Over the weekend Tim Melia and Zack Steffen made headlines by saving penalty kicks to help their respective teams, Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew SC, bag big victories – and for both goalkeepers, it was only the latest in a string of clutch PK saves in their careers.
Which got us thinking: Who are the best ‘keepers in MLS history when it comes to stopping opponents’ spot kicks? We stacked them up using their career percentage of penalty goals allowed; thus the lower the percentage of PKs against them converted, the better they fare.