My Top 5 | Save Leaders
Which masked man managed to make the most saves? Hint: He appeared in 73 games and was just 54 saves shy of 2,000 on the season.
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The puck stops here when it comes to the NHL backstoppers who turned away the most shots in 2016-17.
Which masked man managed to make the most saves? Hint: He appeared in 73 games and was just 54 saves shy of 2,000 on the season.
Top 2016-17 Save Leaders
1. Cam Talbot – 1,946
Edmonton’s No. 1 goaltender fashioned a .919 save percentage, won 42 games and made 1,946 saves in 2016-17. Talbot also recorded seven shutouts in his second season with the Oilers.
2. Frederik Andersen – 1,883
The 2016 Jennings Trophy winner posted 33 wins in his first campaign with the Maple Leafs, a season in which he had a .918 save percentage, four shutouts and a 2.67 goals against average. He faced 2,052 shots.
3. Robin Lehner – 1,758
Lehner won a career-high 23 games and notched a career-best two shutouts with the Sabres in 2016-17. The Swedish-born netminder, who played 59 games with Buffalo, recorded a 2.68 goals against average.
4. Sergei Bobrovsky – 1,727
Bobrovsky was a big-time star for the Blue Jackets in 2016-17, winning the Vezina Trophy for the second time in his career. Making 1,727 saves, the 29-year-old won a career-best 41 games and led the league with a .931 save percentage.
5. Devan Dubnyk – 1,701
Minnesota’s man between the pipes was a force with the Wild in 2016-17. The 6-foot-6 Saskatchewan native won a career-high 40 games, had a .923 save percentage and notched five shutouts for the second straight season.