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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Losses

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player L
1. Martin Brodeur 363
2. Curtis Joseph 352
  Gump Worsley* 352
4. Gilles Meloche 351
5. John Vanbiesbrouck 346
6. Sean Burke 341
7. Terry Sawchuk* 330
8. Harry Lumley* 329
9. Glenn Hall* 326
10. Nikolai Khabibulin 324
11. Ed Belfour* 320
12. Patrick Roy* 315
13. Tony Esposito* 306
14. Olaf Kolzig 297
15. Grant Fuhr* 295
16. Rogie Vachon 291
17. Greg Millen 284
18. Tomas Vokoun 280
19. Bill Ranford 279
  Roberto Luongo 279
21. Don Beaupre 277
  Tom Barrasso 277
23. Mike Vernon 273
24. Mike Liut 271
25. Kelly Hrudey 265
26. Kirk McLean 262
27. Gary Smith 261
28. Felix Potvin 260
29. Mike Richter 258
30. Cesare Maniago 257
  Eddie Johnston 257
32. Dwayne Roloson 252
33. Ken Wregget 248
34. Jacques Plante* 246
35. Jeff Hackett 244
36. Jose Theodore 241
37. Ron Tugnutt 239
38. Jocelyn Thibault 238
39. Arturs Irbe 236
40. Billy Smith* 233
41. Dan Bouchard 232
42. Roy Worters* 229
43. Jim Rutherford 227
44. Tommy Salo 225
45. Turk Broda* 224
  Glenn Resch 224
47. Dominik Hasek 223
48. Guy Hebert 222
49. Chris Osgood 216
50. Ron Hextall 214
51. Ed Giacomin* 209
  Andy Moog 209
53. Chuck Rayner* 208
54. Al Rollins 205
55. John Ross Roach 204
  Jean-Sebastien Giguere 204
57. Denis Herron 203
  Ron Low 203
59. Glen Hanlon 202
60. Phil Myre 198
  Bernie Parent* 198
62. Roger Crozier 197
63. Johnny Bower* 195
64. Tiny Thompson* 194
  Miikka Kiprusoff 194
66. Evgeni Nabokov 191
67. Glenn Healy 190
68. Martin Biron 184
69. Frank Brimsek* 182
70. Marc Denis 179
71. Mike Dunham 178
72. Bob Essensa 176
73. Richard Brodeur 175
74. Patrick Lalime 174
75. Jim Henry 173
76. Chris Terreri 172
77. Byron Dafoe 170
78. Mike Karakas 169
79. Bill Beveridge 166
80. Marty Turco 165
81. Kevin Weekes 163
82. Reggie Lemelin 162
  Trevor Kidd 162
84. Daren Puppa 161
85. Jon Casey 157
86. Alec Connell* 156
  Brian Hayward 156
88. Don Edwards 155
  Pete Peeters 155
90. Bob Sauve 154
91. Doug Favell 153
  Stephane Fiset 153
  Gerry Desjardins 153
94. Charlie Gardiner* 152
95. Dunc Wilson 150
  Bruce Gamble 150
97. Craig Billington 149
98. Henrik Lundqvist 148
  Dave Kerr 148
100. Lorne Chabot 147
  Garth Snow 147
102. George Hainsworth* 145
103. Cam Ward 144
104. Clint Benedict* 143
  Gilles Gilbert 143
106. Ryan Miller 142
  Dan Cloutier 142
108. Damian Rhodes 140
109. Marc-Andre Fleury 139
110. Mike Palmateer 138
111. Tim Cheveldae 136
  Michel Plasse 136
  Mark Fitzpatrick 136
114. Brian Boucher 135
115. Johan Hedberg 133
  Rick DiPietro 133
117. Wilf Cude 132
118. Rick Wamsley 131
119. Clint Malarchuk 130
120. Peter Sidorkiewicz 128
  Denis DeJordy 128
122. Greg Stefan 127
  Ilya Bryzgalov 127
124. Gary Edwards 125
  Murray Bannerman 125
  Rick Tabaracci 125
  Charlie Hodge 125
128. John Davidson 124
129. Kari Lehtonen 123
  Manny Fernandez 123
131. Pat Riggin 120
132. Steve Weeks 119
  Mathieu Garon 119
134. Michel Dion 118
135. Roman Turek 115
136. Andrew Raycroft 114
  Jake Forbes 114
138. Tim Thomas 112
  Bill Durnan* 112
140. Brent Johnson 111
141. Jamie McLennan 109
142. Mario Gosselin 107
  Craig Anderson 107
  Paul Bibeault 107
145. Niklas Backstrom 106
  Roland Melanson 106
147. Gerry McNeil 105
  Chris Mason 105
149. Ed Staniowski 104
  Doug Soetaert 104
  Steve Shields 104
152. Wayne Stephenson 103
153. Jacques Cloutier 102
  Gerry Cheevers* 102
  Pete LoPresti 102
156. Don Simmons 101
157. Alain Chevrier 100
158. Fred Brathwaite 99
  Al Smith 99
  Allan Bester 99
  Manny Legace 99
162. Mario Lessard 97
163. Peter Budaj 96
164. Carey Price 95
  Earl Robertson 95
166. Les Binkley 94
167. Wayne Thomas 93
168. Ed Chadwick 92
169. John Garrett 91
170. Cristobal Huet 90
  Daniel Berthiaume 90
172. Michel Larocque 89
173. Roy Edwards 88
174. Joe Miller 87
  Alex Auld 87
176. Antero Niittymaki 86
  Jamie Storr 86
  Steve Mason 86
  John Grahame 86
  Wendell Young 86
181. Jean-Sebastien Aubin 83
  Normie Smith 83
183. Mikhail Shtalenkov 82
  Vesa Toskala 82
185. Georges Vezina* 81
186. Jonas Hiller 80
  Jonathan Quick 80
  Mike Smith 80
189. Martin Gerber 78
190. Pascal Leclaire 76
  Dave Dryden 76
192. Darcy Wakaluk 75
193. David Aebischer 74
194. Eddie Mio 73
195. Bob Froese 72
196. Kari Takko 71
197. Dominic Roussel 70
  Ondrej Pavelec 70
199. Tommy Soderstrom 69
200. Bert Gardiner 68
201. Milan Hnilicka 67
202. Ty Conklin 66
  Hank Bassen 66
  Pekka Rinne 66
205. Bob Mason 65
  Vincent Riendeau 65
  Jim Carey 65
  Jeff Reese 65
209. Kay Whitmore 64
  Ken McAuley 64
  Jaroslav Halak 64
  Roman Cechmanek 64
  Doug Keans 64
  Jack Gelineau 64
  Robert Esche 64
  Gilles Villemure 64
217. Corey Schwab 63
  Roberto Romano 63
219. Mike Veisor 62
  Jason LaBarbera 62
  Pat Jablonski 62
222. Johnny Mowers 61
  Gary Inness 61
  Bernie Wolfe 61
225. Frank Pietrangelo 59
  Corrado Micalef 59
  Ray Emery 59
  Paul Harrison 59
229. Brian Elliott 58
  Pokey Reddick 58
231. Ken Dryden* 57
  Dan Ellis 57
  Gary Simmons 57
234. Wade Flaherty 56
235. Hap Holmes* 54
  Rick St. Croix 54
  Richard Sevigny 54
  Mark LaForest 54
  Pasi Nurminen 54
240. Al Jensen 53
241. Marcel Paille 52
  Emile Francis* 52
243. Curtis Sanford 50
244. Pelle Lindbergh 49
  Bill McKenzie 49
246. Jimmy Howard 48
247. Peter Skudra 47
  Curt Ridley 47
  Bob Janecyk 47
  Sebastien Caron 47
  Eric Fichaud 47
  Jussi Markkanen 47

