NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Shutouts
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | SO | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | George Hainsworth* | 22 | 1928-29 |
2. | Alec Connell* | 15 | 1925-26 |
  | Alec Connell* | 15 | 1927-28 |
  | Hal Winkler | 15 | 1927-28 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 15 | 1969-70 |
6. | George Hainsworth* | 14 | 1926-27 |
7. | Clint Benedict* | 13 | 1926-27 |
  | Alec Connell* | 13 | 1926-27 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 13 | 1927-28 |
  | John Ross Roach | 13 | 1928-29 |
  | Roy Worters* | 13 | 1928-29 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 13 | 1953-54 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 13 | 1997-98 |
14. | Tiny Thompson* | 12 | 1928-29 |
  | Charlie Gardiner* | 12 | 1930-31 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 12 | 1951-52 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 12 | 1953-54 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 12 | 1954-55 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 12 | 1955-56 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 12 | 1973-74 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 12 | 1974-75 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 12 | 2006-07 |
23. | Lorne Chabot | 11 | 1927-28 |
  | Hap Holmes* | 11 | 1927-28 |
  | Roy Worters* | 11 | 1927-28 |
  | Clint Benedict* | 11 | 1928-29 |
  | Joe Miller | 11 | 1928-29 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 11 | 1932-33 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 11 | 1950-51 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 11 | 2000-01 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 11 | 2003-04 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 11 | 2010-11 |
33. | Lorne Chabot | 10 | 1926-27 |
  | Lorne Chabot | 10 | 1928-29 |
  | Dolly Dolson | 10 | 1928-29 |
  | John Ross Roach | 10 | 1932-33 |
  | Charlie Gardiner* | 10 | 1933-34 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 10 | 1935-36 |
  | Frank Brimsek* | 10 | 1938-39 |
  | Bill Durnan* | 10 | 1948-49 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 10 | 1952-53 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 10 | 1952-53 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 10 | 1973-74 |
  | Ken Dryden* | 10 | 1976-77 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 10 | 1996-97 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 10 | 1997-98 |
  | Byron Dafoe | 10 | 1998-99 |
  | Roman Čechmánek | 10 | 2000-01 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 10 | 2003-04 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 10 | 2005-06 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 10 | 2007-08 |
  | Steve Mason | 10 | 2008-09 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 10 | 2011-12 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 10 | 2014-15 |
55. | John Ross Roach | 9 | 1931-32 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 9 | 1931-32 |
  | Alec Connell* | 9 | 1934-35 |
  | Mike Karakas | 9 | 1935-36 |
  | Turk Broda* | 9 | 1949-50 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 9 | 1952-53 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 9 | 1955-56 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 9 | 1956-57 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 9 | 1957-58 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 9 | 1958-59 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 9 | 1961-62 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 9 | 1966-67 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 9 | 1971-72 |
  | Jim Carey | 9 | 1995-96 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 9 | 1997-98 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 9 | 1998-99 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 9 | 2000-01 |
  | Patrick Roy* | 9 | 2001-02 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 9 | 2002-03 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Marty Turco | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Pascal Leclaire | 9 | 2007-08 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 9 | 2008-09 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 9 | 2009-10 |
  | Tim Thomas | 9 | 2010-11 |
  | Brian Elliott | 9 | 2011-12 |
  | Braden Holtby | 9 | 2014-15 |
  | Carey Price | 9 | 2014-15 |
  | Braden Holtby | 9 | 2016-17 |
  | Sergei Bobrovsky | 9 | 2018-19 |
  | Jacob Markström | 9 | 2021-22 |
86. | Jake Forbes | 8 | 1926-27 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 8 | 1930-31 |
  | Roy Worters* | 8 | 1930-31 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 8 | 1932-33 |
  | Lorne Chabot | 8 | 1933-34 |
  | Lorne Chabot | 8 | 1934-35 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 8 | 1934-35 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 8 | 1934-35 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 8 | 1935-36 |
  | Dave Kerr | 8 | 1935-36 |
  | Dave Kerr | 8 | 1937-38 |
  | Turk Broda* | 8 | 1938-39 |
  | Dave Kerr | 8 | 1939-40 |
  | Bill Durnan* | 8 | 1949-50 |
  | Jim Henry | 8 | 1952-53 |
  | Jim Henry | 8 | 1953-54 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 8 | 1954-55 |
  | Charlie Hodge | 8 | 1963-64 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 8 | 1967-68 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 8 | 1968-69 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 8 | 1970-71 |
  | Ken Dryden* | 8 | 1971-72 |
