Season 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	Season
1.	Ken McAuley	310	1943-44
2.	Greg Millen	282	1982-83
3.	Greg Millen	258	1980-81
4.	Gary Smith	256	1970-71
5.	Craig Billington	254	1993-94
6.	Peter Sidorkiewicz	250	1992-93
	Mike Liut	250	1981-82
8.	Harry Lumley*	246	1950-51
	Tony Esposito*	246	1980-81
	Grant Fuhr*	246	1987-88
11.	Frank Brimsek*	244	1949-50
12.	Denis Herron	243	1975-76
13.	Glenn Resch	242	1982-83
14.	Harry Lumley*	241	1951-52
	John Garrett	241	1980-81
16.	Bill Ranford	240	1992-93
	Richard Brodeur	240	1985-86
18.	Bill Ranford	237	1995-96
19.	Bill Ranford	236	1993-94
20.	Mike Liut	235	1982-83
	Ron Low	235	1974-75
	Gilles Meloche	235	1972-73
	Bob Essensa	235	1993-94
24.	Tony Esposito*	234	1976-77
25.	Marc Denis	232	2002-03
26.	Tony Esposito*	231	1981-82
27.	Grant Fuhr*	230	1991-92
	Sean Burke	230	1988-89
	Glenn Resch	230	1981-82
	Kelly Hrudey	230	1988-89
	Dan Bouchard	230	1981-82
32.	Reggie Lemelin	229	1985-86
	Greg Millen	229	1981-82
34.	Kelly Hrudey	228	1993-94
	Richard Brodeur	228	1984-85
	Bill Ranford	228	1991-92
37.	Bob Essensa	227	1992-93
	Ken McAuley	227	1944-45
	Alain Chevrier	227	1986-87
40.	Tim Cheveldae	226	1991-92
	Michel Dion	226	1981-82
42.	Al Rollins	224	1956-57
	Felix Potvin	224	1996-97
44.	Ed Chadwick	223	1957-58
45.	Greg Millen	222	1984-85
	Ken Wregget	222	1987-88
47.	Greg Millen	221	1983-84
48.	Jacques Plante*	220	1963-64
	Brian Hayward	220	1984-85
	Jack Gelineau	220	1949-50
51.	Jim Rutherford	217	1974-75
	Gump Worsley*	217	1962-63
	Brian Hayward	217	1985-86
	Mike Vernon	217	1991-92
55.	Kirk McLean	216	1989-90
	Gump Worsley*	216	1956-57
	Pete LoPresti	216	1977-78
58.	Murray Bannerman	215	1984-85
59.	Tom Barrasso	214	1985-86
	Tim Cheveldae	214	1990-91
	Roger Crozier	214	1971-72
	Denis DeJordy	214	1970-71
63.	Al Rollins	213	1953-54
	Roberto Luongo	213	2005-06
	Curtis Joseph	213	1993-94
	Grant Fuhr*	213	1988-89
	Mario Lessard	213	1981-82
68.	Ron Tugnutt	212	1990-91
	John Davidson	212	1975-76
	Bert Gardiner	212	1943-44
71.	Jim Henry	211	1948-49
	Jiri Crha	211	1980-81
	Eddie Johnston	211	1963-64
74.	Denis Herron	210	1977-78
	Tim Cheveldae	210	1992-93
	Mike Vernon	210	1987-88
77.	Rogie Vachon	209	1979-80
	Grant Fuhr*	209	1995-96
	Arturs Irbe	209	1993-94
80.	Gary Smith	208	1973-74
	Glenn Hall*	208	1958-59
	Richard Brodeur	208	1982-83
	Ron Low	208	1975-76
	Ron Hextall	208	1987-88
85.	Tom Barrasso	207	1988-89
	Pat Riggin	207	1981-82
	Michel Larocque	207	1981-82
	Terry Sawchuk*	207	1958-59
89.	Olaf Kolzig	206	2005-06
	Dave Parro	206	1981-82
	Terry Sawchuk*	206	1957-58
	Tony Esposito*	206	1978-79
93.	Andrew Raycroft	205	2006-07
	Don Edwards	205	1981-82
	Tony Esposito*	205	1979-80
96.	Mario Lessard	203	1980-81
	Mike Vernon	203	1992-93
