NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Goals Against
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | GA | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Ken McAuley | 310 | 1943-44 |
2. | Greg Millen | 282 | 1982-83 |
3. | Greg Millen | 258 | 1980-81 |
4. | Gary Smith | 256 | 1970-71 |
5. | Craig Billington | 254 | 1993-94 |
6. | Mike Liut | 250 | 1981-82 |
  | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 250 | 1992-93 |
8. | Tony Esposito* | 246 | 1980-81 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 246 | 1987-88 |
10. | Harry Lumley* | 245 | 1950-51 |
11. | Frank Brimsek* | 244 | 1949-50 |
12. | Denis Herron | 243 | 1975-76 |
13. | Glenn Resch | 242 | 1982-83 |
14. | John Garrett | 241 | 1980-81 |
15. | Richard Brodeur | 240 | 1985-86 |
  | Bill Ranford | 240 | 1992-93 |
17. | Harry Lumley* | 237 | 1951-52 |
  | Bill Ranford | 237 | 1995-96 |
19. | Bill Ranford | 236 | 1993-94 |
20. | Gilles Meloche | 235 | 1972-73 |
  | Ron Low | 235 | 1974-75 |
  | Mike Liut | 235 | 1982-83 |
  | Bob Essensa | 235 | 1993-94 |
24. | Tony Esposito* | 234 | 1976-77 |
25. | Marc Denis | 232 | 2002-03 |
26. | Tony Esposito* | 231 | 1981-82 |
27. | Dan Bouchard | 230 | 1981-82 |
  | Glenn Resch | 230 | 1981-82 |
  | Sean Burke | 230 | 1988-89 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 230 | 1988-89 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 230 | 1991-92 |
32. | Greg Millen | 229 | 1981-82 |
  | Réjean Lemelin | 229 | 1985-86 |
34. | Richard Brodeur | 228 | 1984-85 |
  | Bill Ranford | 228 | 1991-92 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 228 | 1993-94 |
37. | Ken McAuley | 227 | 1944-45 |
  | Alain Chevrier | 227 | 1986-87 |
  | Bob Essensa | 227 | 1992-93 |
40. | Michel Dion | 226 | 1981-82 |
  | Tim Cheveldae | 226 | 1991-92 |
42. | Al Rollins | 224 | 1956-57 |
  | Félix Potvin | 224 | 1996-97 |
44. | Ed Chadwick | 223 | 1957-58 |
45. | Greg Millen | 222 | 1984-85 |
  | Ken Wregget | 222 | 1987-88 |
47. | Greg Millen | 221 | 1983-84 |
48. | Jack Gelineau | 220 | 1949-50 |
  | Jacques Plante* | 220 | 1963-64 |
50. | Brian Hayward | 219 | 1984-85 |
51. | Gump Worsley* | 217 | 1962-63 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 217 | 1974-75 |
  | Brian Hayward | 217 | 1985-86 |
  | Mike Vernon* | 217 | 1991-92 |
55. | Gump Worsley* | 216 | 1956-57 |
  | Pete LoPresti | 216 | 1977-78 |
  | Kirk McLean | 216 | 1989-90 |
58. | Murray Bannerman | 215 | 1984-85 |
59. | Denis DeJordy | 214 | 1970-71 |
  | Roger Crozier | 214 | 1971-72 |
  | Mario Lessard | 214 | 1981-82 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 214 | 1985-86 |
  | Tim Cheveldae | 214 | 1990-91 |
64. | Grant Fuhr* | 213 | 1988-89 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 213 | 1993-94 |
  | Roberto Luongo* | 213 | 2005-06 |
67. | Bert Gardiner | 212 | 1943-44 |
  | Al Rollins | 212 | 1953-54 |
  | John Davidson | 212 | 1975-76 |
  | Ron Tugnutt | 212 | 1990-91 |
71. | Jim Henry | 211 | 1948-49 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 211 | 1963-64 |
  | Jiří Crha | 211 | 1980-81 |
74. | Denis Herron | 210 | 1977-78 |
  | Mike Vernon* | 210 | 1987-88 |
