NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGAA
1.Alec Connell* 1924-371.916
2.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.932
3.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-342.024
4.Lorne Chabot 1926-372.027
5.Tiny Thompson* 1928-402.072
6.Dave Kerr 1930-412.135
7.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.202
8.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.238
9.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.242
10.Roy Worters* 1925-372.276
11.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.277
12.Roman Turek 1996-042.306
13.Clint Benedict* 1917-302.316
14.Ben Bishop 2008-202.324
15.Gerry McNeil 1947-572.341
16.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.356
17.Marty Turco 2000-122.357
18.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.375
19.Manny Legace 1998-102.410
20.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.433
21.Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-202.433
22.Cory Schneider 2008-222.433
23.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.436
24.Corey Crawford 2005-202.445
25.John Ross Roach 1921-352.457
26.Cristobal Huet 2002-102.457
27.Antti Raanta 2013-242.478
28.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.488
29.Niklas Bäckström 2006-162.492
30.Chris Osgood 1993-112.492
31.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.496
32.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.496
33.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-262.499
34.Manny Fernandez 1994-092.503
35.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.504
36.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.504
37.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.506
38.Carey Price 2007-222.507
39.Jonathan Quick 2007-262.511
40.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.519
41.Igor Shesterkin 2019-262.519
42.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.520
43.Tim Thomas 2002-142.521
44.Turk Broda* 1936-522.527
45.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.532
46.Jake Oettinger 2020-262.537
47.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.537
48.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.549
49.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.552
50.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.555
51.Tommy Salo 1994-042.555
52.Darcy Kuemper 2012-262.565
53.Antti Niemi 2008-192.565
54.Brian Elliott 2007-232.568
55.Linus Ullmark 2015-262.569
56.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.578
57.Patrick Lalime 1996-112.579
58.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-262.585
59.Frederik Andersen 2013-262.589
60.Braden Holtby 2010-222.593
61.Ilya Sorokin 2020-262.596
62.Marc-André Fleury 2003-252.604
63.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-262.607
64.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.607
65.Martin Biron 1995-142.615
66.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.620
67.Brent Johnson 1998-122.629
68.Ryan Miller 2002-212.638
69.Semyon Varlamov 2008-252.647
70.Philipp Grubauer 2012-262.650
71.Chris Mason 1998-132.661
72.Jamie McLennan 1993-072.676
73.José Théodore 1995-132.680
74.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.686
75.Cam Talbot 2013-262.689
76.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.696
77.Steve Mason 2008-182.696
78.Mike Smith 2006-222.697
79.Peter Budaj 2005-192.698
80.Ray Emery 2002-152.700
81.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.704
82.Kari Lehtonen 2003-182.707
83.Brian Boucher 1999-132.707
84.Robin Lehner 2010-222.708
85.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.712
86.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.714
87.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.715
88.Martin Jones 2013-242.716
89.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.725
90.Fred Brathwaite 1993-042.727
91.Jacob Markström 2010-262.731
92.Wilf Cude 1930-412.734
93.Mike Dunham 1996-072.740
94.Juuse Saros 2015-262.741
95.Cam Ward 2005-192.743
96.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.743
