QMJHL save ratio records

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

Zachary Emond’s 2018-19 is the best season in QMJHL history at 13.67. The best single month belongs to Philippe Desrosiers, February 2014, at 27.63.

Best seasons

Ranked by save ratio. Minimum 25 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Zachary Emond	Rou	2018-19	27	13.67	.932	1.73
2	Nicola Riopel	Mon	2008-09	59	13.57	.931	2.01
3	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2017-18	46	13.24	.930	2.10
4	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	2005-06	47	13.03	.929	2.51
5	Nathan Darveau	Vic	2022-23	50	13.01	.929	2.34
6	Wendell Vye	PEI	2009-10	32	12.90	.928	2.25
7	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2018-19	43	12.43	.926	2.08
8	Kevin Mandolese	Cap	2019-20	37	12.29	.925	2.33
9	Riley Mercer	Dru	2024-25	46	12.29	.925	2.53
10	Jacob Steinman	Hal	2024-25	82	12.29	.925	2.41
11	Mathis Rousseau	Hal	2023-24	44	12.25	.925	2.27
12	William Rousseau	Rou	2023-24	50	12.14	.924	2.24
13	Etienne Montpetit	Vic	2017-18	71	11.99	.923	2.57
14	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2025-26	50	11.87	.922	2.27
15	Francesco Lapenna	Gat	2022-23	74	11.70	.921	2.41
16	Julien Ellis	Sha	2004-05	59	11.69	.921	2.41
17	Martin Houle	Cap	2003-04	51	11.64	.921	2.32
18	Jean-Christophe Blanchard	Mon	2004-05	25	11.64	.921	2.17
19	Corey Crawford	Mon	2004-05	51	11.57	.920	2.47
20	Tristan Côté-Cazenave	Vic	2018-19	42	11.50	.920	2.48
21	Maxime Joyal	Que	2004-05	55	11.49	.920	2.61
22	Christopher Gibson	Chi	2010-11	37	11.49	.920	2.42
23	Antoine Samuel	Que	2017-18	80	11.43	.920	2.67
24	Julio Billia	Chi	2015-16	49	11.35	.919	2.62
25	Patrick Couture	Que	1997-98	42	11.30	.919	2.09

Drawn from 1,253 qualified seasons since 1969-70.

Best months

A single calendar month. Minimum 6 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Philippe Desrosiers	Rim	February 2014	9	27.63	.965	0.94
2	Creed Jones	Rim	January 2020	7	27.20	.965	0.79
3	Ryan Mior	Gat	November 2007	8	25.50	.962	0.98
4	Etienne Montpetit	VdO	November 2015	7	23.29	.959	0.99
5	Samuel Harvey	Rou	January 2018	7	22.22	.957	1.27
6	Rudy Guimond	Mon	February 2025	7	21.78	.956	1.26
7	Marc-André Fleury	Cap	September 2002	9	20.75	.954	1.91
8	Wendell Vye	PEI	January 2010	6	20.75	.954	1.56
9	Nathan Darveau	Vic	November 2022	10	20.38	.953	1.60
10	Alexis Shank	Chi	January 2019	6	20.29	.953	1.17
11	Nicola Riopel	Mon	October 2008	9	19.77	.952	1.42
12	Alexis Shank	Chi	October 2018	7	19.75	.952	1.23
13	Jonathan Bernier	Lew	March 2008	6	19.56	.951	1.49
14	Josh Tordjman	Mon	January 2006	8	19.30	.951	1.26
15	William Rousseau	Rou	October 2023	7	19.25	.951	1.70
16	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	January 2007	6	19.22	.951	1.49
17	Mathieu Garon	Vic	October 1997	11	19.13	.950	1.36
18	Martin Houle	Cap	October 2004	11	19.00	.950	1.52
19	Anthony Morrone	Vic	November 2017	6	18.89	.950	1.59
20	Jacob DeSerres	SNB	December 2010	7	18.80	.949	1.55
21	Jérémy Duchesne	Hal	March 2005	6	18.75	.949	1.46
22	Charles-Édward Gravel	BLB	April 2022	6	18.56	.949	1.51
23	Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault	SNB	February 2012	6	18.50	.949	1.32
24	Samuel Richard	Rou	April 2022	12	18.29	.948	1.46
25	Samuel Harvey	Rou	January 2019	8	18.20	.948	1.33

Drawn from 5,198 qualified months since 1969-70.

