NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GA |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 2781 |
2. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 2756 |
3. | Gilles Meloche | 1970-88 | 2755 |
4. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 2563 |
5. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 2546 |
6. | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 2539 |
7. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 2516 |
8. | Roberto Luongo* | 1999-19 | 2515 |
9. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 2502 |
10. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 2398 |
11. | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 2385 |
  | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 2385 |
13. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 2317 |
14. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 2310 |
15. | Sean Burke | 1987-07 | 2290 |
16. | Greg Millen | 1978-92 | 2281 |
17. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 2223 |
18. | Mike Liut | 1979-92 | 2218 |
19. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 2210 |
20. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 2196 |
21. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 2174 |
22. | Don Beaupre | 1980-97 | 2151 |
23. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 2101 |
24. | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 2097 |
25. | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 2071 |
26. | Dan Bouchard | 1972-86 | 2063 |
27. | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 2042 |
28. | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 2031 |
29. | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 2029 |
30. | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 1960 |
31. | Craig Anderson | 2002-23 | 1916 |
  | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 1916 |
33. | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 1904 |
34. | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 1885 |
35. | Jonathan Quick | 2007-24 | 1855 |
36. | Eddie Johnston | 1962-78 | 1852 |
37. | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 1843 |
38. | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 1840 |
39. | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 1773 |
40. | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 1768 |
41. | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 1761 |
42. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 1755 |
43. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 1723 |
44. | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 1720 |
45. | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-24 | 1716 |
46. | Félix Potvin | 1991-04 | 1694 |
47. | Tomáš Vokoun | 1996-13 | 1688 |
48. | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 1675 |
49. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 1672 |
50. | Kari Lehtonen | 2003-18 | 1662 |
51. | José Théodore | 1995-13 | 1635 |
52. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 1630 |
53. | Réjean Lemelin | 1978-93 | 1609 |
54. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 1608 |
55. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 1598 |
56. | Denis Herron | 1972-86 | 1578 |
57. | Jim Rutherford* | 1970-83 | 1575 |
58. | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 1572 |
59. | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 1561 |
60. | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 1552 |
61. | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-24 | 1527 |
62. | Artūrs Irbe | 1991-04 | 1513 |
63. | Jocelyn Thibault | 1993-08 | 1508 |
64. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 1500 |
65. | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 1497 |
66. | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 1493 |
67. | Phil Myre | 1969-83 | 1481 |
68. | Ron Low | 1972-85 | 1463 |
69. | Don Edwards | 1976-86 | 1448 |
70. | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 1446 |
71. | Pete Peeters | 1978-91 | 1427 |
72. | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1996-14 | 1423 |
73. | Richard Brodeur | 1979-88 | 1410 |
74. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 1403 |
75. | Jaroslav Halák | 2006-23 | 1390 |
76. | Bob Sauvé | 1976-89 | 1377 |
77. | Jeff Hackett | 1988-04 | 1361 |
  | Glenn Healy | 1985-01 | 1361 |
79. | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 1343 |
80. | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 1338 |
81. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 1336 |
82. | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 1307 |
83. | James Reimer | 2010-24 | 1300 |
84. | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 1296 |
85. | John Gibson | 2013-24 | 1295 |
86. | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 1291 |
87. | Brian Elliott | 2007-23 | 1290 |
  | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 1290 |
89. | Rick Wamsley | 1980-93 | 1287 |
90. | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 1271 |
91. | Bob Essensa | 1988-02 | 1270 |
92. | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-24 | 1252 |
93. | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 1247 |
94. | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 1246 |
  | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 1246 |
96. | Jacob Markström | 2010-24 | 1242 |
97. | Brian Hayward | 1982-93 | 1241 |
98. | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 1230 |
99. | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 1216 |
100. | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 1211 |
101. | Frederik Andersen | 2013-24 | 1210 |
102. | Daren Puppa | 1985-00 | 1204 |
103. | Martin Jones | 2013-24 | 1193 |
104. | Cam Talbot | 2013-24 | 1190 |
105. | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 1189 |
106. | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 1183 |
107. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 1180 |
108. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 1174 |
109. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-24 | 1170 |
110. | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 1150 |
111. | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 1146 |
112. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 1145 |
113. | Chris Terreri | 1986-01 | 1143 |
114. | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 1141 |
115. | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 1135 |
116. | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 1123 |
117. | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 1116 |
118. | Stéphane Fiset | 1989-02 | 1114 |
119. | Clint Malarchuk | 1981-92 | 1100 |
120. | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 1096 |
121. | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 1085 |
122. | Jake Allen | 2012-24 | 1078 |
123. | Ondřej Pavelec | 2007-18 | 1069 |
124. | Greg Stefan | 1981-90 | 1068 |
125. | Michel Plasse | 1970-82 | 1058 |
126. | Murray Bannerman | 1977-87 | 1051 |
  | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 1051 |
128. | Gerry Desjardins | 1968-78 | 1041 |
129. | Craig Billington | 1985-03 | 1034 |
130. | Doug Soetaert | 1975-87 | 1029 |
131. | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 1027 |
132. | Jonathan Bernier | 2007-22 | 1023 |
133. | Trevor Kidd | 1991-04 | 1014 |
134. | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 1004 |
135. | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 1000 |
136. | Roland Melanson | 1980-92 | 995 |
137. | Bruce Gamble | 1958-72 | 993 |
  | Petr Mrázek | 2012-24 | 993 |
139. | Steve Weeks | 1980-93 | 990 |
140. | Mike Dunham | 1996-07 | 989 |
141. | Dunc Wilson | 1969-79 | 988 |
142. | Marc Denis | 1996-09 | 982 |
143. | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 978 |
144. | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 977 |
145. | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 975 |
146. | Gary Edwards | 1968-82 | 973 |
147. | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 960 |
148. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 954 |
149. | Mark Fitzpatrick | 1988-00 | 953 |
150. | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-24 | 948 |
151. | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 945 |
152. | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 937 |
  | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 937 |
154. | Denis DeJordy | 1962-74 | 929 |
  | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 929 |
156. | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 925 |
157. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 924 |
158. | Peter Budaj | 2005-19 | 909 |
159. | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 903 |
  | Kevin Weekes | 1997-09 | 903 |
161. | Thomas Greiss | 2007-23 | 902 |
162. | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 901 |
163. | Michel Dion | 1979-85 | 898 |
164. | Dan Cloutier | 1997-08 | 874 |
165. | Bill Beveridge | 1929-43 | 873 |
166. | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 871 |
167. | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 870 |
168. | Mathieu Garon | 2000-13 | 865 |
169. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 860 |
170. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 858 |
171. | Juuse Saros | 2015-24 | 847 |
172. | Alain Chevrier | 1985-91 | 845 |
173. | Mario Lessard | 1978-84 | 844 |
174. | John Garrett | 1979-85 | 837 |
175. | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 836 |
176. | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1987-98 | 832 |
177. | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 822 |
178. | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 820 |
179. | Ed Staniowski | 1975-85 | 818 |
180. | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 809 |
181. | Mario Gosselin | 1983-94 | 800 |
182. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 798 |
183. | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-24 | 788 |
184. | Allan Bester | 1983-96 | 785 |
185. | Paul Bibeault | 1940-47 | 784 |
186. | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 776 |
187. | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 775 |
188. | Wayne Thomas | 1972-81 | 766 |
189. | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 760 |
190. | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 754 |
191. | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 744 |
  | Joonas Korpisalo | 2015-24 | 744 |
193. | Al Smith | 1965-81 | 734 |
  | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 734 |
195. | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 732 |
196. | Jordan Binnington | 2015-24 | 728 |
197. | Matt Murray | 2015-23 | 718 |
198. | Daniel Berthiaume | 1986-94 | 714 |
199. | Eddie Mio | 1979-86 | 705 |
200. | Don Simmons | 1956-69 | 701 |
201. | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 697 |
202. | Bob Froese | 1982-90 | 694 |
203. | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 679 |
204. | Pete LoPresti | 1974-81 | 668 |
205. | Doug Keans | 1979-88 | 666 |
206. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 664 |
207. | Alexandar Georgiev | 2017-24 | 649 |
208. | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 645 |
  | Antero Niittymäki | 2003-11 | 645 |
210. | Tristan Jarry | 2016-24 | 638 |
211. | Roy Edwards | 1967-74 | 637 |
212. | Georges Vezina* | 1917-26 | 633 |
213. | Fred Brathwaite | 1993-04 | 629 |
214. | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 626 |
215. | Carter Hart | 2018-24 | 625 |
  | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 625 |
217. | Antti Raanta | 2013-24 | 623 |
218. | Wendell Young | 1985-95 | 618 |
219. | Jamie McLennan | 1993-07 | 617 |
220. | Curtis McElhinney | 2007-21 | 615 |
221. | Alex Auld | 2001-12 | 606 |
  | Steve Shields | 1995-06 | 606 |
223. | Anton Khudobin | 2009-23 | 603 |
224. | Jake Forbes | 1919-33 | 594 |
225. | Thatcher Demko | 2017-24 | 592 |
226. | Linus Ullmark | 2015-24 | 583 |
227. | Carter Hutton | 2012-22 | 580 |
228. | Earl Robertson | 1937-42 | 575 |
229. | Les Binkley | 1967-72 | 574 |
  | John Grahame | 1999-08 | 574 |
231. | Vincent Riendeau | 1987-95 | 573 |
232. | Martin Gerber | 2002-11 | 566 |
233. | Al Jensen | 1980-87 | 557 |
234. | Dominic Roussel | 1991-01 | 555 |
235. | Dave Dryden | 1961-80 | 554 |
  | Bert Gardiner | 1935-44 | 554 |
237. | Jean-Sébastien Aubin | 1998-08 | 547 |
238. | Elvis Merzļikins | 2019-24 | 543 |
239. | Gilles Villemure | 1963-77 | 542 |
240. | Ed Chadwick | 1955-62 | 541 |
241. | Ken McAuley | 1943-45 | 537 |
242. | Mackenzie Blackwood | 2018-24 | 534 |
243. | Mike Veisor | 1973-84 | 531 |
244. | Jeff Reese | 1987-99 | 529 |
245. | Dan Ellis | 2003-15 | 526 |
246. | Darcy Wakaluk | 1988-97 | 524 |
247. | Ty Conklin | 2001-12 | 516 |
248. | David Aebischer | 2000-08 | 513 |
249. | Kay Whitmore | 1988-02 | 508 |
250. | Richard Sévigny | 1979-87 | 507 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GA |
---|---|---|---|
1. | John Garrett | 1973-79 | 1110 |
2. | Ernie Wakely | 1972-79 | 1064 |
3. | Don McLeod | 1972-78 | 1049 |
4. | Richard Brodeur | 1972-79 | 1037 |
5. | Joe Daley | 1972-79 | 1002 |
6. | Al Smith | 1972-79 | 834 |
7. | Dave Dryden | 1974-79 | 808 |
8. | Gary Kurt | 1972-77 | 690 |
9. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1972-76 | 591 |
10. | Jack Norris | 1972-76 | 582 |
11. | Wayne Rutledge | 1972-78 | 563 |
12. | Gilles Gratton | 1972-75 | 560 |
13. | Paul Hoganson | 1973-78 | 496 |
14. | Serge Aubry | 1972-77 | 470 |
15. | Michel Dion | 1974-79 | 450 |
16. | Ron Grahame | 1973-77 | 425 |
17. | Mike Curran | 1972-77 | 423 |
18. | Bruce Landon | 1972-77 | 386 |
19. | Cam Newton | 1973-76 | 352 |
20. | Pete Donnelly | 1972-76 | 344 |
21. | Christer Abrahamsson | 1974-77 | 342 |
22. | Wayne Wood | 1974-79 | 335 |
23. | Russ Gillow | 1972-76 | 333 |
24. | Bob Whidden | 1972-76 | 327 |
25. | Jim McLeod | 1972-75 | 324 |
26. | Andy Brown | 1974-77 | 314 |
27. | Chris Worthy | 1973-76 | 289 |
28. | George Gardner | 1972-74 | 287 |
29. | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 1975-79 | 281 |
30. | Normand Lapointe | 1975-78 | 280 |
31. | Mike Liut | 1977-79 | 270 |
32. | Curt Larsson | 1974-77 | 265 |
33. | Les Binkley | 1972-76 | 262 |
34. | Ken Broderick | 1976-78 | 259 |
35. | Gary Inness | 1977-79 | 251 |
36. | Joe Junkin | 1973-75 | 243 |
37. | Markus Mattsson | 1977-79 | 241 |
38. | Clay Hebenton | 1975-77 | 229 |
39. | Bernie Parent* | 1972-73 | 220 |
40. | Jim Corsi | 1977-79 | 208 |
41. | Gary Bromley | 1976-78 | 203 |
42. | Jim Park | 1975-78 | 178 |
43. | Andre Gill | 1972-74 | 164 |
44. | Gerry Desjardins | 1974-75 | 162 |
45. | Pat Riggin | 1978-79 | 158 |
46. | Michel Deguise | 1973-76 | 156 |
47. | Ken Brown | 1972-75 | 149 |
48. | Eddie Mio | 1977-79 | 148 |
  | Ken Lockett | 1976-77 | 148 |
50. | Bob Johnson | 1975-76 | 144 |
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