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NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders, Last 30 Days

2026-27All situations

Jake Oettinger (DAL) leads NHL goalies with a GAA of 1.13 over the last 30 days of 2026-27, ahead of Linus Ullmark (OTT) (1.33).

Updated Oct 21, 5:46 PM ET after TBL 6, VGK 2 (Oct 20)

Leaders: Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days, 2026-27

1stJake OettingerDAL · 146 SA1.13
2ndLinus UllmarkOTT · 164 SA1.33
3rdIlya SorokinNYI · 183 SA1.72
4thIgor ShesterkinNYR · 109 SA1.79
5thDylan GarandNYR · 154 SA1.85
6thJeremy SwaymanBOS · 222 SA1.98
7thPyotr KochetkovCAR · 119 SA1.98
8thJacob FowlerMTL · 90 SA2.16
9thJoel HoferSTL · 161 SA2.19
10thJesper WallstedtMIN · 236 SA2.20

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days measures

This board ranks NHL goalies by goalie goals against average over the last 30 days, with a minimum sample that scales with games played. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Goalie Goals Against Average over the last 30 days, with a minimum sample that scales with games played.

A short window is a small sample: shots, hits, blocks and ice time carry over from week to week far better than goals and points do. Treat a hot window as a lead to check, not a verdict. A row needs at least 90 shots against to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

The last 30 days show who is hot right now, which is what waiver decisions turn on. Goals against average is goals allowed per 60 minutes in net. Lower is better: below 2.50 over a full season is excellent, and the team's defence shapes it as much as the goalie. In 2026-27, 45 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 2.90 and Jake Oettinger leads at 1.13.

Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days leaderboard

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Last 30 days: games from Sep 29 to Oct 20, counted back from the latest completed game. A short window is a small sample.

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NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders, Last 30 Days, 2026-27, All situations
#	Goalie	Team	GAA (L30d)	SA	GP	SV%	Pctl
1	Jake OettingerDAL	DAL	1.13	146	7	0.945	100	99%
2	Linus UllmarkOTT	OTT	1.33	164	7	0.945	98	92%▲3
3	Ilya SorokinNYI	NYI	1.72	183	7	0.934	95	97%
4	Igor ShesterkinNYR	NYR	1.79	109	5	0.927	93	62%▼5.9
5	Dylan GarandNYR	NYR	1.85	154	7	0.929	91	68%▲14
6	Jeremy SwaymanBOS	BOS	1.98	222	8	0.928	89	97%▲0.8
7	Pyotr KochetkovCAR	CAR	1.98	119	6	0.899	86	73%▲19
8	Jacob FowlerMTL	MTL	2.16	90	4	0.900	84	63%▲10
9	Joel HoferSTL	STL	2.19	161	6	0.919	82	83%
10	Jesper WallstedtMIN	MIN	2.20	236	9	0.915	80	98%▲1.1
11	Jacob MarkstromFLA	FLA	2.21	117	6	0.897	77	88%▼4.1
12	Adin HillVGK	VGK	2.21	96	4	0.906	75	38%▲11
13	Alex NedeljkovicSJS	SJS	2.37	121	4	0.917	73	21%▲4.5
14	Andrei VasilevskiyTBL	TBL	2.46	166	7	0.898	70	99%
15	Joseph WollPHI	PHI	2.64	192	6	0.917	68	37%▼2.7
16	Stuart SkinnerWPG	WPG	2.65	177	6	0.910	66	67%▲5.3
17	Scott WedgewoodCOL	COL	2.65	91	3	0.912	64	85%▼3.7
18	Philipp GrubauerSEA	SEA	2.72	157	6	0.904	61	23%▲7.6
19	Juuse SarosNSH	NSH	2.82	213	7	0.906	59	85%
20	Devon LeviEDM	EDM	2.83	167	6	0.898	57	69%▲15
21	Carter HartVGK	VGK	2.87	178	7	0.888	55	90%▲1.2
22	Karel VejmelkaUTA	UTA	2.89	174	8	0.879	52	98%
23	Logan ThompsonWSH	WSH	2.90	202	7	0.901	50	99%
24	Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL	COL	2.90	180	7	0.889	48	92%▲0.8
25	Leevi MeriläinenVAN	VAN	2.95	204	7	0.917	45	26%▲5.9
26	Sergei BobrovskyTOR	TOR	2.96	214	7	0.902	43	84%▼1.2
27	Brandon BussiCAR	CAR	2.98	127	5	0.882	41	91%▼2.5
28	Anthony StolarzTOR	TOR	2.99	117	4	0.897	39	36%▼0.6
29	Jake AllenNJD	NJD	3.15	163	6	0.883	36	51%▼2.8
30	Lukas DostalANA	ANA	3.16	177	7	0.881	34	82%▼1.1
31	Akira SchmidFLA	FLA	3.25	98	4	0.878	32	29%▲4.8
32	Jet GreavesCBJ	CBJ	3.34	137	6	0.883	30	77%▼2.5
33	Sergei MurashovPIT	PIT	3.50	120	4	0.883	27	57%▼4.9
34	Arturs SilovsPIT	PIT	3.51	157	6	0.866	25	56%▼1.2
35	John GibsonDET	DET	3.58	158	6	0.873	23	60%▼4.1
36	Dan VladarPHI	PHI	3.58	162	5	0.889	20	59%▼2.8
37	Spencer KnightCHI	CHI	3.59	223	7	0.888	18	73%
38	Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF	BUF	3.59	171	7	0.860	16	67%▲1
39	Yaroslav AskarovSJS	SJS	3.67	163	6	0.865	14	71%▼4.2
40	Joey DaccordSEA	SEA	3.89	152	5	0.882	11	65%▼2.5
41	Darcy KuemperLAK	LAK	3.94	130	5	0.869	9	46%▼5.1
42	Devin CooleyCGY	CGY	4.01	91	3	0.868	7	12%
43	Jakub DobesMTL	MTL	4.47	144	5	0.847	5	85%▼7.6
44	Dustin WolfCGY	CGY	4.85	145	5	0.834	2	51%▼3.6
45	Kevin LankinenVAN	VAN	6.40	166	7	0.807	0	18%▼4.1

Minimum sample: 90 shots against (it scales with games played). 20 below the minimum are hidden.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days in 2026-27?

Jake Oettinger leads with 1.13. The median of the 45 qualified goalies is 2.90.

How is Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days calculated?

Goalie Goals Against Average over the last 30 days, with a minimum sample that scales with games played. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.

How reliable is Goalie Goals Against Average: last 30 days?

A short window is a small sample: shots, hits, blocks and ice time carry over from week to week far better than goals and points do. Treat a hot window as a lead to check, not a verdict.

Why are some players missing from the board?

Rows below the minimum sample (90 shots against) are hidden; 20 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.