Top 10 Toronto Maple Leafs Goaltenders of All-Time

By Mike Jack | Oct 28, 2021

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 05: Statues of former Toronto Maple Leafs goalies Johnny Bower and Turk Broda enshrined in Legends Row outside the Air Canada Centre before the Toronto Raptors game against the Utah Jazz during NBA game action at Air Canada Centre on January 5, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO – 1952: Sid Abel of the Chicago Black Hawks takes a shot on goalie Jacques Plante . (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images) /

Jacques Plante on the Toronto Maple Leafs (1970-1973)

Honours & Hardware
2nd Team All-Star 1971
5th in Hart Memorial Trophy voting 1971
Hall of Fame Inductee

Best Seasons on the Toronto Maple Leafs
1970-71: Ranked #1 in NHL SV% (.944) and #1 in NHL GAA (1.89)
NHL Record for Best Single Season SV%
4th Best Single Season GAA in Toronto Maple Leafs History

1972-73: Ranked #5 in NHL SV% (.911) and #7 in NHL GAA (2.82)
1971-72: Ranked #6 in NHL SV% (.917) and #9 in NHL GAA (2.63)

Toronto Maple Leafs Career
Best Toronto Maple Leafs Career SV% in History (.925)
8th Best Toronto Maple Leafs Career GAA in History (2.46)

Jacques Plante has the NHL record for winning the most Vezina trophies with seven Vezinas which were all won while he played for the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues before he was on the Maple Leafs. He also won six Stanley Cups and a Hart trophy while with the Canadiens.

While with the Maple Leafs though, he set an NHL record for Best Single Season Save Percentage (playing at least 25 games) with a .944 in 1970-71. That beat his own record of .940 set in 1968-69 while with the St. Louis Blues.

On this list we’ve seen The Cat, but now it’s time to see the dog:

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