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NHL Goalie Leaders, 1978-79

Wins paceLarocque+0.01 / gm clear

Ranked per game · min 24 GP

1Michel Larocque
34 GP · 22-7
0.65
22 total
2Billy Smith
39 GP · 25-8
0.64
25 total
3Ken Dryden
47 GP · 30-10
0.64
30 total
4Glenn Resch
43 GP · 26-7
0.60
26 total
5Gerry Cheevers
43 GP · 23-9
0.53
23 total
6John Davidson
39 GP · 20-12
0.51
20 total
7Dan Bouchard
64 GP · 32-21
0.50
32 total
8Wayne Stephenson
40 GP · 20-10
0.50
20 total
9Greg Millen
28 GP · 14-11
0.50
14 total
10Wayne Thomas
31 GP · 15-10
0.48
15 total

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Reading the board

Totals
Ranked by season total (or by rate, for SV% and GAA).
Per Game
Wins, saves and shutouts ranked by per-game rate.
/ gm
Per game: the counting stat divided by games played.
↑ / ↓
How many places a goalie moves when a counting stat is ranked by per-game rate instead of the total. ↑ rises, ↓ falls.
Pace
The per-game leader, when it is a different goalie than the totals leader.
Climber
The goalie who gains the most places from the totals order to the per-game order.
clear
How far ahead the leader finished, over second place.
min GP
The games cutoff to qualify for the rate boards (SV%, GAA) and the per-game boards, so a tiny sample cannot top them.

Stat key

GP
Games played
GS
Games started
Record
Wins-losses-overtime losses
SV%
Save percentage (saves / shots against)
GAA
Goals-against average per 60 minutes (lower is better)
SO
Shutouts
SV
Saves
SA
Shots against
GA
Goals against