WHL save ratio records

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

Carter Hart’s 2017-18 is the best season in WHL history at 17.97. The best single month belongs to Martin Jones, March 2010, at 39.00.

Best seasons

Ranked by save ratio. Minimum 25 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	41	17.97	.947	1.60
2	Griffen Outhouse	VIC	2015-16	27	14.80	.937	1.82
3	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	54	14.78	.937	1.97
4	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	61	14.64	.936	1.69
5	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2012-13	27	14.63	.936	1.61
6	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	46	14.48	.935	1.88
7	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	55	14.36	.935	2.26
8	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	62	13.92	.933	1.86
9	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	49	13.74	.932	1.83
10	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	28	13.16	.929	2.20
11	Mac Carruth	POR	2012-13	39	13.15	.929	2.06
12	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	34	12.85	.928	2.29
13	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	33	12.81	.928	2.08
14	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	54	12.73	.927	1.99
15	Evan Gardner	SAS	2023-24	30	12.66	.927	1.91
16	Connor Ingram	KAM	2016-17	45	12.66	.927	2.44
17	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	42	12.65	.927	2.34
18	Taylor Gauthier	POR	2021-22	56	12.64	.927	2.34
19	Kent Simpson	EVT	2009-10	34	12.41	.925	2.26
20	Dylan Garand	KAM	2021-22	45	12.31	.925	2.16
21	Connor Ungar	MJ	2022-23	38	12.29	.925	2.58
22	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	60	12.25	.925	2.57
23	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2013-14	65	12.17	.924	2.80
24	Trent Miner	VAN	2018-19	32	12.11	.924	1.98
25	Dylan Ferguson	KAM	2016-17	31	11.90	.922	2.74

Drawn from 620 qualified seasons since 2007-08.

Best months

A single calendar month. Minimum 6 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Save %	GAA
1	Martin Jones	CAL	March 2010	6	39.00	.975	0.67
2	Tristan Jarry	EDM	January 2013	6	28.00	.966	0.80
3	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	January 2009	8	27.38	.965	0.99
4	Shane Farkas	VIC	January 2020	6	27.00	.964	1.12
5	James Reid	SPO	November 2009	11	26.92	.964	1.09
6	Eric Comrie	T.C	January 2014	11	25.20	.962	1.35
7	Burke Hood	VAN	March 2025	6	24.88	.961	1.34
8	Carter Hart	EVT	November 2017	10	24.08	.960	1.29
9	Carter Hart	EVT	November 2016	9	23.30	.959	1.11
10	Jordan Switzer	MH	December 2025	6	22.80	.958	0.94
11	Dustin Wolf	EVT	October 2019	7	22.30	.957	1.42
12	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	February 2010	8	22.25	.957	1.52
13	Juha Metsola	LET	February 2008	6	22.17	.957	1.06
14	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	January 2013	9	22.17	.957	1.35
15	Dustin Wolf	EVT	March 2019	7	22.00	.957	1.14
16	Mackenzie Skapski	KTN	February 2013	11	21.71	.956	1.27
17	Dylan Garand	KAM	November 2021	8	21.60	.956	1.25
18	Stuart Skinner	LET	January 2016	6	21.44	.955	1.50
19	Dustin Wolf	EVT	December 2018	7	21.44	.955	1.27
20	Lucas Gore	CWK	March 2011	10	21.28	.955	1.84
21	Connor Ingram	KAM	March 2016	8	21.00	.955	1.60
22	Filip Ruzicka	BDN	December 2025	7	21.00	.955	1.42
23	Chris Driedger	CAL	January 2012	7	20.63	.954	1.29
24	Connor Ungar	MJ	October 2022	7	20.55	.954	1.69
25	Cole Kehler	POR	November 2017	11	20.35	.953	1.54

Drawn from 2,581 qualified months since 2007-08.

