NHL Progressive 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 (*).

Rate Statistic Requirements

Table
  Yearly GAA   Active GAA   Career GAA   Single Season GAA
1918Hap Holmes 1.000   Hap Holmes 1.000   Hap Holmes 1.000      
1919Georges Vezina 1.698   Hap Holmes 1.000   Hap Holmes 1.000   Georges Vezina 1.698
1920      Hap Holmes 1.000   Hap Holmes 1.000   Georges Vezina 1.698
1921Jake Forbes 3.500   Hap Holmes 1.000   Hap Holmes 1.000   Georges Vezina 1.698
1922John Ross Roach 0.565   John Ross Roach 0.565   John Ross Roach 0.565   Georges Vezina 1.698
1923Clint Benedict 0.249   John Ross Roach 0.565   John Ross Roach 0.565   Georges Vezina 1.698
1924Georges Vezina 0.333   John Ross Roach 0.565   John Ross Roach 0.565   Georges Vezina 1.698
1925Georges Vezina 0.333   John Ross Roach 0.991   John Ross Roach 0.991   Georges Vezina 1.698
1926Clint Benedict 0.625   John Ross Roach 0.991   John Ross Roach 0.991   Georges Vezina 1.698
1927Alec Connell 0.600   Alec Connell 0.692   Alec Connell 0.692   Alec Connell 0.600
1928Clint Benedict 0.864   Alec Connell 0.844   Alec Connell 0.844   Alec Connell 0.600
1929Roy Worters 0.400   Tiny Thompson 0.600   Tiny Thompson 0.600   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1930Flat Walsh 0.385   Flat Walsh 0.385   Flat Walsh 0.385   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1931John Ross Roach 1.000   Flat Walsh 0.385   Flat Walsh 0.385   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1932Flat Walsh 1.163   Flat Walsh 0.737   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1933Tiny Thompson 1.232   Flat Walsh 0.737   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1934Andy Aitkenhead 1.000   Alec Connell 1.227   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1935Lorne Chabot 0.482   Alec Connell 1.191   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1936Lorne Chabot 1.214   Alec Connell 1.191   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1937Dave Kerr 1.085   Alec Connell 1.191   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1938Alfie Moore 1.000   Alfie Moore 1.000   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1939Dave Kerr 1.005   Frank Brimsek 1.250   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1940Dave Kerr 1.560   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1941Dave Kerr 1.875   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1942Sam LoPresti 1.606   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1943Johnny Mowers 1.942   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1944Bill Durnan 1.530   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1945Harry Lumley 2.134   Normie Smith 1.318   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1946Bill Durnan 2.064   Bill Durnan 1.956   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1947Bill Durnan 1.920   Bill Durnan 1.944   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1948Turk Broda 2.154   Bill Durnan 1.944   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1949Turk Broda 1.569   Bill Durnan 1.985   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1950Turk Broda 1.335   Turk Broda 2.026   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1951Turk Broda 1.097   Jack Gelineau 1.615   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1952Terry Sawchuk 0.625   Terry Sawchuk 1.145   Flat Walsh 0.737   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1953Jacques Plante 1.750   Jack Gelineau 1.615   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1954Gerry McNeil 0.946   Jack Gelineau 1.615   Flat Walsh 0.737   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1955Terry Sawchuk 2.364   Terry Sawchuk 1.870   Clint Benedict 1.219   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1956Jacques Plante 1.800   Terry Sawchuk 1.870   Clint Benedict 1.219   Tiny Thompson
Alec Connell
0.600
1957Jacques Plante 1.660   Gerry McNeil 1.839   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1958Jacques Plante 1.943   Jacques Plante 1.974   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1959Jacques Plante 2.333   Jacques Plante 2.036   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1960Jacques Plante 1.351   Jacques Plante 1.959   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1961Glenn Hall 2.023   Jacques Plante 1.991   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1962Johnny Bower 2.074   Jacques Plante 2.074   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1963Johnny Bower 1.600   Jacques Plante 2.114   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1964Johnny Bower 2.119   Jacques Plante 2.114   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1965Gump Worsley 1.677   Jacques Plante 2.114   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1966Gump Worsley 1.994   Terry Sawchuk 2.415   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1967Gump Worsley 1.503   Johnny Bower 2.401   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1968Bernie Parent 1.358   Johnny Bower 2.401   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1969Rogie Vachon 1.420   Jacques Plante 2.047   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1970Jacques Plante 1.488   Jacques Plante 2.018   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1971Tony Esposito 2.196   Jacques Plante 2.042   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1972Gary Smith 1.504   Jacques Plante 2.069   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1973Cesare Maniago 1.764   Jacques Plante 2.122   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1974Gary Edwards 1.000   Bernie Parent 2.257   