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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Progressive ▪ Yearly ▪ Yearly Top 10

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

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NHL Leaders

Rank Player GAA
1. Alec Connell* 1.912
2. George Hainsworth* 1.933
3. Charlie Gardiner* 2.024
4. Lorne Chabot 2.028
5. Tiny Thompson* 2.077
6. Dave Kerr 2.149
7. Dominik Hasek 2.202
8. Martin Brodeur 2.230
9. Ken Dryden* 2.235
10. Henrik Lundqvist 2.252
11. Roy Worters* 2.273
12. Roman Turek 2.306
13. Clint Benedict* 2.315
14. Jonathan Quick 2.319
15. Gerry McNeil 2.355
16. Bill Durnan* 2.356
17. Marty Turco 2.357
18. Pekka Rinne 2.362
19. Jacques Plante* 2.379
20. Evgeni Nabokov 2.407
21. Manny Legace 2.410
22. Niklas Backstrom 2.429
23. John Ross Roach 2.456
24. Cristobal Huet 2.457
25. Tim Thomas 2.476
26. Miikka Kiprusoff 2.488
27. Chris Osgood 2.492
28. Glenn Hall* 2.493
29. Ed Belfour* 2.496
30. Manny Fernandez 2.503
31. Terry Sawchuk* 2.506
32. Johnny Bower* 2.511
33. Jonas Hiller 2.513
34. Roberto Luongo 2.518
35. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 2.529
36. Turk Broda* 2.529
37. Patrick Roy* 2.536
38. Ilya Bryzgalov 2.549
39. Bernie Parent* 2.550
40. Tomas Vokoun 2.551
41. Tommy Salo 2.555
42. Carey Price 2.561
43. Mike Smith 2.566
44. Patrick Lalime 2.579
45. Ryan Miller 2.587
46. Martin Biron 2.602
47. Brent Johnson 2.629
48. Marc-Andre Fleury 2.656
49. Chris Mason 2.661
50. Jamie McLennan 2.676
51. Jose Theodore 2.680
52. Byron Dafoe 2.686
53. Charlie Hodge 2.698
54. Frank Brimsek* 2.699
55. Kari Lehtonen 2.705
56. Craig Anderson 2.706
57. Brian Boucher 2.707
58. Olaf Kolzig 2.714
59. Dwayne Roloson 2.715
60. Nikolai Khabibulin 2.716
61. Wilf Cude 2.723
62. Fred Brathwaite 2.727
63. Mike Dunham 2.740
64. Cam Ward 2.743
65. Jocelyn Thibault 2.751
66. Harry Lumley* 2.755
67. Vesa Toskala 2.759
68. Felix Potvin 2.765
69. Dan Cloutier 2.771
70. Al Rollins 2.780
71. Peter Budaj 2.783
72. Curtis Joseph 2.793
73. Garth Snow 2.798
74. Guy Hebert 2.812
75. Ed Giacomin* 2.815
76. Johan Hedberg 2.824
77. Mathieu Garon 2.830
78. Arturs Irbe 2.831
79. Damian Rhodes 2.837
80. Trevor Kidd 2.840
81. Bill Beveridge 2.870
82. Rick DiPietro 2.872
83. Jim Henry 2.873
84. Kevin Weekes 2.876
85. Gump Worsley* 2.878
86. Gerry Cheevers* 2.888
87. Andrew Raycroft 2.891
88. Mike Richter 2.891
89. Jeff Hackett 2.904
90. Mike Karakas 2.917
91. Tony Esposito* 2.924
92. Sean Burke 2.958
93. Ron Hextall 2.975
94. John Vanbiesbrouck 2.975
95. Mike Vernon 2.978
96. Rick Tabaracci 2.989
97. Rogie Vachon 2.994
98. Marc Denis 3.018
99. Daren Puppa 3.033
100. Roger Crozier 3.037
101. Chuck Rayner* 3.046
102. Ron Tugnutt 3.046
103. Wayne Stephenson 3.065
104. Chris Terreri 3.066
105. Stephane Fiset 3.068
106. Pete Peeters 3.085
107. Mark Fitzpatrick 3.120
108. Denis DeJordy 3.132
109. Andy Moog 3.134
110. Bob Essensa 3.147
111. Doug Favell 3.166
112. Billy Smith* 3.171
113. Bruce Gamble 3.214
114. Jon Casey 3.215
115. Tom Barrasso 3.239
116. Eddie Johnston 3.248
117. Kirk McLean 3.256
118. Dan Bouchard 3.261
119. Cesare Maniago 3.266
120. Gilles Gilbert 3.269
121. Glenn Resch 3.273
122. Gerry Desjardins 3.288
123. Don Edwards 3.321
124. Michel Larocque 3.331
125. Rick Wamsley 3.340
126. Glenn Healy 3.367
127. Grant Fuhr* 3.378
128. Gary Smith 3.393
129. Bill Ranford 3.409
130. Kelly Hrudey 3.425
131. Pat Riggin 3.427
132. Don Beaupre 3.451
133. Reggie Lemelin 3.456
134. Clint Malarchuk 3.468
135. Bob Sauve 3.485
136. Mike Liut 3.487
137. Tim Cheveldae 3.493
138. John Davidson 3.521
139. Phil Myre 3.526
140. Mike Palmateer 3.526
141. Glen Hanlon 3.597
142. Craig Billington 3.629
  Roland Melanson 3.629
144. Ken Wregget 3.633
145. Jacques Cloutier 3.639
146. Gilles Meloche 3.642
147. Gary Edwards 3.648
148. Jim Rutherford 3.652
149. Denis Herron 3.700
150. Brian Hayward 3.721
151. Steve Weeks 3.737
152. Dunc Wilson 3.740
153. Michel Plasse 3.788
154. Murray Bannerman 3.829
155. Richard Brodeur 3.851
156. Greg Millen 3.869
157. Greg Stefan 3.923
158. Doug Soetaert 3.966
159. Ron Low 4.282

WHA Leaders

Rank Player GAA
1. Al Smith 3.252
2. Ernie Wakely 3.302
3. Don McLeod 3.326
4. Joe Daley 3.371
5. John Garrett 3.520
6. Richard Brodeur 3.638