NHL Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Losses

Playoff Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Progressive

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

	Yearly	L	Active	L	Career	L	Single Season	L
1918	Georges Vezina Hap Holmes	1	Georges Vezina Hap Holmes	1	Georges Vezina Hap Holmes	1	Georges Vezina Hap Holmes	1
1919	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4
1920			Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4
1921	Jake Forbes	2	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4	Clint Benedict	4
1922	Clint Benedict	1	Clint Benedict	5	Clint Benedict	5	Clint Benedict	4
1923	Georges Vezina Clint Benedict	1	Clint Benedict	6	Clint Benedict	6	Clint Benedict	4
1924	Clint Benedict	2	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	4
1925	John Ross Roach	2	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	4
1926	Roy Worters Alec Connell	1	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	8	Clint Benedict	4
1927	Hal Winkler	2	Clint Benedict	9	Clint Benedict	9	Clint Benedict	4
1928	Clint Benedict	3	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	4
1929	George Hainsworth	3	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	4
1930	Flat Walsh Tiny Thompson	3	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	12	Clint Benedict	4
1931	George Hainsworth	4	George Hainsworth	9	Clint Benedict	12	George Hainsworth Clint Benedict	4
1932	John Ross Roach	4	John Ross Roach George Hainsworth	12	Clint Benedict George Hainsworth John Ross Roach	12	Clint Benedict John Ross Roach George Hainsworth	4
1933	Lorne Chabot	5	John Ross Roach	14	John Ross Roach	14	Lorne Chabot	5
1934	Wilf Cude	5	George Hainsworth	16	George Hainsworth	16	Wilf Cude Lorne Chabot	5
1935	George Hainsworth	4	George Hainsworth	20	George Hainsworth	20	Lorne Chabot Wilf Cude	5
1936	George Hainsworth	5	George Hainsworth	25	George Hainsworth	25	Wilf Cude Lorne Chabot George Hainsworth	5
1937	Bill Beveridge Wilf Cude Dave Kerr	3	George Hainsworth	25	George Hainsworth	25	Lorne Chabot George Hainsworth Wilf Cude	5
1938	Turk Broda Earl Robertson Tiny Thompson	3	Tiny Thompson	18	George Hainsworth	25	Lorne Chabot George Hainsworth Wilf Cude	5
1939	Turk Broda	5	Tiny Thompson	21	George Hainsworth	25	George Hainsworth Turk Broda Wilf Cude Lorne Chabot	5
1940	Frank Brimsek Turk Broda Dave Kerr	4	Tiny Thompson	24	George Hainsworth	25	Turk Broda Wilf Cude Lorne Chabot George Hainsworth	5
1941	Johnny Mowers	5	Dave Kerr	19	George Hainsworth	25	Turk Broda Wilf Cude George Hainsworth Johnny Mowers Lorne Chabot	5
1942	Turk Broda Johnny Mowers	5	Turk Broda	23	George Hainsworth	25	Turk Broda Lorne Chabot Johnny Mowers George Hainsworth Wilf Cude Johnny Mowers Turk Broda	5
1943	Frank Brimsek	5	Turk Broda	27	Turk Broda	27	Frank Brimsek Johnny Mowers George Hainsworth Lorne Chabot Turk Broda Turk Broda Wilf Cude Johnny Mowers	5
1944	Mike Karakas	5	Paul Bibeault	10	Turk Broda	27	Wilf Cude Mike Karakas Turk Broda Lorne Chabot Johnny Mowers George Hainsworth Frank Brimsek Johnny Mowers Turk Broda	5
1945	Harry Lumley	7	Paul Bibeault	14	Turk Broda	27	Harry Lumley	7
1946	Frank Brimsek	5	Turk Broda	27	Turk Broda	27	Harry Lumley	7
1947	Bill Durnan	5	Turk Broda	30	Turk Broda	30	Harry Lumley	7
1948	Harry Lumley	6	Frank Brimsek	32	Frank Brimsek	32	Harry Lumley	7
1949	Harry Lumley	7	Frank Brimsek	36	Frank Brimsek	36	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley	7
1950	Harry Lumley	6	Turk Broda Frank Brimsek	36	Turk Broda Frank Brimsek	36	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley	7
1951	Gerry McNeil	6	Turk Broda	37	Turk Broda	37	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley	7
1952	Gerry McNeil	7	Turk Broda	39	Turk Broda	39	Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1953	Jim Henry Al Rollins Terry Sawchuk	4	Harry Lumley	30	Turk Broda	39	Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1954	Jim Henry Harry Lumley Terry Sawchuk	4	Harry Lumley	34	Turk Broda	39	Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley Harry Lumley	7
1955	Harry Lumley	4	Harry Lumley	38	Turk Broda	39	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil	7
1956	Glenn Hall	5	Harry Lumley	42	Harry Lumley	42	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil	7
1957	Don Simmons	5	Gerry McNeil	18	Harry Lumley	42	Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1958	Don Simmons	5	Harry Lumley	43	Harry Lumley	43	Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1959	Johnny Bower	7	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Johnny Bower	7
1960	Johnny Bower	6	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley	47	Johnny Bower Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1961	Glenn Hall Jacques Plante	4	Terry Sawchuk	26	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Johnny Bower Gerry McNeil	7
