NHL & WHA Career Playoff 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.Flat Walsh 1926-330.933
2.Thatcher Demko 2017-260.974
3.Joe Miller 1927-311.000
4.Kevin Poulin 2010-151.144
5.Chad Johnson 2009-191.158
6.Alec Connell* 1924-371.191
7.Mark LaForest 1985-941.248
8.Normie Smith 1931-451.318
9.Eric Comrie 2016-261.396
10.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-341.427
11.Andy Aitkenhead 1932-351.481
12.Martin Prusek 2001-061.500
13.Lorne Chabot 1926-371.554
14.Jack Gelineau 1948-541.615
15.Hal Winkler 1926-281.688
16.Dave Kerr 1930-411.743
17.Earl Robertson 1937-421.748
18.Patrick Lalime 1996-111.765
19.Gerry McNeil 1947-571.839
20.Bert Gardiner 1935-441.853
21.Clint Benedict* 1917-301.871
22.Tiny Thompson* 1928-401.876
23.Sam LoPresti 1940-421.922
24.Kevin Weekes 1997-091.925
25.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.929
26.Elvis Merzļikins 2019-261.955
27.John Ross Roach 1921-351.957
28.Bob Mason 1983-911.959
29.Turk Broda* 1936-521.973
30.Manny Fernandez 1994-091.997
31.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.017
32.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.019
33.Spencer Knight 2020-262.063
34.Jake Allen 2012-262.063
35.David Aebischer 2000-082.068
36.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.070
37.Tim Thomas 2002-142.081
38.Ron Grahame 1977-812.081
39.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.084
40.Chris Osgood 1993-112.094
41.Les Binkley 1967-722.101
42.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.122
43.Braden Holtby 2010-222.125
44.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.144
45.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.162
46.Marty Turco 2000-122.165
47.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.166
48.Alex Nedeljkovic 2016-262.173
49.Robin Lehner 2010-222.186
50.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.188
51.Matt Murray 2015-262.190
52.Antero Niittymäki 2003-112.193
53.Brent Johnson 1998-122.195
54.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.200
55.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.220
56.Frank McCool 1944-462.231
57.Roman Turek 1996-042.234
58.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.242
59.Jussi Markkanen 2001-072.244
60.Scott Clemmensen 2001-152.255
61.Akira Schmid 2021-262.256
62.Ron Tugnutt 1987-042.267
63.Ben Bishop 2008-202.271
64.Jack Campbell 2013-242.275
65.Scott Darling 2014-192.280
66.Carter Hart 2018-262.284
67.Roy Worters* 1925-372.286
68.Daniel Vladař 2020-262.288
69.Frederik Andersen 2013-262.288
70.Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-202.299
71.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.304
72.Jonathan Quick 2007-262.311
73.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.313
74.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.314
75.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.320
76.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.325
77.Roman Čechmánek 2000-042.333
78.Alfie Moore 1936-402.333
79.Cory Schneider 2008-222.347
80.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.350
81.Craig Anderson 2002-232.359
82.Martin Jones 2013-242.359
83.Brian Boucher 1999-132.363
84.Casey DeSmith 2017-262.373
85.Cam Ward 2005-192.379
86.Corey Crawford 2005-202.379
87.Ty Conklin 2001-122.381
88.Scott Wedgewood 2015-262.384
89.Al Rollins 1949-602.384
90.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.390
91.Carey Price 2007-222.390
92.Logan Thompson 2020-262.396
93.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.403
94.Curtis McElhinney 2007-212.403
95.Igor Shesterkin 2019-262.407
96.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.408
97.Hank Bassen 1954-682.409
98.Adin Hill 2017-262.412
99.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.421
100.Anthony Stolarz 2016-262.426
101.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.427
102.Petr Mrázek 2012-262.427
103.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.430
104.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-262.431
105.Chuck Rayner* 1940-532.434
106.Wilf Cude 1930-412.435
107.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.437
108.Semyon Varlamov 2008-252.441
109.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.449
110.Juuse Saros 2015-262.453
111.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.463
112.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.468
113.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.471
114.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.482
115.Antti Raanta 2013-242.482
116.Alex Auld 2001-122.483
117.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.487
118.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.490
