NHL & WHA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

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NHL Leaders Rank Player GAA Year 1. Alec Connell* 0.600 1927   Tiny Thompson* 0.600 1929 3. Terry Sawchuk* 0.625 1952 4. George Hainsworth* 0.748 1930 5. John Ross Roach 0.765 1929 6. Clint Benedict* 0.865 1928 7. Dave Kerr 1.085 1937 8. Turk Broda* 1.098 1951 9. Alec Connell* 1.119 1935 10. Tiny Thompson* 1.233 1933 11. Frank Brimsek* 1.251 1939 12. Normie Smith 1.277 1937 13. Marty Turco 1.297 2007 14. Charlie Gardiner* 1.317 1931 15. Charlie Gardiner* 1.328 1934 16. Turk Broda* 1.333 1950 17. Normie Smith 1.338 1936 18. Jacques Plante* 1.350 1960 19. Bernie Parent* 1.352 1968 20. Patrick Lalime 1.388 2002 21. Curtis Joseph 1.390 2004 22. Earl Robertson 1.412 1937 23. Martin Brodeur 1.417 2002 24. Rogie Vachon 1.420 1969 25. Jacques Plante* 1.426 1969 26. Jonathan Quick 1.452 2012 27. Ilya Bryzgalov 1.457 2006 28. John Vanbiesbrouck 1.463 1999 29. Jacques Plante* 1.482 1970 30. Lorne Chabot 1.495 1928 31. Hal Winkler 1.500 1927 32. Earl Robertson 1.516 1938 33. Bill Durnan* 1.530 1944 34. Chris Osgood 1.552 2008 35. Ken Dryden* 1.555 1977 36. Dave Kerr 1.558 1940 37. George Hainsworth* 1.565 1935 38. Turk Broda* 1.568 1949 39. Henrik Lundqvist 1.574 2012 40. Lorne Chabot 1.574 1933 41. Terry Sawchuk* 1.598 1954 42. Andy Aitkenhead 1.598 1933 43. Johnny Bower* 1.600 1963 44. Dominik Hasek 1.612 1994 45. Martin Brodeur 1.614 2000 46. Kevin Weekes 1.618 2002 47. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1.621 2003 48. Martin Brodeur 1.650 2003 49. Jacques Plante* 1.656 1957 50. Bert Gardiner 1.663 1939 51. Tiny Thompson* 1.667 1930 52. Martin Brodeur 1.669 1995 53. Arturs Irbe 1.670 2002 54. Glen Hanlon 1.670 1987 55. Ed Belfour* 1.671 1999 56. Gump Worsley* 1.677 1965 57. Gerry Cheevers* 1.678 1969 58. Terry Sawchuk* 1.685 1951 59. Patrick Roy* 1.695 2001 60. Kelly Hrudey 1.708 1985 61. Evgeni Nabokov 1.711 2004 62. Nikolai Khabibulin 1.713 2004 63. Mike Karakas 1.714 1938 64. Turk Broda* 1.726 1938 65. Martin Brodeur 1.730 1997 66. Turk Broda* 1.735 1940 67. George Hainsworth* 1.745 1931 68. Cesare Maniago 1.748 1973 69. Mike Vernon 1.758 1997 70. Ron Tugnutt 1.769 2000 71. Roberto Luongo 1.771 2007 72. Dominik Hasek 1.775 1999 73. Dominik Hasek 1.790 2007 74. Patrick Roy* 1.790 2000   Ed Belfour* 1.790 1998 76. Jacques Plante* 1.800 1956 77. Patrick Lalime 1.818 2003 78. Brent Johnson 1.831 2002 79. Harry Lumley* 1.846 1950 80. Miikka Kiprusoff 1.849 2004 81. Tim Thomas 1.853 2009 82. Dominik Hasek 1.856 2002 83. Eddie Johnston 1.857 1972 84. Ed Belfour* 1.871 2000 85. Gump Worsley* 1.875 1968   Jacques Plante* 1.875 1954 87. Marty Turco 1.880 2003 88. Bernie Parent* 1.887 1975 89. Ken Dryden* 1.893 1978 90. Mike Liut 1.905 1986   Billy Smith* 1.905 1979 92. Gerry McNeil 1.911 1951 93. Bill Durnan* 1.917 1947 94. Patrick Roy* 1.921 1986 95. Ken Dryden* 1.923 1976 96. Curtis Joseph 1.927 1998 97. Olaf Kolzig 1.935 1996 98. Jacques Plante* 1.942 1958 99. Johnny Mowers 1.944 1943 100. Turk Broda* 1.945 1939 101. Martin Brodeur 1.947 1994 102. Braden Holtby 1.952 2012 103. Olaf Kolzig 1.954 1998 104. Manny Fernandez 1.956 2003 105. Patrick Lalime 1.960 2004 106. Marc-Andre Fleury 1.966 2008 107. Martin Brodeur 1.967 1998 108. