NHL & WHA Career Playoff 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.Flat Walsh 1926-330.933
2.Thatcher Demko 2017-260.974
3.Joe Miller 1927-311.000
4.Kevin Poulin 2010-151.144
5.Chad Johnson 2009-191.158
6.Alec Connell* 1924-371.191
7.Mark LaForest 1985-941.248
8.Normie Smith 1931-451.318
9.Brandon Bussi 2025-261.321
10.Eric Comrie 2016-261.396
11.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-341.427
12.Andy Aitkenhead 1932-351.481
13.Martin Prusek 2001-061.500
14.Lorne Chabot 1926-371.554
15.Jack Gelineau 1948-541.615
16.Hal Winkler 1926-281.688
17.Dave Kerr 1930-411.743
18.Earl Robertson 1937-421.748
19.Patrick Lalime 1996-111.765
20.Gerry McNeil 1947-571.839
21.Bert Gardiner 1935-441.853
22.Clint Benedict* 1917-301.871
23.Tiny Thompson* 1928-401.876
24.Sam LoPresti 1940-421.922
25.Kevin Weekes 1997-091.925
26.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.929
27.Elvis Merzļikins 2019-261.955
28.John Ross Roach 1921-351.957
29.Bob Mason 1983-911.959
30.Turk Broda* 1936-521.973
31.Manny Fernandez 1994-091.997
32.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.017
33.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.019
34.Spencer Knight 2020-262.063
35.Jake Allen 2012-262.063
36.David Aebischer 2000-082.068
37.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.070
38.Tim Thomas 2002-142.081
39.Ron Grahame 1977-812.081
40.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.084
41.Chris Osgood 1993-112.094
42.Les Binkley 1967-722.101
43.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.122
44.Braden Holtby 2010-222.125
45.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.144
46.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.162
47.Marty Turco 2000-122.165
48.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.166
49.Alex Nedeljkovic 2016-262.173
50.Robin Lehner 2010-222.186
51.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.188
52.Matt Murray 2015-262.190
53.Antero Niittymäki 2003-112.193
54.Brent Johnson 1998-122.195
55.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.200
56.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.220
57.Frank McCool 1944-462.231
58.Roman Turek 1996-042.234
59.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.242
60.Jussi Markkanen 2001-072.244
61.Scott Clemmensen 2001-152.255
62.Akira Schmid 2021-262.256
63.Ron Tugnutt 1987-042.267
64.Ben Bishop 2008-202.271
65.Jack Campbell 2013-242.275
66.Scott Darling 2014-192.280
67.Roy Worters* 1925-372.286
68.Daniel Vladař 2020-262.288
69.Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-202.299
70.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.304
71.Jonathan Quick 2007-262.311
72.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.313
73.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.314
74.Frederik Andersen 2013-262.317
75.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.320
76.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.325
77.Roman Čechmánek 2000-042.333
78.Alfie Moore 1936-402.333
79.Cory Schneider 2008-222.347
80.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.350
81.Carter Hart 2018-262.352
82.Craig Anderson 2002-232.359
83.Martin Jones 2013-242.359
84.Brian Boucher 1999-132.363
85.Casey DeSmith 2017-262.373
86.Cam Ward 2005-192.379
87.Corey Crawford 2005-202.379
88.Ty Conklin 2001-122.381
89.Scott Wedgewood 2015-262.384
90.Al Rollins 1949-602.384
91.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.390
92.Carey Price 2007-222.390
93.Logan Thompson 2020-262.396
94.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.403
95.Curtis McElhinney 2007-212.403
96.Igor Shesterkin 2019-262.407
97.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.408
98.Hank Bassen 1954-682.409
99.Adin Hill 2017-262.412
100.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.421
101.Anthony Stolarz 2016-262.426
102.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.427
103.Petr Mrázek 2012-262.427
104.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.430
105.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-262.431
106.Chuck Rayner* 1940-532.434
107.Wilf Cude 1930-412.435
108.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.437
109.Semyon Varlamov 2008-252.441
110.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.449
111.Juuse Saros 2015-262.453
112.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.463
113.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.468
114.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.471
115.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.482
116.Antti Raanta 2013-242.482
117.Alex Auld 2001-122.483
118.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.487