98.	Ron Hextall	202	1988-89
	John Garrett	202	1979-80
	Phil Myre	202	1977-78
101.	Dan Bouchard	201	1978-79
	Gilles Meloche	201	1983-84
	Murray Bannerman	201	1985-86
104.	Curtis Joseph	200	1996-97
	Glenn Hall*	200	1957-58
	Glenn Resch	200	1984-85
	Bob Sauve	200	1981-82
	Ken Wregget	200	1986-87
	Peter Ing	200	1990-91
110.	Mike Liut	199	1980-81
111.	Michel Dion	198	1982-83
	Mike Liut	198	1985-86
	Gump Worsley*	198	1958-59
	Gilles Meloche	198	1973-74
	Cesare Maniago	198	1968-69
	Tony Esposito*	198	1975-76
	Gump Worsley*	198	1955-56
118.	Mike Liut	197	1983-84
	Gump Worsley*	197	1954-55
	Gary Smith	197	1974-75
	Miikka Kiprusoff	197	2007-08
	Dan Bouchard	197	1982-83
	Mike Palmateer	197	1982-83
	Ryan Miller	197	2007-08
	Kelly Hrudey	197	1991-92
	Jack Gelineau	197	1950-51
	John Vanbiesbrouck	197	1988-89
128.	Curtis Joseph	196	1992-93
	Andy Moog	196	1991-92
	Wayne Thomas	196	1975-76
	Rogie Vachon	196	1977-78
	Tom Barrasso	196	1991-92
133.	Gerry Desjardins	195	1972-73
	Gary Smith	195	1969-70
	Gilles Meloche	195	1977-78
	Roland Melanson	195	1987-88
137.	Mike Liut	194	1979-80
	Kelly Hrudey	194	1989-90
	Pelle Lindbergh	194	1984-85
140.	Nikolai Khabibulin	193	1996-97
	Grant Fuhr*	193	1996-97
	Bruce Gamble	193	1960-61
	Tony Esposito*	193	1974-75
	Eddie Johnston	193	1962-63
	Jon Casey	193	1992-93
	Glen Hanlon	193	1979-80
147.	Glenn Healy	192	1988-89
	Olaf Kolzig	192	2001-02
	Felix Potvin	192	1995-96
	Patrick Roy*	192	1992-93
151.	Paul Bibeault	191	1942-43
152.	Sean Burke	190	1995-96
	Gerry Desjardins	190	1968-69
	Michel Plasse	190	1976-77
	Gump Worsley*	190	1960-61
	Greg Stefan	190	1984-85
	Ron Hextall	190	1986-87
158.	Rogie Vachon	189	1978-79
	Mario Gosselin	189	1987-88
	Tim Thomas	189	2006-07
	Alex Auld	189	2005-06
162.	Greg Millen	188	1989-90
	Murray Bannerman	188	1983-84
	Ron Low	188	1976-77
165.	Mike Karakas	187	1944-45
	Mike Liut	187	1986-87
	Mike Liut	187	1987-88
	Felix Potvin	187	1993-94
	Chuck Rayner*	187	1950-51
	Martin Brodeur	187	2005-06
	Wayne Stephenson	187	1979-80
	John Vanbiesbrouck	187	1987-88
173.	Ed Chadwick	186	1956-57
	Tom Barrasso	186	1992-93
	Gilles Meloche	186	1974-75
176.	Grant Fuhr*	185	1992-93
	Mathieu Garon	185	2005-06
	Mario Lessard	185	1979-80
	Don Edwards	185	1977-78
180.	Glenn Hall*	184	1961-62
	Sean Burke	184	1992-93
	Kirk McLean	184	1992-93
	Ron Hextall	184	1993-94
	Marc-Andre Fleury	184	2006-07
	Nikolai Khabibulin	184	1997-98
	Glenn Resch	184	1983-84
	John Vanbiesbrouck	184	1985-86
	Rogie Vachon	184	1976-77
	Mike Richter	184	1997-98
	Gerry McNeil	184	1950-51
191.	Emile Francis*	183	1947-48
	Jon Casey	183	1989-90
	Reggie Lemelin	183	1984-85
	Dominic Roussel	183	1993-94
	Bob Janecyk	183	1984-85
	Kari Lehtonen	183	2006-07
	Don Simmons	183	1958-59
