NHL & WHA Single Season 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 (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | GAA | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lorne Chabot | 0.482 | 1935 |
| 2. | José Théodore | 0.500 | 1998 |
| 3. | Alec Connell* | 0.600 | 1927 |
|   | Tiny Thompson* | 0.600 | 1929 |
| 5. | Flat Walsh | 0.625 | 1930 |
| 6. | Terry Sawchuk* | 0.625 | 1952 |
| 7. | Thatcher Demko | 0.644 | 2020 |
| 8. | Antero Niittymäki | 0.656 | 2011 |
| 9. | Roy Worters* | 0.668 | 1929 |
| 10. | Michal Neuvirth | 0.673 | 2016 |
| 11. | George Hainsworth* | 0.750 | 1930 |
| 12. | Curtis Joseph | 0.756 | 2008 |
| 13. | Joseph Woll | 0.858 | 2024 |
| 14. | Clint Benedict* | 0.864 | 1928 |
| 15. | Grant Fuhr* | 0.866 | 1996 |
| 16. | Glenn Healy | 0.887 | 1994 |
| 17. | Billy Smith* | 0.902 | 1987 |
| 18. | John Ross Roach | 0.904 | 1929 |
| 19. | Clint Benedict* | 0.909 | 1927 |
| 20. | Gerry McNeil | 0.946 | 1954 |
| 21. | Craig Anderson | 0.972 | 2015 |
| 22. | Mike Smith | 0.999 | 2011 |
| 23. | Clint Benedict* | 1.000 | 1923 |
|   | Georges Vezina* | 1.000 | 1925 |
|   | Alec Connell* | 1.000 | 1926 |
|   | Joe Miller | 1.000 | 1928 |
|   | John Ross Roach | 1.000 | 1931 |
|   | Andy Aitkenhead | 1.000 | 1934 |
|   | Alfie Moore | 1.000 | 1938 |
|   | Gary Edwards | 1.000 | 1974 |
|   | Andy Moog | 1.000 | 1986 |
| 32. | Dave Kerr | 1.005 | 1939 |
| 33. | Jack Campbell | 1.015 | 2023 |
| 34. | Tristan Jarry | 1.021 | 2020 |
| 35. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1.050 | 1930 |
| 36. | Juuse Saros | 1.056 | 2018 |
| 37. | John Grahame | 1.079 | 2003 |
| 38. | Dave Kerr | 1.085 | 1937 |
| 39. | Turk Broda* | 1.097 | 1951 |
| 40. | Alec Connell* | 1.116 | 1935 |
| 41. | Kevin Poulin | 1.144 | 2013 |
| 42. | Chad Johnson | 1.158 | 2017 |
| 43. | Flat Walsh | 1.163 | 1932 |
| 44. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1.164 | 1991 |
| 45. | Lorne Chabot | 1.214 | 1936 |
| 46. | Tiny Thompson* | 1.232 | 1933 |
| 47. | Pat Jablonski | 1.236 | 1996 |
| 48. | Lorne Chabot | 1.239 | 1929 |
| 49. | Mark LaForest | 1.248 | 1988 |
| 50. | Alex Stalock | 1.250 | 2018 |
| 51. | Clint Benedict* | 1.250 | 1926 |
| 52. | Frank Brimsek* | 1.250 | 1939 |
| 53. | Billy Smith* | 1.273 | 1978 |
| 54. | Normie Smith | 1.275 | 1937 |
| 55. | Marty Turco | 1.296 | 2007 |
| 56. | Cory Schneider | 1.313 | 2012 |
| 57. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1.317 | 1931 |
| 58. | Juuse Saros | 1.319 | 2019 |
| 59. | Brandon Bussi | 1.321 | 2026 |
| 60. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1.328 | 1934 |
| 61. | Turk Broda* | 1.335 | 1950 |
| 62. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.339 | 1993 |
| 63. | Normie Smith | 1.341 | 1936 |
| 64. | Jacques Plante* | 1.351 | 1960 |
