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NHL Goalie Leaders, 1971-72

WinsDryden+8 clearPaceJohnston0.71 / gmBiggest climberCaron+9 by rate
1Ken Dryden
64 GP · 39-8
39
0.61 / gm
2Tony Esposito
48 GP · 31-10
31
0.65 / gm
3Gerry Cheevers
41 GP · 27-5
27
0.66 / gm
4Eddie Johnston
38 GP · 27-8
27
0.71 / gm
5Eddie Giacomin
44 GP · 24-10
24
0.55 / gm
6Gilles Villemure
37 GP · 24-7
24
0.65 / gm
7Cesare Maniago
43 GP · 20-17
20
0.47 / gm
8Doug Favell
54 GP · 18-25
18
0.33 / gm
9Al Smith
43 GP · 18-20
18
0.42 / gm
10Bernie Parent
47 GP · 17-18
17
0.36 / gm

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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