USHL save ratio records

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

Filip Larsson’s 2017-18 is the best season in USHL history at 16.04. The best single month belongs to Alex Stalock, January 2006, at 27.89.

Best seasons

Ranked by save ratio. Minimum 20 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Filip Larsson	TC	2017-18	30	16.04	.941	1.65
2	David Reekie	LIN	2007-08	38	14.48	.935	2.01
3	Zach Driscoll	OMA	2017-18	38	14.05	.934	1.90
4	Matiss Kivlenieks	SC	2016-17	49	13.80	.932	1.85
5	Strauss Mann	FGO	2017-18	34	13.62	.932	1.86
6	Adam Huska	GB	2015-16	37	13.54	.931	1.82
7	Alex Stalock	CR	2005-06	44	13.49	.931	2.54
8	Alex Kangas	SF	2005-06	29	13.21	.930	2.15
9	Dan Tormey	CR	2004-05	31	13.08	.929	2.19
10	John Murray	SF	2005-06	30	12.89	.928	2.18
11	Ryan McKay	GB	2010-11	38	12.82	.928	2.00
12	Hayden Stewart	IND	2013-14	41	12.76	.927	2.13
13	Cale Morris	WAT	2014-15	74	12.65	.927	2.41
14	Eric Schierhorn	MUS	2014-15	43	12.64	.927	2.51
15	Hayden Hawkey	OMA	2013-14	33	12.51	.926	1.99
16	Akira Schmid	OMA	2018-19	37	12.51	.926	2.18
17	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2015-16	50	12.46	.926	2.24
18	Cameron Johnson	WAT	2013-14	50	12.44	.926	2.68
19	Isaiah Saville	TC	2018-19	34	12.41	.925	1.90
20	Josef Korenar	LIN	2016-17	32	12.29	.925	2.22
21	Mikhail Berdin	SF	2016-17	31	12.27	.925	2.73
22	Jan Chovan	SC	2002-03	29	12.25	.925	2.74
23	Stefanos Lekkas	SF	2015-16	45	12.23	.924	2.53
24	Kevin Lindskoug	MUS	2012-13	47	12.03	.923	2.49
25	David Hrenak	GB	2016-17	33	12.03	.923	2.24

Drawn from 574 qualified seasons since 2002-03.

Best months

A single calendar month. Minimum 6 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Alex Stalock	CR	January 2006	7	27.89	.965	1.26
2	Matt Morris	DBQ	November 2010	6	27.80	.965	0.83
3	Akira Schmid	SC	April 2021	7	27.17	.964	0.86
4	Hayden Hawkey	OMA	February 2014	7	27.00	.964	0.98
5	Adam D'Alba	CHI	October 2003	6	24.57	.961	1.28
6	David Reekie	LIN	January 2008	9	24.18	.960	1.22
7	David Reekie	LIN	December 2007	8	23.40	.959	1.32
8	Ryan McKay	GB	February 2011	8	23.11	.959	1.25
9	Rob Madore	CHI	January 2008	6	22.71	.958	1.28
10	Eric Schierhorn	MUS	November 2014	7	21.50	.956	1.68
11	Ivan Prosvetov	YNG	March 2018	6	21.33	.955	1.48
12	Arsenii Sergeev	TC	November 2021	7	21.25	.955	1.14
13	Maksim Zhukov	GB	March 2017	6	20.71	.954	1.14
14	Scott Darling	IND	February 2008	7	20.50	.953	1.68
15	Brady Hjelle	CR	December 2010	7	20.22	.953	1.28
16	Benjamin Blacker	CR	March 2016	10	19.79	.952	1.38
17	Mike Lee	FGO	March 2009	7	19.78	.952	1.27
18	Joe Fallon	CR	November 2003	8	19.64	.952	1.37
19	Zach Driscoll	OMA	January 2018	6	19.56	.951	1.51
20	Peter Mannino	TC	March 2004	6	19.43	.951	1.31
21	Jared Rutledge	TC	February 2015	6	19.43	.951	1.47
22	Cale Morris	WAT	February 2015	9	19.07	.950	1.65
23	Mikhail Berdin	SF	December 2016	6	19.00	.950	1.63
24	Alan Lendak	DSM	February 2026	6	19.00	.950	1.17
25	John Murray	SF	February 2006	6	18.89	.950	1.65

Drawn from 1,638 qualified months since 2002-03.

