Mobile Site You Are Here > Hockey-Reference.com > Leaders > Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

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

Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Rate Statistic Requirements

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 2.234
9. Ken Dryden* 2.235
10. Henrik Lundqvist 2.271
11. Roy Worters* 2.273
12. Roman Turek 2.306
13. Clint Benedict* 2.315
14. Marty Turco 2.346
15. Gerry McNeil 2.355
16. Bill Durnan* 2.356
17. Jacques Plante* 2.379
18. Evgeni Nabokov 2.381
19. Manny Legace 2.410
20. Niklas Backstrom 2.414
21. Miikka Kiprusoff 2.450
22. John Ross Roach 2.456
23. Cristobal Huet 2.457
24. Tim Thomas 2.465
25. Chris Osgood 2.492
26. Glenn Hall* 2.493
27. Ed Belfour* 2.496
28. Manny Fernandez 2.503
29. Terry Sawchuk* 2.506
30. Johnny Bower* 2.511
31. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 2.514
32. Roberto Luongo 2.518
33. Turk Broda* 2.529
34. Patrick Roy* 2.536
35. Carey Price 2.541
36. Bernie Parent* 2.550
37. Tomas Vokoun 2.551
38. Tommy Salo 2.555
39. Ilya Bryzgalov 2.558
40. Patrick Lalime 2.579
41. Ryan Miller 2.584
42. Martin Biron 2.595
43. Chris Mason 2.616
44. Brent Johnson 2.623
45. Jamie McLennan 2.676
46. Jose Theodore 2.676
47. Byron Dafoe 2.686
48. Marc-Andre Fleury 2.691
49. Dwayne Roloson 2.691
50. Charlie Hodge 2.698
51. Brian Boucher 2.699
52. Frank Brimsek* 2.699
53. Nikolai Khabibulin 2.714
54. Olaf Kolzig 2.714
55. Wilf Cude 2.723
56. Fred Brathwaite 2.727
57. Mike Dunham 2.740
58. Cam Ward 2.746
59. Kari Lehtonen 2.747
60. Jocelyn Thibault 2.751
61. Harry Lumley* 2.755
62. Vesa Toskala 2.759
63. Felix Potvin 2.765
64. Dan Cloutier 2.771
65. Al Rollins 2.780
66. Curtis Joseph 2.793
67. Garth Snow 2.798
68. Guy Hebert 2.812
69. Ed Giacomin* 2.815
70. Peter Budaj 2.822
71. Craig Anderson 2.823
72. Mathieu Garon 2.826
73. Arturs Irbe 2.831
74. Damian Rhodes 2.837
75. Trevor Kidd 2.840
76. Johan Hedberg 2.856
77. Rick DiPietro 2.860
78. Bill Beveridge 2.870
79. Jim Henry 2.873
80. Kevin Weekes 2.876
81. Gump Worsley* 2.878
82. Gerry Cheevers* 2.888
83. Andrew Raycroft 2.891
84. Mike Richter 2.891
85. Jeff Hackett 2.904
86. Mike Karakas 2.917
87. Tony Esposito* 2.924
88. Sean Burke 2.958
89. Ron Hextall 2.975
90. John Vanbiesbrouck 2.975
91. Mike Vernon 2.978
92. Rick Tabaracci 2.989
93. Rogie Vachon 2.994
94. Marc Denis 3.018
95. Daren Puppa 3.033
96. Roger Crozier 3.037
97. Chuck Rayner* 3.046
98. Ron Tugnutt 3.046
99. Wayne Stephenson 3.065
100. Chris Terreri 3.066
101. Stephane Fiset 3.068
102. Pete Peeters 3.085
103. Mark Fitzpatrick 3.120
104. Denis DeJordy 3.132
105. Andy Moog 3.134
106. Bob Essensa 3.147
107. Doug Favell 3.166
108. Billy Smith* 3.171
109. Bruce Gamble 3.214
110. Jon Casey 3.215
111. Tom Barrasso 3.239
112. Eddie Johnston 3.248
113. Kirk McLean 3.256
114. Dan Bouchard 3.261
115. Cesare Maniago 3.266
116. Gilles Gilbert 3.269
117. Glenn Resch 3.273
118. Gerry Desjardins 3.288
119. Don Edwards 3.321
120. Michel Larocque 3.331
121. Rick Wamsley 3.340
122. Glenn Healy 3.367
123. Grant Fuhr* 3.378
124. Gary Smith 3.393
125. Bill Ranford 3.409
126. Kelly Hrudey 3.425
127. Pat Riggin 3.427
128. Don Beaupre 3.451
129. Reggie Lemelin 3.456
130. Clint Malarchuk 3.468
131. Bob Sauve 3.485
132. Mike Liut 3.487
133. Tim Cheveldae 3.493
134. John Davidson 3.521
135. Phil Myre 3.526
136. Mike Palmateer 3.526
137. Glen Hanlon 3.597
138. Roland Melanson 3.629
  Craig Billington 3.629
140. Ken Wregget 3.633
141. Jacques Cloutier 3.639
142. Gilles Meloche 3.642
143. Gary Edwards 3.648
144. Jim Rutherford 3.652
145. Denis Herron 3.700
146. Brian Hayward 3.721
147. Steve Weeks 3.737
148. Dunc Wilson 3.740
149. Michel Plasse 3.788
150. Murray Bannerman 3.829
151. Richard Brodeur 3.851
152. Greg Millen 3.869
153. Greg Stefan 3.923
154. Doug Soetaert 3.966
155. 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