WILMINGTON, Mass. — Tim Thomas, the Boston Bruins goalie and the best player at his position in the N.H.L. this season, was taking off his gear in the empty dressing room Friday when he was asked about breaking Dominik Hasek’s record for the highest single-season save percentage.

“What about your quest for .937?”

“What?”

“The save-percentage record?”

“I didn’t realize it,” Thomas said. “I’d heard about it earlier this year, but I didn’t know what the exact number was. I’ll now try to forget it as soon as I can,” he added, laughing.

Thomas, 36, is just happy to be here after toiling for years in Finland, Sweden and the North American minor leagues. He does not seem to pay close attention to the numbers he has put up in six full seasons with the Bruins.

Rather, he keeps track of personal milestones. The night before, he stopped 24 shots in a 7-0 shutout of Montreal.