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NHL Goalie Leaders, 1945-46

Wins paceDurnan+0.13 / gm clear

Ranked per game · min 15 GP

1Bill Durnan
40 GP · 24-11
0.60
24 total
2Frank Brimsek
34 GP · 16-14
0.47
16 total
3Turk Broda
15 GP · 7-5
0.47
7 total
4Paul Bibeault
26 GP · 12-10
0.46
12 total
5Mike Karakas
48 GP · 22-19
0.46
22 total
6Frank McCool
22 GP · 9-10
0.41
9 total
7Harry Lumley
50 GP · 20-20
0.40
20 total
8Chuck Rayner
41 GP · 12-21
0.29
12 total

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