Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) leads NHL goalies with 122 goals against for the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22, ahead of 
Jake Allen (MTL) (107).
Leaders: Goals Against, Montreal Canadiens, 2021-22
- 1stSamuel MontembeaultMTL · 38 GP122
- 2ndJake AllenMTL · 35 GP107
3rdCayden PrimeauMTL · 12 GP40
4thAndrew HammondNJD/MTL · 11 GP38
5thCarey PriceMTL · 5 GP18
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 2021-22, 6 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 39 and Samuel Montembeault leads at 122.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel MontembeaultMTL | MTL | 122 | 38 | 30 | 1,124 | 0.891 | 3.77 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 2 | Jake AllenMTL | MTL | 107 | 35 | 35 | 1,123 | 0.905 | 3.30 | 51%▼2.8 |
| 3 | Cayden PrimeauMTL | MTL | 40 | 12 | 9 | 302 | 0.868 | 4.62 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Andrew HammondNJD/MTL | NJD/MTL | 38 | 11 | 10 | 314 | 0.879 | 3.89 | — |
| 5 | Carey PriceMTL | MTL | 18 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 0.878 | 3.63 | — |
| 6 |  Michael McNivenMTL | MTL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.571 | 9.00 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2021-22?
Samuel Montembeault leads with 122. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 39.
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.