  | Ken Dryden* | 8 | 1975-76 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 8 | 1976-77 |
  | Pete Peeters | 8 | 1982-83 |
  | Jeff Hackett | 8 | 1997-98 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 8 | 1997-98 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 8 | 1998-99 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 8 | 2000-01 |
  | Tommy Salo | 8 | 2000-01 |
  | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 8 | 2002-03 |
  | Patrick Lalime | 8 | 2002-03 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 8 | 2002-03 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 8 | 2006-07 |
  | Niklas Bäckström | 8 | 2008-09 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 8 | 2009-10 |
  | Carey Price | 8 | 2010-11 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 8 | 2011-12 |
  | Mike Smith | 8 | 2011-12 |
  | Tuukka Rask | 8 | 2016-17 |
  | Pekka Rinne | 8 | 2017-18 |
  | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 8 | 2017-18 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 8 | 2018-19 |
129. | Alec Connell* | 7 | 1924-25 |
  | Roy Worters* | 7 | 1925-26 |
  | Alec Connell* | 7 | 1928-29 |
  | John Ross Roach | 7 | 1930-31 |
  | Andy Aitkenhead | 7 | 1933-34 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 7 | 1937-38 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 7 | 1947-48 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 7 | 1948-49 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 7 | 1949-50 |
  | Jim Henry | 7 | 1951-52 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 7 | 1955-56 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 7 | 1957-58 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 7 | 1963-64 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 7 | 1968-69 |
  | Glenn Resch | 7 | 1975-76 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 7 | 1977-78 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 7 | 1992-93 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 7 | 1993-94 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 7 | 1993-94 |
  | Patrick Roy* | 7 | 1993-94 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 7 | 1996-97 |
  | Patrick Roy* | 7 | 1996-97 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 7 | 1997-98 |
  | Roman Turek | 7 | 1999-00 |
  | Patrick Lalime | 7 | 2000-01 |
  | Dan Cloutier | 7 | 2001-02 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 7 | 2001-02 |
  | Patrick Lalime | 7 | 2001-02 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 7 | 2001-02 |
  | José Théodore | 7 | 2001-02 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 7 | 2002-03 |
  | Marty Turco | 7 | 2002-03 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 7 | 2003-04 |
  | Cristobal Huet | 7 | 2005-06 |
  | Manny Legace | 7 | 2005-06 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 7 | 2006-07 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 7 | 2006-07 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 7 | 2008-09 |
  | Pekka Rinne | 7 | 2008-09 |
  | Craig Anderson | 7 | 2009-10 |
  | Antti Niemi | 7 | 2009-10 |
  | Pekka Rinne | 7 | 2009-10 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 7 | 2009-10 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 7 | 2010-11 |
  | Jaroslav Halák | 7 | 2010-11 |
  | Tuukka Rask | 7 | 2013-14 |
  | Corey Crawford | 7 | 2015-16 |
  | Sergei Bobrovsky | 7 | 2016-17 |
  | Peter Budaj | 7 | 2016-17 |
  | Cam Talbot | 7 | 2016-17 |
  | Ben Bishop | 7 | 2018-19 |
  | Philipp Grubauer | 7 | 2020-21 |
  | Semyon Varlamov | 7 | 2020-21 |
  | Ilya Sorokin | 7 | 2021-22 |
183. | Jake Forbes | 6 | 1924-25 |
  | Clint Benedict* | 6 | 1925-26 |
  | Charles Stewart | 6 | 1925-26 |
  | Hap Holmes* | 6 | 1926-27 |
  | Hal Winkler | 6 | 1926-27 |
  | Clint Benedict* | 6 | 1927-28 |
  | Lorne Chabot | 6 | 1929-30 |
  | Lorne Chabot | 6 | 1930-31 |
  | Dolly Dolson | 6 | 1930-31 |
  | Alec Connell* | 6 | 1931-32 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 6 | 1931-32 |
  | Dave Kerr | 6 | 1933-34 |
  | Wilf Cude | 6 | 1935-36 |
  | Normie Smith | 6 | 1935-36 |
  | Normie Smith | 6 | 1936-37 |
  | Tiny Thompson* | 6 | 1936-37 |
  | Turk Broda* | 6 | 1937-38 |
  | Earl Robertson | 6 | 1937-38 |
  | Dave Kerr | 6 | 1938-39 |
  | Frank Brimsek* | 6 | 1939-40 |
  | Earl Robertson | 6 | 1939-40 |
  | Frank Brimsek* | 6 | 1940-41 |
  | Turk Broda* | 6 | 1941-42 |
  | Johnny Mowers | 6 | 1942-43 |
  | Harry Lumley* | 6 | 1948-49 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 6 | 1949-50 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 6 | 1950-51 |
  | Al Rollins | 6 | 1952-53 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 6 | 1953-54 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 6 | 1959-60 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 6 | 1960-61 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 6 | 1963-64 |
  | Roger Crozier | 6 | 1964-65 |
  | Roger Crozier | 6 | 1965-66 |
  | Les Binkley | 6 | 1967-68 |
  | Cesare Maniago | 6 | 1967-68 |
  | Gump Worsley* | 6 | 1967-68 |
  | Ed Giacomin* | 6 | 1969-70 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 6 | 1970-71 |
  | Ken Dryden* | 6 | 1972-73 |
  | Roy Edwards | 6 | 1972-73 |
  | Gilles Gilbert | 6 | 1973-74 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 6 | 1974-75 |
  | Gary Smith | 6 | 1974-75 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 6 | 1974-75 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 6 | 1979-80 |