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	Philippe Desrosiers	Rim	2013-14	Feb 7, 2014 – Feb 17, 2014	64.50
2	William Lacelle	BLB	2025-26	Jan 11, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026	59.50
3	William Rousseau	Rou	2023-24	Nov 2, 2023 – Nov 17, 2023	59.00
4	Wendell Vye	Mon	2009-10	Oct 29, 2009 – Jan 2, 2010	57.00
5	Louis-Philip Guindon	Dru	2013-14	Jan 17, 2014 – Jan 26, 2014	52.00
6	Alex Bishop	SNB	2015-16	Feb 20, 2016 – Mar 12, 2016	51.00
7	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2017-18	Dec 31, 2017 – Jan 18, 2018	51.00
8	Kevin Maletto	Sha	2007-08	Dec 16, 2007 – Jan 4, 2008	45.67
9	Creed Jones	Gat	2019-20	Jan 3, 2020 – Jan 18, 2020	44.00
10	Ryan Mior	Gat	2007-08	Nov 4, 2007 – Nov 16, 2007	41.50
11	Éric Lafrance	Hul	2001-02	Jan 20, 2002 – Feb 2, 2002	41.33
12	Antoine Coulombe	Sha	2019-20	Sep 21, 2019 – Oct 4, 2019	39.33
13	Patrick Déniger	Que	2025-26	Nov 28, 2025 – Dec 28, 2025	39.33
14	Mathieu Bellemare	Gat	2017-18	Dec 3, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017	39.00
15	Alexis Cournoyer	Cap	2024-25	Dec 28, 2024 – Jan 12, 2025	35.50
16	Mathieu Chouinard	Sha	1998-99	Feb 18, 1999 – Feb 27, 1999	35.00
17	Marc-André Fleury	Cap	2002-03	Sep 13, 2002 – Sep 22, 2002	35.00
18	Jake Allen	Dru	2009-10	Feb 26, 2010 – Mar 10, 2010	35.00
19	Mario Lessard	SC1	1971-72	Feb 29, 1972 – Mar 14, 1972	33.80
20	Alex Dubeau	Mon	2012-13	Jan 20, 2013 – Feb 1, 2013	32.75
21	Philippe Cadorette	BaC	2013-14	Oct 12, 2013 – Oct 20, 2013	32.25
22	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2024-25	Feb 17, 2025 – Mar 13, 2025	32.25
23	Charles Lavigne	Que	2008-09	Dec 17, 2008 – Jan 4, 2009	32.00
24	Nicola Riopel	Mon	2007-08	Sep 26, 2007 – Oct 2, 2007	31.75
25	François Brassard	Que	2013-14	Nov 13, 2013 – Nov 27, 2013	31.75

