NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Losses
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | L |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 94 |
2. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 91 |
3. | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 74 |
4. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 68 |
5. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 67 |
6. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 66 |
7. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 65 |
8. | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 57 |
9. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 56 |
10. | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 54 |
11. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 53 |
12. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 50 |
13. | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 49 |
  | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 49 |
15. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 47 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 47 |
  | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 47 |
18. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 46 |
  | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 46 |
20. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 45 |
21. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 44 |
22. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 43 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 2007-24 | 43 |
24. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 42 |
  | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 42 |
  | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-24 | 42 |
27. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 39 |
28. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 38 |
29. | Félix Potvin | 1991-04 | 37 |
30. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 36 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 36 |
  | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 36 |
33. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 35 |
  | Pete Peeters | 1978-91 | 35 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 1999-19 | 35 |
  | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-24 | 35 |
37. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 34 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 34 |
  | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 34 |
40. | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 33 |
  | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 33 |
42. | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 32 |
  | Mike Liut | 1979-92 | 32 |
44. | Don Beaupre | 1980-97 | 31 |
  | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 31 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 31 |
47. | Dan Bouchard | 1972-86 | 30 |
  | José Théodore | 1995-13 | 30 |
49. | Greg Millen | 1978-92 | 29 |
  | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 29 |
51. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 28 |
52. | Artūrs Irbe | 1991-04 | 27 |
  | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 27 |
  | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-24 | 27 |
  | Martin Jones | 2013-24 | 27 |
56. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 26 |
  | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 26 |
  | Brian Elliott | 2007-23 | 26 |
  | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 26 |
  | Frederik Andersen | 2013-24 | 26 |
61. | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 25 |
  | Réjean Lemelin | 1978-93 | 25 |
  | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 25 |
  | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 25 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 25 |
66. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 24 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 24 |
68. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 23 |
  | Sean Burke | 1987-07 | 23 |
  | Craig Anderson | 2002-23 | 23 |
  | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 23 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-24 | 23 |
73. | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 21 |
  | Don Edwards | 1976-86 | 21 |
  | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 21 |
  | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 21 |
  | Matt Murray | 2015-23 | 21 |
78. | Richard Brodeur | 1979-88 | 20 |
  | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 20 |
  | Jaroslav Halák | 2006-23 | 20 |
  | Jordan Binnington | 2015-24 | 20 |
82. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 19 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 1970-88 | 19 |
84. | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 18 |
  | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 18 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 18 |
  | Murray Bannerman | 1977-87 | 18 |
  | Rick Wamsley | 1980-93 | 18 |
  | Brian Hayward | 1982-93 | 18 |
  | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 18 |
  | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 18 |
  | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 18 |
  | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 18 |
  | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-24 | 18 |
95. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 17 |
  | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 17 |
  | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 17 |
  | Greg Stefan | 1981-90 | 17 |
  | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1996-14 | 17 |
  | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 17 |
101. | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 16 |
  | Bob Sauvé | 1976-89 | 16 |
  | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 16 |
  | Steve Shields | 1995-06 | 16 |
  | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 16 |
  | Cam Talbot | 2013-24 | 16 |
107. | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 15 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 1968-78 | 15 |
  | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 15 |
  | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 15 |
  | Mario Gosselin | 1983-94 | 15 |
  | Glenn Healy | 1985-01 | 15 |
  | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 15 |
  | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 15 |
  | Petr Mrázek | 2012-24 | 15 |
116. | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 14 |
  | Paul Bibeault | 1940-47 | 14 |
  | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 14 |
  | Roman Čechmánek | 2000-04 | 14 |
  | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 14 |
  | Igor Shesterkin | 2019-24 | 14 |
122. | Johnny Mowers | 1940-47 | 13 |
  | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 13 |
  | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 13 |
  | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 13 |
  | Dan Cloutier | 1997-08 | 13 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 13 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 1996-13 | 13 |
  | John Gibson | 2013-24 | 13 |
  | Jacob Markström | 2010-24 | 13 |
  | Jake Oettinger | 2020-24 | 13 |
132. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 12 |
  | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 12 |
  | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 12 |
  | Mario Lessard | 1978-84 | 12 |
  | Steve Penney | 1983-88 | 12 |
  | Vincent Riendeau | 1987-95 | 12 |
  | Chris Terreri | 1986-01 | 12 |
  | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 12 |
  | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 12 |
  | Jake Allen | 2012-24 | 12 |
142. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 11 |
  | Don Simmons | 1956-69 | 11 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 1993-08 | 11 |
  | Robert Esche | 1998-07 | 11 |
146. | Eddie Johnston | 1962-78 | 10 |
  | Denis Herron | 1972-86 | 10 |
  | Pelle Lindbergh | 1981-86 | 10 |
  | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1987-98 | 10 |
  | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 10 |
  | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-24 | 10 |
  | Anton Khudobin | 2009-23 | 10 |
  | Ilya Samsonov | 2019-24 | 10 |
154. | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 9 |
  | Denis DeJordy | 1962-74 | 9 |
  | Roland Melanson | 1980-92 | 9 |
  | Bob Froese | 1982-90 | 9 |
  | Daniel Berthiaume | 1986-94 | 9 |
  | Clint Malarchuk | 1981-92 | 9 |
  | Daren Puppa | 1985-00 | 9 |
  | Bob Essensa | 1988-02 | 9 |
  | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 9 |
  | Kari Lehtonen | 2003-18 | 9 |
  | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 9 |
  | Antti Raanta | 2013-24 | 9 |
  | Joonas Korpisalo | 2015-24 | 9 |
167. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 8 |
  | Wayne Thomas | 1972-81 | 8 |
  | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 8 |
  | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 8 |
  | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 8 |
  | Thomas Greiss | 2007-23 | 8 |
  | Jack Campbell | 2013-24 | 8 |
174. | Earl Robertson | 1937-42 | 7 |
  | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 7 |
  | Jacques Caron | 1967-74 | 7 |
  | Steve Baker | 1979-83 | 7 |
  | Eddie Mio | 1979-86 | 7 |
  | Alain Chevrier | 1985-91 | 7 |
  | Stéphane Fiset | 1989-02 | 7 |
  | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 7 |
  | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 7 |
  | Jeff Hackett | 1988-04 | 7 |
  | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 7 |
  | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 7 |
  | Juuse Saros | 2015-24 | 7 |
187. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 6 |
  | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 6 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 1962-72 | 6 |
  | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 6 |
  | Ed Staniowski | 1975-85 | 6 |
  | Ron Low | 1972-85 | 6 |
  | Doug Keans | 1979-88 | 6 |
  | Rick St. Croix | 1977-85 | 6 |
  | Allan Bester | 1983-96 | 6 |
  | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 6 |
  | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 6 |
  | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 6 |
  | Tristan Jarry | 2016-24 | 6 |
  | Stuart Skinner | 2020-24 | 6 |
201. | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 5 |
  | Bert Gardiner | 1935-44 | 5 |
  | Sam LoPresti | 1940-42 | 5 |
  | Frank McCool | 1944-46 | 5 |
  | Wayne Rutledge | 1967-70 | 5 |
  | Gilles Villemure | 1963-77 | 5 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 1970-83 | 5 |
  | Phil Myre | 1969-83 | 5 |
  | Gord McRae | 1972-78 | 5 |
  | Gary Bromley | 1973-81 | 5 |
  | Steve Weeks | 1980-93 | 5 |
  | Mike Moffat | 1981-84 | 5 |
  | Al Jensen | 1980-87 | 5 |
  | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 5 |
  | Jeff Reese | 1987-99 | 5 |
  | Frank Pietrangelo | 1987-94 | 5 |
  | Jim Carey | 1994-99 | 5 |
  | Trevor Kidd | 1991-04 | 5 |
  | David Aebischer | 2000-08 | 5 |
  | Martin Gerber | 2002-11 | 5 |
  | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 5 |
  | Dan Ellis | 2003-15 | 5 |
  | Jonathan Bernier | 2007-22 | 5 |
  | James Reimer | 2010-24 | 5 |
  | Carter Hart | 2018-24 | 5 |
  | Alex Nedeljkovic | 2016-24 | 5 |
  | Ilya Sorokin | 2020-24 | 5 |
  | Alexandar Georgiev | 2017-24 | 5 |
  | Ville Husso | 2020-24 | 5 |
  | Linus Ullmark | 2015-24 | 5 |
231. | Connie Dion | 1943-45 | 4 |
  | Gord Henry | 1948-50 | 4 |
  | Bruce Gamble | 1958-72 | 4 |
  | Al Smith | 1965-81 | 4 |
  | Gary Edwards | 1968-82 | 4 |
  | Gary Inness | 1973-81 | 4 |
  | Jiří Crha | 1979-81 | 4 |
  | Tom Draper | 1988-96 | 4 |
  | Blaine Lacher | 1994-96 | 4 |
  | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 4 |
  | John Grahame | 1999-08 | 4 |
  | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 4 |
  | Johan Holmqvist | 2000-08 | 4 |
  | Josh Harding | 2005-14 | 4 |
  | Michael Leighton | 2002-17 | 4 |
  | Alex Stalock | 2010-23 | 4 |
  | Ondřej Pavelec | 2007-18 | 4 |
  | Pavel Francouz | 2018-23 | 4 |
  | Mikko Koskinen | 2010-22 | 4 |
  | Jeremy Swayman | 2020-24 | 4 |
  | Vítek Vaněček | 2020-24 | 4 |
  | Adin Hill | 2017-24 | 4 |
  | Akira Schmid | 2021-24 | 4 |
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