Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Jake Oettinger (DAL) leads NHL goalies with a GAA of 1.13 in 2026-27, ahead of 
Linus Ullmark (OTT) (1.33).
Leaders: Goals Against Average, 2026-27
- 1stJake OettingerDAL · 7 GS1.13Share
- 2ndLinus UllmarkOTT · 7 GS1.33Share
3rdIlya SorokinNYI · 7 GS1.72Share
4thIgor ShesterkinNYR · 5 GS1.79Share
5thDylan GarandNYR · 6 GS1.85Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals Against Average measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by goals against average, lowest first, regular season only, among goalies with enough starts. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Goals allowed per 60 minutes in net, lowest first (minimum starts scale with the season).
GAA mixes goalie and team: shots against vary a lot by team. Read it next to save percentage. A row needs at least 3.3 starts to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.
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. GAA is a ratio category, ranked here from lowest. Like SV%, a starter behind a strong defence often looks better than his save percentage says. In 2026-27, 42 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 2.89 and Jake Oettinger leads at 1.13.
Goals Against Average leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GAA | GS | GA | SV% | W | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 1.13 | 7 | 8 | 0.945 | 4 | 100 | 99% |
| 2 | Linus UllmarkOTT | OTT | 1.33 | 7 | 9 | 0.945 | 6 | 98 | 92%▲3 |
| 3 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 1.72 | 7 | 12 | 0.934 | 5 | 95 | 97% |
| 4 | Igor ShesterkinNYR | NYR | 1.79 | 5 | 8 | 0.927 | 3 | 93 | 62%▼5.9 |
| 5 | Dylan GarandNYR | NYR | 1.85 | 6 | 11 | 0.929 | 4 | 90 | 68%▲14 |
| 6 |  Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 1.98 | 8 | 16 | 0.928 | 6 | 88 | 97%▲0.8 |
| 7 |  Pyotr KochetkovCAR | CAR | 1.98 | 6 | 12 | 0.899 | 6 | 85 | 73%▲19 |
| 8 |  Jacob FowlerMTL | MTL | 2.16 | 4 | 9 | 0.900 | 3 | 83 | 63%▲10 |
| 9 |  Joel HoferSTL | STL | 2.19 | 6 | 13 | 0.919 | 3 | 80 | 83% |
| 10 |  Jesper WallstedtMIN | MIN | 2.20 | 9 | 20 | 0.915 | 6 | 78 | 98%▲1.1 |
| 11 |  Jacob MarkstromFLA | FLA | 2.21 | 6 | 12 | 0.897 | 3 | 76 | 88%▼4.1 |
| 12 |  Adin HillVGK | VGK | 2.21 | 4 | 9 | 0.906 | 4 | 73 | 38%▲11 |
| 13 |  Alex NedeljkovicSJS | SJS | 2.37 | 4 | 10 | 0.917 | 3 | 71 | 21%▲4.5 |
| 14 |  Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 2.46 | 7 | 17 | 0.898 | 5 | 68 | 99% |
| 15 |  Joseph WollPHI | PHI | 2.64 | 6 | 16 | 0.917 | 1 | 66 | 37%▼2.7 |
| 16 |  Stuart SkinnerWPG | WPG | 2.65 | 6 | 16 | 0.910 | 3 | 63 | 67%▲5.3 |
| 17 |  Philipp GrubauerSEA | SEA | 2.72 | 5 | 15 | 0.904 | 3 | 61 | 23%▲7.6 |
| 18 |  Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 2.82 | 7 | 20 | 0.906 | 3 | 59 | 85% |
| 19 |  Devon LeviEDM | EDM | 2.83 | 6 | 17 | 0.898 | 5 | 56 | 69%▲15 |
| 20 |  Carter HartVGK | VGK | 2.87 | 7 | 20 | 0.888 | 4 | 54 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 21 |  Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 2.89 | 7 | 21 | 0.879 | 5 | 51 | 98% |
| 22 |  Logan ThompsonWSH | WSH | 2.90 | 7 | 20 | 0.901 | 4 | 49 | 99% |
| 23 |  Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL | COL | 2.90 | 7 | 20 | 0.889 | 4 | 46 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 24 |  Leevi MeriläinenVAN | VAN | 2.95 | 5 | 17 | 0.917 | 1 | 44 | 26%▲5.9 |
| 25 |  Sergei BobrovskyTOR | TOR | 2.96 | 7 | 21 | 0.902 | 2 | 41 | 84%▼1.2 |
Minimum sample: 3.3 starts (it scales with games played). 23 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against Average in 2026-27?
Jake Oettinger leads with 1.13. The median of the 42 qualified goalies is 2.89.
How is Goals Against Average calculated?
Goals allowed per 60 minutes in net, lowest first (minimum starts scale with the season). Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals Against Average?
GAA mixes goalie and team: shots against vary a lot by team. Read it next to save percentage.
Why are some players missing from the board?
Rows below the minimum sample (3.3 starts) are hidden; 23 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.