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'''Save percentage''' (often known by such symbols as '''SV%''', '''SVS%''', '''SVP''', '''PCT''') is a statistic in many sports that track [[Save (goaltender)|saves]] as a statistic.
 
In [[ice hockey]] and [[lacrosse]], it’sit is a [[statistic]] that represents the percentage of [[shot on goal (ice hockey)|shots on goal]] a [[goaltender]] stops. It is calculated by dividing the number of saves by the total number of shots on goal.
 
Although the statistic is called "save ''percentage''", it is given as a decimal (in the same way as an [[on-base percentage]] in [[baseball]]). Thus, ''.933'' means a goaltender saved 93.3 percent of all shots they faced. [[National Hockey League]] goaltenders typically have a save percentage above .900, and [[National Lacrosse League]] goaltenders typically have a save percentage above .750.