NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Year Player GAA
2018 Braden Holtby 2.165
2017 Matt Murray 1.704
2016 Frederik Andersen 1.412
2015 Braden Holtby 1.713
2014 Steve Mason 1.970
2013 Corey Crawford 1.835
2012 Jonathan Quick 1.405
2011 Tim Thomas 1.985
2010 Ryan Miller 2.347
2009 Tim Thomas 1.854
2008 Chris Osgood 1.552
2007 Marty Turco 1.296
2006 Ilya Bryzgalov 1.457
2004 Curtis Joseph 1.391
2003 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 1.620
2002 Patrick Lalime 1.389
2001 Patrick Roy* 1.696
2000 Martin Brodeur* 1.614
1999 John Vanbiesbrouck 1.463
1998 Ed Belfour* 1.790
1997 Martin Brodeur* 1.730
1996 Olaf Kolzig 1.935
1995 Martin Brodeur* 1.669
1994 Dominik Hasek* 1.613
1993 Patrick Roy* 2.135
1992 Ed Belfour* 2.466
1991 Tom Barrasso 2.603
1990 Andy Moog 2.209
1989 Patrick Roy* 2.089
1988 Reggie Lemelin 2.636
1987 Glen Hanlon 1.682
1986 Mike Liut 1.911
1985 Kelly Hrudey 1.712
1984 Steve Penney 2.206
1983 Roland Melanson 2.555
1982 Rick Wamsley 2.209
1981 Billy Smith* 2.542
1980 Bob Sauve 2.043
1979 Billy Smith* 1.929
1978 Ken Dryden* 1.896
1977 Ken Dryden* 1.558
1976 Ken Dryden* 1.925
1975 Bernie Parent* 1.891
1974 Bernie Parent* 2.020
1973 Cesare Maniago 1.764
1972 Eddie Johnston 1.860
1971 Tony Esposito* 2.196
1970 Jacques Plante* 1.488
1969 Rogie Vachon* 1.420
1968 Bernie Parent* 1.358
1967 Rogie Vachon* 2.381
1966 Gump Worsley* 1.994
1965 Gump Worsley* 1.677
1964 Johnny Bower* 2.119
1963 Johnny Bower* 1.600
1962 Johnny Bower* 2.074
1961 Glenn Hall* 2.023
1960 Jacques Plante* 1.351
1959 Jacques Plante* 2.333
1958 Jacques Plante* 1.943
1957 Jacques Plante* 1.660
1956 Jacques Plante* 1.800
1955 Terry Sawchuk* 2.364
1954 Terry Sawchuk* 1.597
1953 Gerry McNeil 1.851
1952 Terry Sawchuk* 0.625
1951 Turk Broda* 1.097
1950 Turk Broda* 1.336
1949 Turk Broda* 1.569
1948 Turk Broda* 2.154
1947 Bill Durnan* 1.920
1946 Bill Durnan* 2.065
1945 Harry Lumley* 2.134
1944 Bill Durnan* 1.530
1943 Johnny Mowers 1.942
1942 Jim Henry 2.167
1941 Frank Brimsek* 2.037
1940 Dave Kerr 1.560
1939 Frank Brimsek* 1.250
1938 Earl Robertson 1.516
1937 Dave Kerr 1.085
1936 Normie Smith 1.341
1935 Alec Connell* 1.116
1934 Charlie Gardiner* 1.328
1933 Tiny Thompson* 1.232
1932 Lorne Chabot 2.055
1931 Charlie Gardiner* 1.317
1930 George Hainsworth* 0.750
1929 Tiny Thompson* 0.600
1928 Clint Benedict* 0.864
1927 Alec Connell* 0.600
1919 Georges Vezina* 1.698
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