WHL save ratio records

The best goaltending performances in Western Hockey League history, measured in save ratio - the number of saves a goalie makes for every goal they allow.

Carter Hart’s 2017-18 is the best season in WHL history at 17.97. The best single month belongs to Martin Jones, March 2010, at 39.00.

Best seasons

Ranked by save ratio. Minimum 25 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Saves	GA	Save %
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	41	17.97	1168	65	.947
2	Griffen Outhouse	VIC	2015-16	27	14.80	666	45	.937
3	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	54	14.78	1581	107	.937
4	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	61	14.64	1493	102	.936
5	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2012-13	27	14.63	585	40	.936
6	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	46	14.48	1231	85	.935
7	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	55	14.36	1695	118	.935
8	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	62	13.92	1587	114	.933
9	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	49	13.74	1223	89	.932
10	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	28	13.16	763	58	.929
11	Mac Carruth	POR	2012-13	39	13.15	1026	78	.929
12	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	34	12.85	938	73	.928
13	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	33	12.81	871	68	.928
14	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	54	12.73	1298	102	.927
15	Evan Gardner	SAS	2023-24	30	12.66	671	53	.927
16	Connor Ingram	KAM	2016-17	45	12.66	1329	105	.927
17	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	42	12.65	1189	94	.927
18	Kent Simpson	EVT	2009-10	34	12.41	906	73	.925
19	Dylan Garand	KAM	2021-22	45	12.31	1194	97	.925
20	Connor Ungar	MJ	2022-23	38	12.29	1155	94	.925
21	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	60	12.25	1849	151	.925
22	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2013-14	65	12.17	2129	175	.924
23	Trent Miner	VAN	2018-19	32	12.11	751	62	.924
24	Landon Bow	SEA	2015-16	53	11.93	1431	120	.923
25	Dylan Ferguson	KAM	2016-17	31	11.90	928	78	.922

Drawn from 571 qualified seasons since 2007-08.

Best months

A single calendar month. Minimum 6 games played.

#	Goalie	Team	When	GP	Save ratio	Saves	GA	Save %
1	Martin Jones	CAL	March 2010	6	39.00	156	4	.975
2	Tristan Jarry	EDM	January 2013	6	28.00	112	4	.966
3	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	January 2009	8	27.38	219	8	.965
4	Shane Farkas	VIC	January 2020	6	27.00	162	6	.964
5	James Reid	SPO	November 2009	11	26.92	323	12	.964
6	Eric Comrie	T.C	January 2014	11	25.20	378	15	.962
7	Burke Hood	VAN	March 2025	6	24.88	199	8	.961
8	Carter Hart	EVT	November 2017	10	24.08	313	13	.960
9	Carter Hart	EVT	November 2016	9	23.30	233	10	.959
10	Jordan Switzer	MH	December 2025	6	22.80	114	5	.958
11	Dustin Wolf	EVT	October 2019	7	22.30	223	10	.957
12	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	February 2010	8	22.25	267	12	.957
13	Juha Metsola	LET	February 2008	6	22.17	133	6	.957
14	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	January 2013	9	22.17	266	12	.957
15	Dustin Wolf	EVT	March 2019	7	22.00	176	8	.957
16	Mackenzie Skapski	KTN	February 2013	11	21.71	304	14	.956
17	Dylan Garand	KAM	November 2021	8	21.60	216	10	.956
18	Stuart Skinner	LET	January 2016	6	21.44	193	9	.955
19	Dustin Wolf	EVT	December 2018	7	21.44	193	9	.955
20	Lucas Gore	CWK	March 2011	10	21.28	383	18	.955
21	Connor Ingram	KAM	March 2016	8	21.00	273	13	.955
22	Filip Ruzicka	BDN	December 2025	7	21.00	210	10	.955
23	Chris Driedger	CAL	January 2012	7	20.63	165	8	.954
24	Connor Ungar	MJ	October 2022	7	20.55	226	11	.954
25	Cole Kehler	POR	November 2017	11	20.35	346	17	.953

Drawn from 2,581 qualified months since 2007-08.