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1.968 2007 109. Chris Osgood 1.974 2000 110. Gerry McNeil 1.975 1953 111. Ron Tugnutt 1.976 1997 112. Tim Thomas 1.984 2011 113. Byron Dafoe 1.990 1998 114. Gump Worsley* 1.993 1966 115. Charlie Hodge 2.000 1965 116. Craig Anderson 2.005 2012 117. Chris Osgood 2.006 2009 118. Gerry McNeil 2.006 1952 119. Bernie Parent* 2.015 1974 120. Glenn Hall* 2.021 1961 121. Guy Hebert 2.022 1997   Tomas Vokoun 2.022 2004 123. Mike Smith 2.024 2012 124. Dominik Hasek 2.025 1998 125. Brian Boucher 2.029 2000 126. Byron Dafoe 2.031 1999 127. Frank Brimsek* 2.035 1941 128. Bob Sauve 2.036 1980 129. Roman Turek 2.049 2001 130. Martin Brodeur 2.053 2012 131. Turk Broda* 2.055 1941   Lorne Chabot 2.055 1932 133. Curtis Joseph 2.058 2000 134. Bill Durnan* 2.065 1946 135. Pekka Rinne 2.069 2012 136. Ed Belfour* 2.072 1996 137. Henrik Lundqvist 2.072 2007 138. Johnny Bower* 2.072 1962 139. Martin Brodeur 2.073 2001 140. Mike Richter 2.075 1994 141. Olaf Kolzig 2.079 2003 142. Marty Turco 2.083 2008 143. David Aebischer 2.085 2004 144. Dominik Hasek 2.089 2001 145. Patrick Roy* 2.090 1989 146. Ed Belfour* 2.093 2004 147. Sam LoPresti 2.099 1941 148. Curtis Joseph 2.102 2001 149. Les Binkley 2.103 1970 150. Patrick Roy* 2.104 1996 151. Mike Richter 2.109 1997 152. Carey Price 2.110 2011 153. Nikolai Khabibulin 2.113 1997 154. Chris Osgood 2.115 1996 155. Chris Osgood 2.116 1998 156. Johnny Bower* 2.118 1964 157. Wilf Cude 2.125 1934 158. Ron Hextall 2.132 1996 159. Patrick Roy* 2.135 1993 160. Harry Lumley* 2.135 1945 161. Damian Rhodes 2.136 1998 162. Cam Ward 2.136 2006 163. Johnny Mowers 2.139 1941 164. Gerry Cheevers* 2.143 1976   Tim Thomas 2.143 2012 166. Roman Cechmanek 2.145 2003 167. Andrew Raycroft 2.148 2004 168. Harry Lumley* 2.149 1949 169. Turk Broda* 2.154 1948 170. Felix Potvin 2.158 2002 171. Jim Henry 2.167 1942   Jussi Markkanen 2.167 2006 173. Glenn Resch 2.168 1975 174. Rick DiPietro 2.178 2004 175. Bill Durnan* 2.179 1949 176. Evgeni Nabokov 2.180 2008 177. Grant Fuhr* 2.185 1997 178. George Hainsworth* 2.185 1934 179. Ed Belfour* 2.189 1995 180. Tony Esposito* 2.189 1971 181. Roy Worters* 2.200 1936   Rick Wamsley 2.200 1982   Michel Larocque 2.200 1980   Glenn Resch 2.200 1979   Bill Beveridge 2.200 1937 186. Steve Penney 2.204 1984 187. Patrick Roy* 2.205 1997 188. Arturs Irbe 2.206 1999 189. Corey Crawford 2.207 2011 190. Andy Moog 2.209 1990 191. Glenn Hall* 2.211 1965 192. Ed Giacomin* 2.213 1971 193. Ryan Miller 2.216 2007 194. Wilf Cude 2.216 