| 65. | Olaf Kölzig | 1.352 | 1995 |
| 66. | Petr Mrázek | 1.355 | 2016 |
| 67. | Bernie Parent* | 1.358 | 1968 |
| 68. | John Ross Roach | 1.362 | 1930 |
| 69. | Brian Boucher | 1.371 | 2002 |
| 70. | Patrick Lalime | 1.389 | 2002 |
| 71. | Curtis Joseph | 1.391 | 2004 |
| 72. | Eric Comrie | 1.396 | 2025 |
| 73. | George Hainsworth* | 1.402 | 1928 |
| 74. | Jonathan Quick | 1.405 | 2012 |
| 75. | Earl Robertson | 1.412 | 1937 |
| 76. | Frederik Andersen | 1.412 | 2016 |
| 77. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.417 | 2002 |
| 78. | Rogie Vachon* | 1.420 | 1969 |
| 79. | Jacques Plante* | 1.426 | 1969 |
| 80. | George Hainsworth* | 1.428 | 1927 |
| 81. | Ilya Bryzgalov | 1.457 | 2006 |
| 82. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1.463 | 1999 |
| 83. | Jacques Plante* | 1.488 | 1970 |
| 84. | Georges Vezina* | 1.500 | 1923 |
|   | Lorne Chabot | 1.500 | 1927 |
|   | Hal Winkler | 1.500 | 1927 |
|   | Alec Connell* | 1.500 | 1928 |
|   | Alec Connell* | 1.500 | 1932 |
|   | Paul Harrison | 1.500 | 1981 |
|   | Sean Burke | 1.500 | 2004 |
|   | Martin Prusek | 1.500 | 2004 |
| 92. | Gump Worsley* | 1.503 | 1967 |
| 93. | Gary Smith | 1.504 | 1972 |
| 94. | Earl Robertson | 1.515 | 1938 |
| 95. | Dan Bouchard | 1.516 | 1976 |
| 96. | Arturs Silovs | 1.521 | 2026 |
| 97. | Tiny Thompson* | 1.527 | 1935 |
| 98. | Bill Durnan* | 1.530 | 1944 |
| 99. | Allan Bester | 1.531 | 1987 |
| 100. | Jonathan Quick | 1.547 | 2018 |
| 101. | Chris Osgood | 1.552 | 2008 |
| 102. | Wendell Young | 1.553 | 1989 |
| 103. | Ken Dryden* | 1.558 | 1977 |
| 104. | Dave Kerr | 1.560 | 1940 |
| 105. | George Hainsworth* | 1.564 | 1935 |
| 106. | Turk Broda* | 1.569 | 1949 |
| 107. | Lorne Chabot | 1.574 | 1933 |
| 108. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1.597 | 1954 |
| 109. | Andy Aitkenhead | 1.600 | 1933 |
| 110. | Johnny Bower* | 1.600 | 1963 |
| 111. | Sam LoPresti | 1.606 | 1942 |
| 112. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.613 | 1994 |
| 113. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.614 | 2000 |
| 114. | Jack Gelineau | 1.615 | 1951 |
| 115. | Kevin Weekes | 1.619 | 2002 |
| 116. | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1.620 | 2003 |
| 117. | Lorne Chabot | 1.627 | 1928 |
| 118. | Johnny Bower* | 1.634 | 1967 |
| 119. | Steve Weeks | 1.647 | 1987 |
| 120. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.650 | 2003 |
| 121. | Johan Hedberg | 1.651 | 2012 |
| 122. | Bert Gardiner | 1.660 | 1939 |
| 123. | Jacques Plante* | 1.660 | 1957 |
| 124. | Tiny Thompson* | 1.667 | 1930 |
| 125. | George Hainsworth* | 1.667 | 1929 |
| 126. | Artūrs Irbe | 1.669 | 2002 |
| 127. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.669 | 1995 |
| 128. | Ed Belfour* | 1.671 | 1999 |
