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NHL Progressive Leaders and Records for Goals Against

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

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

  Yearly GA   Active GA   Career GA   Single Season GA
1917-18Clint Benedict 114   Clint Benedict 114   Clint Benedict 114   Clint Benedict 114
1918-19Bert Lindsay 83   Clint Benedict 167   Clint Benedict 167   Clint Benedict 114
1919-20Frank Brophy 148   Georges Vezina 275   Georges Vezina 275   Frank Brophy 148
1920-21Howard Lockhart 132   Georges Vezina 374   Georges Vezina 374   Frank Brophy 148
1921-22Howard Lockhart 103   Georges Vezina 468   Georges Vezina 468   Frank Brophy 148
1922-23Jake Forbes 110   Georges Vezina 529   Georges Vezina 529   Frank Brophy 148
1923-24John Ross Roach 80   Georges Vezina 577   Georges Vezina 577   Frank Brophy 148
1924-25John Ross Roach 84   Georges Vezina 633   Georges Vezina 633   Frank Brophy 148
1925-26John Ross Roach 114   Georges Vezina 633   Georges Vezina 633   Frank Brophy 148
1926-27Hugh Lehman 116   Clint Benedict 692   Clint Benedict 692   Frank Brophy 148
1927-28Charlie Gardiner 114   Clint Benedict 768   Clint Benedict 768   Frank Brophy 148
1928-29Charlie Gardiner 85   Clint Benedict 825   Clint Benedict 825   Frank Brophy 148
1929-30Joe Miller 179   Clint Benedict 863   Clint Benedict 863   Joe Miller 179
1930-31Wilf Cude 130   John Ross Roach 934   John Ross Roach 934   Joe Miller 179
1931-32John Ross Roach 112   John Ross Roach 1046   John Ross Roach 1046   Joe Miller 179
1932-33Roy Worters 116   John Ross Roach 1139   John Ross Roach 1139   Joe Miller 179
1933-34Bill Beveridge 143   John Ross Roach 1184   John Ross Roach 1184   Joe Miller 179
1934-35Wilf Cude 145   John Ross Roach 1246   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1935-36Wilf Cude
Roy Worters		 122   Roy Worters 1074   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1936-37Mike Karakas 131   Roy Worters 1143   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1937-38Bill Beveridge 149   Tiny Thompson 954   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1938-39Earl Robertson 136   Tiny Thompson 1063   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1939-40Earl Robertson 140   Tiny Thompson 1183   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1940-41Earl Robertson 142   Dave Kerr 954   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1941-42Sam LoPresti 152   Turk Broda 683   John Ross Roach 1246   Joe Miller 179
1942-43Paul Bibeault 191   Bill Beveridge 879   John Ross Roach 1246   Paul Bibeault 191
1943-44Ken McAuley 310   Mike Karakas 649   John Ross Roach 1246   Ken McAuley 310
1944-45Ken McAuley 227   Mike Karakas 836   John Ross Roach 1246   Ken McAuley 310
1945-46Mike Karakas 166   Mike Karakas 1002   John Ross Roach 1246   Ken McAuley 310
1946-47Chuck Rayner 177   Turk Broda 1067   John Ross Roach 1246   Ken McAuley 310
1947-48Emile Francis 183   Turk Broda 1210   John Ross Roach 1246   Ken McAuley 310
1948-49Jim Henry 211   Turk Broda 1371   Turk Broda 1371   Ken McAuley 310
1949-50Frank Brimsek 244   Turk Broda 1538   Turk Broda 1538   Ken McAuley 310
1950-51Harry Lumley 246   Turk Broda 1606   Turk Broda 1606   Ken McAuley 310
1951-52Harry Lumley 241   Turk Broda 1609   Turk Broda 1609   Ken McAuley 310
1952-53Al Rollins 175   Harry Lumley 1544   Turk Broda 1609   Ken McAuley 310
1953-54Al Rollins 213   Harry Lumley 1672   Harry Lumley 1672   Ken McAuley 310
1954-55Gump Worsley 197   Harry Lumley 1806   Harry Lumley 1806   Ken McAuley 310
1955-56Gump Worsley 198   Harry Lumley 1963   Harry Lumley 1963   Ken McAuley 310
1956-57Al Rollins 224   Al Rollins 1161   Harry Lumley 1963   Ken McAuley 310
1957-58Ed Chadwick 223   Harry Lumley 2033   Harry Lumley 2033   Ken McAuley 310
1958-59Glenn Hall 208   Harry Lumley 2060   Harry Lumley 2060   Ken McAuley 310
1959-60Glenn Hall 179   Harry Lumley 2206   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1960-61Bruce Gamble 193   Terry Sawchuk 1607   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1961-62Glenn Hall 184   Terry Sawchuk 1748   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1962-63Gump Worsley 217   Terry Sawchuk 1866   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1963-64Jacques Plante 220   Terry Sawchuk 2004   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1964-65Roger Crozier 168   Terry Sawchuk 2096   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1965-66Roger Crozier 173   Terry Sawchuk 2176   Harry Lumley 2206   Ken McAuley 310
