NHL & WHA Yearly 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
Year Player GAA
2026 Arturs Silovs 1.521
2025 Eric Comrie 1.396
2024 Joseph Woll 0.858
2023 Jack Campbell 1.015
2022 Jordan Binnington 1.715
2021 Jack Campbell 1.810
2020 Thatcher Demko 0.644
2019 Juuse Saros 1.319
2018 Juuse Saros 1.056
2017 Chad Johnson 1.158
2016 Michal Neuvirth 0.673
2015 Craig Anderson 0.972
2014 Steve Mason 1.970
2013 Kevin Poulin 1.144
2012 Cory Schneider 1.313
2011 Antero Niittymäki 0.656
2010 Brent Johnson 1.906
2009 Curtis McElhinney 1.777
2008 Curtis Joseph 0.756
2007 Marty Turco 1.296
2006 Ilya Bryzgalov 1.457
2004 Curtis Joseph 1.391
2003 John Grahame 1.079
2002 Brian Boucher 1.371
2001 Patrick Roy* 1.695
2000 Martin Brodeur* 1.614
1999 John Vanbiesbrouck 1.463
1998 José Théodore 0.500
1997 Martin Brodeur* 1.730
1996 Grant Fuhr* 0.866
1995 Olaf Kölzig 1.352
1994 Glenn Healy 0.887
1993 Dominik Hašek* 1.339
1992 Ed Belfour* 2.466
1991 John Vanbiesbrouck 1.164
1990 Andy Moog 2.209
1989 Wendell Young 1.553
1988 Mark LaForest 1.248
1987 Billy Smith* 0.902
1986 Andy Moog 1.000
1985 Kelly Hrudey 1.712
1984 Steve Penney 2.206
1983 Roland Melanson 2.555
1982 Doug Keans 1.962
1981 Paul Harrison 1.500
1980 Bob Sauvé 2.043
1979 Billy Smith* 1.929
1978 Billy Smith* 1.273
1977 Ken Dryden* 1.558
1976 Dan Bouchard 1.516
1975 Bernie Parent* 1.891
1974 Gary Edwards 1.000
1973 Cesare Maniago 1.764
1972 Gary Smith 1.504
1971 Tony Esposito* 2.196
1970 Jacques Plante* 1.488
1969 Rogie Vachon* 1.420
1968 Bernie Parent* 1.358
1967 Gump Worsley* 1.503
1966 Gump Worsley* 1.994
1965 Gump Worsley* 1.677
1964 Johnny Bower* 2.119
1963 Johnny Bower* 1.600
1962 Johnny Bower* 2.074
1961 Glenn Hall* 2.023
1960 Jacques Plante* 1.351
1959 Jacques Plante* 2.333
1958 Jacques Plante* 1.943
1957 Jacques Plante* 1.660
1956 Jacques Plante* 1.800
1955 Terry Sawchuk* 2.364
1954 Gerry McNeil 0.946
1953 Jacques Plante* 1.750
1952 Terry Sawchuk* 0.625
1951 Turk Broda* 1.097
1950 Turk Broda* 1.335
1949 Turk Broda* 1.569
1948 Turk Broda* 2.046
1947 Bill Durnan* 1.920
1946 Bill Durnan* 2.064
1945 Harry Lumley* 2.134
1944 Bill Durnan* 1.530
1943 Johnny Mowers 1.942
1942 Sam LoPresti 1.606
1941 Dave Kerr 1.875
1940 Dave Kerr 1.560
1939 Dave Kerr 1.005
1938 Alfie Moore 1.000
1937 Dave Kerr 1.085
1936 Lorne Chabot 1.214
1935 Lorne Chabot 0.482
1934 Andy Aitkenhead 1.000
1933 Tiny Thompson* 1.232
1932 Flat Walsh 1.163
1931 John Ross Roach 1.000
1930 Flat Walsh 0.625
1929 Tiny Thompson* 0.600
1928 Clint Benedict* 0.864
1927 Alec Connell* 0.600
1926 Alec Connell* 1.000
1925 Georges Vezina* 1.000
1923 Clint Benedict* 1.000
1922 John Ross Roach 2.000
1921 Jake Forbes 3.500
1919 Georges Vezina* 3.600
1918 Hap Holmes* 3.500