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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player GA
1. Grant Fuhr* 2756
  Gilles Meloche 2756
3. Tony Esposito* 2563
4. Martin Brodeur 2555
5. Patrick Roy* 2546
6. Curtis Joseph 2516
7. John Vanbiesbrouck 2503
8. Gump Worsley* 2407
9. Terry Sawchuk* 2389
10. Tom Barrasso 2385
11. Ed Belfour* 2317
12. Rogie Vachon 2310
13. Sean Burke 2290
14. Greg Millen 2281
15. Glenn Hall* 2222
16. Mike Liut 2221
17. Harry Lumley* 2206
  Mike Vernon 2206
19. Kelly Hrudey 2174
20. Don Beaupre 2151
21. Andy Moog 2097
22. Dan Bouchard 2061
23. Bill Ranford 2042
24. Billy Smith* 2031
25. Nikolai Khabibulin 2004
26. Jacques Plante* 1964
27. Ken Wregget 1917
28. Kirk McLean 1904
29. Olaf Kolzig 1885
30. Eddie Johnston 1852
31. Mike Richter 1840
32. Cesare Maniago 1773
33. Chris Osgood 1768
34. Glenn Resch 1761
35. Ron Hextall 1723
36. Roberto Luongo 1710
37. Felix Potvin 1694
38. Gary Smith 1675
39. Ed Giacomin* 1672
40. Tomas Vokoun 1629
41. Reggie Lemelin 1613
42. Turk Broda* 1609
43. Denis Herron 1579
44. Jim Rutherford 1576
45. Dominik Hasek 1572
46. Glen Hanlon 1561
47. Jose Theodore 1541
48. Arturs Irbe 1513
49. Jocelyn Thibault 1508
50. Dwayne Roloson 1502
51. Ron Tugnutt 1497
52. Bernie Parent* 1493
53. Phil Myre 1482
54. Ron Low 1463
55. Don Edwards 1449
56. Roger Crozier 1446
57. Pete Peeters 1424
58. Richard Brodeur 1410
59. Frank Brimsek* 1404
60. Bob Sauve 1377
61. Miikka Kiprusoff 1368
62. Glenn Healy 1361
  Jeff Hackett 1361
64. Evgeni Nabokov 1351
65. Johnny Bower* 1340
66. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1313
67. Guy Hebert 1307
68. Tommy Salo 1296
69. Chuck Rayner* 1294
70. Gilles Gilbert 1290
71. Rick Wamsley 1287
72. Bob Essensa 1270
73. Jon Casey 1246
  John Ross Roach 1246
75. Brian Hayward 1242
76. Daren Puppa 1204
77. Martin Biron 1202
78. Marty Turco 1200
79. Al Rollins 1192
80. Tiny Thompson* 1183
  Mike Palmateer 1183
82. Gerry Cheevers* 1174
83. Jim Henry 1166
84. Roy Worters* 1143
  Chris Terreri 1143
86. Pat Riggin 1135
87. Tim Cheveldae 1116
88. Stephane Fiset 1114
89. Clint Malarchuk 1100
90. Ryan Miller 1097
91. Doug Favell 1096
92. Patrick Lalime 1085
93. Greg Stefan 1068
94. Marc-Andre Fleury 1059
95. Michel Plasse 1058
96. Murray Bannerman 1051
  Byron Dafoe 1051
98. Gerry Desjardins 1042
99. Cam Ward 1034
  Craig Billington 1034
101. Doug Soetaert 1030
102. Trevor Kidd 1014
103. John Davidson 1004
104. Mike Karakas 1002
105. Henrik Lundqvist 996
106. Roland Melanson 995
107. Steve Weeks 989
  Mike Dunham 989
109. Dunc Wilson 988
  Bruce Gamble 988
111. Marc Denis 982
112. Michel Larocque 978
113. Gary Edwards 973
114. Dave Kerr 954
115. Mark Fitzpatrick 953
116. Wayne Stephenson 937
  George Hainsworth* 937
118. Denis DeJordy 929
119. Garth Snow 925
  Charlie Hodge 925
121. Johan Hedberg 924
122. Kevin Weekes 903
123. Bill Durnan* 901
124. Michel Dion 898
125. Ilya Bryzgalov 889
126. Bill Beveridge 879
127. Dan Cloutier 874
128. Ken Dryden* 870
129. Clint Benedict* 863
130. Lorne Chabot 859
  Rick DiPietro 859
132. Kari Lehtonen 847
133. Alain Chevrier 845
134. Mario Lessard 843
135. Tim Thomas 842
136. John Garrett 837
137. Peter Sidorkiewicz 832
138. Alec Connell* 830
139. Damian Rhodes 820
140. Ed Staniowski 818
141. Manny Legace 809
142. Brian Boucher 805
143. Mario Gosselin 801
144. Wilf Cude 798
145. Mathieu Garon 797
146. Allan Bester 786
