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NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games

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 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.

Leader in 2020-21: Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR), 1.90 GAA.

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2020-21

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NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Goalie	Team	GAA	GS	GP	GA	SV%	W
1	Alex NedeljkovicCAR	CAR	1.90	23	23	44	0.932	15	18%▲13
2	Philipp GrubauerCOL	COL	1.95	39	40	77	0.922	30	14%▲9.6
3	Marc-Andre FleuryVGK	VGK	1.98	36	36	71	0.928	26	—
4	Semyon VarlamovNYI	NYI	2.04	35	36	72	0.929	19	4.9%▲4.5
5	Chris DriedgerFLA	FLA	2.07	23	23	47	0.927	14	—
6	Jack CampbellTOR	TOR	2.15	22	22	46	0.921	17	—
7	Ilya SorokinNYI	NYI	2.17	21	22	46	0.918	13	97%
8	Andrei VasilevskiyTBL	TBL	2.21	42	42	93	0.925	31	99%▲0.6
9	Tuukka RaskBOS	BOS	2.28	24	24	53	0.913	15	—
10	Juuse SarosNSH	NSH	2.28	35	36	78	0.927	21	84%▲16
11	Robin LehnerVGK	VGK	2.29	19	19	44	0.913	13	—
12	Mike SmithEDM	EDM	2.31	30	32	71	0.923	21	—
13	Jake OettingerDAL	DAL	2.36	24	29	63	0.911	11	99%▼0.6
14	Jaroslav HalakBOS	BOS	2.53	17	19	46	0.905	9	—
15	Anton KhudobinDAL	DAL	2.54	32	32	76	0.905	12	—
16	Casey DeSmithPIT	PIT	2.54	17	20	48	0.912	11	17%▲16
17	Darcy KuemperARI	ARI	2.56	27	27	66	0.907	10	58%▼5.2
18	Connor HellebuyckWPG	WPG	2.58	45	45	112	0.916	24	94%▲7.4
19	Igor ShesterkinNYR	NYR	2.62	31	35	83	0.916	16	93%▲1.8
20	Cam TalbotMIN	MIN	2.63	33	33	86	0.915	19	5.8%▲4.7
21	Linus UllmarkBUF	BUF	2.63	20	20	49	0.917	9	81%▼5.4
22	Carey PriceMTL	MTL	2.64	25	25	65	0.901	12	—
23	Jordan BinningtonSTL	STL	2.65	41	42	108	0.910	18	31%▲24
24	James ReimerCAR	CAR	2.66	21	22	59	0.906	15	—
25	Jacob MarkstromCGY	CGY	2.68	43	43	111	0.904	22	89%▲43
26	Jake AllenMTL	MTL	2.68	27	29	76	0.907	11	54%▲29
27	Ilya SamsonovWSH	WSH	2.69	18	19	49	0.902	13	0.2%
28	Vitek VanecekWSH	WSH	2.69	36	37	95	0.908	21	3.2%▲3.1
29	Thomas GreissDET	DET	2.70	29	34	79	0.912	8	—
30	Alexandar GeorgievNYR	NYR	2.71	18	19	44	0.905	8	—
31	Adin HillARI	ARI	2.74	17	19	46	0.913	9	24%▲17
32	Tristan JarryPIT	PIT	2.75	38	39	100	0.909	25	9.4%
33	Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ	CBJ	2.77	23	28	69	0.916	8	8.9%▲7.9
34	Pekka RinneNSH	NSH	2.84	21	24	62	0.907	10	—
35	Thatcher DemkoVAN	VAN	2.85	35	35	99	0.915	16	24%▲22
36	Jonathan QuickLAK	LAK	2.86	22	22	58	0.898	11	0.3%
37	Kaapo KahkonenMIN	MIN	2.88	23	24	68	0.902	16	—
38	Cal PetersenLAK	LAK	2.89	32	35	97	0.911	9	—
39	Sergei BobrovskyFLA	FLA	2.91	30	31	88	0.906	19	88%▲16
40	Frederik AndersenTOR	TOR	2.96	23	24	70	0.895	13	38%▲31
41	John GibsonANA	ANA	2.98	35	35	101	0.903	9	72%
42	Jonathan BernierDET	DET	2.99	23	24	65	0.914	9	—
43	Kevin LankinenCHI	CHI	3.01	37	37	109	0.909	17	32%▲25
44	Mackenzie BlackwoodNJD	NJD	3.04	35	35	106	0.902	14	90%▲6.2
45	Brian ElliottPHI	PHI	3.06	26	30	82	0.889	15	—
46	Mikko KoskinenEDM	EDM	3.17	25	26	76	0.899	13	—
47	Devan DubnykSJS/COL	SJS/COL	3.20	18	22	63	0.895	6	—
48	Martin JonesSJS	SJS	3.28	34	34	102	0.896	15	—
49	Joonas KorpisaloCBJ	CBJ	3.30	31	33	96	0.894	9	7.6%▲5.2
50	Matt MurrayOTT	OTT	3.38	25	27	79	0.893	10	0.1%
51	Braden HoltbyVAN	VAN	3.67	21	21	77	0.889	7	—
52	Carter HartPHI	PHI	3.67	25	27	89	0.877	9	87%▲34

Minimum sample: 17 starts (it scales with games played). 46 below the minimum are hidden.

How to read it

Goals allowed per 60 minutes in net, lowest first (minimum starts scale with the season).

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GAA mixes goalie and team: shots against vary a lot by team. Read it next to save percentage.

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