119.John Davidson 1973-832.492
120.Jeremy Swayman 2020-262.510
121.Ryan Miller 2002-212.523
122.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.528
123.Alex Stalock 2010-232.536
124.Manny Legace 1998-102.538
125.Georges Vezina* 1917-262.538
126.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.539
127.Michael Leighton 2002-172.540
128.Johnny Mowers 1940-472.542
129.Tommy Salo 1994-042.545
130.Blaine Lacher 1994-962.546
131.Niklas Bäckström 2006-162.553
132.Joonas Korpisalo 2015-262.556
133.Claude Bourque 1938-402.556
134.Marc-André Fleury 2003-252.563
135.Arturs Silovs 2022-262.564
136.Glenn Resch 1973-872.572
137.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.577
138.Jake Oettinger 2020-262.586
139.Don Simmons 1956-692.591
140.Dustin Tokarski 2009-252.596
141.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.598
142.Pat Jablonski 1989-982.605
143.Alain Chevrier 1985-912.606
144.Jacques Cloutier 1981-942.613
145.Steve Passmore 1998-042.616
146.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.626
147.Tom Draper 1988-962.631
148.Ray Emery 2002-152.636
149.Félix Potvin 1991-042.639
150.Philipp Grubauer 2012-262.645
151.Guy Hebert 1991-012.663
152.Filip Gustavsson 2020-262.667
153.Cristobal Huet 2002-102.676
154.Cesare Maniago 1960-782.678
155.John Vanbiesbrouck 1981-022.680
156.Mike Smith 2006-222.680
157.Mike Vernon* 1982-022.683
158.Gary Inness 1973-812.685
159.Mike Richter 1989-032.685
160.Jakub Dobes 2024-262.687
161.James Reimer 2010-262.695
162.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.695
163.Steve Penney 1983-882.696
164.Jordan Binnington 2015-262.697
165.Anton Forsberg 2014-262.703
166.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-262.713
167.Jonas Gustavsson 2009-172.716
168.Billy Smith* 1971-892.718
169.Calvin Pickard 2014-262.719
170.Josh Harding 2005-142.719
171.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.721
172.Alexandar Georgiev 2017-252.721
173.Brian Elliott 2007-232.723
174.Joseph Woll 2021-262.730
175.Robert Esche 1998-072.733
176.Mackenzie Blackwood 2018-262.741
177.Cam Talbot 2013-262.747
178.Michael Hutchinson 2013-242.753
179.Roger Crozier 1963-772.754
180.Jim Henry 1941-552.757
181.Sam Montembeault 2018-262.761
182.Jesper Wallstedt 2023-262.765
183.Antti Niemi 2008-192.770
184.Garth Snow 1993-062.773
185.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.778
186.Michel Plasse 1970-822.779
187.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.779
188.Rogie Vachon* 1966-822.781
189.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.786
190.José Théodore 1995-132.788
191.John Gibson 2013-262.804
192.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.830
193.Ilya Sorokin 2020-262.833
194.Kirk McLean 1985-012.836
195.Mikhail Shtalenkov 1993-002.838
196.Pascal Leclaire 2003-112.847
197.Karri Rämö 2006-162.855
198.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.858
199.Frank Pietrangelo 1987-942.860
200.Martin Biron 1995-142.866
201.Dan Ellis 2003-152.868
202.Jacob Markström 2010-262.876
203.Ken Wregget 1983-002.877
204.Darcy Kuemper 2012-262.890
205.Stuart Skinner 2020-262.893
206.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-262.899
207.Alex Lyon 2017-262.900
208.Gord McRae 1972-782.912
209.Johan Holmqvist 2000-082.919
210.Michel Larocque 1973-842.929
211.Chris Mason 1998-132.934
212.Grant Fuhr* 1981-002.936
213.Gilles Villemure 1963-772.943
214.Darcy Wakaluk 1988-972.961
215.Gord Henry 1948-502.970
216.Gary Simmons 1974-783.000
217.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.002
218.Linus Ullmark 2015-263.004
219.Andrew Hammond 2013-223.004
220.Carter Hutton 2012-223.008
221.Tom Barrasso* 1983-033.012
222.Mike Karakas 1935-463.012
223.Pavel Francouz 2018-233.014
224.Red Almas 1946-533.022
225.Kristers Gudlevskis 2013-173.023
226.Stéphane Beauregard 1989-943.024
227.Eddie Läck 2013-183.026
228.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.028
229.Ron Hextall 1986-993.034
230.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.038
231.Ilya Samsonov 2019-253.046
232.Andy Moog 1980-983.054
233.Bill Ranford 1985-003.069
234.Jeff Zatkoff 2013-173.071
235.Steve Shields 1995-063.075
236.Jon Casey 1983-973.078
237.Aaron Dell 2016-233.083
238.Norm Maracle 1997-023.084
239.Tony Esposito* 1968-843.086
240.Tristan Jarry 2016-263.092
241.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.098
242.Rick Tabaracci 1988-003.103
243.Pēteris Skudra 1997-033.104
244.Rick St. Croix 1977-853.124
245.John Blue 1992-963.124
246.Pelle Lindbergh 1981-863.125
247.Doug Favell 1967-793.131
248.Karel Vejmelka 2021-263.134
249.Jamie McLennan 1993-073.135
250.Laurent Brossoit 2014-263.135