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	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Feb 27, 2010 – Mar 7, 2010	70.00
2	Jordon Cooke	KEL	2013-14	Feb 28, 2014 – Mar 8, 2014	61.50
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2008-09	Dec 28, 2008 – Jan 7, 2009	58.50
4	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Dec 1, 2017 – Dec 9, 2017	57.00
5	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Jan 28, 2022 – Feb 11, 2022	56.00
6	Daniel Hauser	CGY	2024-25	Feb 19, 2025 – Mar 7, 2025	56.00
7	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Dec 30, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	54.33
8	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2020-21	Mar 20, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021	47.00
9	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Jan 19, 2014 – Jan 29, 2014	45.75
10	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Jan 15, 2011	45.00
11	Jordan Switzer	MH	2024-25	Feb 12, 2025 – Mar 4, 2025	45.00
12	Evan Sarthou	T.C	2014-15	Jan 16, 2015 – Jan 24, 2015	44.67
13	Brendan Burke	POR	2013-14	Jan 19, 2014 – Feb 1, 2014	43.33
14	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2013-14	Feb 26, 2014 – Mar 7, 2014	43.25
15	Ty Edmonds	P.G	2013-14	Sep 22, 2013 – Oct 5, 2013	42.67
16	Jiri Patera	BDN	2019-20	Jan 3, 2020 – Jan 15, 2020	41.50
17	Griffen Outhouse	VIC	2016-17	Dec 27, 2016 – Jan 6, 2017	40.75
18	Shane Farkas	POR	2017-18	Feb 21, 2018 – Mar 3, 2018	40.33
19	Patrik Polivka	VIC	2013-14	Nov 19, 2013 – Nov 29, 2013	40.25
20	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Nov 17, 2012 – Nov 24, 2012	40.00
21	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Feb 23, 2019 – Mar 8, 2019	40.00
22	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Sep 20, 2008 – Oct 4, 2008	39.00
23	Lucas Gore	CWK	2010-11	Mar 2, 2011 – Mar 9, 2011	39.00
24	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Feb 11, 2023 – Mar 4, 2023	37.25
25	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 30, 2010 – Feb 13, 2010	36.00

Best 5-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 937 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 15, 2017 – Dec 8, 2017	36.89
2	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Jan 3, 2014 – Jan 29, 2014	28.58
3	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Dec 13, 2013	27.36
4	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Dec 6, 2008 – Jan 31, 2009	26.80
5	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 14, 2014 – Feb 7, 2014	25.42
6	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 8, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013	25.30
7	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Nov 1, 2009 – Nov 27, 2009	25.08
8	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Feb 5, 2023 – Mar 18, 2023	24.73
9	Joshua Ravensbergen	PG	2023-24	Oct 29, 2023 – Dec 3, 2023	23.91
10	Leland Irving	EVT	2007-08	Feb 8, 2008 – Mar 12, 2008	23.71
11	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Feb 17, 2010 – Mar 10, 2010	23.55
12	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	Oct 29, 2016 – Nov 30, 2016	23.55
13	Dylan Ernst	KAM	2022-23	Nov 12, 2022 – Dec 10, 2022	23.55
14	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Feb 15, 2013 – Mar 6, 2013	23.00
15	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 25, 2019 – Feb 19, 2019	23.00
16	Landon Bow	S.C	2014-15	Oct 22, 2014 – Nov 19, 2014	22.43
17	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 19, 2013 – Feb 8, 2013	22.33
18	Shane Farkas	POR	2017-18	Jan 20, 2018 – Mar 3, 2018	22.00
19	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Oct 14, 2018 – Nov 20, 2018	22.00
20	Max Palaga	EVT	2018-19	Dec 1, 2018 – Mar 16, 2019	21.88
21	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 30, 2010 – Mar 2, 2010	21.60
22	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Dec 7, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	21.57
23	Dylan Garand	KAM	2021-22	Oct 29, 2021 – Nov 27, 2021	21.50
24	Carl Tetachuk	MJ	2021-22	Jan 23, 2022 – Feb 25, 2022	21.38
25	Lucas Gore	CWK	2010-11	Mar 2, 2011 – Mar 19, 2011	21.28