WHA Leaders

Rank Player L
1. John Garrett 151
2. Don McLeod 143
3. Ernie Wakely 137
4. Richard Brodeur 114
5. Dave Dryden 113
  Joe Daley 113
7. Al Smith 98
8. Gary Kurt 86
9. Jack Norris 82
10. Gerry Cheevers* 78
11. Wayne Rutledge 72
12. Paul Hoganson 71
13. Gilles Gratton 66
  Michel Dion 66
15. Serge Aubry 53
16. Cam Newton 51
  Jim McLeod 51
  Bob Whidden 51
19. Bruce Landon 50
  Mike Curran 50
  Andy Brown 50
22. Russ Gillow 47
23. Christer Abrahamsson 46
24. George Gardner 45
25. Pete Donnelly 44
26. Mike Liut 39
  Chris Worthy 39
  Wayne Wood 39
29. Ron Grahame 37
  Normand Lapointe 37
31. Jean-Louis Levasseur 36
  Les Binkley 36
  Gary Inness 36
34. Joe Junkin 32
35. Andre Gill 31
  Ken Broderick 31
37. Curt Larsson 30
  Clay Hebenton 30
39. Markus Mattsson 29
40. Bernie Parent* 28
  Gerry Desjardins 28
42. Jim Corsi 27
43. Jim Park 23
44. Pat Riggin 22
  Bob Johnson 22
46. Ed Dyck 21
  Gary Bromley 21
48. Eddie Mio 20
49. Ken Lockett 19
  Ken Brown 19
  Jack McCartan 19