Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders
2023-24All situationsThrough 82 team games
Alexandar Georgiev (COL) leads NHL goalies with 183 goals against in 2023-24, ahead of
Juuse Saros (NSH) (173).
Leaders: Goals Against, 2023-24
1stAlexandar GeorgievCOL · 63 GP183Share
2ndJuuse SarosNSH · 64 GP173Share
3rdJoonas KorpisaloOTT · 55 GP168Share
4thIlya SorokinNYI · 56 GP167Share
5thPetr MrazekCHI · 56 GP160Share
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 2023-24, 98 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 72 and Alexandar Georgiev leads at 183.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | 183 | 63 | 62 | 1,770 | 0.897 | 3.02 | 100 | — | |
| 2 | NSH | 173 | 64 | 64 | 1,845 | 0.906 | 2.86 | 99 | 85% | |
| 3 | OTT | 168 | 55 | 49 | 1,522 | 0.890 | 3.27 | 98 | 12% | |
| 4 | NYI | 167 | 56 | 55 | 1,821 | 0.909 | 3.01 | 97 | 97% | |
| 5 | CHI | 160 | 56 | 53 | 1,724 | 0.908 | 3.05 | 96 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | STL | 156 | 57 | 55 | 1,786 | 0.913 | 2.84 | 95 | 25%▼1.8 | |
| 7 | ANA | 151 | 46 | 44 | 1,343 | 0.888 | 3.54 | 94 | 60%▼4.1 | |
| 8 | TBL | 148 | 52 | 52 | 1,477 | 0.900 | 2.90 | 93 | 99% | |
| 9 | EDM | 147 | 59 | 57 | 1,553 | 0.905 | 2.62 | 92 | 67%▲5.3 | |
| 10 | WPG | 142 | 60 | 60 | 1,798 | 0.921 | 2.39 | 91 | 91%▼0.7 | |
| 11 | NYR | 141 | 55 | 55 | 1,606 | 0.913 | 2.58 | 90 | 62%▼5.9 | |
| 12 | DAL | 140 | 54 | 53 | 1,476 | 0.905 | 2.72 | 88 | 99% | |
| 13 | SJS | 140 | 44 | 41 | 1,383 | 0.899 | 3.45 | 88 | 92%▲0.8 | |
| 14 | ARI | 136 | 50 | 48 | 1,461 | 0.907 | 2.91 | 87 | — | |
| 15 | FLA | 135 | 58 | 58 | 1,584 | 0.915 | 2.37 | 86 | 84%▼1.2 | |
| 16 | PIT | 133 | 51 | 48 | 1,369 | 0.903 | 2.91 | 85 | 26% | |
| 17 | BUF | 132 | 54 | 51 | 1,470 | 0.910 | 2.57 | 83 | 67%▲1 | |
| 18 | PHI | 132 | 51 | 49 | 1,204 | 0.890 | 2.82 | 83 | 8.9%▼1.6 | |
| 19 | CGY | 131 | 48 | 48 | 1,379 | 0.905 | 2.78 | 81 | 88%▼4.1 | |
| 20 | LAK | 130 | 54 | 52 | 1,490 | 0.913 | 2.50 | 80 | 9.2%▲2.6 | |
| 21 | CBJ | 130 | 41 | 40 | 1,266 | 0.897 | 3.45 | 80 | 7.3% | |
| 22 | MIN | 129 | 45 | 43 | 1,283 | 0.899 | 3.06 | 78 | 60%▼1 | |
| 23 | ANA | 129 | 44 | 38 | 1,310 | 0.902 | 3.33 | 78 | 82%▼1.1 | |
| 24 | WSH | 127 | 50 | 48 | 1,431 | 0.911 | 2.67 | 75 | 12% | |
| 25 | DET | 127 | 44 | 43 | 1,325 | 0.904 | 3.05 | 75 | 29%▼2.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2023-24?
Alexandar Georgiev leads with 183. The median of the 98 qualified goalies is 72.
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.