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NHL Goalie Leaders, 1971-72

Wins paceJohnston+0.11 / gm clear

Ranked per game · min 3 GP

1Eddie Johnston
7 GP · 6-1
0.86
6 total
2Gerry Cheevers
8 GP · 6-2
0.75
6 total
3Gilles Villemure
6 GP · 4-2
0.67
4 total
4Eddie Giacomin
10 GP · 6-4
0.60
6 total
5Gump Worsley
4 GP · 2-1
0.50
2 total
6Jacques Caron
9 GP · 4-5
0.44
4 total
7Tony Esposito
5 GP · 2-3
0.40
2 total
8Ken Dryden
6 GP · 2-4
0.33
2 total
9Cesare Maniago
4 GP · 1-3
0.25
1 total
10Bernie Parent
4 GP · 1-3
0.25
1 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