NHL Progressive Leaders and Records for Adjusted Goals Against Average

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

Rate Statistic Requirements

Table
  Yearly GAA/A   Active GAA/A   Career GAA/A   Single Season GAA/A
1917-18Georges Vezina 2.152               Georges Vezina 2.153
1918-19Clint Benedict 1.890               Clint Benedict 1.885
1919-20Clint Benedict 1.455               Clint Benedict 1.456
1920-21Clint Benedict 2.011               Clint Benedict 1.456
1921-22Clint Benedict 2.467               Clint Benedict 1.456
1922-23Clint Benedict 1.854               Clint Benedict 1.456
1923-24Georges Vezina 2.097               Clint Benedict 1.456
1924-25Georges Vezina 2.097               Clint Benedict 1.456
1925-26Alec Connell 1.386               Alec Connell 1.386
1926-27Clint Benedict 2.184   Clint Benedict 2.236   Clint Benedict 2.236   Alec Connell 1.386
1927-28George Hainsworth 1.648   Clint Benedict 2.307   Clint Benedict 2.307   Alec Connell 1.386
1928-29George Hainsworth 1.907   Clint Benedict 2.403   Clint Benedict 2.403   Alec Connell 1.386
1929-30Tiny Thompson 2.261   Clint Benedict 2.434   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1930-31Roy Worters 2.022   Alec Connell 2.546   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1931-32Charlie Gardiner 2.248   George Hainsworth 2.260   George Hainsworth 2.260   Alec Connell 1.386
1932-33Tiny Thompson 2.340   George Hainsworth 2.400   George Hainsworth 2.400   Alec Connell 1.386
1933-34Wilf Cude 1.875   George Hainsworth 2.494   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1934-35Lorne Chabot 2.143   George Hainsworth 2.522   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1935-36Tiny Thompson 2.355   Alec Connell 2.541   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1936-37Normie Smith 2.537   Alec Connell 2.556   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1937-38Tiny Thompson 2.141   Tiny Thompson 2.598   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1938-39Frank Brimsek 1.809   Tiny Thompson 2.630   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1939-40Dave Kerr 1.800   Dave Kerr 2.655   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1940-41Turk Broda 2.263   Dave Kerr 2.684   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1941-42Frank Brimsek 2.245   Turk Broda 2.713   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1942-43Johnny Mowers 1.934   Turk Broda 2.697   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1943-44Bill Durnan 1.460   Turk Broda 2.697   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1944-45Bill Durnan 1.840   Turk Broda 2.697   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1945-46Bill Durnan 2.250   Frank Brimsek 2.412   Frank Brimsek 2.412   Alec Connell 1.386
1946-47Bill Durnan 2.067   Frank Brimsek 2.470   Clint Benedict 2.434   Alec Connell 1.386
1947-48Turk Broda 2.350   Bill Durnan 2.101   Bill Durnan 2.101   Alec Connell 1.386
1948-49Bill Durnan 2.217   Bill Durnan 2.123   Bill Durnan 2.123   Alec Connell 1.386
1949-50Bill Durnan 2.344   Bill Durnan 2.160   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1950-51Al Rollins 1.901   Turk Broda 2.681   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1951-52Terry Sawchuk 2.086   Turk Broda 2.684   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1952-53Terry Sawchuk 2.302   Harry Lumley 3.150   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1953-54Harry Lumley 2.217   Terry Sawchuk 2.204   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1954-55Harry Lumley 2.205   Terry Sawchuk 2.209   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1955-56Jacques Plante 2.141   Terry Sawchuk 2.366   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1956-57Jacques Plante 2.165   Terry Sawchuk 2.390   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1957-58Jacques Plante 2.197   Jacques Plante 2.212   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1958-59Jacques Plante 2.160   Jacques Plante 2.201   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1959-60Jacques Plante 2.551   Jacques Plante 2.263   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1960-61Johnny Bower 2.466   Jacques Plante 2.316   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1961-62Jacques Plante 2.300   Jacques Plante 2.314   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1962-63Glenn Hall 2.457   Jacques Plante 2.332   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1963-64Johnny Bower 2.234   Jacques Plante 2.492   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1964-65Johnny Bower 2.472   Jacques Plante 2.549   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1965-66Johnny Bower 2.195   Glenn Hall 2.610   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1966-67Glenn Hall 2.379   Glenn Hall 2.602   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1967-68Gump Worsley 2.144   Glenn Hall 2.607   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1968-69Jacques Plante 1.964   Jacques Plante 2.518   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1969-70Ernie Wakely 2.182   Jacques Plante 2.507   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1970-71Jacques Plante 1.808   Jacques Plante 2.471   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1971-72Tony Esposito 1.728   Jacques Plante 2.476   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1972-73Ken Dryden 2.069   Jacques Plante 2.483   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1973-74Bernie Parent 1.755   Tony Esposito 2.108   Tony Esposito 2.108   Alec Connell 1.386