198.	Johnny Bower*	182	1953-54
	Don Beaupre	182	1985-86
	Roger Crozier	182	1966-67
	Doug Soetaert	182	1983-84
	Bill Ranford	182	1990-91
203.	Miikka Kiprusoff	181	2006-07
	Curtis Joseph	181	1997-98
	Don Beaupre	181	1992-93
	Chuck Rayner*	181	1949-50
	Jim Henry	181	1953-54
208.	Dan Bouchard	180	1983-84
	Denis Herron	180	1978-79
	Olaf Kolzig	180	2003-04
	Rick DiPietro	180	2005-06
	Jocelyn Thibault	180	2000-01
	Arturs Irbe	180	2000-01
	Dwayne Roloson	180	2006-07
	Bert Gardiner	180	1942-43
	Tomas Vokoun	180	2007-08
	Cam Ward	180	2007-08
	Jim Rutherford	180	1976-77
219.	Milan Hnilicka	179	2001-02
	Joe Miller	179	1929-30
	Glenn Hall*	179	1959-60
	Tommy Salo	179	2000-01
	Bob Sauve	179	1982-83
	Steve Weeks	179	1981-82
225.	Michel Plasse	178	1975-76
	Richard Brodeur	178	1986-87
	Mike Vernon	178	1986-87
	Johan Hedberg	178	2001-02
	Ed Belfour	178	1993-94
	Tomas Vokoun	178	2003-04
231.	Kevin Weekes	177	2000-01
	Richard Brodeur	177	1980-81
	Chuck Rayner*	177	1946-47
	Olaf Kolzig	177	2000-01
	Terry Sawchuk*	177	1955-56
	Ed Belfour	177	1992-93
	Johnny Bower*	177	1959-60
238.	Jeff Hackett	176	1992-93
	Jim Henry	176	1951-52
	Glenn Hall*	176	1960-61
	Kirk McLean	176	1991-92
	Daniel Berthiaume	176	1987-88
	Felix Potvin	176	1997-98
	Frank Brimsek*	176	1942-43
245.	Curtis Joseph	175	1991-92
	Jacques Plante*	175	1959-60
	Kelly Hrudey	175	1992-93
	Glen Hanlon	175	1984-85
	Gilles Meloche	175	1981-82
	Arturs Irbe	175	1999-00
	Al Rollins	175	1952-53
	Gilles Gilbert	175	1980-81
	Ed Giacomin*	175	1968-69
	Rogie Vachon	175	1973-74
	Sean Burke	175	1989-90
	Frank Brimsek*	175	1946-47
	Clint Malarchuk	175	1986-87
	Vesa Toskala	175	2007-08

WHA Leaders

Rank	Player	GA	Season
1.	Richard Brodeur	244	1975-76
2.	Dave Dryden	235	1975-76
3.	Don McLeod	233	1974-75
4.	John Garrett	224	1976-77
5.	Clay Hebenton	220	1976-77
	Bernie Parent*	220	1972-73
7.	John Garrett	210	1977-78
	John Garrett	210	1975-76
	Don McLeod	210	1976-77
10.	Ernie Wakely	208	1975-76
11.	Joe Daley	206	1976-77
	Don McLeod	206	1975-76
	Andy Brown	206	1974-75
14.	Al Smith	202	1974-75
15.	Gary Inness	200	1977-78
16.	Joe Junkin	197	1973-74
17.	Ernie Wakely	192	1977-78
18.	Jack Norris	189	1972-73
19.	Gilles Gratton	188	1973-74
	Richard Brodeur	188	1974-75
21.	Gilles Gratton	187	1972-73
22.	Gilles Gratton	185	1974-75
23.	Mike Liut	184	1978-79
24.	Ron Grahame	182	1975-76
	Serge Aubry	182	1972-73
26.	Markus Mattsson	181	1978-79
27.	Gerry Cheevers*	180	1973-74
	John Garrett	180	1974-75
29.	Pete Donnelly	179	1973-74
30.	Dave Dryden	176	1974-75
31.	Joe Daley	175	1974-75
	Normand Lapointe	175	1976-77
33.	Al Smith	174	1977-78
34.	Joe Daley	171	1975-76
35.	Dave Dryden	170	1978-79
36.	Richard Brodeur	167	1976-77
	Gerry Cheevers*	167	1974-75
38.	Jim McLeod	166	1972-73