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1975Bernie Parent 1.891   Rogie Vachon 1.938   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1976Dan Bouchard 1.516   Rogie Vachon 2.022   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1977Ken Dryden 1.558   Bernie Parent 2.373   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1978Billy Smith 1.273   Ken Dryden 2.394   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1979Billy Smith 1.929   Glenn Resch 2.370   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1980Bob Sauvé 2.043   John Davidson 2.439   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1981Paul Harrison 1.500   John Davidson 2.439   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1982Doug Keans 1.962   John Davidson 2.492   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1983Roland Melanson 2.555   John Davidson 2.492   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1984Steve Penney 2.206   Glenn Resch 2.561   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1985Kelly Hrudey 1.712   Glenn Resch 2.561   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1986Andy Moog 1.000   Glenn Resch 2.582   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1987Billy Smith 0.902   Patrick Roy 2.369   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1988Mark LaForest 1.248   Patrick Roy 2.584   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1989Wendell Young 1.553   Patrick Roy 2.396   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1990Andy Moog 2.209   Patrick Roy 2.403   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1991John Vanbiesbrouck 1.164   Patrick Roy 2.514   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1992Ed Belfour 2.466   Patrick Roy 2.529   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1993Dominik Hašek 1.339   Patrick Roy 2.451   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1994Glenn Healy 0.887   Patrick Roy 2.457   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1995Olaf Kölzig 1.352   Martin Brodeur 1.856   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1996Grant Fuhr 0.866   Martin Brodeur 1.856   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1997Martin Brodeur 1.730   Martin Brodeur 1.829   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1998José Théodore 0.500   Martin Brodeur 1.844   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
1999John Vanbiesbrouck 1.463   Olaf Kölzig 1.935   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2000Martin Brodeur 1.614   Martin Brodeur 1.859   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2001Patrick Roy 1.695   Martin Brodeur 1.907   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2002Brian Boucher 1.371   Martin Brodeur 1.881   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2003John Grahame 1.079   Patrick Lalime 1.730   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2004Curtis Joseph 1.391   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2005            Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2006Ilya Bryzgalov 1.457   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2007Marty Turco 1.296   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2008Curtis Joseph 0.756   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2009Curtis McElhinney 1.777   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2010Brent Johnson 1.906   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2011Antero Niittymäki 0.656   Patrick Lalime 1.765   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2012Cory Schneider 1.313   Martin Brodeur 2.019   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2013Kevin Poulin 1.144   Corey Crawford 2.017   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2014Steve Mason 1.970   Martin Brodeur 2.019   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2015Craig Anderson 0.972   Braden Holtby 1.916   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2016Michal Neuvirth 0.673   Braden Holtby 1.867   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2017Chad Johnson 1.158   Matt Murray 1.952   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2018Juuse Saros 1.056   Braden Holtby 2.043   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2019Juuse Saros 1.319   Braden Holtby 2.094   Clint Benedict 1.219   Alec Connell
Tiny Thompson
0.600
2020Thatcher Demko 0.644   Louis Domingue 0.000   Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Reinhard Divis
Andrei Trefilov
Jean-François Bérubé
Corey Schwab
Dominic Roussel
Jake Oettinger
Fred Brathwaite
Mathieu Garon
Kevin Hodson
Johan Backlund
Bruce Racine
Steve Valiquette
Louis Domingue
0.000   Clint Benedict 0.249
2021Jack Campbell 1.810   Louis Domingue
Jake Oettinger
0.000   Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Reinhard Divis
Andrei Trefilov
Jean-François Bérubé
Corey Schwab
Dominic Roussel
Jake Oettinger
Fred Brathwaite
Mathieu Garon
Kevin Hodson
Johan Backlund
Bruce Racine
Steve Valiquette
Louis Domingue
0.000   Clint Benedict 0.249
2022Jordan Binnington 1.715   Erik Källgren
Jean-François Bérubé
0.000   Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Johan Backlund
Jean-François Bérubé
Fred Brathwaite
Reinhard Divis
Mathieu Garon
Kevin Hodson
Erik Källgren
Bruce Racine
Dominic Roussel
Corey Schwab
Andrei Trefilov
Steve Valiquette
0.000   Clint Benedict 0.249
2023Jack Campbell 1.015   Erik Källgren 0.000   Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Johan Backlund
Jean-François Bérubé
Fred Brathwaite
Reinhard Divis
Mathieu Garon
Kevin Hodson
Erik Källgren
Bruce Racine
Dominic Roussel
Corey Schwab
Andrei Trefilov
Steve Valiquette
0.000   Clint Benedict 0.249