# Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award

The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, officially billed as the MBNA/MasterCard Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was an award in ice hockey given annually to the goaltender who finished the regular season with the best save percentage in the National Hockey League (NHL). Only goaltenders who played 25 games or more in the season were eligible for the award. A goaltender's save percentage represents the percentage of shots on goal that he stops, and is calculated by dividing the number of saves by the total number of shots on goal.
The award was first presented at the conclusion of the 1999–2000 season, and was named in honor of former Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals goaltender Roger Crozier, a Calder and Conn Smythe Trophy winner who played in the NHL from 1964 to 1977. It was presented by the MBNA corporation in memory of Crozier, who worked for the MBNA America Bank after retiring as a player, and died on January 11, 1996. The winner of the trophy received a commemorative crystal trophy and was given US$25,000 to donate to a youth hockey or other educational program of their choice.
By 2007, when it ceased being presented, the award had been handed to six different players on seven occasions. Marty Turco is the only goaltender to have won the award twice. Three Dallas Stars goalies have won the award, while two each have represented the Montreal Canadiens and the Minnesota Wild. Only seven awards were ever made. The award was not presented in 2005, as the entire 2004–05 season was canceled due to the lockout.

## Winners

* Denotes players who are still active in the NHL
* Denotes player who was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # | Ref. |
| 1999–2000 | Ed Belfour | Dallas Stars | .919 | 1$^†$ | |
| 2000–01 | Marty Turco | Dallas Stars | .925 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | Jose Theodore | Montreal Canadiens | .931 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Marty Turco | Dallas Stars | .932 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | Dwayne Roloson | Minnesota Wild | .933 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout |
| 2005–06 | Cristobal Huet | Montreal Canadiens | .929 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Niklas Backstrom | Minnesota Wild | .929 | 1 | |
$^†$ - Belfour was a prior save percentage leader in the 1990–91 season, before the Crozier Award was first presented.

### Save-percentage leaders (1956–1999)

Before 2000, there was no award for leading the league in save percentage. The NHL started counting the statistic in 1982, while records have been compiled for save percentage back into the mid-1950s.
Bold denotes highest season save percentage on record
* Season shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # |
| 1955–56 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens | .930 | 1 |
| 1956–57 | Glenn Hall | Detroit Red Wings | .928 | 1 |
| 1957–58 | Gump Worsley | New York Rangers | .927 | 1 |
| 1958–59 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens | .925 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .919 | 1 |
| 1960–61 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .923 | 2 |
| 1961–62 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens | .923 | 3 |
| 1962–63 | Glenn Hall | Chicago Black Hawks | .918 | 2 |
| 1963–64 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .932 | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .924 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .930 | 5 |
| 1966–67 | Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | .925 | 6 |
| 1967–68 | Bruce Gamble | Toronto Maple Leafs | .934 | 1 |
| 1968–69 | Jacques Plante | St. Louis Blues | .940 | 4 |
| 1969–70 | Tony Esposito | Chicago Black Hawks | .932 | 1 |
| 1970–71 | Jacques Plante | Toronto Maple Leafs | .944 | 5 |
| 1971–72 | Tony Esposito | Chicago Black Hawks | .934 | 2 |
| 1972–73 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | .926 | 1 |
| 1973–74 | Bernie Parent | Philadelphia Flyers | .932 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Rogie Vachon | Los Angeles Kings | .927 | 1 |
| 1975–76 | Glenn Resch | New York Islanders | .914 | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | .920 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | .922 | 3 |
| 1978–79 | Glenn Resch | New York Islanders | .914 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Denis Herron | Montreal Canadiens | .907 | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Rick St. Croix | Philadelphia Flyers | .913 | 1 |
| 1981–82 | Denis Herron | Montreal Canadiens | .910 | 2 |
| 1982–83 | Roland Melanson | New York Islanders | .909 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Roland Melanson | New York Islanders | .903 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Warren Skorodenski | Chicago Black Hawks | .903 | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Bob Froese | Philadelphia Flyers | .909 | 1 |
| 1986–87 | Ron Hextall | Philadelphia Flyers | .902 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | .900 | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | .908 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | .912 | 3 |
| 1990–91 | Ed Belfour | Chicago Blackhawks | .910 | 1 |
| 1991–92 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | .914 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Curtis Joseph | St. Louis Blues | .911 | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 1 |
| 1994–95* | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .920 | 3 |
| 1996–97 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .932 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres | .937 | 6 |

### Save-percentage leaders (2007–present)

* Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout $^†$ Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # |
| 2007–08 | Dan Ellis | Nashville Predators | .924 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Tim Thomas | Boston Bruins | .933 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | .931 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Tim Thomas | Boston Bruins | .938 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Brian Elliott | St. Louis Blues | .940 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Craig Anderson | Ottawa Senators | .941 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Josh Harding | Minnesota Wild | .933 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | .933 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Brian Elliott | St. Louis Blues | .930 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | .932 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Carter Hutton | St. Louis Blues | .931 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Ben Bishop | Dallas Stars | .934 | 1 |
| 2019–20$^†$ | Anton Khudobin | Dallas Stars | .930 | 1 |
| 2020–21$^†$ | Alex Nedeljkovic | Carolina Hurricanes | .932 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | .935 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Linus Ullmark | Boston Bruins | .938 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Anthony Stolarz | Florida Panthers | .925 | 1 |