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Career Leaders and Records for Goals Against Average

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

RankPlayerGAA
1.Alec Connell*1.912
2.George Hainsworth*1.933
3.Charlie Gardiner*2.024
4.Lorne Chabot2.028
5.Tiny Thompson*2.077
6.Dave Kerr2.149
7.Martin Brodeur2.201
8.Dominik Hasek2.202
9.Marty Turco2.210
10.Ken Dryden*2.235
11.Roy Worters*2.273
12.Roman Turek2.306
13.Clint Benedict*2.315
14.Manny Legace2.338
15.Gerry McNeil2.355
16.Bill Durnan*2.356
17.Jacques Plante*2.379
18.Evgeni Nabokov2.384
19.Miikka Kiprusoff2.417
20.Chris Osgood2.445
21.Jean-Sebastien Giguere2.453
22.John Ross Roach2.456
23.Glenn Hall*2.493
24.Manny Fernandez2.495
25.Ed Belfour2.496
26.Terry Sawchuk*2.506
27.Johnny Bower*2.511
28.Turk Broda*2.529
29.Patrick Roy*2.536
30.Patrick Lalime2.544
31.Bernie Parent*2.550
32.Tommy Salo2.555
33.Tomas Vokoun2.578
34.Martin Biron2.579
35.Roberto Luongo2.580
36.Dwayne Roloson2.608
37.Jose Theodore2.662
38.Jamie McLennan2.676
39.Nikolai Khabibulin2.683
40.Byron Dafoe2.686
41.Charlie Hodge2.698
42.Frank Brimsek*2.699
43.Olaf Kolzig2.708
44.Wilf Cude2.723
45.Fred Brathwaite2.727
46.Mike Dunham2.740
47.Jocelyn Thibault2.751
48.Harry Lumley*2.755
49.Felix Potvin2.765
50.Dan Cloutier2.771
51.Al Rollins2.780
52.Curtis Joseph2.782
53.Rick DiPietro2.789
54.Garth Snow2.798
55.Guy Hebert2.812
56.Ed Giacomin*2.815
57.Arturs Irbe2.831
58.Damian Rhodes2.837
59.Trevor Kidd2.840
60.Bill Beveridge2.870
61.Jim Henry2.873
62.Gump Worsley*2.878
63.Gerry Cheevers*2.888
64.Mike Richter2.891
65.Kevin Weekes2.899
66.Jeff Hackett2.904
67.Mike Karakas2.917
68.Tony Esposito*2.924
69.Sean Burke2.958
70.Ron Hextall2.975
71.John Vanbiesbrouck2.975
72.Mike Vernon2.978
73.Rick Tabaracci2.989
74.Rogie Vachon2.994
75.Marc Denis3.018
76.Daren Puppa3.033
77.Roger Crozier3.037
78.Chuck Rayner*3.046
79.Ron Tugnutt3.046
80.Wayne Stephenson3.065
81.Chris Terreri3.066
82.Stephane Fiset3.068
83.Pete Peeters3.085
84.Mark Fitzpatrick3.120
85.Denis DeJordy3.132
86.Andy Moog3.134
87.Bob Essensa3.147
88.Doug Favell3.166
89.Billy Smith*3.171
90.Bruce Gamble3.214
91.Jon Casey3.215
92.Tom Barrasso3.239
93.Eddie Johnston3.248
94.Kirk McLean3.256
95.Dan Bouchard3.261
96.Cesare Maniago3.266
97.Gilles Gilbert3.269
98.Glenn Resch3.273
99.Gerry Desjardins3.288
100.Don Edwards3.321
101.Michel Larocque3.331
102.Rick Wamsley3.340
103.Glenn Healy3.367
104.Grant Fuhr*3.378
105.Gary Smith3.393
106.Bill Ranford3.409
107.Kelly Hrudey3.425
108.Pat Riggin3.427
109.Don Beaupre3.451
110.Reggie Lemelin3.456
111.Clint Malarchuk3.468
112.Bob Sauve3.485
113.Mike Liut3.487
114.Tim Cheveldae3.493
115.John Davidson3.521
116.Phil Myre3.526
117.Mike Palmateer3.526
118.Glen Hanlon3.597
119.Craig Billington3.629
 Roland Melanson3.629
121.Ken Wregget3.633
122.Jacques Cloutier3.639
123.Gilles Meloche3.642
124.Gary Edwards3.648
125.Jim Rutherford3.652
126.Denis Herron3.700
127.Brian Hayward3.721
128.Steve Weeks3.737
129.Dunc Wilson3.740
130.Michel Plasse3.788
131.Murray Bannerman3.829
132.Richard Brodeur3.851
133.Greg Millen3.869
134.Greg Stefan3.923
135.Doug Soetaert3.966
136.Ron Low4.282

WHA Leaders

RankPlayerGAA
1.Al Smith3.252
2.Ernie Wakely3.302
3.Don McLeod3.326
4.Joe Daley3.371
5.John Garrett3.520
6.Richard Brodeur3.638