NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

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

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGAA
1.Alec Connell* 1924-371.916
2.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.932
3.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-342.024
4.Lorne Chabot 1926-372.027
5.Tiny Thompson* 1928-402.072
6.Dave Kerr 1930-412.135
7.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.202
8.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.238
9.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.242
10.Roy Worters* 1925-372.276
11.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.277
12.Roman Turek 1996-042.312
13.Clint Benedict* 1917-302.316
14.Ben Bishop 2008-202.324
15.Gerry McNeil 1947-572.341
16.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.356
17.Marty Turco 2000-122.358
18.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.375
19.Manny Legace 1998-102.409
20.Antti Raanta 2013-232.431
21.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.433
22.Cory Schneider 2008-222.433
23.Henrik Lundqvist 2005-202.433
24.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.436
25.Corey Crawford 2005-202.445
26.John Ross Roach 1921-352.457
27.Cristobal Huet 2002-102.459
28.Jonathan Quick 2007-232.468
29.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.488
30.Niklas Bäckström 2006-162.492
31.Chris Osgood 1993-112.492
32.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.496
33.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.496
34.Manny Fernandez 1994-092.503
35.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.504
36.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.504
37.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.506
38.Carey Price 2007-222.507
39.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.518
40.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.519
41.Tim Thomas 2002-142.520
42.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-232.524
43.Turk Broda* 1936-522.527
44.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.529
45.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.538
46.Darcy Kuemper 2012-232.545
47.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.549
48.Tommy Salo 1994-042.553
49.Philipp Grubauer 2012-232.554
50.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.555
51.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.556
52.Antti Niemi 2008-192.565
53.Brian Elliott 2007-232.568
54.Juuse Saros 2015-232.576
55.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.577
56.Patrick Lalime 1996-112.579
57.Marc-André Fleury 2003-232.581
58.Frederik Andersen 2013-232.582
59.Braden Holtby 2010-222.593
60.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-232.606
61.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.607
62.Martin Biron 1995-142.615
63.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.620
64.Brent Johnson 1998-122.631
65.Ryan Miller 2002-212.638
66.Semyon Varlamov 2008-232.645
67.Cam Talbot 2013-232.652
68.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-232.660
69.Chris Mason 1998-132.661
70.Jamie McLennan 1993-072.665
71.José Théodore 1995-132.680
72.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.687
73.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.696
74.Steve Mason 2008-182.696
75.Mike Smith 2006-222.697
76.Peter Budaj 2005-192.698
77.Ray Emery 2002-152.700
78.Jake Allen 2012-232.702
79.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.704
80.Kari Lehtonen 2003-182.707
81.Robin Lehner 2010-222.708
82.Brian Boucher 1999-132.709
83.Martin Jones 2013-232.709
84.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.710
85.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.712
86.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.715
87.Jacob Markström 2010-232.719
88.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.725
89.Fred Brathwaite 1993-042.727
90.Wilf Cude 1930-412.734
91.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.743
92.Cam Ward 2005-192.743
93.Jocelyn Thibault 1993-082.746
94.Mike Dunham 1996-072.751
95.Petr Mrázek 2012-232.760
96.Félix Potvin 1991-042.760
97.Dan Cloutier 1997-082.762
98.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.763
99.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.766
100.Al Rollins 1949-602.775
101.Jonathan Bernier 2007-222.777
102.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.790
103.Matt Murray 2015-232.793
104.Garth Snow 1993-062.809
105.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.816
106.Guy Hebert 1991-012.818
107.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.819
108.Mathieu Garon 2000-132.830
109.John Gibson 2013-232.830
110.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.831
111.Trevor Kidd 1991-042.839
112.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.842
113.Jim Henry 1941-552.844
114.Craig Anderson 2002-232.858
115.Kevin Weekes 1997-092.867
116.James Reimer 2010-232.867
117.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.869
118.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.871
119.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.872
120.Ondřej Pavelec 2007-182.876
121.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.890
122.Mike Richter 1989-032.892
123.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.892
124.Jeff Hackett 1988-042.902
125.Mike Karakas 1935-462.910
126.Tony Esposito* 1968-842.930
127.Sean Burke 1987-072.963
128.Ron Hextall 1986-992.976
129.John Vanbiesbrouck 1981-022.978
130.Mike Vernon 1982-022.996
131.Rogie Vachon* 1966-823.000
132.Rick Tabaracci 1988-003.002
133.Marc Denis 1996-093.018
134.Chuck Rayner* 1940-533.032
135.Roger Crozier 1963-773.040
136.Daren Puppa 1985-003.041
137.Ron Tugnutt 1987-043.047
138.Stéphane Fiset 1989-023.065
139.Chris Terreri 1986-013.069
140.Wayne Stephenson 1971-813.071
141.Pete Peeters 1978-913.090
142.Mark Fitzpatrick 1988-003.123
143.Andy Moog 1980-983.135
144.Denis DeJordy 1962-743.136
145.Bob Essensa 1988-023.147
146.Doug Favell 1967-793.173
147.Billy Smith* 1971-893.176
148.Jon Casey 1983-973.216
149.Bruce Gamble 1958-723.226
150.Tom Barrasso 1983-033.242
151.Eddie Johnston 1962-783.251
152.Kirk McLean 1985-013.262
153.Dan Bouchard 1972-863.265
154.Cesare Maniago 1960-783.269
155.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.274
156.Glenn Resch 1973-873.280
157.Gerry Desjardins 1968-783.290
158.Don Edwards 1976-863.323
159.Michel Larocque 1973-843.336
160.Rick Wamsley 1980-933.343
161.Glenn Healy 1985-013.367
162.Grant Fuhr* 1981-003.380
163.Gary Smith 1965-803.398
164.Bill Ranford 1985-003.410
165.Kelly Hrudey 1983-983.427
166.Pat Riggin 1979-883.435
167.Don Beaupre 1980-973.456
168.Réjean Lemelin 1978-933.459
169.Clint Malarchuk 1981-923.471
170.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.492
171.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.493
172.Mike Liut 1979-923.493
173.John Davidson 1973-833.527
174.Phil Myre 1969-833.529
175.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.534
176.Glen Hanlon 1977-913.606
177.Craig Billington 1985-033.630
178.Roland Melanson 1980-923.635
179.Jacques Cloutier 1981-943.636
180.Gilles Meloche 1970-883.647
181.Gary Edwards 1968-823.653
182.Ken Wregget 1983-003.655
183.Jim Rutherford* 1970-833.656
184.Denis Herron 1972-863.705
185.Brian Hayward 1982-933.725
186.Steve Weeks 1980-933.730
187.Dunc Wilson 1969-793.749
188.Michel Plasse 1970-823.792
189.Murray Bannerman 1977-873.839
190.Richard Brodeur 1979-883.863
191.Greg Millen 1978-923.877
192.Greg Stefan 1981-903.933
193.Doug Soetaert 1975-873.970
194.Ron Low 1972-854.289

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGAA
1.Al Smith 1972-793.252
2.Ernie Wakely 1972-793.302
3.Don McLeod 1972-783.326
4.Joe Daley 1972-793.371
5.John Garrett 1973-793.520
6.Richard Brodeur 1972-793.638