NHL & WHA Career 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.Alec Connell* 1924-371.916
2.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.932
3.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-342.024
4.Lorne Chabot 1926-372.027
5.Tiny Thompson* 1928-402.072
6.Dave Kerr 1930-412.135
7.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.202
8.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.238
9.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.242
10.Roy Worters* 1925-372.276
11.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.277
12.Roman Turek 1996-042.312
13.Clint Benedict* 1917-302.316
14.Ben Bishop 2008-202.324
15.Gerry McNeil 1947-572.341
16.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.356
17.Marty Turco 2000-122.358
18.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.375
19.Manny Legace 1998-102.409
20.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.433
21.Cory Schneider 2008-222.433
22.Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-202.433
23.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.436
24.Corey Crawford 2005-202.445
25.John Ross Roach 1921-352.457
26.Cristobal Huet 2002-102.459
27.Jonathan Quick 2007-242.468
28.Antti Raanta 2013-242.478
29.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.488
30.Niklas Bäckström 2006-162.492
31.Chris Osgood 1993-112.492
32.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.496
33.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.496
34.Manny Fernandez 1994-092.503
35.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.504
36.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.504
37.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.506
38.Carey Price 2007-222.507
39.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.518
40.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.519
41.Tim Thomas 2002-142.520
42.Turk Broda* 1936-522.527
43.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.529
44.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.538
45.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.549
46.Tommy Salo 1994-042.553
47.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.555
48.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.556
49.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-242.562
50.Antti Niemi 2008-192.565
51.Brian Elliott 2007-232.568
52.Frederik Andersen 2013-242.574
53.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.577
54.Philipp Grubauer 2012-242.578
55.Patrick Lalime 1996-112.579
56.Marc-André Fleury 2003-242.584
57.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-242.587
58.Braden Holtby 2010-222.593
59.Darcy Kuemper 2012-242.605
60.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.607
61.Juuse Saros 2015-242.611
62.Martin Biron 1995-142.615
63.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.620
64.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-242.624
65.Brent Johnson 1998-122.631
66.Cam Talbot 2013-242.631
67.Ryan Miller 2002-212.638
68.Semyon Varlamov 2008-242.652
69.Chris Mason 1998-132.661
70.Jamie McLennan 1993-072.665
71.Tristan Jarry 2016-242.673
72.José Théodore 1995-132.680
73.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.687
74.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.696
75.Steve Mason 2008-182.696
76.Mike Smith 2006-222.697
77.Peter Budaj 2005-192.698
78.Ray Emery 2002-152.700
79.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.704
80.Kari Lehtonen 2003-182.707
81.Robin Lehner 2010-222.708
82.Martin Jones 2013-242.708
83.Brian Boucher 1999-132.709
84.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.710
85.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.712
86.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.715
87.Jacob Markström 2010-242.716
88.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.725
89.Fred Brathwaite 1993-042.727
90.Wilf Cude 1930-412.734
91.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.743
92.Cam Ward 2005-192.743
93.Jocelyn Thibault 1993-082.746
94.Jake Allen 2012-242.747
95.Mike Dunham 1996-072.751
96.Félix Potvin 1991-042.760
97.Dan Cloutier 1997-082.762
98.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.763
99.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.766
100.Al Rollins 1949-602.775
101.Jonathan Bernier 2007-222.777
102.Jordan Binnington 2015-242.784
103.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.790
104.Matt Murray 2015-232.793
105.Petr Mrázek 2012-242.794
106.Garth Snow 1993-062.809
107.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.816
108.Guy Hebert 1991-012.818
109.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.819
110.Mathieu Garon 2000-132.830
111.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.831
112.Trevor Kidd 1991-042.839
113.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.842
114.Jim Henry 1941-552.844
115.Craig Anderson 2002-232.858
116.Kevin Weekes 1997-092.867
117.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.869
118.James Reimer 2010-242.871
119.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.871
120.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.872
121.Ondřej Pavelec 2007-182.876
122.John Gibson 2013-242.877
123.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.890
124.Mike Richter 1989-032.892
125.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.892
126.Jeff Hackett 1988-042.902
127.Mike Karakas 1935-462.910
128.Tony Esposito* 1968-842.930
129.Sean Burke 1987-072.963
130.Ron Hextall 1986-992.976
131.John Vanbiesbrouck 1981-022.978
132.Mike Vernon* 1982-022.996
133.Rogie Vachon* 1966-823.000
134.Rick Tabaracci 1988-003.002
135.Marc Denis 1996-093.018
136.Chuck Rayner* 1940-533.032
137.Roger Crozier 1963-773.040
138.Daren Puppa 1985-003.041
139.Ron Tugnutt 1987-043.047
140.Joonas Korpisalo 2015-243.060
141.Stéphane Fiset 1989-023.065
142.Chris Terreri 1986-013.069
143.Wayne Stephenson 1971-813.071
144.Pete Peeters 1978-913.090
145.Mark Fitzpatrick 1988-003.123
146.Andy Moog 1980-983.135
147.Denis DeJordy 1962-743.136
148.Bob Essensa 1988-023.147
149.Doug Favell 1967-793.173
150.Billy Smith* 1971-893.176
151.Jon Casey 1983-973.216
152.Bruce Gamble 1958-723.226
153.Tom Barrasso* 1983-033.242
154.Eddie Johnston 1962-783.251
155.Kirk McLean 1985-013.262
156.Dan Bouchard 1972-863.265
157.Cesare Maniago 1960-783.269
158.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.274
159.Glenn Resch 1973-873.280
160.Gerry Desjardins 1968-783.290
161.Don Edwards 1976-863.323
162.Michel Larocque 1973-843.336
163.Rick Wamsley 1980-933.343
164.Glenn Healy 1985-013.367
165.Grant Fuhr* 1981-003.380
166.Gary Smith 1965-803.398
167.Bill Ranford 1985-003.410
168.Kelly Hrudey 1983-983.427
169.Pat Riggin 1979-883.435
170.Don Beaupre 1980-973.456
171.Réjean Lemelin 1978-933.459
172.Clint Malarchuk 1981-923.471
173.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.492
174.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.493
175.Mike Liut 1979-923.493
176.John Davidson 1973-833.527
177.Phil Myre 1969-833.529
178.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.534
179.Glen Hanlon 1977-913.606
180.Craig Billington 1985-033.630
181.Roland Melanson 1980-923.635
182.Jacques Cloutier 1981-943.636
183.Gilles Meloche 1970-883.647
184.Gary Edwards 1968-823.653
185.Ken Wregget 1983-003.655
186.Jim Rutherford* 1970-833.656
187.Denis Herron 1972-863.705
188.Brian Hayward 1982-933.725
189.Steve Weeks 1980-933.730
190.Dunc Wilson 1969-793.749
191.Michel Plasse 1970-823.792
192.Murray Bannerman 1977-873.839
193.Richard Brodeur 1979-883.863
194.Greg Millen 1978-923.877
195.Greg Stefan 1981-903.933
196.Doug Soetaert 1975-873.970
197.Ron Low 1972-854.289

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGAA
1.Al Smith 1972-793.252
2.Ernie Wakely 1972-793.302
3.Don McLeod 1972-783.326
4.Joe Daley 1972-793.371
5.John Garrett 1973-793.520
6.Richard Brodeur 1972-793.638