  | Tim Cheveldae | 210 | 1992-93 |
77. | Rogie Vachon* | 209 | 1979-80 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 209 | 1993-94 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 209 | 1995-96 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 209 | 2008-09 |
81. | Glenn Hall* | 208 | 1958-59 |
  | Gary Smith | 208 | 1973-74 |
  | Ron Low | 208 | 1975-76 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 208 | 1982-83 |
  | Ron Hextall | 208 | 1987-88 |
86. | Terry Sawchuk* | 207 | 1958-59 |
  | Michel Larocque | 207 | 1981-82 |
  | Pat Riggin | 207 | 1981-82 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 207 | 1988-89 |
90. | Terry Sawchuk* | 206 | 1957-58 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 206 | 1978-79 |
  | Dave Parro | 206 | 1981-82 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 206 | 2005-06 |
94. | Tony Esposito* | 205 | 1979-80 |
  | Don Edwards | 205 | 1981-82 |
  | Andrew Raycroft | 205 | 2006-07 |
97. | Mario Lessard | 203 | 1980-81 |
  | Mike Vernon* | 203 | 1992-93 |
  | Marty Turco | 203 | 2008-09 |
100. | Phil Myre | 202 | 1977-78 |
  | John Garrett | 202 | 1979-80 |
  | Ron Hextall | 202 | 1988-89 |
103. | Dan Bouchard | 201 | 1978-79 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 201 | 1983-84 |
  | Murray Bannerman | 201 | 1985-86 |
106. | Glenn Hall* | 200 | 1957-58 |
  | Bob Sauvé | 200 | 1981-82 |
  | Glenn Resch | 200 | 1984-85 |
  | Ken Wregget | 200 | 1986-87 |
  | Peter Ing | 200 | 1990-91 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 200 | 1996-97 |
  | John Gibson | 200 | 2022-23 |
113. | Mike Liut | 199 | 1980-81 |
114. | Gump Worsley* | 198 | 1955-56 |
  | Cesare Maniago | 198 | 1968-69 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 198 | 1973-74 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 198 | 1975-76 |
  | Michel Dion | 198 | 1982-83 |
119. | Jack Gelineau | 197 | 1950-51 |
  | Gary Smith | 197 | 1974-75 |
  | Dan Bouchard | 197 | 1982-83 |
  | Mike Palmateer | 197 | 1982-83 |
  | Mike Liut | 197 | 1983-84 |
  | Mike Liut | 197 | 1985-86 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 197 | 1988-89 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 197 | 1991-92 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 197 | 2007-08 |
  | Ryan Miller | 197 | 2007-08 |
129. | Wayne Thomas | 196 | 1975-76 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 196 | 1977-78 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 196 | 1991-92 |
  | Andy Moog | 196 | 1991-92 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 196 | 1992-93 |
134. | Gump Worsley* | 195 | 1954-55 |
  | Gary Smith | 195 | 1969-70 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 195 | 1972-73 |
  | Roland Melanson | 195 | 1987-88 |
138. | Gilles Meloche | 194 | 1977-78 |
  | Mike Liut | 194 | 1979-80 |
  | Pelle Lindbergh | 194 | 1984-85 |
  | Kelly Hrudey | 194 | 1989-90 |
  | Jordan Binnington | 194 | 2022-23 |
143. | Gump Worsley* | 193 | 1958-59 |
  | Bruce Gamble | 193 | 1960-61 |
  | Eddie Johnston | 193 | 1962-63 |
  | Tony Esposito* | 193 | 1974-75 |
  | Glen Hanlon | 193 | 1979-80 |