1937 195. Tommy Salo 2.217 2001 196. Niklas Backstrom 2.222 2007 197. Evgeni Nabokov 2.225 2007 198. Gerry Cheevers* 2.228 1970 199. Frank McCool 2.231 1945   Jonas Hiller 2.231 2009 201. Don Simmons 2.236 1958   Ed Belfour* 2.236 2001 203. Ken Wregget 2.239 1989 204. Olaf Kolzig 2.240 2001 205. Miikka Kiprusoff 2.243 2006 206. Chuck Rayner* 2.245 1950 207. Ilya Bryzgalov 2.247 2007 208. Martin Brodeur 2.251 2006 209. Tony Esposito* 2.252 1980 210. John Vanbiesbrouck 2.252 1996 211. Henrik Lundqvist 2.254 2011 212. Ray Emery 2.258 2007 213. Mike Vernon 2.259 1989 214. Curtis Joseph 2.266 1993 215. Patrick Roy* 2.269 2003 216. Gump Worsley* 2.270 1969 217. Tiny Thompson* 2.274 1931 218. John Davidson 2.279 1979 219. Charlie Hodge 2.286 1964 220. Ken Wregget 2.287 1987 221. Kirk McLean 2.293 1994 222. Johan Hedberg 2.297 2001 223. Curtis Joseph 2.299 2002 224. Ken Wregget 2.304 1996 225. Mike Vernon 2.314 1995 226. Robert Esche 2.319 2004 227. Glenn Resch 2.320 1978 228. Terry Sawchuk* 2.323 1961 229. Dwayne Roloson 2.328 2006 230. Jacques Plante* 2.328 1959 231. Rogie Vachon 2.329 1976 232. John Davidson 2.329 1980 233. Jacques Plante* 2.330 1961 234. Cristobal Huet 2.332 2006 235. Gilles Villemure 2.333 1972 236. Roger Crozier 2.335 1966 237. Michal Neuvirth 2.339 2011 238. Andy Moog 2.340 1989 239. Ryan Miller 2.344 2010 240. Chris Osgood 2.345 1994 241. Chris Osgood 2.346 1999 242. Pat Riggin 2.348 1984 243. Grant Fuhr* 2.354 1999 244. Garth Snow 2.361 2003 245. Terry Sawchuk* 2.364 1955 246. Brian Elliott 2.374 2012 247. John Vanbiesbrouck 2.378 1997 248. Rogie Vachon 2.378 1967 249. Turk Broda* 2.382 1947 250. Turk Broda* 2.385 1942

WHA Leaders Rank Player GAA Year 1. Gary Bromley 1.567 1978 2. Ron Grahame 2.000 1975 3. Cap Raeder 2.271 1976 4. Gerry Cheevers* 2.409 1973 5. Jim Park 2.457 1976 6. Don McLeod 2.494 1974 7. Jean-Louis Levasseur 2.587 1978 8. Joe Daley 2.593 1976 9. Gilles Gratton 2.783 1974 10. Wayne Rutledge 2.837 1973 11. Joe Daley 2.878 1978 12. Mike Curran 2.907 1974 13. Russ Gillow 2.915 1973 14. Paul Hoganson 2.931 1977 15. Ernie Wakely 3.143 1973 16. Al Smith 3.158 1974 17. Richard Brodeur 3.179 1975 18. Al Smith 3.234 1973 19. Richard Brodeur 3.277 1977 20. John Garrett 3.388 1975 21. Jack Norris 3.423 1976 22. Joe Daley 3.554 1973 23. Gerry Cheevers* 3.564 1974 24. Joe Daley 3.592 1977 25. Ernie Wakely 3.656 1976 26. Richard Brodeur 3.666 1978 27. Dave Dryden 3.668 1979 28. Andre Gill 3.713 1974 29. Gary Smith 3.730 1979 30. Don McLeod 3.834 1976 31. Ron Grahame 3.850 1977 32. Ron Grahame 3.966 1976 33. John Garrett 4.032 1974 34. Jim Shaw 4.122 1975 35. Cam Newton 4.197 1974 36. John Garrett 4.295 1979 37. Ken Lockett 4.385 1977 38. Richard Brodeur 4.415 1976 39. Ernie Wakely 4.500 1975 40. Al Smith 4.590 1975 41. Gerry Cheevers* 4.600 1975 42. John Garrett 5.756 1978 43. Les Binkley 5.934 1974

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