1974-75Bernie Parent 1.785   Tony Esposito 2.168   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1975-76Ken Dryden 1.780   Tony Esposito 2.240   Bill Durnan 2.160   Alec Connell 1.386
1976-77Michel Larocque 1.889   Ken Dryden 2.063   Ken Dryden 2.063   Alec Connell 1.386
1977-78Ken Dryden 1.877   Ken Dryden 2.035   Ken Dryden 2.035   Alec Connell 1.386
1978-79Ken Dryden 1.984   Ken Dryden 2.029   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1979-80Bob Sauvé 2.044   Glenn Resch 2.216   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1980-81Richard Sévigny 1.891   Glenn Resch 2.260   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1981-82Denis Herron 1.981   Glenn Resch 2.397   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1982-83Pete Peeters 1.816   Glenn Resch 2.514   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1983-84Pat Riggin 2.066   Tony Esposito 2.576   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1984-85Tom Barrasso 2.095   Pete Peeters 2.410   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1985-86Bob Froese 1.960   Pete Peeters 2.446   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1986-87Brian Hayward 2.376   Pete Peeters 2.470   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1987-88Pete Peeters 2.312   Pete Peeters 2.457   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1988-89Patrick Roy 2.034   Pete Peeters 2.448   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1989-90Mike Liut 2.110   Pete Peeters 2.481   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1990-91Ed Belfour 2.181   Patrick Roy 2.328   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1991-92Patrick Roy 2.089   Patrick Roy 2.283   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1992-93Félix Potvin 2.114   Patrick Roy 2.348   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1993-94Dominik Hašek 1.841   Patrick Roy 2.351   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1994-95Dominik Hašek 2.185   Ed Belfour 2.374   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1995-96Ron Hextall 2.127   Ed Belfour 2.418   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1996-97Martin Brodeur 1.985   Dominik Hašek 2.356   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1997-98Ed Belfour 2.212   Martin Brodeur 2.246   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1998-99Ron Tugnutt 2.105   Martin Brodeur 2.336   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
1999-00Brian Boucher 2.179   Dominik Hašek 2.361   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2000-01Marty Turco 2.133   Dominik Hašek 2.362   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2001-02Patrick Roy 2.305   Dominik Hašek 2.386   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2002-03Marty Turco 2.010   Martin Brodeur 2.415   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2003-04Miikka Kiprusoff 2.056   Dominik Hašek 2.394   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2004-05            Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2005-06Miikka Kiprusoff 2.096   Marty Turco 2.354   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2006-07Niklas Bäckström 2.129   Dominik Hašek 2.362   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2007-08Chris Osgood 2.391   Dominik Hašek 2.367   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2008-09Tim Thomas 2.301   Martin Brodeur 2.441   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2009-10Tuukka Rask 2.201   Martin Brodeur 2.447   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2010-11Tim Thomas 2.283   Martin Brodeur 2.464   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2011-12Brian Elliott 1.826   Martin Brodeur 2.482   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2012-13Craig Anderson 1.985   Martin Brodeur 2.486   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2013-14Josh Harding 1.943   Martin Brodeur 2.500   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2014-15Carey Price 2.324   Martin Brodeur 2.504   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2015-16Ben Bishop 2.444   Cory Schneider 2.546   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2016-17Sergei Bobrovsky 2.363   Tuukka Rask 2.615   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2017-18Carter Hutton 2.237   Tuukka Rask 2.605   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2018-19Jordan Binnington 2.014   Tuukka Rask 2.608   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2019-20Tuukka Rask 2.248   Tuukka Rask 2.580   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2020-21Alex Nedeljkovic 2.069   Tuukka Rask 2.576   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2021-22Igor Shesterkin 2.110   Tuukka Rask 2.587   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2022-23Linus Ullmark 1.894   Antti Raanta 2.665   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386
2023-24Anthony Stolarz 2.071   Antti Raanta 2.700   Ken Dryden 2.029   Alec Connell 1.386