NHL & WHA Single Season 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 | L | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Gary Smith | 48 | 1970-71 |
2. | Al Rollins | 47 | 1953-54 |
3. | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 46 | 1992-93 |
4. | Harry Lumley* | 44 | 1951-52 |
5. | Mike Smith | 42 | 2014-15 |
6. | Harry Lumley* | 41 | 1950-51 |
  | Craig Billington | 41 | 1993-94 |
  | Marc Denis | 41 | 2002-03 |
9. | Eddie Johnston | 40 | 1963-64 |
10. | Ken McAuley | 39 | 1943-44 |
  | Al Rollins | 39 | 1956-57 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 39 | 1957-58 |
  | Denis Herron | 39 | 1975-76 |
14. | Frank Brimsek* | 38 | 1949-50 |
  | Ed Chadwick | 38 | 1957-58 |
  | Greg Millen | 38 | 1982-83 |
  | Bill Ranford | 38 | 1992-93 |
18. | Bob Essensa | 37 | 1993-94 |
19. | Terry Sawchuk* | 36 | 1958-59 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 36 | 1963-64 |
  | Ron Low | 36 | 1974-75 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 36 | 1976-77 |
  | Félix Potvin | 36 | 1996-97 |
  | Marc Denis | 36 | 2003-04 |
25. | Joe Miller | 35 | 1929-30 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 35 | 1972-73 |
  | Pete LoPresti | 35 | 1977-78 |
  | Glenn Resch | 35 | 1982-83 |
  | Ken Wregget | 35 | 1987-88 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 35 | 2003-04 |
31. | Ed Chadwick | 34 | 1956-57 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 34 | 1962-63 |
  | Cesare Maniago | 34 | 1968-69 |
  | Gary Smith | 34 | 1969-70 |
  | Roger Crozier | 34 | 1971-72 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 34 | 1976-77 |
  | Bill Ranford | 34 | 1993-94 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 34 | 2001-02 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 34 | 2002-03 |
  | Dwayne Roloson | 34 | 2006-07 |
41. | Gump Worsley* | 33 | 1954-55 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 33 | 1955-56 |
  | Bruce Gamble | 33 | 1960-61 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 33 | 1973-74 |
  | Gary Smith | 33 | 1973-74 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 33 | 1991-92 |
  | Daren Puppa | 33 | 1993-94 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 33 | 1996-97 |
  | Félix Potvin | 33 | 1997-98 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 33 | 2000-01 |
  | Milan Hnilička | 33 | 2001-02 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 33 | 2001-02 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 33 | 2003-04 |
54. | Charlie Gardiner* | 32 | 1927-28 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 32 | 1964-65 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 32 | 1972-73 |
  | Phil Myre | 32 | 1977-78 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 32 | 1985-86 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 32 | 2000-01 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 32 | 2001-02 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 32 | 2010-11 |
  | Karel Vejmelka | 32 | 2021-22 |
63. | Bill Beveridge | 31 | 1934-35 |
  | Jim Henry | 31 | 1948-49 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 31 | 1948-49 |
  | Johnny Bower* | 31 | 1953-54 |
  | Charlie Hodge | 31 | 1967-68 |
  | Les Binkley | 31 | 1968-69 |
  | Ron Low | 31 | 1975-76 |
  | Glenn Resch | 31 | 1981-82 |
  | Glenn Resch | 31 | 1983-84 |
  | Sean Burke | 31 | 1988-89 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 31 | 1993-94 |
  | Jim Carey | 31 | 1996-97 |
  | Mark Fitzpatrick | 31 | 1997-98 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 31 | 1997-98 |
  | Mike Richter | 31 | 1997-98 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 31 | 1998-99 |
  | Garth Snow | 31 | 1998-99 |
  | Guy Hebert | 31 | 1999-00 |
  | Mike Richter | 31 | 1999-00 |
  | José Théodore | 31 | 2002-03 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 31 | 2002-03 |
  | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 31 | 2003-04 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 31 | 2006-07 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 31 | 2008-09 |
  | Marty Turco | 31 | 2008-09 |
  | Cory Schneider | 31 | 2014-15 |
  | Calvin Pickard | 31 | 2016-17 |
  | Cam Talbot | 31 | 2017-18 |
  | Philipp Grubauer | 31 | 2021-22 |
  | John Gibson | 31 | 2022-23 |
  | Petr Mrázek | 31 | 2023-24 |
94. | Bill Beveridge | 30 | 1937-38 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 30 | 1946-47 |
  | Emile Francis* | 30 | 1947-48 |
  | Jack Gelineau | 30 | 1949-50 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 30 | 1949-50 |
  | Jack Gelineau | 30 | 1950-51 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 30 | 1950-51 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 30 | 1952-53 |
  | Al Rollins | 30 | 1955-56 |
