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NHL & WHA Yearly 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 Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

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

WHA Leaders

Year Player L
1979 Dave Dryden 7
1978 Richard Brodeur 5
1977 Joe Daley 9
1976 Ron Grahame 8
1975 Richard Brodeur 7
1974 Cam Newton 5
  Andre Gill 5
1973 Gerry Cheevers* 4