	Jean-Louis Levasseur	166	1976-77
40.	Al Smith	164	1973-74
41.	Joe Daley	163	1973-74
42.	Gerry Desjardins	162	1974-75
	Gary Kurt	162	1976-77
	Al Smith	162	1972-73
45.	Paul Hoganson	161	1975-76
46.	Christer Abrahamsson	159	1976-77
47.	Pat Riggin	158	1978-79
	Jack Norris	158	1973-74
49.	Gary Kurt	156	1974-75
50.	Pete Donnelly	155	1972-73
51.	Ernie Wakely	152	1972-73
52.	Dave Dryden	150	1977-78
	Gary Kurt	150	1972-73
54.	Gerry Cheevers*	149	1972-73
	John Garrett	149	1978-79
	George Gardner	149	1972-73
57.	Ken Lockett	148	1976-77
58.	Gary Kurt	147	1975-76
59.	Bob Johnson	144	1975-76
60.	Don McLeod	143	1972-73
	Cam Newton	143	1973-74
62.	Michel Dion	140	1977-78
63.	George Gardner	138	1973-74
64.	John Garrett	137	1973-74
65.	Christer Abrahamsson	136	1975-76
66.	Ken Broderick	134	1976-77
67.	Al Smith	132	1978-79
	Wayne Rutledge	132	1976-77
69.	Mike Curran	131	1972-73
	Ron Grahame	131	1974-75
	Ernie Wakely	131	1974-75
72.	Don McLeod	130	1977-78
	Mike Curran	130	1973-74
74.	Jack McCartan	129	1972-73
	Ernie Wakely	129	1976-77
	Ernie Wakely	129	1978-79
77.	Michel Dion	128	1976-77
	Jack Norris	128	1975-76
79.	Don McLeod	127	1973-74
80.	Bruce Landon	126	1975-76
	Cam Newton	126	1974-75
	Richard Brodeur	126	1978-79
	Jim Corsi	126	1978-79
84.	Ken Broderick	125	1977-78
85.	Gary Bromley	124	1977-78
86.	Ed Dyck	123	1974-75
	Ernie Wakely	123	1973-74
88.	Richard Brodeur	121	1977-78
	Paul Hoganson	121	1974-75
90.	Andre Gill	118	1972-73
91.	Joe Daley	114	1977-78
	Jim Park	114	1976-77
93.	Wayne Rutledge	113	1974-75
94.	Wayne Rutledge	110	1972-73
95.	Serge Aubry	109	1974-75
96.	Wayne Wood	107	1975-76
	Ron Grahame	107	1976-77
	Jack Norris	107	1974-75
99.	Les Binkley	106	1972-73
100.	Jim McLeod	105	1973-74
	Mario Vien	105	1975-76
102.	Richard Brodeur	102	1972-73
	Paul Hoganson	102	1973-74
104.	Dave Tataryn	100	1975-76
	Bruce Landon	100	1972-73
	Curt Larsson	100	1974-75
107.	Wayne Wood	99	1977-78
	Chris Worthy	99	1974-75
109.	Chris Worthy	98	1975-76
110.	Russ Gillow	96	1972-73
	Michel Deguise	96	1973-74
112.	Gerry Cheevers*	95	1975-76
113.	Russ Gillow	94	1974-75
114.	Michel Dion	93	1978-79
115.	Gary Smith	92	1978-79
	Chris Worthy	92	1973-74
117.	Ian Wilkie	91	1973-74
	Jean-Louis Levasseur	91	1977-78
119.	Serge Aubry	90	1973-74
	Joe Daley	90	1978-79
	Mike Curran	90	1974-75
122.	Bob Whidden	89	1974-75
	Richard Brodeur	89	1973-74
124.	Bob Whidden	88	1972-73
	Paul Hoganson	88	1976-77
	Jacques Plante*	88	1974-75
127.	Ken Brown	86	1974-75
	Mike Liut	86	1977-78
129.	Michel Dion	85	1975-76
130.	Lynn Zimmerman	84	1977-78
	Wayne Rutledge	84	1973-74
	Eddie Mio	84	1978-79
133.	Cam Newton	83	1975-76
	Curt Larsson	83	1975-76
	Joe Daley	83	1972-73
136.	Curt Larsson	82	1976-77
	Jim Corsi	82	1977-78
	Bill Berglund	82	1973-74