1962	Glenn Hall	6	Glenn Hall	27	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil Johnny Bower	7
1963	Terry Sawchuk	6	Terry Sawchuk	32	Harry Lumley	47	Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Johnny Bower	7
1964	Johnny Bower	6	Terry Sawchuk	37	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley Johnny Bower Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley	7
1965	Glenn Hall	6	Glenn Hall	41	Harry Lumley	47	Harry Lumley Harry Lumley Johnny Bower Gerry McNeil	7
1966	Roger Crozier	5	Glenn Hall	45	Harry Lumley	47	Johnny Bower Gerry McNeil Harry Lumley Harry Lumley	7
1967	Ed Giacomin Terry Sawchuk	4	Glenn Hall	47	Harry Lumley Glenn Hall	47	Harry Lumley Johnny Bower Harry Lumley Gerry McNeil	7
1968	Glenn Hall	10	Glenn Hall	57	Glenn Hall	57	Glenn Hall	10
1969	Gerry Desjardins Gary Smith	4	Glenn Hall	59	Glenn Hall	59	Glenn Hall	10
1970	Tony Esposito Gary Smith Ernie Wakely	4	Glenn Hall	62	Glenn Hall	62	Glenn Hall	10
1971	Ken Dryden	8	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1972	Jacques Caron	5	Jacques Plante	34	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1973	Doug Favell	6	Jacques Plante	36	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1974	Ed Giacomin Gilles Gilbert	6	Ed Giacomin	33	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1975	Gerry Desjardins Ken Dryden Tony Esposito Gord McRae Bernie Parent	5	Ed Giacomin	35	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1976	Gerry Desjardins Wayne Thomas	5	Ed Giacomin	35	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1977	Gerry Cheevers Rogie Vachon	5	Ed Giacomin	35	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1978	Mike Palmateer	7	Tony Esposito	38	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1979	John Davidson	7	Tony Esposito	42	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1980	Gerry Cheevers	6	Tony Esposito	45	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1981	Steve Baker	7	Tony Esposito	48	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1982	Dan Bouchard	7	Tony Esposito	51	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1983	Pete Peeters	8	Tony Esposito	53	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1984	Billy Smith	8	Tony Esposito	53	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1985	Mario Gosselin	8	Billy Smith	35	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1986	Mike Vernon	9	Billy Smith	36	Glenn Hall	65	Glenn Hall	10
1987	Ron Hextall	11	Billy Smith	36	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1988	Sean Burke	8	Billy Smith	36	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1989	Alain Chevrier Ron Hextall	7	Billy Smith	36	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1990	Andy Moog	7	Pete Peeters	35	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1991	Andy Moog	9	Pete Peeters	35	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1992	Bill Ranford	8	Andy Moog	38	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1993	Kelly Hrudey Felix Potvin	10	Kelly Hrudey	46	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1994	Martin Brodeur Kirk McLean Felix Potvin	9	Kelly Hrudey	46	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1995	Ed Belfour Kirk McLean	7	Andy Moog	48	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1996	John Vanbiesbrouck	10	Andy Moog Patrick Roy	48	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1997	Curtis Joseph Patrick Roy	7	Patrick Roy	55	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1998	Olaf Kolzig	9	Patrick Roy	59	Glenn Hall	65	Ron Hextall	11
1999	Curtis Joseph Patrick Roy	8	Patrick Roy	67	Patrick Roy	67	Ron Hextall	11
2000	Ed Belfour	9	Patrick Roy	73	Patrick Roy	73	Ron Hextall	11
2001	Martin Brodeur	10	Patrick Roy	80	Patrick Roy	80	Ron Hextall	11
2002	Curtis Joseph Patrick Roy	10	Patrick Roy	90	Patrick Roy	90	Ron Hextall	11
2003	Martin Brodeur	8	Patrick Roy	94	Patrick Roy	94	Ron Hextall	11
2004	Miikka Kiprusoff	11	Ed Belfour	68	Patrick Roy	94	Ron Hextall Miikka Kiprusoff	11
2005					Patrick Roy	94	Ron Hextall Miikka Kiprusoff	11
2006	Cam Ward	8	Ed Belfour	68	Patrick Roy	94	Ron Hextall Miikka Kiprusoff	11
2007	Dominik Hasek	8	Martin Brodeur	70	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11
2008	Martin Biron Marty Turco	8	Martin Brodeur	74	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11
2009	Cam Ward	10	Martin Brodeur	78	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11
2010	Jaroslav Halak	9	Martin Brodeur	82	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11
2011	Roberto Luongo	10	Martin Brodeur	82	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11
2012	Braden Holtby	7	Martin Brodeur	86	Patrick Roy	94	Miikka Kiprusoff Ron Hextall	11

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