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	Cole Bruns	OMA	2013-14	Sep 27, 2013 – Oct 12, 2013	Perfect
2	Alex Stalock	CR	2005-06	Jan 7, 2006 – Jan 27, 2006	60.00
3	Akira Schmid	SC	2020-21	Mar 31, 2021 – Apr 16, 2021	56.00
4	David Reekie	LIN	2007-08	Jan 11, 2008 – Jan 19, 2008	51.67
5	Alec Dillon	TC	2014-15	Oct 3, 2014 – Oct 17, 2014	47.00
6	Filip Larsson	TC	2017-18	Dec 2, 2017 – Jan 27, 2018	45.33
7	Zach Driscoll	OMA	2017-18	Mar 30, 2018 – Apr 14, 2018	44.67
8	Hayden Stewart	DBQ	2013-14	Feb 9, 2014 – Mar 8, 2014	42.33
9	James Durham	DM	2018-19	Feb 23, 2019 – Mar 23, 2019	41.00
10	Matt Morris	DBQ	2010-11	Nov 5, 2010 – Nov 24, 2010	38.33
11	Ryan McKay	GB	2010-11	Feb 24, 2011 – Mar 5, 2011	36.33
12	Eddie Neville	GB	2005-06	Jan 6, 2006 – Jan 20, 2006	35.50
13	Parker Milner	WAT	2008-09	Mar 7, 2009 – Mar 20, 2009	34.75
14	Phillippe Lamoureux	LIN	2003-04	Jan 16, 2004 – Jan 30, 2004	34.00
15	Adam Huska	GB	2015-16	Nov 14, 2015 – Nov 25, 2015	34.00
16	Matthew Murray	FGO	2016-17	Nov 10, 2016 – Nov 23, 2016	33.50
17	Bryce Christianson	LIN	2006-07	Jan 1, 2007 – Feb 2, 2007	33.33
18	Anthony Borelli	LIN	2008-09	Nov 15, 2008 – Dec 12, 2008	32.25
19	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2015-16	Feb 26, 2016 – Mar 5, 2016	32.25
20	Alex Kangas	SF	2005-06	Dec 3, 2005 – Dec 30, 2005	32.20
21	Jeff Lerg	RC	2003-04	Dec 6, 2003 – Jan 9, 2004	32.00
22	Zane Gothberg	FGO	2011-12	Mar 17, 2012 – Mar 30, 2012	32.00
23	Wouter Peeters	YNG	2017-18	Mar 4, 2018 – Mar 30, 2018	32.00
24	Brady Hjelle	CR	2010-11	Dec 17, 2010 – Jan 7, 2011	31.75
25	Isaiah Saville	TC	2018-19	Nov 6, 2018 – Nov 23, 2018	31.67

