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NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders

2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games

Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) leads NHL goalies with 179 goals against in 2018-19, ahead of Martin Jones (SJS) (176).

Leaders: Goals Against, 2018-19

  1. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets1stConnor HellebuyckWPG · 63 GP179Share
  2. Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks2ndMartin JonesSJS · 62 GP176Share
  3. Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks3rdJacob MarkstromVAN · 60 GP166Share
  4. Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild4thDevan DubnykMIN · 67 GP163Share
  5. Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators5thCraig AndersonOTT · 50 GP163Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Goals Against measures

This board ranks NHL goalies by goals against, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Goals allowed while in net, regular season.

Totals follow starts and team defence; GAA and SV% are the fairer comparisons. Read the number next to its sample: a rate built on a few games moves a lot from week to week, while a total mostly tracks games played and ice time.

Goals against counts every goal allowed while the goalie was in net; empty-net goals are not charged to him. In points leagues GA usually costs points. High totals mostly mean many starts; GAA is the per-game view. In 2018-19, 93 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 74 and Connor Hellebuyck leads at 179.

Goals Against leaderboard

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NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders, 2018-19, All situations
#GoalieGAGPGSSASV%GAA
1Connor HellebuyckWPG17963622,0510.9132.9091%▼0.7
2Martin JonesSJS17662621,6990.8962.94—
3Jacob MarkstromVAN16660601,8960.9122.7788%▼4.1
4Devan DubnykMIN16367661,8770.9132.54—
5Craig AndersonOTT16350471,6760.9033.51—
6Frederik AndersenTOR16260601,9580.9172.7734%▼0.9
7Carey PriceMTL16166641,9520.9182.49—
8Braden HoltbyWSH16059581,7950.9112.82—
9Henrik LundqvistNYR15852521,6990.9073.07—
10Jimmy HowardDET15655521,7090.9093.07—
11Sergei BobrovskyCBJ15362611,7560.9132.5884%▼1.2
12John GibsonANA15358571,8380.9172.8460%▼4.1
13Marc-Andre FleuryVGK15261611,7450.9132.51—
14Jonathan QuickLAK14946461,3290.8883.380.4%
15Mikko KoskinenEDM14655511,5510.9062.93—
16Carter HuttonBUF14250481,5410.9083.00—
17Semyon VarlamovCOL13649491,4960.9092.874.9%
18Pekka RinneNSH13056551,5810.9182.42—
19Matt MurrayPIT12950501,5940.9192.690.1%
20Keith KinkaidNJD12941381,1880.8913.36—
21Andrei VasilevskiyTBL12853531,7130.9252.4099%
22Darcy KuemperARI12655551,6770.9252.3346%▼5.1
23Roberto LuongoFLA12243401,2050.8993.12—
24Jake AllenSTL12146451,2770.9052.8351%▼2.8
25Cam WardCHI11533291,1130.8973.67—

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2018-19?

Connor Hellebuyck leads with 179. The median of the 93 qualified goalies is 74.

How is Goals Against calculated?

Goals allowed while in net, regular season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.

How reliable is Goals Against?

Totals follow starts and team defence; GAA and SV% are the fairer comparisons.