| 129. | Jeff Hackett | 1.672 | 2003 |
| 130. | Gump Worsley* | 1.677 | 1965 |
| 131. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1.681 | 1969 |
| 132. | Glen Hanlon | 1.682 | 1987 |
| 133. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1.683 | 1951 |
| 134. | Patrick Roy* | 1.695 | 2001 |
| 135. | Tiny Thompson* | 1.701 | 1938 |
| 136. | Adin Hill | 1.702 | 2024 |
| 137. | Matt Murray | 1.704 | 2017 |
| 138. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1.711 | 2004 |
| 139. | Kelly Hrudey | 1.712 | 1985 |
| 140. | Braden Holtby | 1.713 | 2015 |
| 141. | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1.714 | 2004 |
| 142. | Mike Karakas | 1.715 | 1938 |
| 143. | Jordan Binnington | 1.715 | 2022 |
| 144. | Al Rollins | 1.718 | 1951 |
| 145. | Braden Holtby | 1.722 | 2016 |
| 146. | Lorne Chabot | 1.722 | 1931 |
| 147. | Jaroslav Halák | 1.724 | 2012 |
| 148. | Turk Broda* | 1.727 | 1938 |
| 149. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.730 | 1997 |
| 150. | Turk Broda* | 1.738 | 1940 |
| 151. | George Hainsworth* | 1.746 | 1931 |
| 152. | Dave Kerr | 1.750 | 1934 |
|   | Jacques Plante* | 1.750 | 1953 |
| 154. | Martin Jones | 1.751 | 2017 |
| 155. | Jacques Plante* | 1.752 | 1954 |
| 156. | Bob Mason | 1.756 | 1987 |
| 157. | Mike Vernon* | 1.757 | 1997 |
| 158. | Cesare Maniago | 1.764 | 1973 |
| 159. | Ron Tugnutt | 1.769 | 2000 |
| 160. | Roberto Luongo* | 1.770 | 2007 |
| 161. | Rogie Vachon* | 1.773 | 1974 |
| 162. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.775 | 1999 |
| 163. | Chris Osgood | 1.777 | 1995 |
|   | Curtis McElhinney | 1.777 | 2009 |
| 165. | Carey Price | 1.784 | 2020 |
| 166. | Cory Schneider | 1.785 | 2018 |
| 167. | David Aebischer | 1.789 | 2002 |
| 168. | Patrick Roy* | 1.790 | 2000 |
| 169. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.790 | 2007 |
| 170. | Ed Belfour* | 1.790 | 1998 |
| 171. | Jacques Plante* | 1.800 | 1956 |
| 172. | Jack Campbell | 1.810 | 2021 |
| 173. | Jake Oettinger | 1.815 | 2022 |
| 174. | Patrick Lalime | 1.818 | 2003 |
| 175. | Trevor Kidd | 1.821 | 2004 |
| 176. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 1.823 | 2012 |
| 177. | Frederik Andersen | 1.830 | 2023 |
| 178. | Brent Johnson | 1.830 | 2002 |
| 179. | Lorne Chabot | 1.831 | 1934 |
| 180. | Dave Kerr | 1.831 | 1938 |
| 181. | Corey Crawford | 1.835 | 2013 |
| 182. | Frederik Andersen | 1.839 | 2020 |
| 183. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 1.849 | 2004 |
| 184. | Harry Lumley* | 1.850 | 1950 |
| 185. | Gerry McNeil | 1.851 | 1953 |
| 186. | Roman Čechmánek | 1.853 | 2002 |
| 187. | Tim Thomas | 1.854 | 2009 |
| 188. | Ben Bishop | 1.854 | 2016 |
| 189. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.856 | 2002 |