147. Paul Bibeault 785
148. Jacques Cloutier 778
149. Manny Fernandez 775
150. Wayne Thomas 766
151. Rick Tabaracci 760
152. Craig Anderson 743
153. Al Smith 735
154. Roman Turek 734
155. Brent Johnson 732
  Andrew Raycroft 732
  Niklas Backstrom 732
158. Daniel Berthiaume 714
159. Chris Mason 709
160. Eddie Mio 705
161. Don Simmons 701
162. Bob Froese 694
163. Vesa Toskala 679
164. Pete LoPresti 668
165. Doug Keans 666
166. Charlie Gardiner* 664
167. Peter Budaj 649
  Gerry McNeil 649
169. Antero Niittymaki 645
170. Roy Edwards 637
171. Georges Vezina* 633
172. Carey Price 632
173. Fred Brathwaite 629
174. Cristobal Huet 625
175. Wendell Young 618
176. Jamie McLennan 617
177. Steve Shields 606
178. Alex Auld 602
179. Jake Forbes 594
180. Earl Robertson 575
  Les Binkley 575
182. John Grahame 574
183. Vincent Riendeau 573
184. Martin Gerber 566
185. Al Jensen 557
186. Dominic Roussel 555
  Dave Dryden 555
188. Bert Gardiner 554
189. Jean-Sebastien Aubin 547
190. Steve Mason 546
191. Gilles Villemure 542
192. Ed Chadwick 541
193. Ken McAuley 537
194. Jonas Hiller 533
195. Mike Veisor 532
196. Jeff Reese 529
197. Darcy Wakaluk 524
198. Jonathan Quick 515
199. David Aebischer 513
200. Mike Smith 511
201. Pekka Rinne 510
202. Kay Whitmore 508
203. Richard Sevigny 507
204. Ty Conklin 504
205. Pelle Lindbergh 503
206. Bob Mason 500
207. Tommy Soderstrom 496
208. Gary Inness 494
209. Frank Pietrangelo 490
210. Jamie Storr 488
211. Ray Emery 484
212. Mikhail Shtalenkov 480
213. Normie Smith 479
214. Kari Takko 475
215. Roberto Romano 471
216. Robert Esche 464
217. Ondrej Pavelec 454
218. Pascal Leclaire 453
219. Rick St. Croix 451
220. Jaroslav Halak 447
  Jack Gelineau 447
222. Pokey Reddick 443
223. Hank Bassen 434
224. Bob Janecyk 432
225. Gary Bromley 425
226. Bernie Wolfe 424
227. Roman Cechmanek 419
228. Jimmy Howard 418
229. Jim Carey 416
230. Brian Elliott 415
231. Pat Jablonski 413
232. Ron Grahame 409
  Corrado Micalef 409
234. Paul Harrison 408
235. Johnny Mowers 399
236. Dan Ellis 393
237. Frank Caprice 391
238. Jason LaBarbera 389
239. Joe Miller 383
240. Darren Eliot 377
241. Gary Simmons 366
242. Marcel Paille 362
243. Corey Schwab 360
244. Milan Hnilicka 359
245. Emile Francis* 355
  Curt Ridley 355
247. Mark LaForest 354
248. Wade Flaherty 348
249. Scott Clemmensen 343
  Markus Mattsson 343

WHA Leaders

Rank Player GA
1. John Garrett 1110
2. Ernie Wakely 1064
3. Don McLeod 1049
4. Richard Brodeur 1037
5. Joe Daley 1002
6. Al Smith 834
7. Dave Dryden 808
8. Gary Kurt 690
9. Gerry Cheevers* 591
10. Jack Norris 582
11. Wayne Rutledge 563
12. Gilles Gratton 560
13. Paul Hoganson 496
14. Serge Aubry 470
15. Michel Dion 450
16. Ron Grahame 425
17. Mike Curran 423
18. Cam Newton 352
19. Pete Donnelly 344
20. Christer Abrahamsson 342
21. Wayne Wood 335
22. Russ Gillow 333
23. Bob Whidden 327
24. Jim McLeod 324
25. Andy Brown 314
  Bruce Landon 314
27. Chris Worthy 289
28. George Gardner 287
29. Jean-Louis Levasseur 281
30. Normand Lapointe 280
31. Mike Liut 270
32. Curt Larsson 265
33. Les Binkley 262
34. Ken Broderick 259
35. Gary Inness 251
36. Joe Junkin 243
37. Markus Mattsson 241
38. Clay Hebenton 229
39. Bernie Parent* 220
40. Jim Corsi 208
41. Gary Bromley 203
42. Jim Park 178
43. Andre Gill 164
44. Gerry Desjardins 162
45. Pat Riggin 158
46. Michel Deguise 156
47. Ken Brown 149
48. Eddie Mio 148
  Ken Lockett 148
50. Bob Johnson 144