	Andy Brown	82	1975-76
140.	Bob Whidden	80	1973-74
141.	Gary Bromley	79	1976-77
142.	John Kiely	78	1975-76
	Wayne Wood	78	1976-77
144.	Dave Dryden	77	1976-77
	Wayne Rutledge	77	1975-76
	Les Binkley	77	1973-74
147.	Rich Coutu	75	1973-74
	Gary Kurt	75	1973-74
149.	Ed Humphreys	74	1976-77
	Russ Gillow	74	1975-76
151.	Bob Whidden	70	1975-76
	Jim Shaw	70	1974-75
153.	Russ Gillow	69	1973-74
	Cap Raeder	69	1976-77
155.	Eddie Mio	64	1977-78
156.	Jim Shaw	63	1975-76
	Ken Brown	63	1972-73
158.	Jacques Caron	61	1976-77
159.	Markus Mattsson	60	1977-78
	Michel Deguise	60	1975-76
161.	Bruce Landon	59	1976-77
162.	Normand Lapointe	55	1975-76
163.	Leif Holmquist	54	1975-76
164.	Jim McLeod	53	1974-75
165.	Serge Aubry	51	1976-77
	Gary Inness	51	1978-79
167.	Mike Curran	50	1976-77
	Normand Lapointe	50	1977-78
169.	Marcel Paille	49	1972-73
170.	Les Binkley	47	1974-75
	Christer Abrahamsson	47	1974-75
	Wayne Rutledge	47	1977-78
173.	Joe Junkin	46	1974-75
	Andre Gill	46	1973-74
175.	Jim Park	41	1977-78
176.	Peter McDuffe	39	1977-78
177.	Serge Aubry	38	1975-76
178.	Les Binkley	32	1975-76
179.	Lynn Zimmerman	31	1975-76
180.	Wayne Wood	30	1974-75
181.	Jacques Lemelin	29	1972-73
182.	Ian Wilkie	27	1972-73
	Ed Humphreys	27	1975-76
	Yves Archambault	27	1973-74
185.	Andy Brown	26	1976-77
186.	Paul Hoganson	24	1977-78
187.	Jim Park	23	1975-76
188.	Mike Curran	22	1975-76
189.	Wayne Wood	21	1978-79
190.	Bruce Landon	19	1974-75
	Mikhail Vasilnok	19	1977-78
	Jiri Crha	19	1978-79
193.	Sergei Babariko	17	1977-78
	Yves Archambault	17	1972-73
	Vladimir Myshkin	17	1978-79
	Rich Coutu	17	1975-76
197.	Miroslav Kapoun	16	1977-78
198.	Pavel Svitana	14	1978-79
	Jean-Louis Levasseur	14	1978-79
	Vladimir Dzurilla	14	1977-78
201.	Chris Grigg	13	1975-76
202.	Bill Hughes	11	1972-73
203.	Bruce Landon	10	1973-74
	Hannu Kamppuri	10	1978-79
	Ivan Podesva	10	1977-78
	Jean-Louis Levasseur	10	1975-76
	Gordon Tumilson	10	1972-73
	Pete Donnelly	10	1975-76
209.	Frank Turnbull	9	1975-76
	Ed Walsh	9	1978-79
	Clay Hebenton	9	1975-76
212.	Tom Cottringer	8	1972-73
	Randy Burchell	8	1976-77
	Jorma Virtanen	8	1978-79
	Jacques Caron	8	1975-76
	Cap Raeder	8	1975-76
217.	Danny Sullivan	7	1973-74
	Bob Blanchet	7	1974-75
219.	Frank Turnbull	6	1977-78
220.	Jack McCartan	5	1974-75
	Rich Coutu	5	1974-75
	Jack McCartan	5	1973-74
	Frank Blum	5	1973-74
	Ron Grahame	5	1973-74
	Paul Menard	5	1972-73
	Nick Sanza	5	1975-76
227.	Gary Doyle	4	1973-74
	Michel Dion	4	1974-75
	Bill Holden	4	1973-74
	Bob Blanchet	4	1975-76
231.	Ted Ouimet	3	1974-75
	Bill Berglund	3	1974-75
	Danny Sullivan	3	1972-73
	Carl Wetzel	3	1972-73
	Frank Blum	3	1972-73
	Sergei Babariko	3	1978-79
237.	Bob Perreault	2	1972-73

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