Best 5-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 871 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2002-03.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	David Reekie	LIN	2007-08	Dec 8, 2007 – Jan 15, 2008	34.11
2	Hayden Stewart	DBQ	2013-14	Jan 24, 2014 – Mar 21, 2014	32.43
3	Alex Stalock	CR	2005-06	Dec 3, 2005 – Jan 27, 2006	24.43
4	Adam Huska	GB	2015-16	Nov 14, 2015 – Jan 16, 2016	24.36
5	Hayden Hawkey	OMA	2013-14	Jan 24, 2014 – Feb 28, 2014	23.45
6	Filip Larsson	TC	2017-18	Oct 20, 2017 – Nov 24, 2017	23.18
7	John Murray	SF	2005-06	Jan 14, 2006 – Feb 25, 2006	23.08
8	Zach Driscoll	OMA	2017-18	Jan 20, 2018 – Feb 24, 2018	22.92
9	Ryan McKay	GB	2010-11	Feb 5, 2011 – Mar 5, 2011	22.91
10	Alex Kangas	SF	2005-06	Nov 4, 2005 – Dec 30, 2005	22.85
11	Arsenii Sergeev	TC	2021-22	Oct 1, 2021 – Nov 20, 2021	21.64
12	Matt Morris	DBQ	2010-11	Oct 9, 2010 – Nov 24, 2010	21.20
13	Matiss Kivlenieks	SC	2016-17	Jan 13, 2017 – Feb 12, 2017	21.07
14	Akira Schmid	SC	2020-21	Mar 26, 2021 – Apr 24, 2021	21.00
15	Eric Schierhorn	MUS	2014-15	Nov 1, 2014 – Dec 29, 2014	20.94
16	Roman Durny	DM	2017-18	Jan 19, 2018 – Feb 17, 2018	20.83
17	Jacob Fowler	YNG	2022-23	Jan 14, 2023 – Feb 23, 2023	20.67
18	Cale Morris	CHI	2014-15	Feb 6, 2015 – Mar 1, 2015	20.31
19	Akira Schmid	OMA	2018-19	Feb 8, 2019 – Mar 8, 2019	20.25
20	Brady Hjelle	CR	2010-11	Nov 24, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010	20.21
21	Dan Tormey	CR	2004-05	Nov 20, 2004 – Jan 15, 2005	20.15
22	Zane Gothberg	FGO	2011-12	Mar 2, 2012 – Mar 30, 2012	19.79
23	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2015-16	Mar 2, 2016 – Mar 26, 2016	19.79
24	Cameron Johnson	FGO	2013-14	Jan 11, 2014 – Mar 6, 2014	19.69
25	Rob Madore	CHI	2007-08	Dec 28, 2007 – Feb 2, 2008	19.47

Best 10-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 781 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2002-03.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	David Reekie	LIN	2007-08	Dec 5, 2007 – Jan 25, 2008	28.87
2	Filip Larsson	TC	2017-18	Oct 20, 2017 – Dec 8, 2017	20.32
3	Zach Driscoll	OMA	2017-18	Dec 9, 2017 – Feb 16, 2018	20.14
4	Adam Huska	GB	2015-16	Oct 10, 2015 – Dec 12, 2015	19.90
5	Cale Morris	CHI	2014-15	Feb 6, 2015 – Mar 17, 2015	19.29
6	Akira Schmid	OMA	2018-19	Feb 1, 2019 – Mar 22, 2019	19.25
7	Hayden Hawkey	OMA	2013-14	Dec 27, 2013 – Feb 28, 2014	18.89
8	Alex Stalock	CR	2005-06	Nov 18, 2005 – Jan 27, 2006	18.61
9	Jacob Fowler	YNG	2022-23	Jan 14, 2023 – Mar 10, 2023	18.24
10	Brady Hjelle	CR	2010-11	Nov 12, 2010 – Jan 7, 2011	18.13
11	Matiss Kivlenieks	SC	2016-17	Jan 13, 2017 – Mar 5, 2017	18.13
12	Dominic Vicari	RC	2002-03	Jan 25, 2003 – Mar 14, 2003	17.89
13	Alex Kangas	SF	2005-06	Oct 15, 2005 – Jan 15, 2006	17.83
14	John Murray	SF	2005-06	Dec 7, 2005 – Feb 25, 2006	17.15
15	Hayden Stewart	DBQ	2013-14	Dec 28, 2013 – Mar 28, 2014	17.11
16	Eric Schierhorn	MUS	2014-15	Oct 10, 2014 – Dec 29, 2014	17.07
17	Akira Schmid	SC	2020-21	Feb 28, 2021 – Apr 21, 2021	17.00
18	Phillippe Lamoureux	LIN	2003-04	Nov 22, 2003 – Jan 24, 2004	16.80
19	Cody Campbell	CR	2009-10	Dec 11, 2009 – Mar 20, 2010	16.68
20	Mike Lee	FGO	2008-09	Jan 31, 2009 – Mar 28, 2009	16.68
21	Ryan McKay	GB	2010-11	Jan 19, 2011 – Mar 17, 2011	16.63
22	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2014-15	Sep 27, 2014 – Nov 29, 2014	16.59
23	Roman Durny	DM	2017-18	Jan 21, 2018 – Mar 10, 2018	16.52
24	Cameron Johnson	FGO	2013-14	Jan 11, 2014 – Mar 29, 2014	16.40
25	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2015-16	Feb 12, 2016 – Mar 26, 2016	16.20

