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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player GA
1. Gilles Meloche 2756
  Grant Fuhr* 2756
3. Martin Brodeur 2668
4. Tony Esposito* 2563
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. Nikolai Khabibulin 2057
24. Bill Ranford 2042
25. Billy Smith* 2031
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. Roberto Luongo 1800
33. Cesare Maniago 1773
34. Chris Osgood 1768
35. Glenn Resch 1761
36. Ron Hextall 1723
37. Felix Potvin 1694
38. Tomas Vokoun 1688
39. Gary Smith 1675
40. Ed Giacomin* 1672
41. Jose Theodore 1635
42. Reggie Lemelin 1613
43. Turk Broda* 1609
44. Denis Herron 1579
45. Jim Rutherford 1576
46. Dominik Hasek 1572
47. Glen Hanlon 1561
48. Dwayne Roloson 1552
49. Arturs Irbe 1513
50. Jocelyn Thibault 1508
51. Miikka Kiprusoff 1500
52. Evgeni Nabokov 1498
53. Ron Tugnutt 1497
54. Bernie Parent* 1493
55. Phil Myre 1482
56. Ron Low 1463
57. Don Edwards 1449
58. Roger Crozier 1446
59. Pete Peeters 1424
60. Richard Brodeur 1410
61. Frank Brimsek* 1404
62. Bob Sauve 1377
63. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1370
64. Glenn Healy 1361
  Jeff Hackett 1361
66. Johnny Bower* 1340
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. Ryan Miller 1262
74. John Ross Roach 1246
  Jon Casey 1246
76. Brian Hayward 1242
77. Martin Biron 1238
78. Marty Turco 1216
79. Daren Puppa 1204
80. Al Rollins 1192
81. Mike Palmateer 1183
  Tiny Thompson* 1183
83. Marc-Andre Fleury 1178
84. Gerry Cheevers* 1174
85. Jim Henry 1166
86. Roy Worters* 1143
  Chris Terreri 1143
88. Pat Riggin 1135
89. Henrik Lundqvist 1134
90. Cam Ward 1127
91. Tim Cheveldae 1116
92. Stephane Fiset 1114
93. Clint Malarchuk 1100
94. Doug Favell 1096
95. Patrick Lalime 1085
96. Greg Stefan 1068
97. Michel Plasse 1058
98. Murray Bannerman 1051
  Byron Dafoe 1051
100. Gerry Desjardins 1042
101. Ilya Bryzgalov 1037
102. Craig Billington 1034
103. Doug Soetaert 1030
104. Trevor Kidd 1014
105. John Davidson 1004
106. Mike Karakas 1002
107. Roland Melanson 995
108. Mike Dunham 989
  Steve Weeks 989
  Kari Lehtonen 989
111. Bruce Gamble 988
  Dunc Wilson 988
113. Marc Denis 982
114. Michel Larocque 978
115. Johan Hedberg 977
116. Gary Edwards 973
117. Dave Kerr 954
118. Mark Fitzpatrick 953
119. Wayne Stephenson 937
  George Hainsworth* 937
121. Denis DeJordy 929
122. Garth Snow 925
  Charlie Hodge 925
124. Kevin Weekes 903
125. Bill Durnan* 901
126. Tim Thomas 899
127. Michel Dion 898
128. Bill Beveridge 879
129. Dan Cloutier 874
130. Rick DiPietro 871
131. Ken Dryden* 870
132. Mathieu Garon 865
133. Clint Benedict* 863
134. Lorne Chabot 859
135. Niklas Backstrom 856
136. Alain Chevrier 845
137. Mario Lessard 843
138. John Garrett 837
139. Peter Sidorkiewicz 832
140. Alec Connell* 830
141. Brian Boucher 822
142. Damian Rhodes 820
143. Ed Staniowski 818
144. Manny Legace 809
145. Craig Anderson 804
146. Mario Gosselin 801
147. Wilf Cude 798
148. Allan Bester 786
149. Paul Bibeault 785
150. Jacques Cloutier 778
151. Carey Price 777
152. Manny Fernandez 775
153. Wayne Thomas 766
154. Rick Tabaracci 760
155. Chris Mason 754
156. Brent Johnson 744
157. Al Smith 735
158. Roman Turek 734
159. Andrew Raycroft 732
160. Daniel Berthiaume 714
161. Eddie Mio 705
162. Don Simmons 701
163. Peter Budaj 696
164. Bob Froese 694
165. Vesa Toskala 679
166. Pete LoPresti 668
167. Doug Keans 666
168. Charlie Gardiner* 664
169. Pekka Rinne 659
170. Gerry McNeil 649
171. Jonas Hiller 648
172. Steve Mason 646
  Jonathan Quick 646
174. Antero Niittymaki 645
175. Mike Smith 640
176. Ondrej Pavelec 638
177. Roy Edwards 637
178. Georges Vezina* 633
179. Fred Brathwaite 629
180. Cristobal Huet 625
181. Wendell Young 618
182. Jamie McLennan 617
183. Steve Shields 606
  Alex Auld 606
185. Jake Forbes 594
186. Earl Robertson 575
  Les Binkley 575
188. John Grahame 574
189. Vincent Riendeau 573
190. Martin Gerber 566
191. Al Jensen 557
192. Dave Dryden 555
  Dominic Roussel 555
194. Bert Gardiner 554
195. Ray Emery 548
196. Jean-Sebastien Aubin 547
197. Gilles Villemure 542
198. Ed Chadwick 541
199. Ken McAuley 537
200. Jimmy Howard 536
201. Mike Veisor 532
202. Jeff Reese 529
203. Darcy Wakaluk 524
204. Ty Conklin 516
205. David Aebischer 513
206. Kay Whitmore 508
207. Richard Sevigny 507
208. Jaroslav Halak 506
209. Pelle Lindbergh 503
210. Bob Mason 500
211. Tommy Soderstrom 496
212. Gary Inness 494
213. Frank Pietrangelo 490
214. Jamie Storr 488
215. Antti Niemi 482
216. Brian Elliott 481
217. Mikhail Shtalenkov 480
218. Normie Smith 479
219. Kari Takko 475
220. Roberto Romano 471
221. Robert Esche 464
222. Pascal Leclaire 453
223. Rick St. Croix 451
224. Jack Gelineau 447
225. Dan Ellis 445
226. Pokey Reddick 443
227. Hank Bassen 434
228. Bob Janecyk 432
229. Jason LaBarbera 429
230. Gary Bromley 425
231. Bernie Wolfe 424
232. Roman Cechmanek 419
233. Jim Carey 416
234. Pat Jablonski 413
  Scott Clemmensen 413
236. Corrado Micalef 409
  Ron Grahame 409
238. Paul Harrison 408
239. Johnny Mowers 399
240. Frank Caprice 391
241. Joe Miller 383
242. Darren Eliot 377
243. Semyon Varlamov 370
244. Gary Simmons 366
245. Devan Dubnyk 365
246. Marcel Paille 362
247. Corey Schwab 360
248. Milan Hnilicka 359
249. Emile Francis* 355
  Curt Ridley 355

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. Ken Lockett 148
  Eddie Mio 148
50. Bob Johnson 144