| 1956–60 Jacques Plante, Montreal |
| 1961 | Johnny Bower, Toronto |
| 1962 | Jacques Plante, Montreal |
| 1963 | Glenn Hall, Chicago |
| 1964 | Charlie Hodge, Montreal |
| 1965 | Terry Sawchuk—Johnny Bower, Toronto |
| 1966 | Gump Worsley—Charlie Hodge, Montreal |
| 1967 | Glen Hall—Denis Dejordy, Chicago |
| 1968 | Gump Worsley—Rogie Vachon, Montreal |
| 1969 | Glenn Hall—Jacques Plante, St. Louis |
| 1970 | Tony Esposito, Chicago |
| 1971 | Ed Giacomin—Gilles Villemure, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1972 | Tony Esposito—Gary Smith, Chicago |
| 1973 | Ken Dryden, Montreal |
| 1974 | Bernie Parent, Philadelphia and Tony Esposito, Chicago |
| 1975 | Bernie Parent, Philadelphia |
| 1976 | Ken Dryden, Montreal |
1977–79 Ken Dryden—Bunny Larocque, Montreal |
| 1980 | Bob Sauve—Don Edwards, Buffalo |
| 1981 | Richard Sevigny—Denis Herron—Bunny Larocque, Montreal |
| 1982 | Billy Smith, N.Y. Islanders |
| 1983 | Pete Peeters, Boston |
| 1984 | Tom Barrasso, Buffalo |
| 1985 | Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia |
| 1986 | John Vanbiesbrouck, N.Y. Rangers |
| 1987 | Ron Hextall, Philadelphia |
| 1988 | Grant Fuhr, Edmonton |
| 1989–90 Patrick Roy, Montreal |
| 1991 | Ed Belfour, Chicago |
| 1992 | Patrick Roy, Montreal |
| 1993 | Ed Belfour, Chicago |
| 1994–95 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo |
| 1996 | Jim Carey, Washington |
| 1997–99 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo |
| 2000 | Olaf Kolzig, Washington |
| 2001 | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo |
| 2002 | Jose Theodore, Montreal |
| 2003–04 Martin Brodeur, New Jersey |
| 2006 | Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary |