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 (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GAA |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Thatcher Demko | 2017-24 | 0.644 |
2. | Flat Walsh | 1926-33 | 0.737 |
3. | Hap Holmes* | 1917-28 | 1.000 |
  | Joe Miller | 1927-31 | 1.000 |
5. | Kevin Poulin | 2010-15 | 1.144 |
6. | Chad Johnson | 2009-19 | 1.158 |
7. | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 1.191 |
8. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 1.219 |
9. | Mark LaForest | 1985-94 | 1.248 |
10. | Georges Vezina* | 1917-26 | 1.316 |
11. | Normie Smith | 1931-45 | 1.318 |
12. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 1.427 |
13. | Andy Aitkenhead | 1932-35 | 1.481 |
14. | Martin Prusek | 2001-06 | 1.500 |
15. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 1.509 |
16. | Jack Gelineau | 1948-54 | 1.615 |
17. | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 1.633 |
18. | Hal Winkler | 1926-28 | 1.688 |
19. | Lester Patrick* | 1926-27 | 1.710 |
20. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 1.743 |
21. | Earl Robertson | 1937-42 | 1.748 |
22. | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 1.765 |
23. | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 1.839 |
24. | Bert Gardiner | 1935-44 | 1.853 |
25. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 1.876 |
26. | Sam LoPresti | 1940-42 | 1.922 |
27. | Kevin Weekes | 1997-09 | 1.925 |
28. | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 1.929 |
29. | Elvis Merzļikins | 2019-24 | 1.955 |
30. | Bob Mason | 1983-91 | 1.959 |
31. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 1.982 |
32. | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 1.997 |
33. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 2.019 |
34. | Casey DeSmith | 2017-24 | 2.020 |
35. | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 2.022 |
36. | Spencer Knight | 2020-23 | 2.063 |
37. | Jake Allen | 2012-24 | 2.063 |
38. | David Aebischer | 2000-08 | 2.068 |
39. | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 2.070 |
40. | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 2.081 |
41. | Ron Grahame | 1977-81 | 2.081 |
42. | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1996-14 | 2.084 |
43. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 2.087 |
44. | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 2.094 |
45. | Les Binkley | 1967-72 | 2.101 |
46. | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 2.122 |
47. | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 2.125 |
48. | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 2.144 |
49. | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 2.162 |
50. | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 2.165 |
51. | Adin Hill | 2017-24 | 2.168 |
52. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 2.171 |
53. | Alex Nedeljkovic | 2016-24 | 2.173 |
54. | Matt Murray | 2015-23 | 2.180 |
55. | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 2.186 |
56. | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 2.188 |
57. | Antero Niittymäki | 2003-11 | 2.193 |
58. | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 2.195 |
59. | Bill Beveridge | 1929-43 | 2.200 |
60. | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 2.220 |
61. | Frank McCool | 1944-46 | 2.231 |
62. | Carter Hart | 2018-24 | 2.234 |
63. | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 2.234 |
64. | Tomáš Vokoun | 1996-13 | 2.242 |
65. | Jussi Markkanen | 2001-07 | 2.244 |
66. | Scott Clemmensen | 2001-15 | 2.255 |
67. | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 2.267 |
68. | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 2.271 |
69. | Jack Campbell | 2013-24 | 2.275 |
70. | Scott Wedgewood | 2015-24 | 2.278 |
71. | Scott Darling | 2014-19 | 2.280 |
72. | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 2.287 |
73. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 2.299 |
74. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 2.304 |
75. | Jonathan Quick | 2007-24 | 2.311 |
76. | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 2.313 |
77. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 2.320 |
78. | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 2.325 |
79. | Roman Čechmánek | 2000-04 | 2.333 |
80. | Alfie Moore | 1936-40 | 2.333 |
81. | Filip Gustavsson | 2020-24 | 2.334 |
82. | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 2.347 |
83. | Akira Schmid | 2021-24 | 2.349 |
84. | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 2.350 |
85. | Craig Anderson | 2002-23 | 2.359 |
86. | Martin Jones | 2013-24 | 2.359 |
87. | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 2.363 |
88. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-24 | 2.375 |
89. | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 2.375 |
90. | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 2.379 |
91. | Ty Conklin | 2001-12 | 2.381 |
92. | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 2.384 |
93. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 2.390 |
94. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 2.390 |
95. | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 2.403 |
96. | Curtis McElhinney | 2007-21 | 2.403 |
97. | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 2.408 |
98. | Hank Bassen | 1954-68 | 2.409 |
99. | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-24 | 2.420 |
100. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 2.421 |
101. | Joseph Woll | 2021-24 | 2.425 |
102. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 2.427 |
103. | Petr Mrázek | 2012-24 | 2.427 |
104. | Thomas Greiss | 2007-23 | 2.430 |
105. | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 2.434 |
106. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 2.435 |
107. | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 2.437 |
108. | Frederik Andersen | 2013-24 | 2.438 |
109. | Igor Shesterkin | 2019-24 | 2.447 |
110. | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 2.449 |
111. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 2.463 |
112. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 2.468 |
113. | Jaroslav Halák | 2006-23 | 2.482 |
114. | Antti Raanta | 2013-24 | 2.482 |
115. | Alex Auld | 2001-12 | 2.483 |
116. | Roberto Luongo* | 1999-19 | 2.487 |
117. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 2.490 |
118. | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 2.492 |
119. | Cam Talbot | 2013-24 | 2.506 |
120. | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 2.523 |
121. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 2.528 |
122. | Alexandar Georgiev | 2017-24 | 2.530 |
123. | Alex Stalock | 2010-23 | 2.536 |
124. | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 2.538 |
125. | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 2.539 |
126. | Michael Leighton | 2002-17 | 2.540 |
127. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 2.540 |
128. | Johnny Mowers | 1940-47 | 2.542 |
129. | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 2.545 |
130. | Blaine Lacher | 1994-96 | 2.546 |
131. | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 2.553 |
132. | Claude Bourque | 1938-40 | 2.556 |
133. | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 2.563 |
134. | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 2.572 |
135. | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 2.577 |
136. | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-24 | 2.582 |
137. | Don Simmons | 1956-69 | 2.591 |
138. | Joonas Korpisalo | 2015-24 | 2.592 |
139. | Dustin Tokarski | 2009-23 | 2.596 |
140. | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 2.598 |
141. | Pat Jablonski | 1989-98 | 2.605 |
142. | Alain Chevrier | 1985-91 | 2.606 |
143. | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 2.613 |
144. | Steve Passmore | 1998-04 | 2.616 |
145. | Anton Khudobin | 2009-23 | 2.626 |
146. | Juuse Saros | 2015-24 | 2.629 |
147. | Tom Draper | 1988-96 | 2.631 |
148. | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 2.636 |
149. | Félix Potvin | 1991-04 | 2.639 |
150. | Jake Oettinger | 2020-24 | 2.642 |
151. | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-24 | 2.645 |
152. | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 2.663 |
153. | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 2.676 |
154. | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 2.678 |
155. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 2.680 |
156. | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 2.680 |
157. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 2.683 |
158. | Gary Inness | 1973-81 | 2.685 |
159. | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 2.685 |
160. | James Reimer | 2010-24 | 2.695 |
161. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 2.695 |
162. | Steve Penney | 1983-88 | 2.696 |
163. | Ilya Sorokin | 2020-24 | 2.697 |
164. | Jonas Gustavsson | 2009-17 | 2.716 |
165. | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-24 | 2.717 |
166. | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 2.718 |
167. | Josh Harding | 2005-14 | 2.719 |
168. | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 2.721 |
169. | Brian Elliott | 2007-23 | 2.723 |
170. | Jordan Binnington | 2015-24 | 2.729 |
171. | Robert Esche | 1998-07 | 2.733 |
172. | Michael Hutchinson | 2013-24 | 2.753 |
173. | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 2.754 |
174. | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 2.757 |
175. | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 2.770 |
176. | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 2.773 |
177. | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 2.778 |
178. | Michel Plasse | 1970-82 | 2.779 |
179. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 2.779 |
180. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 2.781 |
181. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 2.786 |
182. | José Théodore | 1995-13 | 2.788 |
183. | Jeremy Swayman | 2020-24 | 2.795 |
184. | John Gibson | 2013-24 | 2.804 |
185. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 2.830 |
186. | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 2.836 |
187. | Mikhail Shtalenkov | 1993-00 | 2.838 |
188. | Pascal Leclaire | 2003-11 | 2.847 |
189. | Karri Rämö | 2006-16 | 2.855 |
190. | Artūrs Irbe | 1991-04 | 2.858 |
191. | Frank Pietrangelo | 1987-94 | 2.860 |
192. | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 2.866 |
193. | Dan Ellis | 2003-15 | 2.868 |
194. | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 2.877 |
195. | Jacob Markström | 2010-24 | 2.896 |
196. | Gord McRae | 1972-78 | 2.912 |
197. | Johan Holmqvist | 2000-08 | 2.919 |
198. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 2.923 |
199. | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 2.929 |
200. | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 2.934 |
201. | Gilles Villemure | 1963-77 | 2.943 |
202. | Darcy Wakaluk | 1988-97 | 2.961 |
203. | Gary Simmons | 1974-78 | 3.000 |
204. | Tristan Jarry | 2016-24 | 3.002 |
205. | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 3.002 |
206. | Andrew Hammond | 2013-22 | 3.004 |
207. | Carter Hutton | 2012-22 | 3.008 |
208. | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 3.012 |
209. | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 3.012 |
210. | Pavel Francouz | 2018-23 | 3.014 |
211. | Red Almas | 1946-53 | 3.022 |
212. | Kristers Gudlevskis | 2013-17 | 3.023 |
213. | Stéphane Beauregard | 1989-94 | 3.024 |
214. | Eddie Läck | 2013-18 | 3.026 |
215. | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 3.028 |
216. | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-24 | 3.030 |
217. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 3.034 |
218. | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 3.038 |
219. | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 3.039 |
220. | Ilya Samsonov | 2019-24 | 3.056 |
221. | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 3.069 |
222. | Jeff Zatkoff | 2013-17 | 3.071 |
223. | Steve Shields | 1995-06 | 3.075 |
224. | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 3.078 |
225. | Aaron Dell | 2016-23 | 3.083 |
226. | Norm Maracle | 1997-02 | 3.084 |
227. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 3.086 |
228. | Bob Sauvé | 1976-89 | 3.098 |
229. | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 3.103 |
230. | Pēteris Skudra | 1997-03 | 3.104 |
231. | Rick St. Croix | 1977-85 | 3.124 |
232. | John Blue | 1992-96 | 3.124 |
233. | Pelle Lindbergh | 1981-86 | 3.125 |
234. | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 3.131 |
235. | Jamie McLennan | 1993-07 | 3.135 |
236. | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 3.137 |
237. | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 3.153 |
238. | Wayne Rutledge | 1967-70 | 3.178 |
239. | Jacques Caron | 1967-74 | 3.195 |
240. | Paul Goodman | 1939-41 | 3.215 |
241. | Al Jensen | 1980-87 | 3.219 |
242. | Roy Edwards | 1967-74 | 3.228 |
243. | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 3.229 |
244. | Michel Dumas | 1974-77 | 3.240 |
245. | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 3.252 |
246. | Laurent Brossoit | 2014-24 | 3.257 |
247. | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 3.269 |
248. | Mario Gosselin | 1983-94 | 3.278 |
249. | Bob Janecyk | 1983-89 | 3.279 |
250. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 3.293 |
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