  | Greg Millen | 6 | 1988-89 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 6 | 1995-96 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 6 | 1996-97 |
  | Chris Osgood | 6 | 1996-97 |
  | Byron Dafoe | 6 | 1997-98 |
  | Chris Osgood | 6 | 1997-98 |
  | Guy Hebert | 6 | 1998-99 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 6 | 1998-99 |
  | Garth Snow | 6 | 1998-99 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 6 | 1998-99 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 6 | 1999-00 |
  | Chris Osgood | 6 | 1999-00 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Félix Potvin | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Roman Turek | 6 | 2000-01 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 6 | 2001-02 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 6 | 2001-02 |
  | Félix Potvin | 6 | 2001-02 |
  | Tommy Salo | 6 | 2001-02 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 6 | 2001-02 |
  | Roman Čechmánek | 6 | 2002-03 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 6 | 2002-03 |
  | José Théodore | 6 | 2003-04 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 6 | 2003-04 |
  | Marty Turco | 6 | 2006-07 |
  | Dan Ellis | 6 | 2007-08 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 6 | 2007-08 |
  | Evgeni Nabokov | 6 | 2007-08 |
  | Ty Conklin | 6 | 2008-09 |
  | Chris Mason | 6 | 2008-09 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 6 | 2008-09 |
  | Cam Ward | 6 | 2008-09 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Antti Niemi | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Pekka Rinne | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 6 | 2010-11 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 6 | 2011-12 |
  | Jaroslav Halák | 6 | 2011-12 |
  | Jimmy Howard | 6 | 2011-12 |
  | Ryan Miller | 6 | 2011-12 |
  | Antti Niemi | 6 | 2011-12 |
  | Carey Price | 6 | 2013-14 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 6 | 2013-14 |
  | Devan Dubnyk | 6 | 2014-15 |
  | Jaroslav Halák | 6 | 2014-15 |
  | Ryan Miller | 6 | 2014-15 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 6 | 2014-15 |
  | Jake Allen | 6 | 2015-16 |
  | Ben Bishop | 6 | 2015-16 |
  | Martin Jones | 6 | 2015-16 |
  | John Gibson | 6 | 2016-17 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 6 | 2017-18 |
  | Robin Lehner | 6 | 2018-19 |
  | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 6 | 2018-19 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 6 | 2019-20 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 6 | 2020-21 |
  | Igor Shesterkin | 6 | 2021-22 |
  | Ilya Sorokin | 6 | 2022-23 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | SO | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Joe Daley | 5 | 1975-76 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 5 | 1972-73 |
3. | Mike Curran | 4 | 1972-73 |
  | Ken Broderick | 4 | 1976-77 |
  | Ron Grahame | 4 | 1974-75 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 4 | 1974-75 |
  | John Garrett | 4 | 1976-77 |
  | Ron Grahame | 4 | 1976-77 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 4 | 1973-74 |
  | Michel Dion | 4 | 1977-78 |
11. | Ernie Wakely | 3 | 1976-77 |
  | Wayne Rutledge | 3 | 1976-77 |
  | Don McLeod | 3 | 1976-77 |
  | Joe Daley | 3 | 1976-77 |
  | Jacques Caron | 3 | 1976-77 |
  | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 3 | 1977-78 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 3 | 1978-79 |
  | Jim Corsi | 3 | 1978-79 |
  | Dave Dryden | 3 | 1978-79 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 3 | 1975-76 |
  | Mike Liut | 3 | 1978-79 |
  | John Garrett | 3 | 1975-76 |
  | Ron Grahame | 3 | 1975-76 |
  | Pete Donnelly | 3 | 1973-74 |
  | Al Smith | 3 | 1972-73 |
  | Don McLeod | 3 | 1973-74 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 3 | 1973-74 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 3 | 1974-75 |
29. | John Garrett | 2 | 1977-78 |
  | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 2 | 1976-77 |
  | Cap Raeder | 2 | 1976-77 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 2 | 1972-73 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 2 | 1972-73 |
  | Dave Dryden | 2 | 1977-78 |
  | Eddie Mio | 2 | 1978-79 |
  | Don McLeod | 2 | 1977-78 |
  | Al Smith | 2 | 1977-78 |
  | Ernie Wakely | 2 | 1977-78 |
  | Russ Gillow | 2 | 1972-73 |
  | Pete Donnelly | 2 | 1972-73 |
  | Joe Daley | 2 | 1972-73 |
  | John Garrett | 2 | 1978-79 |
  | Paul Hoganson | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Normand Lapointe | 2 | 1976-77 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 2 | 1976-77 |
  | Mike Curran | 2 | 1973-74 |
  | Gilles Gratton | 2 | 1973-74 |
  | Jack Norris | 2 | 1973-74 |
  | Al Smith | 2 | 1973-74 |
  | Paul Hoganson | 2 | 1975-76 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 2 | 1975-76 |
  | Christer Abrahamsson | 2 | 1975-76 |
  | Andy Brown | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Ken Brown | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | John Garrett | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Gilles Gratton | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Al Smith | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Wayne Rutledge | 2 | 1974-75 |
  | Gary Kurt | 2 | 1974-75 |
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Sunday, September 24, 4:48AM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Hockey: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Hockey Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.