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.Thatcher Demko 2017-240.644
2.Flat Walsh 1926-330.737
3.Hap Holmes* 1917-281.000
 Joe Miller 1927-311.000
5.Kevin Poulin 2010-151.144
6.Chad Johnson 2009-191.158
7.Alec Connell* 1924-371.191
8.Clint Benedict* 1917-301.219
9.Mark LaForest 1985-941.248
10.Georges Vezina* 1917-261.316
11.Normie Smith 1931-451.318
12.Charlie Gardiner* 1927-341.427
13.Andy Aitkenhead 1932-351.481
14.Martin Prusek 2001-061.500
15.Lorne Chabot 1926-371.509
16.Jack Gelineau 1948-541.615
17.John Ross Roach 1921-351.633
18.Hal Winkler 1926-281.688
19.Lester Patrick* 1926-271.710
20.Dave Kerr 1930-411.743
21.Earl Robertson 1937-421.748
22.Patrick Lalime 1996-111.765
23.Gerry McNeil 1947-571.839
24.Bert Gardiner 1935-441.853
25.Tiny Thompson* 1928-401.876
26.Sam LoPresti 1940-421.922
27.Kevin Weekes 1997-091.925
28.George Hainsworth* 1926-371.929
29.Elvis Merzļikins 2019-241.955
30.Bob Mason 1983-911.959
31.Turk Broda* 1936-521.982
32.Manny Fernandez 1994-091.997
33.Martin Brodeur* 1991-152.019
34.Casey DeSmith 2017-242.020
35.Dominik Hašek* 1990-082.022
36.Spencer Knight 2020-232.063
37.Jake Allen 2012-242.063
38.David Aebischer 2000-082.068
39.Bill Durnan* 1943-502.070
40.Tim Thomas 2002-142.081
41.Ron Grahame 1977-812.081
42.Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1996-142.084
43.Roy Worters* 1925-372.087
44.Chris Osgood 1993-112.094
45.Les Binkley 1967-722.101
46.Jacques Plante* 1952-732.122
47.Braden Holtby 2010-222.125
48.Olaf Kölzig 1989-092.144
49.Andrew Raycroft 2000-122.162
50.Marty Turco 2000-122.165
51.Adin Hill 2017-242.168
52.Ed Belfour* 1988-072.171
53.Alex Nedeljkovic 2016-242.173
54.Matt Murray 2015-232.180
55.Robin Lehner 2010-222.186
56.Damian Rhodes 1990-022.188
57.Antero Niittymäki 2003-112.193
58.Brent Johnson 1998-122.195
59.Bill Beveridge 1929-432.200
60.Tuukka Rask 2007-222.220
61.Frank McCool 1944-462.231
62.Carter Hart 2018-242.234
63.Roman Turek 1996-042.234
64.Tomáš Vokoun 1996-132.242
65.Jussi Markkanen 2001-072.244
66.Scott Clemmensen 2001-152.255
67.Ron Tugnutt 1987-042.267
68.Ben Bishop 2008-202.271
69.Jack Campbell 2013-242.275
70.Scott Wedgewood 2015-242.278
71.Scott Darling 2014-192.280
72.Byron Dafoe 1992-042.287
73.Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-202.299
74.Patrick Roy* 1984-032.304
75.Jonathan Quick 2007-242.311
76.Johan Hedberg 2000-132.313
77.Miikka Kiprusoff 2000-132.320
78.Michal Neuvirth 2008-192.325
79.Roman Čechmánek 2000-042.333
80.Alfie Moore 1936-402.333
81.Filip Gustavsson 2020-242.334
82.Cory Schneider 2008-222.347
83.Akira Schmid 2021-242.349
84.Jonas Hiller 2007-162.350
85.Craig Anderson 2002-232.359
86.Martin Jones 2013-242.359
87.Brian Boucher 1999-132.363
88.Andrei Vasilevskiy 2014-242.375
89.Corey Crawford 2005-202.375
90.Cam Ward 2005-192.379
91.Ty Conklin 2001-122.381
92.Al Rollins 1949-602.384
93.Charlie Hodge 1954-712.390
94.Carey Price 2007-222.390
95.Nikolai Khabibulin 1994-142.403
96.Curtis McElhinney 2007-212.403
97.Ken Dryden* 1970-792.408
98.Hank Bassen 1954-682.409
99.Semyon Varlamov 2008-242.420
100.Curtis Joseph 1989-092.421
101.Joseph Woll 2021-242.425
102.Evgeni Nabokov 1999-152.427
103.Petr Mrázek 2012-242.427
104.Thomas Greiss 2007-232.430
105.Chuck Rayner* 1940-532.434
106.Wilf Cude 1930-412.435
107.Bernie Parent* 1965-792.437
108.Frederik Andersen 2013-242.438
109.Igor Shesterkin 2019-242.447
110.Vesa Toskala 2001-102.449
111.Harry Lumley* 1943-602.463
112.Johnny Bower* 1953-702.468
113.Jaroslav Halák 2006-232.482
114.Antti Raanta 2013-242.482
115.Alex Auld 2001-122.483
116.Roberto Luongo* 1999-192.487
117.Pekka Rinne 2005-212.490
118.John Davidson 1973-832.492
119.Cam Talbot 2013-242.506
120.Ryan Miller 2002-212.523
121.Terry Sawchuk* 1949-702.528