  | Jon Casey | 193 | 1992-93 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 193 | 1996-97 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 193 | 1996-97 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 193 | 2021-22 |
152. | Glenn Healy | 192 | 1988-89 |
  | Patrick Roy* | 192 | 1992-93 |
  | Félix Potvin | 192 | 1995-96 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 192 | 2001-02 |
156. | Paul Bibeault | 191 | 1942-43 |
  | Ondřej Pavelec | 191 | 2011-12 |
158. | Gump Worsley* | 190 | 1960-61 |
  | Michel Plasse | 190 | 1976-77 |
  | Greg Stefan | 190 | 1984-85 |
  | Ron Hextall | 190 | 1986-87 |
  | Sean Burke | 190 | 1995-96 |
163. | Gerry Desjardins | 189 | 1968-69 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 189 | 1978-79 |
  | Mario Gosselin | 189 | 1987-88 |
  | Alex Auld | 189 | 2005-06 |
  | Tim Thomas | 189 | 2006-07 |
168. | Ron Low | 188 | 1976-77 |
  | Murray Bannerman | 188 | 1983-84 |
  | Greg Millen | 188 | 1989-90 |
  | Cam Talbot | 188 | 2017-18 |
172. | Mike Karakas | 187 | 1944-45 |
  | Wayne Stephenson | 187 | 1979-80 |
  | Mike Liut | 187 | 1986-87 |
  | Mike Liut | 187 | 1987-88 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 187 | 1987-88 |
  | Félix Potvin | 187 | 1993-94 |
  | Martin Brodeur* | 187 | 2005-06 |
  | Ilya Bryzgalov | 187 | 2008-09 |
  | Mike Smith | 187 | 2014-15 |
181. | Ed Chadwick | 186 | 1956-57 |
  | Gilles Meloche | 186 | 1974-75 |
  | Bob Janecyk | 186 | 1984-85 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 186 | 1992-93 |
  | Craig Anderson | 186 | 2009-10 |
186. | Chuck Rayner* | 185 | 1950-51 |
  | Don Edwards | 185 | 1977-78 |
  | Mario Lessard | 185 | 1979-80 |
  | Grant Fuhr* | 185 | 1992-93 |
  | Mathieu Garon | 185 | 2005-06 |
191. | Glenn Hall* | 184 | 1961-62 |
  | Rogie Vachon* | 184 | 1976-77 |
  | Glenn Resch | 184 | 1983-84 |
  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 184 | 1985-86 |
  | Sean Burke | 184 | 1992-93 |
  | Kirk McLean | 184 | 1992-93 |
  | Ron Hextall | 184 | 1993-94 |
  | Nikolai Khabibulin | 184 | 1997-98 |
  | Mike Richter | 184 | 1997-98 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 184 | 2006-07 |
  | Cam Ward | 184 | 2010-11 |
202. | Emile Francis* | 183 | 1947-48 |
  | Gerry McNeil | 183 | 1950-51 |
  | Don Simmons | 183 | 1958-59 |
  | Réjean Lemelin | 183 | 1984-85 |
  | Jon Casey | 183 | 1989-90 |
  | Dominic Roussel | 183 | 1993-94 |
  | Kari Lehtonen | 183 | 2006-07 |
  | Alexandar Georgiev | 183 | 2023-24 |
210. | Roger Crozier | 182 | 1966-67 |
  | Don Beaupre | 182 | 1985-86 |
  | Mike Vernon* | 182 | 1986-87 |
  | Bill Ranford | 182 | 1990-91 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 182 | 2010-11 |
  | Jonas Hiller | 182 | 2011-12 |
  | Cam Ward | 182 | 2011-12 |
  | Frederik Andersen | 182 | 2017-18 |
218. | Chuck Rayner* | 181 | 1949-50 |
  | Doug Soetaert | 181 | 1983-84 |
  | Don Beaupre | 181 | 1992-93 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 181 | 1997-98 |
  | Miikka Kiprusoff | 181 | 2006-07 |
  | Kari Lehtonen | 181 | 2014-15 |
224. | Bert Gardiner | 180 | 1942-43 |
  | Jim Rutherford* | 180 | 1976-77 |
  | Denis Herron | 180 | 1978-79 |
  | Dan Bouchard | 180 | 1983-84 |