97.Jocelyn Thibault 1993-082.751
98.Jake Allen 2012-262.755
99.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.759
100.Félix Potvin 1991-042.760
101.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.766
102.Dan Cloutier 1997-082.770
103.Al Rollins 1949-602.775
104.Jonathan Bernier 2007-222.777
105.David Rittich 2016-262.785
106.Matt Murray 2015-262.791
107.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.793
108.Garth Snow 1993-062.798
109.Tristan Jarry 2016-262.804
110.Thatcher Demko 2017-262.810
111.Guy Hebert 1991-012.812
112.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.819
113.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.824
114.Mathieu Garon 2000-132.830
115.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.831
116.Jordan Binnington 2015-262.834
117.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.838
118.Trevor Kidd 1991-042.839
119.Jim Henry 1941-552.844
120.Craig Anderson 2002-232.858
121.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.869
122.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.871
123.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.872
124.John Gibson 2013-262.872
125.James Reimer 2010-262.873
126.Petr Mrázek 2012-262.874
127.Ondřej Pavelec 2007-182.876
128.Kevin Weekes 1997-092.885
129.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.890
130.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.891
131.Mike Richter 1989-032.891
132.Mackenzie Blackwood 2018-262.898
133.Jeff Hackett 1988-042.902
134.Mike Karakas 1935-462.910
135.Tony Esposito* 1968-842.930
136.Sean Burke 1987-072.959
137.Ron Hextall 1986-992.976
138.John Vanbiesbrouck 1981-022.976
139.Mike Vernon* 1982-022.984
140.Alexandar Georgiev 2017-252.988
141.Rick Tabaracci 1988-002.989
142.Rogie Vachon* 1966-823.000
143.Marc Denis 1996-093.018
144.Chuck Rayner* 1940-533.032
145.Daren Puppa 1985-003.033
146.Roger Crozier 1963-773.040
147.Ron Tugnutt 1987-043.047
148.Joonas Korpisalo 2015-263.058
149.Stéphane Fiset 1989-023.068
150.Chris Terreri 1986-013.069
151.Wayne Stephenson 1971-813.071
152.Pete Peeters 1978-913.090
153.Karel Vejmelka 2021-263.102
154.Mark Fitzpatrick 1988-003.120
155.Andy Moog 1980-983.135
156.Denis DeJordy 1962-743.136
157.Bob Essensa 1988-023.147
158.Doug Favell 1967-793.173
159.Billy Smith* 1971-893.176
160.Jon Casey 1983-973.216
161.Elvis Merzļikins 2019-263.220
162.Bruce Gamble 1958-723.226
163.Tom Barrasso* 1983-033.242
164.Eddie Johnston 1962-783.251
165.Kirk McLean 1985-013.260
166.Dan Bouchard 1972-863.265
167.Cesare Maniago 1960-783.269
168.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.274
169.Glenn Resch 1973-873.280
170.Gerry Desjardins 1968-783.290
171.Don Edwards 1976-863.323
172.Michel Larocque 1973-843.336
173.Rick Wamsley 1980-933.343
174.Glenn Healy 1985-013.367
175.Grant Fuhr* 1981-003.380
176.Gary Smith 1965-803.398
177.Bill Ranford 1985-003.410
178.Kelly Hrudey 1983-983.427
179.Pat Riggin 1979-883.435
180.Don Beaupre 1980-973.456
181.Réjean Lemelin 1978-933.459
182.Clint Malarchuk 1981-923.471
183.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.492
184.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.493
185.Mike Liut 1979-923.493
186.John Davidson 1973-833.527
187.Phil Myre 1969-833.529
188.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.534
189.Glen Hanlon 1977-913.606
190.Craig Billington 1985-033.630
191.Ken Wregget 1983-003.633
192.Roland Melanson 1980-923.635
193.Jacques Cloutier 1981-943.636
194.Gilles Meloche 1970-883.647
195.Gary Edwards 1968-823.653
196.Jim Rutherford* 1970-833.656
197.Denis Herron 1972-863.705
198.Brian Hayward 1982-933.725
199.Steve Weeks 1980-933.730
200.Dunc Wilson 1969-793.749
201.Michel Plasse 1970-823.792
202.Murray Bannerman 1977-873.839
203.Richard Brodeur 1979-883.863
204.Greg Millen 1978-923.877
205.Greg Stefan 1981-903.933
206.Doug Soetaert 1975-873.970
207.Ron Low 1972-854.289

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGAA
1.Al Smith 1972-793.252
2.Ernie Wakely 1972-793.302
3.Don McLeod 1972-783.326
4.Joe Daley 1972-793.371
5.John Garrett 1973-793.520
6.Richard Brodeur 1972-793.638