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 (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GAA |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 1.916 |
2. | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 1.932 |
3. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 2.024 |
4. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 2.027 |
5. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 2.072 |
6. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 2.135 |
7. | Dominik Hasek* | 1990-08 | 2.202 |
8. | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 2.238 |
9. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 2.242 |
10. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 2.276 |
11. | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 2.277 |
12. | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 2.312 |
13. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 2.316 |
14. | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 2.324 |
15. | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 2.341 |
16. | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 2.356 |
17. | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 2.358 |
18. | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 2.375 |
19. | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 2.409 |
20. | Jonathan Quick | 2007-22 | 2.418 |
21. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 2.433 |
22. | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 2.433 |
23. | Henrik Lundqvist | 2005-20 | 2.433 |
24. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 2.436 |
25. | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 2.445 |
26. | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 2.457 |
27. | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 2.459 |
28. | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-22 | 2.484 |
29. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 2.488 |
30. | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 2.492 |
31. | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 2.492 |
32. | Jaroslav Halak | 2006-22 | 2.494 |
33. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 2.496 |
34. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 2.496 |
35. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-22 | 2.502 |
36. | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 2.503 |
37. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 2.504 |
38. | Anton Khudobin | 2009-22 | 2.505 |
39. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 2.506 |
40. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 2.507 |
41. | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-22 | 2.513 |
42. | Roberto Luongo | 1999-19 | 2.518 |
43. | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 2.520 |
44. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 2.527 |
45. | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 1996-14 | 2.529 |
46. | Brian Elliott | 2007-22 | 2.530 |
47. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 2.538 |
48. | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 2.549 |
49. | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 2.553 |
50. | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 2.555 |
51. | Tomas Vokoun | 1996-13 | 2.556 |
52. | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 2.565 |
53. | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-22 | 2.567 |
54. | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2003-22 | 2.568 |
55. | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 2.577 |
56. | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 2.579 |
57. | Frederik Andersen | 2013-22 | 2.590 |
58. | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 2.593 |
59. | Jake Allen | 2012-22 | 2.597 |
60. | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 2.607 |
61. | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 2.615 |
62. | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 2.620 |
63. | Cam Talbot | 2013-22 | 2.628 |
64. | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 2.631 |
65. | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 2.638 |
66. | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-22 | 2.641 |
67. | Petr Mrazek | 2012-22 | 2.642 |
68. | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 2.661 |
69. | Jamie McLennan | 1993-07 | 2.665 |
70. | John Gibson | 2013-22 | 2.669 |
71. | Martin Jones | 2013-22 | 2.676 |
72. | Jose Theodore | 1995-13 | 2.680 |
73. | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 2.687 |
74. | Jacob Markstrom | 2010-22 | 2.687 |
75. | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-22 | 2.689 |
76. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 2.696 |
77. | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 2.696 |
78. | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 2.697 |
79. | Peter Budaj | 2005-19 | 2.698 |
80. | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 2.700 |
81. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 2.704 |
82. | Kari Lehtonen | 2003-18 | 2.707 |
83. | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 2.708 |
84. | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 2.709 |
85. | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 2.710 |
86. | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 2.712 |
87. | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 2.715 |
88. | Thomas Greiss | 2007-22 | 2.718 |
89. | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 2.725 |
90. | Fred Brathwaite | 1993-04 | 2.727 |
91. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 2.734 |
92. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 2.743 |
93. | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 2.743 |
94. | Jocelyn Thibault | 1993-08 | 2.746 |
95. | Mike Dunham | 1996-07 | 2.751 |
96. | Felix Potvin | 1991-04 | 2.760 |
97. | Dan Cloutier | 1997-08 | 2.762 |
98. | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 2.763 |
99. | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 2.775 |
100. | Jonathan Bernier | 2007-22 | 2.777 |
101. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 2.790 |
102. | James Reimer | 2010-22 | 2.801 |
103. | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 2.809 |
104. | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 2.816 |
105. | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 2.818 |
106. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 2.819 |
107. | Mathieu Garon | 2000-13 | 2.830 |
108. | Arturs Irbe | 1991-04 | 2.831 |
109. | Trevor Kidd | 1991-04 | 2.839 |
110. | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 2.842 |
111. | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 2.844 |
112. | Craig Anderson | 2002-22 | 2.850 |
113. | Kevin Weekes | 1997-09 | 2.867 |
114. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 2.869 |
115. | Bill Beveridge | 1929-43 | 2.871 |
116. | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 2.872 |
117. | Ondrej Pavelec | 2007-18 | 2.876 |
118. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 2.890 |
119. | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 2.892 |
120. | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 2.892 |
121. | Jeff Hackett | 1988-04 | 2.902 |
122. | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 2.910 |
123. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 2.930 |
124. | Sean Burke | 1987-07 | 2.963 |
125. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 2.976 |
126. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 2.978 |
127. | Mike Vernon | 1982-02 | 2.996 |
128. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 3.000 |
129. | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 3.002 |
130. | Marc Denis | 1996-09 | 3.018 |
131. | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 3.032 |
132. | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 3.040 |
133. | Daren Puppa | 1985-00 | 3.041 |
134. | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 3.047 |
135. | Stephane Fiset | 1989-02 | 3.065 |
136. | Chris Terreri | 1986-01 | 3.069 |
137. | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 3.071 |
138. | Pete Peeters | 1978-91 | 3.090 |
139. | Mark Fitzpatrick | 1988-00 | 3.123 |
140. | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 3.135 |
141. | Denis DeJordy | 1962-74 | 3.136 |
142. | Bob Essensa | 1988-02 | 3.147 |
143. | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 3.173 |
144. | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 3.176 |
145. | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 3.216 |
146. | Bruce Gamble | 1958-72 | 3.226 |
147. | Tom Barrasso | 1983-03 | 3.242 |
148. | Eddie Johnston | 1962-78 | 3.251 |
149. | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 3.262 |
150. | Dan Bouchard | 1972-86 | 3.265 |
151. | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 3.269 |
152. | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 3.274 |
153. | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 3.280 |
154. | Gerry Desjardins | 1968-78 | 3.290 |
155. | Don Edwards | 1976-86 | 3.323 |
156. | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 3.336 |
157. | Rick Wamsley | 1980-93 | 3.343 |
158. | Glenn Healy | 1985-01 | 3.367 |
159. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 3.380 |
160. | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 3.398 |
161. | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 3.410 |
162. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 3.427 |
163. | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 3.435 |
164. | Don Beaupre | 1980-97 | 3.456 |
165. | Reggie Lemelin | 1978-93 | 3.459 |
166. | Clint Malarchuk | 1981-92 | 3.471 |
167. | Bob Sauve | 1976-89 | 3.492 |
168. | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 3.493 |
169. | Mike Liut | 1979-92 | 3.493 |
170. | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 3.527 |
171. | Phil Myre | 1969-83 | 3.529 |
172. | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 3.534 |
173. | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 3.606 |
174. | Craig Billington | 1985-03 | 3.630 |
175. | Roland Melanson | 1980-92 | 3.635 |
176. | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 3.636 |
177. | Gilles Meloche | 1970-88 | 3.647 |
178. | Gary Edwards | 1968-82 | 3.653 |
179. | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 3.655 |
180. | Jim Rutherford* | 1970-83 | 3.656 |
181. | Denis Herron | 1972-86 | 3.705 |
182. | Brian Hayward | 1982-93 | 3.725 |
183. | Steve Weeks | 1980-93 | 3.730 |
184. | Dunc Wilson | 1969-79 | 3.749 |
185. | Michel Plasse | 1970-82 | 3.792 |
186. | Murray Bannerman | 1977-87 | 3.839 |
187. | Richard Brodeur | 1979-88 | 3.863 |
188. | Greg Millen | 1978-92 | 3.877 |
189. | Greg Stefan | 1981-90 | 3.933 |
190. | Doug Soetaert | 1975-87 | 3.970 |
191. | Ron Low | 1972-85 | 4.289 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GAA |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Al Smith | 1972-79 | 3.252 |
2. | Ernie Wakely | 1972-79 | 3.302 |
3. | Don McLeod | 1972-78 | 3.326 |
4. | Joe Daley | 1972-79 | 3.371 |
5. | John Garrett | 1973-79 | 3.520 |
6. | Richard Brodeur | 1972-79 | 3.638 |
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