What would you say if I told you that Devan Dubnyk has the best single-season save percentage of any Oilers goalie who played at least 20 games? After yet another fantastic performance on Sunday afternoon, it doesn't seem so far fetched. His 0.916 Sv% over 35 games in 2010-11 is indeed at the top of the list.
But that's a bit unfair to some of the all-time-greats the Oilers have boasted in net over their history. If you could transport Dubnyk back to 1984-85 he may well have been the best goalie in the league, but that's because goaltending has gradually improved over those thirty years. When we compare Oilers goaltenders to their peers, we get a better idea of which netminders have had the greatest performances.
Below is a chart which lists every Oilers goalie who played at least 20 games in a season since 1983-84. Each goalie's season save percentage is compared to the league average from that year, and ordered by performances that were the most above average. Ties go to the player with the most games played.
YEAR | GOALIE SV% | NHL AVG SV% | DIFFERENCE |
1984-85 | Andy Moog 89.4% | 87.5% | 1.9% |
1985-86 | Grant Fuhr 89.0% | 87.4% | 1.6% |
1985-86 | Andy Moog 88.9% | 87.4% | 1.5% |
1999-00 | Tommy Salo 91.4% | 90.4% | 1% |
1983-84 | Grant Fuhr 88.3% | 87.3% | 1% |
1984-85 | Grant Fuhr 88.4% | 87.5% | 0.9% |
1983-84 | Andy Moog 88.2% | 87.3% | 0.9% |
2008-09 | Dwayne Roloson 91.5% | 90.8% | 0.7% |
1990-91 | Bill Ranford 89.3% | 88.6% | 0.7% |
1989-90 | Bill Ranford 88.7% | 88.1% | 0.6% |
2001-02 | Tommy Salo 91.3% | 90.8% | 0.5% |
2006-07 | Dwayne Roloson 90.9% | 90.5% | 0.4% |
2007-08 | Mathieu Garon 91.3% | 90.9% | 0.4% |
1993-94 | Bill Ranford 89.8% | 89.5% | 0.3% |
2010-11 | Devan Dubnyk 91.6% | 91.3% | 0.3% |
1996-97 | Curtis Joseph 90.7% | 90.5% | 0.2% |
1986-87 | Andy Moog 88.2% | 88.0% | 0.2% |
1987-88 | Grant Fuhr 88.1% | 88.0% | 0.1% |
2000-01 | Tommy Salo 90.4% | 90.3% | 0.1% |
1986-87 | Grant Fuhr 88.1% | 88.0% | 0.1% |
2003-04 | Ty Conklin 91.2% | 91.1% | 0.1% |
2011-12 | Devan Dubnyk 91.4% | 91.4% | 0% |
1997-98 | Curtis Joseph 90.5% | 90.6% | -0.1% |
1992-93 | Bill Ranford 88.4% | 88.5% | -0.1% |
1988-89 | Bill Ranford 87.7% | 87.9% | -0.2% |
1988-89 | Grant Fuhr 87.6% | 87.9% | -0.3% |
1991-92 | Bill Ranford 88.4% | 88.8% | -0.4% |
2011-12 | Nikolai Khabibulin 91.0% | 91.4% | -0.4% |
2002-03 | Jussi Markkanen 90.4% | 90.9% | -0.5% |
1992-93 | Ron Tugnutt 87.9% | 88.5% | -0.6% |
2007-08 | Dwayne Roloson 90.1% | 90.9% | -0.7% |
1998-99 | Bob Essenssa 90.1% | 90.8% | -0.7% |
2002-03 | Tommy Salo 89.9% | 90.9% | -1% |
2009-10 | Jeff Deslauriers 90.1% | 91.1% | -1% |
1995-96 | Curtis Joseph 88.6% | 89.8% | -1.2% |
1998-99 | Mikhail Shtalenkov 89.6% | 90.8% | -1.2% |
1989-90 | Grant Fuhr 86.8% | 88.1% | -1.3% |
2003-04 | Tommy Salo 89.6% | 91.1% | -1.5% |
2005-06 | Mike Morrison 88.4% | 90.1% | -1.7% |
1994-95 | Bill Ranford 88.3% | 90.1% | -1.8% |
2006-07 | Jussi Markkanen 88.6% | 90.5% | -1.9% |
2005-06 | Jussi Markkanen 88.0% | 90.1% | -2.1% |
2010-11 | Nikolai Khabibulin 89.0% | 91.3% | -2.3% |
1995-96 | Bill Ranford 87.5% | 89.8% | -2.3% |