Best 10-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 872 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 11, 2017 – Jan 20, 2018	32.13
2	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 18, 2012 – Feb 2, 2013	23.63
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Jan 31, 2010 – Mar 6, 2010	23.28
4	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 25, 2019 – Mar 5, 2019	22.11
5	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Nov 27, 2019 – Jan 14, 2020	21.20
6	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Oct 3, 2018 – Nov 20, 2018	20.63
7	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Jan 2, 2014	20.18
8	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Nov 1, 2009 – Dec 12, 2009	20.10
9	Carter Hart	EVT	2015-16	Oct 23, 2015 – Nov 27, 2015	19.61
10	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Dec 6, 2008 – Feb 14, 2009	19.48
11	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Dec 3, 2021 – Feb 11, 2022	19.30
12	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 22, 2013 – Feb 20, 2013	19.24
13	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Feb 6, 2013 – Mar 8, 2013	19.04
14	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	Oct 12, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	18.96
15	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 15, 2010 – Mar 13, 2010	18.76
16	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2013-14	Oct 11, 2013 – Nov 30, 2013	18.20
17	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	Oct 15, 2016 – Nov 30, 2016	18.20
18	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Dec 27, 2013 – Feb 1, 2014	18.15
19	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Feb 12, 2011	18.00
20	Stuart Skinner	LET	2015-16	Nov 26, 2015 – Jan 29, 2016	17.76
21	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	Nov 9, 2013 – Jan 21, 2014	17.50
22	Cole Kehler	POR	2017-18	Oct 8, 2017 – Nov 25, 2017	17.41
23	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2009-10	Dec 5, 2009 – Jan 13, 2010	17.27
24	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 4, 2014 – Feb 15, 2014	17.19
25	Joel Hofer	POR	2019-20	Oct 13, 2019 – Nov 29, 2019	17.13

Best 15-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 796 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 3, 2017 – Jan 26, 2018	26.39
2	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 12, 2019 – Mar 9, 2019	19.81
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Jan 22, 2010 – Mar 10, 2010	19.52
4	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 16, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013	19.40
5	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 22, 2013 – Mar 1, 2013	18.88
6	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Sep 21, 2018 – Nov 23, 2018	18.17
7	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Oct 26, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	17.81
8	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	Sep 21, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	17.79
9	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	Oct 1, 2013 – Jan 21, 2014	17.58
10	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 3, 2010 – Mar 14, 2010	17.29
11	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Jan 17, 2014	17.27
12	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Sep 20, 2008 – Nov 19, 2008	17.09
13	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Dec 3, 2021 – Mar 4, 2022	16.97
14	Joel Hofer	POR	2019-20	Oct 11, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	16.97
15	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Oct 16, 2012 – Dec 7, 2012	16.91
16	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Nov 9, 2022 – Mar 4, 2023	16.70
17	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2013-14	Oct 9, 2013 – Dec 10, 2013	16.67
18	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 7, 2014 – Mar 2, 2014	16.46
19	Chet Pickard	TRI	2007-08	Dec 8, 2007 – Feb 1, 2008	16.41
20	Leland Irving	EVT	2007-08	Jan 13, 2008 – Mar 14, 2008	16.15
21	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Dec 15, 2009	16.09
22	Carter Hart	EVT	2015-16	Oct 3, 2015 – Nov 29, 2015	16.06
23	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Feb 25, 2011	15.97
24	Connor Ingram	KAM	2016-17	Oct 8, 2016 – Jan 17, 2017	15.95
25	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Nov 30, 2013 – Jan 31, 2014	15.90

Best 20-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 700 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

By decade

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

Decade	Seasons	Save ratio	Save %
00s	3	8.98	.900
10s	10	9.01	.900
20s	6	8.49	.895

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