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Capitals: Top 10 greatest goalies of all-time

By Michael Marzzacco

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Pat Riggin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
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#6 Pat Riggin

Number six on our list is Pat Riggin. He spent three and a half seasons with the Capitals after the team traded for him in the summer of 1982. He was traded for Pete Peeters in November of the 1985 season.

Riggin had some ups and downs with the Caps. He had the starter’s job in 1983 but went 0-7 to begin the season. Al Jensen, who is next spoiler alert, took over at the starter’s spot. After he hurt his back, Riggin came back in the create and was stellar. That season saw them take home the Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest goals in the league.

The next season saw Riggin remain the number one starter and won a career-high 28 games but got sick just before the start of the playoffs. Jensen stepped right in that spring.

In 1985-86, Riggin got off to a slow start and Jensen took over the job as starter. Riggin was then traded to the Boston Bruins for Pete Peeters.

Riggin played in 143 games with the Caps finishing with a 67-46-19 record with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .883 save percentage. He came close to winning the Vezina Trophy twice, finishing third in 1983-84 and fourth the next season. He was a heck of a goalie who could have had even more success if he wasn’t bit with the injury bug.

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