58
11	Ryan Miller	ROC	2004-05	Jan 6, 2005 – Jan 28, 2005	25.00
12	Peter Mannino	WBS	2013-14	Mar 14, 2014 – Apr 12, 2014	24.88
13	Michael Leighton	RFD	2015-16	Dec 26, 2015 – Jan 29, 2016	24.60
14	Hunter Shepard	HER	2023-24	Feb 21, 2024 – Apr 14, 2024	24.50
15	Kari Lehtonen	CHI	2004-05	Nov 13, 2004 – Dec 7, 2004	24.38
16	Jaroslav Halak	HAM	2006-07	Oct 27, 2006 – Dec 1, 2006	24.36
17	Hannu Toivonen	PRO	2004-05	Feb 4, 2005 – Apr 1, 2005	24.09
18	David LeNeveu	HFD	2013-14	Mar 21, 2014 – Apr 18, 2014	24.00
19	Kaapo Kähkönen	IA	2019-20	Jan 17, 2020 – Feb 19, 2020	23.77
20	Karl Goehring	NOR	2007-08	Feb 23, 2008 – Mar 26, 2008	23.69
21	Connor Hellebuyck	STJ	2014-15	Nov 13, 2014 – Dec 6, 2014	23.50
22	Mike McKenna	PEO	2012-13	Feb 22, 2013 – Mar 24, 2013	23.46
23	Jason LaBarbera	HFD	2004-05	Mar 4, 2005 – Apr 9, 2005	23.15
24	Jonathan Bernier	MCH	2009-10	Oct 17, 2009 – Nov 20, 2009	22.79
25	Troy Grosenick	PRO	2021-22	Feb 18, 2022 – Apr 1, 2022	22.67

Best 10-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,623 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2004-05.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Matt Murray	WBS	2014-15	Feb 3, 2015 – Apr 8, 2015	32.75
2	Michael DiPietro	PRO	2025-26	Dec 10, 2025 – Feb 15, 2026	22.59
3	Kari Lehtonen	CHI	2004-05	Nov 13, 2004 – Dec 26, 2004	22.57
4	Jaroslav Halak	HAM	2006-07	Oct 27, 2006 – Dec 22, 2006	21.83
5	Ondrej Pavelec	CHI	2007-08	Feb 2, 2008 – Mar 12, 2008	21.55
6	Jason LaBarbera	HFD	2004-05	Feb 20, 2005 – Apr 9, 2005	21.32
7	Ryan Miller	ROC	2004-05	Jan 6, 2005 – Feb 11, 2005	21.30
8	Hunter Shepard	HER	2023-24	Jan 24, 2024 – Apr 14, 2024	21.29
9	Kaapo Kähkönen	IA	2019-20	Jan 17, 2020 – Mar 2, 2020	20.95
10	Cam Ward	LOW	2004-05	Nov 27, 2004 – Jan 26, 2005	20.47
11	Robin Lehner	BNG	2012-13	Nov 7, 2012 – Jan 25, 2013	20.23
12	Travis Scott	SA	2004-05	Feb 19, 2005 – Apr 14, 2005	20.19
13	Brent Krahn	TEX	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Mar 20, 2010	20.17
14	Michael Hutchinson	MB	2017-18	Oct 21, 2017 – Dec 30, 2017	20.13
15	Troy Grosenick	PRO	2021-22	Feb 18, 2022 – Apr 27, 2022	19.76
16	Brad Thiessen	WBS	2010-11	Dec 29, 2010 – Feb 19, 2011	19.73
17	Jonathan Bernier	MCH	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Nov 25, 2009	19.52
18	Jason LaBarbera	MCH	2006-07	Dec 31, 2006 – Feb 11, 2007	19.44
19	Jake Allen	PEO	2010-11	Oct 23, 2010 – Jan 1, 2011	19.30
20	Michael Leighton	ALB	2007-08	Feb 16, 2008 – Mar 28, 2008	19.26
21	Karl Goehring	NOR	2007-08	Jan 25, 2008 – Apr 13, 2008	19.22
22	Cedrick Desjardins	HAM	2009-10	Nov 8, 2009 – Dec 30, 2009	19.12
23	Logan Thompson	HSK	2020-21	Feb 8, 2021 – Apr 15, 2021	19.08
24	Martin Jones	MCH	2010-11	Oct 24, 2010 – Dec 21, 2010	18.81
25	Kirk Daubenspeck	POR	2004-05	Jan 28, 2005 – Mar 9, 2005	18.59

Best 15-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,395 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2004-05.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Matt Murray	WBS	2014-15	Dec 28, 2014 – Mar 22, 2015	25.30
2	Ryan Miller	ROC	2004-05	Dec 11, 2004 – Feb 4, 2005	20.75
3	Cam Ward	LOW	2004-05	Jan 14, 2005 – Mar 12, 2005	19.75
4	Robin Lehner	BNG	2012-13	Nov 2, 2012 – Feb 6, 2013	18.89
5	Kari Lehtonen	CHI	2004-05	Nov 13, 2004 – Jan 11, 2005	18.82
6	Jason LaBarbera	HFD	2004-05	Feb 2, 2005 – Apr 10, 2005	18.64
7	Michael DiPietro	PRO	2025-26	Nov 16, 2025 – Feb 6, 2026	18.37
8	Hunter Shepard	HER	2023-24	Dec 17, 2023 – Apr 14, 2024	18.35
9	Jason LaBarbera	MCH	2006-07	Dec 31, 2006 – Feb 24, 2007	18.00
10	Garret Sparks	TOR	2017-18	Nov 1, 2017 – Jan 26, 2018	17.83
11	Brent Krahn	TEX	2009-10	Oct 17, 2009 – Apr 6, 2010	17.67
12	Kirk Daubenspeck	POR	2004-05	Jan 28, 2005 – Mar 23, 2005	17.50
13	Alex Stalock	IA	2016-17	Jan 25, 2017 – Apr 6, 2017	17.45
14	Logan Thompson	HSK	2020-21	Feb 12, 2021 – May 13, 2021	17.19
15	Steve Valiquette	HFD	2004-05	Oct 23, 2004 – Jan 26, 2005	17.07
16	Devin Cooley	CGY	2024-25	Oct 13, 2024 – Dec 22, 2024	17.06
17	Mike McKenna	POR	2014-15	Dec 28, 2014 – Mar 25, 2015	16.97
18	Dustin Wolf	CGY	2022-23	Nov 4, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023	16.85
19	Chad Johnson	HFD	2009-10	Oct 31, 2009 – Jan 24, 2010	16.84
20	Clay Stevenson	HER	2023-24	Oct 28, 2023 – Feb 2, 2024	16.81
21	Jonathan Bernier	MCH	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Dec 11, 2009	16.79
22	Jaroslav Halak	HAM	2006-07	Oct 21, 2006 – Jan 5, 2007	16.72
23	Nathan Lawson	BNG	2012-13	Jan 16, 2013 – Apr 13, 2013	16.65
24	Martin Jones	MCH	2010-11	Oct 24, 2010 – Jan 9, 2011	16.56
25	Ville Husso	SA	2017-18	Dec 14, 2017 – Feb 24, 2018	16.54

Best 20-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,209 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2004-05.

By decade

League-average save ratio, for all goalies across each time period.

Decade	Seasons	Save ratio	Save %
00s	6	9.90	.908
10s	10	9.98	.909
20s	6	9.24	.902

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