| 190. | Jonathan Quick | 1.856 | 2013 |
| 191. | Carey Price | 1.858 | 2017 |
| 192. | Eddie Johnston | 1.860 | 1972 |
| 193. | Devan Dubnyk | 1.862 | 2017 |
| 194. | Philipp Grubauer | 1.869 | 2020 |
| 195. | Ed Belfour* | 1.871 | 2000 |
| 196. | Antti Niemi | 1.872 | 2013 |
| 197. | Dave Kerr | 1.875 | 1941 |
| 198. | Gump Worsley* | 1.876 | 1968 |
| 199. | Marty Turco | 1.879 | 2003 |
| 200. | Tuukka Rask | 1.883 | 2013 |
| 201. | Jake Allen | 1.890 | 2020 |
| 202. | Bernie Parent* | 1.891 | 1975 |
| 203. | Frederik Andersen | 1.893 | 2026 |
| 204. | Ken Dryden* | 1.896 | 1978 |
| 205. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 1.897 | 2020 |
| 206. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 1.900 | 2021 |
| 207. | Brian Elliott | 1.902 | 2013 |
| 208. | Joonas Korpisalo | 1.903 | 2020 |
| 209. | Brent Johnson | 1.906 | 2010 |
| 210. | Gerry McNeil | 1.910 | 1951 |
| 211. | Mike Liut | 1.911 | 1986 |
| 212. | Bill Durnan* | 1.920 | 1947 |
| 213. | Gerry McNeil | 1.921 | 1952 |
| 214. | Ken Dryden* | 1.925 | 1976 |
| 215. | Patrick Roy* | 1.926 | 1986 |
| 216. | Curtis Joseph | 1.928 | 1998 |
| 217. | Billy Smith* | 1.929 | 1979 |
| 218. | Olaf Kölzig | 1.935 | 1996 |
| 219. | Johnny Mowers | 1.942 | 1943 |
| 220. | Brent Johnson | 1.942 | 2001 |
| 221. | Jacques Plante* | 1.943 | 1958 |
| 222. | Turk Broda* | 1.947 | 1939 |
| 223. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.948 | 1994 |
| 224. | Wayne Stephenson | 1.952 | 1975 |
| 225. | Braden Holtby | 1.952 | 2012 |
| 226. | Olaf Kölzig | 1.954 | 1998 |
| 227. | Elvis Merzļikins | 1.955 | 2020 |
| 228. | Manny Fernandez | 1.955 | 2003 |
| 229. | Pekka Rinne | 1.955 | 2017 |
| 230. | Dominik Hašek* | 1.956 | 1997 |
| 231. | Jake Allen | 1.956 | 2017 |
| 232. | Glenn Resch | 1.958 | 1987 |
| 233. | Patrick Lalime | 1.958 | 2004 |
| 234. | Doug Keans | 1.962 | 1982 |
| 235. | Igor Shesterkin | 1.964 | 2023 |
| 236. | Marc-André Fleury | 1.966 | 2008 |
| 237. | Martin Brodeur* | 1.966 | 1998 |
| 238. | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1.968 | 2007 |
| 239. | Steve Mason | 1.970 | 2014 |
| 240. | Chris Osgood | 1.975 | 2000 |
| 241. | Ron Tugnutt | 1.978 | 1997 |
| 242. | Tim Thomas | 1.985 | 2011 |
| 243. | Mike Smith | 1.987 | 2012 |
| 244. | Robin Lehner | 1.988 | 2020 |
| 245. | Byron Dafoe | 1.991 | 1998 |
| 246. | Tuukka Rask | 1.993 | 2014 |
| 247. | Gump Worsley* | 1.994 | 1966 |
| 248. | Gilles Villemure | 1.995 | 1973 |
| 249. | Robert Esche | 1.997 | 2003 |
| 250. | John Ross Roach | 2.000 | 1922 |
|   | John Ross Roach | 2.000 | 1933 |
|   | Gord Henry | 2.000 | 1951 |
|   | Charlie Hodge | 2.000 | 1965 |
|   | Cesare Maniago | 2.000 | 1970 |
|   | Thatcher Demko | 2.000 | 2024 |


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