Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Average Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 2026-27: Jacob Markstrom (FLA), 0.00 GAA.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Goals Against Average leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GAA | GS | GA | SV% | W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob MarkstromFLA | FLA | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 89%▲43 |
| 2 | Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 98%▲3.3 |
| 3 | Joel HoferSTL | STL | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 80%▲2.1 |
| 4 | Dylan GarandNYR | NYR | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 13%▲13 |
| 5 | Sebastian CossaUTA | UTA | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.944 | 1 | 32%▲31 |
| 6 | Jesper WallstedtMIN | MIN | 1.01 | 1 | 2 | 0.957 | 2 | 94%▲15 |
| 7 | Joey DaccordSEA | SEA | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | 0.960 | 1 | 54%▲22 |
| 8 | John GibsonDET | DET | 1.02 | 1 | 1 | 0.950 | 0 | 72% |
| 9 | Ilya SorokinNYI | NYI | 1.02 | 2 | 2 | 0.968 | 1 | 97% |
| 10 | Anthony StolarzTOR | TOR | 1.03 | 1 | 1 | 0.963 | 1 | 30%▲27 |
| 11 | Leevi MeriläinenVAN | VAN | 1.32 | 1 | 2 | 0.943 | 1 | 13%▲13 |
| 12 | Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 1.47 | 2 | 3 | 0.947 | 2 | 97%▲1.5 |
| 13 | Igor ShesterkinNYR | NYR | 1.51 | 2 | 3 | 0.935 | 1 | 93%▲1.8 |
| 14 | Jake AllenNJD | NJD | 1.89 | 1 | 2 | 0.920 | 1 | 54%▲29 |
| 15 | Pyotr KochetkovCAR | CAR | 1.91 | 1 | 2 | 0.889 | 1 | 45%▲42 |
| 16 | Linus UllmarkOTT | OTT | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0.931 | 1 | 81%▼5.4 |
| 17 | Logan ThompsonWSH | WSH | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0.939 | 1 | 100% |
| 18 | Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 2.03 | 2 | 4 | 0.933 | 1 | 84%▲16 |
| 19 | Philipp GrubauerSEA | SEA | 2.03 | 1 | 2 | 0.917 | 0 | 14%▲9.6 |
| 20 | Casey DeSmithDAL | DAL | 2.05 | 1 | 2 | 0.923 | 0 | 17%▲16 |
| 21 | Jake OettingerDAL | DAL | 2.06 | 1 | 2 | 0.909 | 0 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 22 | Charlie LindgrenWSH | WSH | 2.08 | 1 | 2 | 0.931 | 0 | 11%▲11 |
| 23 | Arturs SilovsPIT | PIT | 2.47 | 2 | 5 | 0.886 | 2 | 45%▲41 |
| 24 | Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL | COL | 2.50 | 2 | 5 | 0.912 | 2 | 90%▲6.2 |
| 25 | Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 2.59 | 2 | 5 | 0.889 | 1 | 99%▲0.6 |
| 26 | Joseph WollPHI | PHI | 2.87 | 2 | 6 | 0.929 | 0 | 33%▲20 |
| 27 | Brandon BussiCAR | CAR | 2.88 | 2 | 6 | 0.872 | 0 | 96%▲9.8 |
| 28 | Lukas DostalANA | ANA | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0.900 | 1 | 81%▲50 |
| 29 | Devin CooleyCGY | CGY | 3.01 | 1 | 3 | 0.880 | 0 | 14%▲13 |
| 30 | Carter HartVGK | VGK | 3.06 | 2 | 6 | 0.870 | 1 | 87%▲34 |
| 31 | Sergei BobrovskyTOR | TOR | 3.06 | 2 | 6 | 0.887 | 0 | 88%▲16 |
| 32 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 3.32 | 2 | 7 | 0.885 | 2 | 77%▲65 |
| 33 | Jet GreavesCBJ | CBJ | 3.50 | 2 | 7 | 0.877 | 1 | 86%▲21 |
| 34 | Stuart SkinnerWPG | WPG | 3.79 | 1 | 4 | 0.867 | 0 | 42%▲29 |
| 35 | Akira SchmidFLA | FLA | 3.80 | 1 | 4 | 0.875 | 0 | 28%▲26 |
| 36 | Devon LeviEDM | EDM | 4.02 | 2 | 8 | 0.810 | 2 | 41%▲39 |
| 37 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 4.03 | 2 | 8 | 0.784 | 1 | 77%▼1 |
| 38 | Spencer KnightCHI | CHI | 4.04 | 2 | 8 | 0.875 | 0 | 79%▲17 |
| 39 | Jakub DobesMTL | MTL | 4.04 | 2 | 8 | 0.862 | 1 | 96%▲13 |
| 40 | Anton ForsbergLAK | LAK | 4.77 | 1 | 5 | 0.800 | 0 | 26%▼17 |
| 41 | Tristan JarryEDM | EDM | 5.85 | 1 | 6 | 0.739 | 0 | 9.4% |
| 42 | Jordan BinningtonSTL | STL | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 | 0 | 31%▲24 |
| 43 | Arvid SoderblomCHI | CHI | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 0.813 | 0 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 44 | Nico DawsNJD | NJD | 6.01 | 1 | 6 | 0.813 | 0 | 17%▲16 |
| 45 | Dustin WolfCGY | CGY | 6.02 | 1 | 6 | 0.813 | 0 | 66%▲27 |
| 46 | Dan VladarPHI | PHI | 7.04 | 1 | 7 | 0.816 | 0 | 76%▲9.3 |
| 47 | Darcy KuemperLAK | LAK | 8.08 | 1 | 8 | 0.724 | 0 | 58%▼5.2 |
| 48 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 8.66 | 2 | 13 | 0.789 | 1 | 32%▲25 |
Minimum sample: 0.9 starts (it scales with games played). 1 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Goals allowed per 60 minutes in net, lowest first (minimum starts scale with the season).
How reliable is it?
GAA mixes goalie and team: shots against vary a lot by team. Read it next to save percentage.
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