119.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.490
120.John Davidson 1973-832.492
121.Jeremy Swayman 2020-262.510
122.Ryan Miller 2002-212.523
123.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.528
124.Alex Stalock 2010-232.536
125.Manny Legace 1998-102.538
126.Georges Vezina* 1917-262.538
127.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.539
128.Michael Leighton 2002-172.540
129.Johnny Mowers 1940-472.542
130.Tommy Salo 1994-042.545
131.Blaine Lacher 1994-962.546
132.Niklas Bäckström 2006-162.553
133.Joonas Korpisalo 2015-262.556
134.Claude Bourque 1938-402.556
135.Marc-André Fleury 2003-252.563
136.Arturs Silovs 2022-262.564
137.Glenn Resch 1973-872.572
138.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.577
139.Jake Oettinger 2020-262.586
140.Don Simmons 1956-692.591
141.Dustin Tokarski 2009-252.596
142.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.598
143.Pat Jablonski 1989-982.605
144.Alain Chevrier 1985-912.606
145.Jacques Cloutier 1981-942.613
146.Steve Passmore 1998-042.616
147.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.626
148.Tom Draper 1988-962.631
149.Ray Emery 2002-152.636
150.Félix Potvin 1991-042.639
151.Philipp Grubauer 2012-262.645
152.Guy Hebert 1991-012.663
153.Filip Gustavsson 2020-262.667
154.Cristobal Huet 2002-102.676
155.Cesare Maniago 1960-782.678
156.John Vanbiesbrouck 1981-022.680
157.Mike Smith 2006-222.680
158.Mike Vernon* 1982-022.683
159.Gary Inness 1973-812.685
160.Mike Richter 1989-032.685
161.Jakub Dobes 2024-262.687
162.James Reimer 2010-262.695
163.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.695
164.Steve Penney 1983-882.696
165.Jordan Binnington 2015-262.697
166.Anton Forsberg 2014-262.703
167.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-262.713
168.Jonas Gustavsson 2009-172.716
169.Billy Smith* 1971-892.718
170.Calvin Pickard 2014-262.719
171.Josh Harding 2005-142.719
172.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.721
173.Alexandar Georgiev 2017-252.721
174.Brian Elliott 2007-232.723
175.Joseph Woll 2021-262.730
176.Robert Esche 1998-072.733
177.Mackenzie Blackwood 2018-262.741
178.Cam Talbot 2013-262.747
179.Michael Hutchinson 2013-242.753
180.Roger Crozier 1963-772.754
181.Jim Henry 1941-552.757
182.Sam Montembeault 2018-262.761
183.Jesper Wallstedt 2023-262.765
184.Antti Niemi 2008-192.770
185.Garth Snow 1993-062.773
186.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.778
187.Michel Plasse 1970-822.779
188.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.779
189.Rogie Vachon* 1966-822.781
190.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.786
191.José Théodore 1995-132.788
192.John Gibson 2013-262.804
193.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.830
194.Ilya Sorokin 2020-262.833
195.Kirk McLean 1985-012.836
196.Mikhail Shtalenkov 1993-002.838
197.Pascal Leclaire 2003-112.847
198.Karri Rämö 2006-162.855
199.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.858
200.Frank Pietrangelo 1987-942.860
201.Martin Biron 1995-142.866
202.Dan Ellis 2003-152.868
203.Jacob Markström 2010-262.876
204.Ken Wregget 1983-002.877
205.Darcy Kuemper 2012-262.890
206.Stuart Skinner 2020-262.893
207.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-262.899
208.Alex Lyon 2017-262.900
209.Gord McRae 1972-782.912
210.Johan Holmqvist 2000-082.919
211.Michel Larocque 1973-842.929
212.Chris Mason 1998-132.934
213.Grant Fuhr* 1981-002.936
214.Gilles Villemure 1963-772.943
215.Darcy Wakaluk 1988-972.961
216.Gord Henry 1948-502.970
217.Gary Simmons 1974-783.000
218.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.002
219.Linus Ullmark 2015-263.004
220.Andrew Hammond 2013-223.004
221.Carter Hutton 2012-223.008
222.Tom Barrasso* 1983-033.012
223.Mike Karakas 1935-463.012
224.Pavel Francouz 2018-233.014
225.Red Almas 1946-533.022
226.Kristers Gudlevskis 2013-173.023
227.Stéphane Beauregard 1989-943.024
228.Eddie Läck 2013-183.026
229.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.028
230.Ron Hextall 1986-993.034
231.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.038
232.Ilya Samsonov 2019-253.046
233.Andy Moog 1980-983.054
234.Bill Ranford 1985-003.069
235.Jeff Zatkoff 2013-173.071
236.Steve Shields 1995-063.075
237.Jon Casey 1983-973.078
238.Aaron Dell 2016-233.083
239.Norm Maracle 1997-023.084
240.Tony Esposito* 1968-843.086
241.Tristan Jarry 2016-263.092
242.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.098
243.Rick Tabaracci 1988-003.103
244.Pēteris Skudra 1997-033.104
245.Rick St. Croix 1977-853.124
246.John Blue 1992-963.124
247.Pelle Lindbergh 1981-863.125
248.Doug Favell 1967-793.131
249.Karel Vejmelka 2021-263.134
250.Jamie McLennan 1993-073.135