Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Cam Talbot (MIN) leads NHL goalies with 86 goals against for the Minnesota Wild in 2020-21, ahead of 
Kaapo Kahkonen (MIN) (68).
Leaders: Goals Against, Minnesota Wild, 2020-21
- 1stCam TalbotMIN · 33 GP86
- 2ndKaapo KahkonenMIN · 24 GP68
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 2020-21, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 77 and Cam Talbot leads at 86.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam TalbotMIN | MIN | 86 | 33 | 33 | 1,008 | 0.915 | 2.63 | 9.2%▲2.6 |
| 2 | Kaapo KahkonenMIN | MIN | 68 | 24 | 23 | 692 | 0.902 | 2.88 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2020-21?
Cam Talbot leads with 86. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 77.
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.