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NHL Goalie Leaders, 1955-56

Wins pacePlante+0.20 / gm clear

Ranked per game · min 21 GP

1Jacques Plante
64 GP · 42-12
0.66
42 total
2Gump Worsley
70 GP · 32-28
0.46
32 total
3Glenn Hall
70 GP · 30-24
0.43
30 total
4Harry Lumley
59 GP · 21-28
0.36
21 total
5Terry Sawchuk
68 GP · 22-33
0.32
22 total
6Al Rollins
58 GP · 17-30
0.29
17 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