  | Artūrs Irbe | 180 | 2000-01 |
  | Jocelyn Thibault | 180 | 2000-01 |
  | Olaf Kölzig | 180 | 2003-04 |
  | Rick DiPietro | 180 | 2005-06 |
  | Dwayne Roloson | 180 | 2006-07 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 180 | 2007-08 |
  | Cam Ward | 180 | 2007-08 |
  | Jonathan Quick | 180 | 2009-10 |
  | Craig Anderson | 180 | 2017-18 |
237. | Joe Miller | 179 | 1929-30 |
  | Glenn Hall* | 179 | 1959-60 |
  | Steve Weeks | 179 | 1981-82 |
  | Bob Sauvé | 179 | 1982-83 |
  | Tommy Salo | 179 | 2000-01 |
  | Milan Hnilička | 179 | 2001-02 |
  | Connor Hellebuyck | 179 | 2018-19 |
244. | Johnny Bower* | 178 | 1953-54 |
  | Jim Henry | 178 | 1953-54 |
  | Michel Plasse | 178 | 1975-76 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 178 | 1986-87 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 178 | 1993-94 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 178 | 2001-02 |
  | Tomáš Vokoun | 178 | 2003-04 |
  | Elvis Merzļikins | 178 | 2021-22 |
  | Alex Nedeljkovic | 178 | 2021-22 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | GA | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Richard Brodeur | 244 | 1975-76 |
2. | Dave Dryden | 235 | 1975-76 |
3. | Don McLeod | 233 | 1974-75 |
4. | John Garrett | 224 | 1976-77 |
5. | Clay Hebenton | 220 | 1976-77 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 220 | 1972-73 |
7. | John Garrett | 210 | 1977-78 |
  | Don McLeod | 210 | 1976-77 |
  | John Garrett | 210 | 1975-76 |
10. | Ernie Wakely | 208 | 1975-76 |
11. | Joe Daley | 206 | 1976-77 |
  | Don McLeod | 206 | 1975-76 |
  | Andy Brown | 206 | 1974-75 |
14. | Al Smith | 202 | 1974-75 |
15. | Gary Inness | 200 | 1977-78 |
16. | Joe Junkin | 197 | 1973-74 |
17. | Ernie Wakely | 192 | 1977-78 |
18. | Jack Norris | 189 | 1972-73 |
19. | Gilles Gratton | 188 | 1973-74 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 188 | 1974-75 |
21. | Gilles Gratton | 187 | 1972-73 |
22. | Gilles Gratton | 185 | 1974-75 |
23. | Mike Liut | 184 | 1978-79 |
24. | Serge Aubry | 182 | 1972-73 |
  | Ron Grahame | 182 | 1975-76 |
26. | Markus Mattsson | 181 | 1978-79 |
27. | John Garrett | 180 | 1974-75 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 180 | 1973-74 |
29. | Pete Donnelly | 179 | 1973-74 |
30. | Dave Dryden | 176 | 1974-75 |
31. | Joe Daley | 175 | 1974-75 |
  | Normand Lapointe | 175 | 1976-77 |
33. | Al Smith | 174 | 1977-78 |
34. | Joe Daley | 171 | 1975-76 |
35. | Dave Dryden | 170 | 1978-79 |
36. | Gerry Cheevers* | 167 | 1974-75 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 167 | 1976-77 |
38. | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 166 | 1976-77 |
  | Jim McLeod | 166 | 1972-73 |
40. | Al Smith | 164 | 1973-74 |
41. | Joe Daley | 163 | 1973-74 |
42. | Gary Kurt | 162 | 1976-77 |
  | Al Smith | 162 | 1972-73 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 162 | 1974-75 |
45. | Paul Hoganson | 161 | 1975-76 |
46. | Christer Abrahamsson | 159 | 1976-77 |
47. | Jack Norris | 158 | 1973-74 |
  | Pat Riggin | 158 | 1978-79 |
49. | Gary Kurt | 156 | 1974-75 |
50. | Pete Donnelly | 155 | 1972-73 |
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