NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Wins

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Year Player W
2018 Braden Holtby 16
2017 Pekka Rinne 14
2016 Matt Murray 15
2015 Corey Crawford 13
  Ben Bishop 13
2014 Jonathan Quick 16
2013 Corey Crawford 16
2012 Jonathan Quick 16
2011 Tim Thomas 16
2010 Antti Niemi 16
2009 Marc-Andre Fleury 16
2008 Chris Osgood 14
  Marc-Andre Fleury 14
2007 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 13
  Ray Emery 13
2006 Cam Ward 15
2004 Nikolai Khabibulin 16
2003 Martin Brodeur* 16
2002 Dominik Hasek* 16
2001 Patrick Roy* 16
2000 Martin Brodeur* 16
1999 Ed Belfour* 16
1998 Chris Osgood 16
1997 Mike Vernon 16
1996 Patrick Roy* 16
1995 Martin Brodeur* 16
1994 Mike Richter 16
1993 Patrick Roy* 16
1992 Tom Barrasso 16
1991 Jon Casey 14
1990 Bill Ranford 16
1989 Mike Vernon 16
1988 Grant Fuhr* 16
1987 Ron Hextall 15
1986 Patrick Roy* 15
1985 Grant Fuhr* 15
1984 Billy Smith* 12
1983 Billy Smith* 13
1982 Billy Smith* 15
1981 Billy Smith* 14
1980 Billy Smith* 15
1979 Ken Dryden* 12
1978 Ken Dryden* 12
1977 Ken Dryden* 12
1976 Ken Dryden* 12
1975 Bernie Parent* 10
1974 Bernie Parent* 12
1973 Ken Dryden* 12
1972 Eddie Johnston 6
  Ed Giacomin* 6
  Gerry Cheevers* 6
1971 Ken Dryden* 12
1970 Gerry Cheevers* 12
1969 Jacques Plante* 8
1968 Gump Worsley* 11
1967 Rogie Vachon* 6
  Terry Sawchuk* 6
1966 Gump Worsley* 8
1965 Glenn Hall* 7
1964 Johnny Bower* 8
1963 Johnny Bower* 8
1962 Glenn Hall* 6
  Johnny Bower* 6
1961 Glenn Hall* 8
1960 Jacques Plante* 8
1959 Jacques Plante* 8
1958 Jacques Plante* 8
1957 Jacques Plante* 8
1956 Jacques Plante* 8
1955 Terry Sawchuk* 8
1954 Terry Sawchuk* 8
1953 Gerry McNeil 5
1952 Terry Sawchuk* 8
1951 Gerry McNeil 5
  Turk Broda* 5
1950 Harry Lumley* 8
1949 Turk Broda* 8
1948 Turk Broda* 8
1947 Turk Broda* 8
1946 Bill Durnan* 8
1945 Frank McCool 8
1944 Bill Durnan* 8
1943 Johnny Mowers 8
1942 Turk Broda* 8
1941 Frank Brimsek* 8
1940 Dave Kerr 8
1939 Frank Brimsek* 8
1938 Mike Karakas 6
1937 Dave Kerr 6
1936 Normie Smith 6
1935 Alec Connell* 5
1934 Charlie Gardiner* 6
1933 Andy Aitkenhead 6
1932 Lorne Chabot 5
1931 George Hainsworth* 6
1930 George Hainsworth* 5
1929 Tiny Thompson* 5
1928 Clint Benedict* 5
1927 Alec Connell* 3
1926 Clint Benedict* 2
1925 Georges Vezina* 2
1924 Georges Vezina* 2
1923 Georges Vezina* 1
  Clint Benedict* 1
1922 John Ross Roach 1
1921 Clint Benedict* 2
1919 Georges Vezina* 4
1918 Georges Vezina* 1
  Hap Holmes* 1
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