1966-67Roger Crozier 182   Terry Sawchuk 2242   Terry Sawchuk 2242   Ken McAuley 310
1967-68Ed Giacomin 160   Terry Sawchuk 2341   Terry Sawchuk 2341   Ken McAuley 310
1968-69Cesare Maniago 198   Terry Sawchuk 2369   Terry Sawchuk 2369   Ken McAuley 310
1969-70Gary Smith 195   Terry Sawchuk 2389   Terry Sawchuk 2389   Ken McAuley 310
1970-71Gary Smith 256   Gump Worsley 2223   Terry Sawchuk 2389   Ken McAuley 310
1971-72Roger Crozier 214   Gump Worsley 2291   Terry Sawchuk 2389   Ken McAuley 310
1972-73Gilles Meloche 235   Gump Worsley 2321   Terry Sawchuk 2389   Ken McAuley 310
1973-74Gary Smith 208   Gump Worsley 2407   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1974-75Ron Low 235   Eddie Johnston 1552   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1975-76Denis Herron 243   Eddie Johnston 1682   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1976-77Tony Esposito 234   Eddie Johnston 1790   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1977-78Pete LoPresti 216   Eddie Johnston 1852   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1978-79Tony Esposito 206   Rogie Vachon 1801   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1979-80Rogie Vachon 209   Rogie Vachon 2010   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1980-81Greg Millen 258   Rogie Vachon 2178   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1981-82Mike Liut 250   Tony Esposito 2340   Gump Worsley 2407   Ken McAuley 310
1982-83Greg Millen 282   Tony Esposito 2475   Tony Esposito 2475   Ken McAuley 310
1983-84Greg Millen 221   Tony Esposito 2563   Tony Esposito 2563   Ken McAuley 310
1984-85Richard Brodeur 228   Gilles Meloche 2408   Tony Esposito 2563   Ken McAuley 310
1985-86Richard Brodeur 240   Gilles Meloche 2527   Tony Esposito 2563   Ken McAuley 310
1986-87Alain Chevrier 227   Gilles Meloche 2661   Gilles Meloche 2661   Ken McAuley 310
1987-88Grant Fuhr 246   Gilles Meloche 2756   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1988-89Sean Burke
Kelly Hrudey		 230   Greg Millen 2067   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1989-90Kirk McLean 216   Greg Millen 2255   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1990-91Tim Cheveldae 214   Greg Millen 2259   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1991-92Grant Fuhr 230   Greg Millen 2281   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1992-93Peter Sidorkiewicz 250   Grant Fuhr 1885   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1993-94Craig Billington 254   Grant Fuhr 1991   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1994-95Bill Ranford 133   Grant Fuhr 2050   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1995-96Bill Ranford 237   Grant Fuhr 2259   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1996-97Felix Potvin 224   Grant Fuhr 2452   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1997-98Nikolai Khabibulin
Mike Richter		 184   Grant Fuhr 2590   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1998-99Curtis Joseph
Garth Snow		 171   Grant Fuhr 2679   Gilles Meloche 2756   Ken McAuley 310
1999-00Arturs Irbe 175   Grant Fuhr 2756   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2000-01Arturs Irbe
Jocelyn Thibault		 180   John Vanbiesbrouck 2493   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2001-02Olaf Kolzig 192   John Vanbiesbrouck 2503   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2002-03Marc Denis 232   Patrick Roy 2546   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2003-04Olaf Kolzig 180   Sean Burke 2142   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2004-05            Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2005-06Roberto Luongo 213   Curtis Joseph 2290   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2006-07Andrew Raycroft 205   Curtis Joseph 2449   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2007-08Miikka Kiprusoff
Ryan Miller		 197   Curtis Joseph 2466   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2008-09Miikka Kiprusoff 209   Curtis Joseph 2516   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2009-10Craig Anderson 186   Martin Brodeur 2340   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2010-11Cam Ward 184   Martin Brodeur 2467   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310
2011-12Ondrej Pavelec 191   Martin Brodeur 2603   Grant Fuhr
Gilles Meloche		 2756   Ken McAuley 310