  | Dunc Wilson | 30 | 1971-72 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 30 | 1974-75 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 30 | 1979-80 |
  | Greg Millen | 30 | 1981-82 |
  | Michel Dion | 30 | 1982-83 |
  | Greg Millen | 30 | 1983-84 |
  | Kirk McLean | 30 | 1989-90 |
  | Mike Vernon* | 30 | 1991-92 |
  | Jeff Hackett | 30 | 1992-93 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 30 | 1995-96 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 30 | 1995-96 |
  | Bill Ranford | 30 | 1995-96 |
  | Mike Richter | 30 | 1998-99 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 30 | 1998-99 |
  | Dan Cloutier | 30 | 1999-00 |
  | Steve Shields | 30 | 1999-00 |
  | Guy Hebert | 30 | 2000-01 |
  | Mike Dunham | 30 | 2003-04 |
  | Pasi Nurminen | 30 | 2003-04 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 30 | 2003-04 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 30 | 2005-06 |
  | Jonas Hiller | 30 | 2011-12 |
  | Ryan Miller | 30 | 2013-14 |
126. | Charlie Gardiner* | 29 | 1928-29 |
  | Bill Beveridge | 29 | 1933-34 |
  | Earl Robertson | 29 | 1939-40 |
  | Mike Karakas | 29 | 1944-45 |
  | Jim Henry | 29 | 1951-52 |
  | Jim Henry | 29 | 1952-53 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 29 | 1952-53 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 29 | 1957-58 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 29 | 1958-59 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 29 | 1958-59 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 29 | 1959-60 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 29 | 1960-61 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 29 | 1968-69 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 29 | 1969-70 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 29 | 1969-70 |
  | Denis DeJordy | 29 | 1970-71 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 29 | 1974-75 |
  | Michel Plasse | 29 | 1976-77 |
  | Michel Plasse | 29 | 1978-79 |
  | Glen Hanlon | 29 | 1979-80 |
  | Murray Bannerman | 29 | 1983-84 |
  | Mike Liut | 29 | 1983-84 |
  | Greg Millen | 29 | 1984-85 |
  | Peter Ing | 29 | 1990-91 |
  | Ron Tugnutt | 29 | 1990-91 |
  | Chris Terreri | 29 | 1995-96 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 29 | 1996-97 |
  | Rick Tabaracci | 29 | 1996-97 |
  | Tommy Salo | 29 | 1997-98 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 29 | 1997-98 |
  | Guy Hebert | 29 | 1998-99 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 29 | 2000-01 |
  | José Théodore | 29 | 2000-01 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 29 | 2001-02 |
  | Roman Turek | 29 | 2002-03 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 29 | 2003-04 |
  | Antero Niittymäki | 29 | 2006-07 |
  | Tim Thomas | 29 | 2006-07 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 29 | 2007-08 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 29 | 2007-08 |
  | Peter Budaj | 29 | 2008-09 |
  | Ryan Miller | 29 | 2016-17 |
168. | Mike Karakas | 28 | 1938-39 |
  | Bill Durnan* | 28 | 1947-48 |
  | Al Rollins | 28 | 1952-53 |
  | Jim Henry | 28 | 1953-54 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 28 | 1955-56 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 28 | 1955-56 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 28 | 1956-57 |
  | Roger Crozier | 28 | 1966-67 |
  | John Davidson | 28 | 1975-76 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 28 | 1978-79 |
  | Mario Lessard | 28 | 1981-82 |
  | Mike Liut | 28 | 1981-82 |
  | Brian Hayward | 28 | 1985-86 |
  | Ken Wregget | 28 | 1986-87 |
  | Mario Gosselin | 28 | 1987-88 |
  | Mike Liut | 28 | 1987-88 |
  | Ron Hextall | 28 | 1988-89 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 28 | 1988-89 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 28 | 1992-93 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 28 | 1993-94 |
  | Don Beaupre | 28 | 1995-96 |
  | Sean Burke | 28 | 1995-96 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 28 | 1995-96 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 28 | 1997-98 |
  | Tommy Salo | 28 | 1998-99 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 28 | 1999-00 |
  | Tommy Salo | 28 | 1999-00 |
  | Martin Biron | 28 | 2001-02 |
  | Tommy Salo | 28 | 2001-02 |
  | Roman Turek | 28 | 2001-02 |
  | Martin Biron | 28 | 2002-03 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 28 | 2002-03 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 28 | 2002-03 |
  | José Théodore | 28 | 2003-04 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 28 | 2005-06 |
  | Rick DiPietro | 28 | 2007-08 |
  | Jeff Deslauriers | 28 | 2009-10 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 28 | 2009-10 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 28 | 2009-10 |