Best stretches

The hottest a goalie has ever been. Consecutive games within a single season — only each goalie’s best stretch per season is listed, because a great 20-game run contains eleven good 10-game runs and one goalie would otherwise fill the table.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio	Saves	GA
1	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Feb 27, 2010 – Mar 7, 2010	70.00	140	2
2	Jordon Cooke	KEL	2013-14	Feb 28, 2014 – Mar 8, 2014	61.50	123	2
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2008-09	Dec 28, 2008 – Jan 7, 2009	58.50	117	2
4	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Dec 1, 2017 – Dec 9, 2017	57.00	171	3
5	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Jan 28, 2022 – Feb 11, 2022	56.00	112	2
6	Daniel Hauser	CGY	2024-25	Feb 19, 2025 – Mar 7, 2025	56.00	112	2
7	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Dec 30, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	54.33	163	3
8	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2020-21	Mar 20, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021	47.00	141	3
9	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Jan 19, 2014 – Jan 29, 2014	45.75	183	4
10	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Jan 15, 2011	45.00	135	3
11	Jordan Switzer	MH	2024-25	Feb 12, 2025 – Mar 4, 2025	45.00	135	3
12	Evan Sarthou	T.C	2014-15	Jan 16, 2015 – Jan 24, 2015	44.67	134	3
13	Brendan Burke	POR	2013-14	Jan 19, 2014 – Feb 1, 2014	43.33	130	3
14	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2013-14	Feb 26, 2014 – Mar 7, 2014	43.25	173	4
15	Ty Edmonds	P.G	2013-14	Sep 22, 2013 – Oct 5, 2013	42.67	128	3
16	Jiri Patera	BDN	2019-20	Jan 3, 2020 – Jan 15, 2020	41.50	166	4
17	Griffen Outhouse	VIC	2016-17	Dec 27, 2016 – Jan 6, 2017	40.75	163	4
18	Shane Farkas	POR	2017-18	Feb 21, 2018 – Mar 3, 2018	40.33	121	3
19	Patrik Polivka	VIC	2013-14	Nov 19, 2013 – Nov 29, 2013	40.25	161	4
20	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Nov 17, 2012 – Nov 24, 2012	40.00	160	4
21	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Feb 23, 2019 – Mar 8, 2019	40.00	120	3
22	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Sep 20, 2008 – Oct 4, 2008	39.00	156	4
23	Lucas Gore	CWK	2010-11	Mar 2, 2011 – Mar 9, 2011	39.00	156	4
24	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Feb 11, 2023 – Mar 4, 2023	37.25	149	4
25	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 30, 2010 – Feb 13, 2010	36.00	144	4

Best 5-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 937 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio	Saves	GA
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 15, 2017 – Dec 8, 2017	36.89	332	9
2	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Jan 3, 2014 – Jan 29, 2014	28.58	343	12
3	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Dec 13, 2013	27.36	301	11
4	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Dec 6, 2008 – Jan 31, 2009	26.80	268	10
5	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 14, 2014 – Feb 7, 2014	25.42	305	12
6	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 8, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013	25.30	253	10
7	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Nov 1, 2009 – Nov 27, 2009	25.08	301	12
8	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Feb 5, 2023 – Mar 18, 2023	24.73	272	11
9	Joshua Ravensbergen	PG	2023-24	Oct 29, 2023 – Dec 3, 2023	23.91	263	11
10	Leland Irving	EVT	2007-08	Feb 8, 2008 – Mar 12, 2008	23.71	332	14
11	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Feb 17, 2010 – Mar 10, 2010	23.55	259	11
12	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	Oct 29, 2016 – Nov 30, 2016	23.55	259	11
13	Dylan Ernst	KAM	2022-23	Nov 12, 2022 – Dec 10, 2022	23.55	259	11
14	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Feb 15, 2013 – Mar 6, 2013	23.00	322	14
15	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 25, 2019 – Feb 19, 2019	23.00	276	12
16	Landon Bow	S.C	2014-15	Oct 22, 2014 – Nov 19, 2014	22.43	314	14
17	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 19, 2013 – Feb 8, 2013	22.33	335	15
18	Shane Farkas	POR	2017-18	Jan 20, 2018 – Mar 3, 2018	22.00	264	12
19	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Oct 14, 2018 – Nov 20, 2018	22.00	264	12
20	Max Palaga	EVT	2018-19	Dec 1, 2018 – Mar 16, 2019	21.88	175	8
21	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 30, 2010 – Mar 2, 2010	21.60	324	15
22	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Dec 7, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	21.57	302	14
23	Dylan Garand	KAM	2021-22	Oct 29, 2021 – Nov 27, 2021	21.50	258	12
24	Carl Tetachuk	MJ	2021-22	Jan 23, 2022 – Feb 25, 2022	21.38	278	13
25	Lucas Gore	CWK	2010-11	Mar 2, 2011 – Mar 19, 2011	21.28	383	18