Best 5-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,916 qualifying goalie-seasons since 1969-70.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	William Rousseau	Rou	2023-24	Oct 14, 2023 – Nov 17, 2023	35.50
2	Philippe Desrosiers	Rim	2013-14	Feb 7, 2014 – Mar 1, 2014	25.90
3	Wendell Vye	Mon	2009-10	Oct 29, 2009 – Jan 24, 2010	23.56
4	Jake Allen	Dru	2009-10	Feb 19, 2010 – Mar 14, 2010	23.00
5	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2024-25	Jan 18, 2025 – Mar 13, 2025	21.31
6	Nicola Riopel	Mon	2008-09	Sep 26, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008	21.23
7	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2017-18	Dec 9, 2017 – Jan 20, 2018	21.00
8	Samuel Richard	Rou	2021-22	Apr 1, 2022 – Apr 23, 2022	20.75
9	Jérémy Duchesne	Hal	2004-05	Feb 9, 2005 – Mar 15, 2005	20.70
10	Michel Bergevin-Robinson	BaC	2002-03	Sep 22, 2002 – Oct 17, 2002	20.69
11	Martin Houle	Cap	2004-05	Oct 1, 2004 – Oct 24, 2004	20.64
12	Nathan Darveau	Vic	2022-23	Nov 4, 2022 – Nov 30, 2022	20.38
13	Emmanuel Fernandez	Lav	1993-94	Jan 30, 1994 – Feb 25, 1994	20.08
14	Alexis Shank	Chi	2018-19	Sep 28, 2018 – Nov 3, 2018	19.92
15	Richard Brodeur	Cor	1971-72	Nov 25, 1971 – Jan 2, 1972	19.81
16	Tristan Côté-Cazenave	Vic	2018-19	Jan 18, 2019 – Feb 15, 2019	19.80
17	Jacob Steinman	Mon	2024-25	Jan 15, 2025 – Feb 8, 2025	19.75
18	William Lacelle	BLB	2025-26	Jan 8, 2026 – Feb 13, 2026	19.67
19	Samuel Hlavaj	She	2019-20	Oct 6, 2019 – Nov 14, 2019	19.46
20	Nathan Darveau	Vic	2023-24	Oct 15, 2023 – Nov 18, 2023	19.20
21	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	2005-06	Feb 10, 2006 – Mar 14, 2006	19.13
22	Blade Mann-Dixon	Cha	2016-17	Nov 26, 2016 – Jan 11, 2017	19.12
23	Charles Lavigne	Que	2008-09	Dec 9, 2008 – Jan 10, 2009	19.09
24	Zachary Fucale	Hal	2013-14	Feb 13, 2014 – Mar 14, 2014	19.00
25	Alexis Cournoyer	Cap	2024-25	Dec 28, 2024 – Jan 30, 2025	19.00

Best 10-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,720 qualifying goalie-seasons since 1969-70.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Jake Allen	Dru	2009-10	Feb 6, 2010 – Mar 14, 2010	21.53
2	Jérémy Duchesne	Hal	2004-05	Jan 21, 2005 – Mar 18, 2005	20.53
3	Nathan Darveau	Vic	2022-23	Oct 23, 2022 – Dec 7, 2022	19.24
4	Nicola Riopel	Mon	2008-09	Sep 12, 2008 – Oct 30, 2008	18.36
5	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2017-18	Dec 31, 2017 – Feb 23, 2018	18.32
6	Josh Tordjman	Mon	2005-06	Dec 12, 2005 – Feb 7, 2006	18.23
7	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2024-25	Dec 8, 2024 – Mar 16, 2025	18.17
8	Philippe Desrosiers	Rim	2013-14	Jan 25, 2014 – Mar 8, 2014	18.13
9	William Rousseau	Rou	2023-24	Oct 14, 2023 – Dec 3, 2023	17.96
10	Jacob Steinman	Mon	2024-25	Dec 31, 2024 – Feb 15, 2025	17.86
11	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2025-26	Nov 6, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025	17.46
12	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	2006-07	Jan 19, 2007 – Mar 2, 2007	17.18
13	Julien Ellis	Sha	2004-05	Nov 14, 2004 – Jan 7, 2005	17.15
14	Charles Lavigne	Que	2008-09	Dec 9, 2008 – Jan 25, 2009	17.05
15	Simon Lajeunesse	Mon	1999-00	Jan 18, 2000 – Mar 4, 2000	16.67
16	Matthew Welsh	Cha	2017-18	Nov 18, 2017 – Jan 7, 2018	16.62
17	Wendell Vye	Mon	2009-10	Sep 27, 2009 – Feb 24, 2010	16.47
18	Alexis Cournoyer	Cap	2024-25	Dec 28, 2024 – Mar 2, 2025	16.24
19	Cédrick Desjardins	Rim	2004-05	Dec 9, 2004 – Feb 25, 2005	16.14
20	Mathis Rousseau	Hal	2023-24	Sep 30, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023	16.04
21	Richard Brodeur	Cor	1971-72	Nov 19, 1971 – Jan 13, 1972	15.90
22	Lucas Beckman	BaC	2025-26	Jan 16, 2026 – Mar 21, 2026	15.76
23	Adam Russo	Bat	2002-03	Nov 14, 2002 – Dec 28, 2002	15.76
24	Riley Mercer	Dru	2024-25	Oct 4, 2024 – Nov 22, 2024	15.71
25	Olivier Rodrigue	Mon	2019-20	Jan 26, 2020 – Mar 11, 2020	15.71