Best 15-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 691 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2002-03.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	David Reekie	LIN	2007-08	Dec 1, 2007 – Feb 8, 2008	22.46
2	Zach Driscoll	OMA	2017-18	Oct 22, 2017 – Feb 16, 2018	19.07
3	Cale Morris	CHI	2014-15	Jan 17, 2015 – Mar 17, 2015	18.61
4	Filip Larsson	TC	2017-18	Oct 6, 2017 – Jan 27, 2018	18.44
5	Akira Schmid	OMA	2018-19	Nov 24, 2018 – Mar 9, 2019	17.29
6	Hayden Hawkey	OMA	2013-14	Nov 2, 2013 – Feb 28, 2014	16.93
7	Adam Huska	GB	2015-16	Oct 10, 2015 – Feb 5, 2016	16.58
8	Matiss Kivlenieks	SC	2016-17	Dec 17, 2016 – Mar 5, 2017	16.05
9	Phillippe Lamoureux	LIN	2003-04	Nov 14, 2003 – Jan 30, 2004	15.97
10	Benjamin Blacker	CR	2015-16	Jan 23, 2016 – Mar 26, 2016	15.77
11	Alex Stalock	CR	2005-06	Oct 29, 2005 – Jan 28, 2006	15.74
12	Strauss Mann	FGO	2017-18	Dec 9, 2017 – Mar 22, 2018	15.73
13	John Murray	SF	2005-06	Nov 5, 2005 – Feb 25, 2006	15.50
14	Jacob Fowler	YNG	2022-23	Nov 25, 2022 – Mar 8, 2023	15.41
15	Rob Madore	CHI	2007-08	Nov 16, 2007 – Feb 2, 2008	15.35
16	Akira Schmid	SC	2020-21	Feb 13, 2021 – Apr 24, 2021	15.27
17	Alex Kangas	SF	2005-06	Oct 15, 2005 – Feb 12, 2006	15.24
18	Isaiah Saville	TC	2018-19	Oct 6, 2018 – Jan 12, 2019	15.21
19	Eric Schierhorn	MUS	2014-15	Oct 24, 2014 – Jan 24, 2015	14.88
20	Kevin Regan	WAT	2003-04	Jan 17, 2004 – Mar 19, 2004	14.74
21	Dominic Vicari	RC	2002-03	Nov 30, 2002 – Mar 14, 2003	14.68
22	Eric Hartzell	SF	2007-08	Jan 11, 2008 – Apr 5, 2008	14.66
23	Brady Hjelle	CR	2010-11	Oct 16, 2010 – Jan 7, 2011	14.64
24	C.J. Motte	WAT	2010-11	Feb 11, 2011 – Apr 6, 2011	14.54
25	Brady Hjelle	CR	2007-08	Oct 27, 2007 – Jan 23, 2008	14.37

Best 20-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 567 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2002-03.

By decade

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

Decade	Seasons	Save ratio	Save %
00s	8	9.11	.901
10s	10	9.25	.902
20s	6	8.03	.889

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