- Apr 13, 2015
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Dustin Tokarski was credited with a win in last night's game despite a .762 save percentage (16/21). I don't remember ever seeing a winning goalie with a save % that low, so I tried looking into it a bit.
An old reddit thread (created in response to Mrazek putting up a .769 in Carolina's win over Tampa on 10/6/19) found at least two goalies who won with a .500 save percentage, but both of those were one save on two shots in only a few minutes on the ice: Mike Vernon on 2/19/92, and Roman Turek on 4/11/94.
The consensus lowest ever for someone who played the entire game was John Garrett on 2/2/82: He saved only 9 of 16 shots (.563) vs Colorado, but Quebec put up 8 for the 8-7 win.
I knew a sub-.800 win would be an unusual occurrence...but I can't find anything below Tokarksi's .762 from this century. Has it really not happened in the last few decades, or are my internet skills just failing me?
An old reddit thread (created in response to Mrazek putting up a .769 in Carolina's win over Tampa on 10/6/19) found at least two goalies who won with a .500 save percentage, but both of those were one save on two shots in only a few minutes on the ice: Mike Vernon on 2/19/92, and Roman Turek on 4/11/94.
The consensus lowest ever for someone who played the entire game was John Garrett on 2/2/82: He saved only 9 of 16 shots (.563) vs Colorado, but Quebec put up 8 for the 8-7 win.
I knew a sub-.800 win would be an unusual occurrence...but I can't find anything below Tokarksi's .762 from this century. Has it really not happened in the last few decades, or are my internet skills just failing me?