Best 15-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,559 qualifying goalie-seasons since 1969-70.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	William Rousseau	Rou	2023-24	Oct 7, 2023 – Dec 15, 2023	17.61
2	Nathan Darveau	Vic	2022-23	Oct 10, 2022 – Dec 10, 2022	17.33
3	Jérémy Duchesne	Hal	2004-05	Dec 19, 2004 – Mar 20, 2005	17.08
4	Jacob Steinman	Mon	2024-25	Dec 1, 2024 – Feb 8, 2025	16.41
5	Samuel Harvey	Rou	2017-18	Dec 2, 2017 – Feb 23, 2018	16.24
6	Nicola Riopel	Mon	2008-09	Oct 12, 2008 – Dec 19, 2008	15.86
7	Alexis Cournoyer	Cap	2024-25	Dec 28, 2024 – Mar 14, 2025	15.76
8	Richard Brodeur	Cor	1971-72	Nov 19, 1971 – Jan 27, 1972	15.38
9	Julien Ellis	Sha	2004-05	Oct 31, 2004 – Jan 7, 2005	15.26
10	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	2005-06	Oct 13, 2005 – Jan 21, 2006	15.26
11	Rudy Guimond	Mon	2025-26	Nov 2, 2025 – Jan 3, 2026	14.92
12	Colten Ellis	Rim	2017-18	Dec 9, 2017 – Feb 16, 2018	14.67
13	Michel Bergevin-Robinson	BaC	2002-03	Sep 20, 2002 – Nov 10, 2002	14.66
14	Philippe Desrosiers	Rim	2013-14	Jan 4, 2014 – Mar 7, 2014	14.64
15	Riley Mercer	Dru	2024-25	Oct 4, 2024 – Dec 28, 2024	14.64
16	Simon Lajeunesse	Mon	1999-00	Jan 3, 2000 – Mar 4, 2000	14.63
17	Zachary Emond	Rou	2018-19	Oct 26, 2018 – Feb 27, 2019	14.63
18	Ondrej Pavelec	Cap	2006-07	Jan 21, 2007 – Mar 18, 2007	14.57
19	Corey Crawford	Mon	2004-05	Sep 19, 2004 – Nov 26, 2004	14.51
20	Patrick Couture	Que	1997-98	Dec 19, 1997 – Feb 24, 1998	14.47
21	Frédéric Henry	Gra	1996-97	Oct 18, 1996 – Dec 17, 1996	14.45
22	Kevin Mandolese	Cap	2019-20	Dec 28, 2019 – Mar 7, 2020	14.43
23	Charles Lavigne	Que	2008-09	Dec 9, 2008 – Feb 13, 2009	14.33
24	Cole McLaren	Hal	2018-19	Oct 5, 2018 – Mar 3, 2019	14.27
25	Marc-André Fleury	Cap	2002-03	Sep 13, 2002 – Nov 1, 2002	14.27

Best 20-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 1,395 qualifying goalie-seasons since 1969-70.

By decade

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

Decade	Seasons	Save ratio	Save %
60s	1	6.78	.871
70s	10	6.30	.863
80s	10	6.22	.862
90s	10	7.30	.879
00s	10	8.29	.892
10s	10	8.27	.892
20s	6	8.47	.894

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