Best 10-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 872 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio	Saves	GA
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 11, 2017 – Jan 20, 2018	32.13	482	15
2	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 18, 2012 – Feb 2, 2013	23.63	378	16
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Jan 31, 2010 – Mar 6, 2010	23.28	419	18
4	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 25, 2019 – Mar 5, 2019	22.11	398	18
5	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Nov 27, 2019 – Jan 14, 2020	21.20	424	20
6	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Oct 3, 2018 – Nov 20, 2018	20.63	392	19
7	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Jan 2, 2014	20.18	444	22
8	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Nov 1, 2009 – Dec 12, 2009	20.10	422	21
9	Carter Hart	EVT	2015-16	Oct 23, 2015 – Nov 27, 2015	19.61	353	18
10	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Dec 6, 2008 – Feb 14, 2009	19.48	409	21
11	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Dec 3, 2021 – Feb 11, 2022	19.30	444	23
12	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 22, 2013 – Feb 20, 2013	19.24	481	25
13	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Feb 6, 2013 – Mar 8, 2013	19.04	514	27
14	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	Oct 12, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	18.96	455	24
15	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 15, 2010 – Mar 13, 2010	18.76	469	25
16	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2013-14	Oct 11, 2013 – Nov 30, 2013	18.20	364	20
17	Carter Hart	EVT	2016-17	Oct 15, 2016 – Nov 30, 2016	18.20	364	20
18	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Dec 27, 2013 – Feb 1, 2014	18.15	490	27
19	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Feb 12, 2011	18.00	432	24
20	Stuart Skinner	LET	2015-16	Nov 26, 2015 – Jan 29, 2016	17.76	444	25
21	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	Nov 9, 2013 – Jan 21, 2014	17.50	420	24
22	Cole Kehler	POR	2017-18	Oct 8, 2017 – Nov 25, 2017	17.41	470	27
23	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2009-10	Dec 5, 2009 – Jan 13, 2010	17.27	380	22
24	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 4, 2014 – Feb 15, 2014	17.19	447	26
25	Joel Hofer	POR	2019-20	Oct 13, 2019 – Nov 29, 2019	17.13	411	24

Best 15-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 796 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

#	Goalie	Team	Season	Stretch	Save ratio	Saves	GA
1	Carter Hart	EVT	2017-18	Nov 3, 2017 – Jan 26, 2018	26.39	607	23
2	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2018-19	Jan 12, 2019 – Mar 9, 2019	19.81	515	26
3	Martin Jones	CAL	2009-10	Jan 22, 2010 – Mar 10, 2010	19.52	527	27
4	Laurent Brossoit	EDM	2012-13	Dec 16, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013	19.40	485	25
5	Andrey Makarov	SAS	2012-13	Jan 22, 2013 – Mar 1, 2013	18.88	623	33
6	Ian Scott	PA	2018-19	Sep 21, 2018 – Nov 23, 2018	18.17	527	29
7	Shane Farkas	VIC	2019-20	Oct 26, 2019 – Jan 10, 2020	17.81	570	32
8	Dustin Wolf	EVT	2019-20	Sep 21, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	17.79	605	34
9	Coleman Vollrath	VIC	2013-14	Oct 1, 2013 – Jan 21, 2014	17.58	580	33
10	Thomas Heemskerk	EVT	2009-10	Jan 3, 2010 – Mar 14, 2010	17.29	605	35
11	Chris Driedger	CAL	2013-14	Nov 15, 2013 – Jan 17, 2014	17.27	570	33
12	Dustin Tokarski	SPO	2008-09	Sep 20, 2008 – Nov 19, 2008	17.09	598	35
13	Taylor Gauthier	PG	2021-22	Dec 3, 2021 – Mar 4, 2022	16.97	594	35
14	Joel Hofer	POR	2019-20	Oct 11, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019	16.97	543	32
15	Patrik Bartosak	R.D	2012-13	Oct 16, 2012 – Dec 7, 2012	16.91	541	32
16	Thomas Milic	SEA	2022-23	Nov 9, 2022 – Mar 4, 2023	16.70	501	30
17	Tristan Jarry	EDM	2013-14	Oct 9, 2013 – Dec 10, 2013	16.67	500	30
18	Taran Kozun	KAM	2013-14	Jan 7, 2014 – Mar 2, 2014	16.46	576	35
19	Chet Pickard	TRI	2007-08	Dec 8, 2007 – Feb 1, 2008	16.41	558	34
20	Leland Irving	EVT	2007-08	Jan 13, 2008 – Mar 14, 2008	16.15	630	39
21	James Reid	SPO	2009-10	Oct 9, 2009 – Dec 15, 2009	16.09	547	34
22	Carter Hart	EVT	2015-16	Oct 3, 2015 – Nov 29, 2015	16.06	498	31
23	Darcy Kuemper	R.D	2010-11	Jan 7, 2011 – Feb 25, 2011	15.97	559	35
24	Connor Ingram	KAM	2016-17	Oct 8, 2016 – Jan 17, 2017	15.95	606	38
25	Eric Comrie	T.C	2013-14	Nov 30, 2013 – Jan 31, 2014	15.90	636	40

Best 20-game stretch by save ratio, one per goalie per season. Drawn from 700 qualifying goalie-seasons since 2007-08.

By decade

League-average save ratio, for all goalies across each time period.

Decade	Seasons	Save ratio	Save %
00s	3	9.04	.900
10s	10	9.06	.901
20s	6	8.55	.895

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