122.Alexandar Georgiev 2017-242.530
123.Alex Stalock 2010-232.536
124.Manny Legace 1998-102.538
125.Dwayne Roloson 1996-122.539
126.Michael Leighton 2002-172.540
127.Frank Brimsek* 1938-502.540
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.Claude Bourque 1938-402.556
133.Marc-André Fleury 2003-242.563
134.Glenn Resch 1973-872.572
135.Jimmy Howard 2005-202.577
136.Connor Hellebuyck 2015-242.582
137.Don Simmons 1956-692.591
138.Joonas Korpisalo 2015-242.592
139.Dustin Tokarski 2009-232.596
140.Rick DiPietro 2000-132.598
141.Pat Jablonski 1989-982.605
142.Alain Chevrier 1985-912.606
143.Jacques Cloutier 1981-942.613
144.Steve Passmore 1998-042.616
145.Anton Khudobin 2009-232.626
146.Juuse Saros 2015-242.629
147.Tom Draper 1988-962.631
148.Ray Emery 2002-152.636
149.Félix Potvin 1991-042.639
150.Jake Oettinger 2020-242.642
151.Philipp Grubauer 2012-242.645
152.Guy Hebert 1991-012.663
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.James Reimer 2010-242.695
161.Gerry Cheevers* 1961-802.695
162.Steve Penney 1983-882.696
163.Ilya Sorokin 2020-242.697
164.Jonas Gustavsson 2009-172.716
165.Darcy Kuemper 2012-242.717
166.Billy Smith* 1971-892.718
167.Josh Harding 2005-142.719
168.Devan Dubnyk 2009-212.721
169.Brian Elliott 2007-232.723
170.Jordan Binnington 2015-242.729
171.Robert Esche 1998-072.733
172.Michael Hutchinson 2013-242.753
173.Roger Crozier 1963-772.754
174.Jim Henry 1941-552.757
175.Antti Niemi 2008-192.770
176.Garth Snow 1993-062.773
177.Ilya Bryzgalov 2001-152.778
178.Michel Plasse 1970-822.779
179.Gump Worsley* 1952-742.779
180.Rogie Vachon* 1966-822.781
181.Glenn Hall* 1952-712.786
182.José Théodore 1995-132.788
183.Jeremy Swayman 2020-242.795
184.John Gibson 2013-242.804
185.Ed Giacomin* 1965-782.830
186.Kirk McLean 1985-012.836
187.Mikhail Shtalenkov 1993-002.838
188.Pascal Leclaire 2003-112.847
189.Karri Rämö 2006-162.855
190.Artūrs Irbe 1991-042.858
191.Frank Pietrangelo 1987-942.860
192.Martin Biron 1995-142.866
193.Dan Ellis 2003-152.868
194.Ken Wregget 1983-002.877
195.Jacob Markström 2010-242.896
196.Gord McRae 1972-782.912
197.Johan Holmqvist 2000-082.919
198.Grant Fuhr* 1981-002.923
199.Michel Larocque 1973-842.929
200.Chris Mason 1998-132.934
201.Gilles Villemure 1963-772.943
202.Darcy Wakaluk 1988-972.961
203.Gary Simmons 1974-783.000
204.Tristan Jarry 2016-243.002
205.Tim Cheveldae 1988-973.002
206.Andrew Hammond 2013-223.004
207.Carter Hutton 2012-223.008
208.Tom Barrasso* 1983-033.012
209.Mike Karakas 1935-463.012
210.Pavel Francouz 2018-233.014
211.Red Almas 1946-533.022
212.Kristers Gudlevskis 2013-173.023
213.Stéphane Beauregard 1989-943.024
214.Eddie Läck 2013-183.026
215.Mike Palmateer 1976-843.028
216.Sergei Bobrovsky 2010-243.030
217.Ron Hextall 1986-993.034
218.Gilles Gilbert 1969-833.038
219.Andy Moog 1980-983.039
220.Ilya Samsonov 2019-243.056
221.Bill Ranford 1985-003.069
222.Jeff Zatkoff 2013-173.071
223.Steve Shields 1995-063.075
224.Jon Casey 1983-973.078
225.Aaron Dell 2016-233.083
226.Norm Maracle 1997-023.084
227.Tony Esposito* 1968-843.086
228.Bob Sauvé 1976-893.098
229.Rick Tabaracci 1988-003.103
230.Pēteris Skudra 1997-033.104
231.Rick St. Croix 1977-853.124
232.John Blue 1992-963.124
233.Pelle Lindbergh 1981-863.125
234.Doug Favell 1967-793.131
235.Jamie McLennan 1993-073.135
236.Wayne Stephenson 1971-813.137
237.Glen Hanlon 1977-913.153
238.Wayne Rutledge 1967-703.178
239.Jacques Caron 1967-743.195
240.Paul Goodman 1939-413.215
241.Al Jensen 1980-873.219
242.Roy Edwards 1967-743.228
243.Gary Smith 1965-803.229
244.Michel Dumas 1974-773.240
245.Pat Riggin 1979-883.252
246.Laurent Brossoit 2014-243.257
247.Steve Mason 2008-183.269
248.Mario Gosselin 1983-943.278
249.Bob Janecyk 1983-893.279
250.Kelly Hrudey 1983-983.293