  | Carey Price | 28 | 2010-11 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 28 | 2010-11 |
  | Ondřej Pavelec | 28 | 2011-12 |
  | Carey Price | 28 | 2011-12 |
  | Jonathan Bernier | 28 | 2014-15 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 28 | 2017-18 |
  | Devan Dubnyk | 28 | 2018-19 |
214. | Joe Miller | 27 | 1928-29 |
  | Roy Worters* | 27 | 1934-35 |
  | Mike Karakas | 27 | 1936-37 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 27 | 1950-51 |
  | Al Rollins | 27 | 1954-55 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 27 | 1961-62 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 27 | 1962-63 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 27 | 1966-67 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 27 | 1974-75 |
  | Cesare Maniago | 27 | 1975-76 |
  | Ron Low | 27 | 1976-77 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 27 | 1977-78 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 27 | 1977-78 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 27 | 1978-79 |
  | Hardy Åström | 27 | 1979-80 |
  | John Garrett | 27 | 1980-81 |
  | Greg Millen | 27 | 1980-81 |
  | Mike Liut | 27 | 1982-83 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 27 | 1984-85 |
  | Glenn Resch | 27 | 1984-85 |
  | Kirk McLean | 27 | 1987-88 |
  | Bill Ranford | 27 | 1990-91 |
  | Jeff Hackett | 27 | 1991-92 |
  | Sean Burke | 27 | 1992-93 |
  | Guy Hebert | 27 | 1993-94 |
  | Damian Rhodes | 27 | 1995-96 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 27 | 1996-97 |
  | Tommy Salo | 27 | 1996-97 |
  | Mike Dunham | 27 | 1999-00 |
  | Félix Potvin | 27 | 1999-00 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 27 | 1999-00 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 27 | 2000-01 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 27 | 2001-02 |
  | Félix Potvin | 27 | 2001-02 |
  | Ron Tugnutt | 27 | 2001-02 |
  | Tommy Salo | 27 | 2002-03 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 27 | 2005-06 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 27 | 2007-08 |
  | Ryan Miller | 27 | 2007-08 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 27 | 2009-10 |
  | Brian Elliott | 27 | 2010-11 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 27 | 2010-11 |
  | Cam Talbot | 27 | 2015-16 |
  | Cory Schneider | 27 | 2016-17 |
  | Jimmy Howard | 27 | 2017-18 |
  | Craig Anderson | 27 | 2018-19 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 27 | 2021-22 |
  | Jordan Binnington | 27 | 2022-23 |
  | John Gibson | 27 | 2023-24 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | L | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Don McLeod | 35 | 1974-75 |
  | Andy Brown | 35 | 1974-75 |
3. | John Garrett | 34 | 1976-77 |
  | Dave Dryden | 34 | 1975-76 |
5. | John Garrett | 31 | 1977-78 |
6. | Gary Inness | 30 | 1977-78 |
7. | Clay Hebenton | 29 | 1976-77 |
  | Jack Norris | 29 | 1972-73 |
9. | Bernie Parent* | 28 | 1972-73 |
  | John Garrett | 28 | 1975-76 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 28 | 1974-75 |
12. | Ernie Wakely | 27 | 1975-76 |
  | Mike Liut | 27 | 1978-79 |
  | Don McLeod | 27 | 1975-76 |
15. | Paul Hoganson | 26 | 1975-76 |
  | Dave Dryden | 26 | 1974-75 |
17. | Normand Lapointe | 25 | 1976-77 |
  | Joe Junkin | 25 | 1973-74 |
  | Jim McLeod | 25 | 1972-73 |
20. | Gilles Gratton | 24 | 1973-74 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 24 | 1974-75 |
  | Andre Gill | 24 | 1972-73 |
  | Jack Norris | 24 | 1973-74 |
  | Pete Donnelly | 24 | 1973-74 |
25. | Dave Dryden | 23 | 1977-78 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 23 | 1977-78 |
  | John Garrett | 23 | 1974-75 |
  | George Gardner | 23 | 1973-74 |
  | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 23 | 1976-77 |
  | Joe Daley | 23 | 1976-77 |
31. | Bob Johnson | 22 | 1975-76 |
  | George Gardner | 22 | 1972-73 |
  | Christer Abrahamsson | 22 | 1976-77 |
  | Pat Riggin | 22 | 1978-79 |
  | Gilles Gratton | 22 | 1972-73 |
  | Serge Aubry | 22 | 1972-73 |
37. | Markus Mattsson | 21 | 1978-79 |
  | Ed Dyck | 21 | 1974-75 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 21 | 1975-76 |
  | Al Smith | 21 | 1974-75 |
  | Joe Daley | 21 | 1974-75 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 21 | 1974-75 |
  | Al Smith | 21 | 1973-74 |
  | Gary Kurt | 21 | 1972-73 |
45. | Gary Kurt | 20 | 1975-76 |
  | Cam Newton | 20 | 1974-75 |
  | Gilles Gratton | 20 | 1974-75 |
  | Jim McLeod | 20 | 1973-74 |
  | Joe Daley | 20 | 1973-74 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 20 | 1973-74 |
  | Al Smith | 20 | 1977-78 |
  | Don McLeod | 20 | 1972-73 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 20 | 1972-73 |
  | Jim Corsi | 20 | 1978-79 |
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