Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) leads NHL goalies with 176 goals against in 2024-25, ahead of
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) (169).
Leaders: Goals Against, 2024-25
1stJeremy SwaymanBOS · 58 GP176Share
2ndUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 55 GP169Share
3rdElvis MerzlikinsCBJ · 53 GP168Share
4thIgor ShesterkinNYR · 61 GP167Share
5thJuuse SarosNSH · 58 GP167Share
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 2024-25, 103 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 70 and Jeremy Swayman leads at 176.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS | 176 | 58 | 58 | 1,632 | 0.892 | 3.11 | 100 | 97%▲0.8 | |
| 2 | BUF | 169 | 55 | 55 | 1,490 | 0.887 | 3.20 | 99 | 67%▲1 | |
| 3 | CBJ | 168 | 53 | 52 | 1,557 | 0.892 | 3.18 | 98 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | NYR | 167 | 61 | 61 | 1,751 | 0.905 | 2.86 | 97 | 62%▼5.9 | |
| 5 | NSH | 167 | 58 | 58 | 1,592 | 0.896 | 2.98 | 97 | 85% | |
| 6 | MTL | 166 | 62 | 60 | 1,678 | 0.902 | 2.82 | 95 | 13%▼0.8 | |
| 7 | SJS/COL | 165 | 49 | 47 | 1,317 | 0.875 | 3.71 | 94 | — | |
| 8 | NYI | 158 | 61 | 60 | 1,695 | 0.907 | 2.71 | 93 | 97% | |
| 9 | ANA | 158 | 54 | 49 | 1,625 | 0.903 | 3.10 | 93 | 82%▼1.1 | |
| 10 | SEA | 151 | 57 | 55 | 1,599 | 0.906 | 2.75 | 91 | 65%▼2.5 | |
| 11 | DAL | 147 | 58 | 58 | 1,611 | 0.909 | 2.59 | 90 | 99% | |
| 12 | MIN | 146 | 58 | 58 | 1,693 | 0.914 | 2.56 | 89 | 60%▼1 | |
| 13 | UTA | 145 | 58 | 55 | 1,509 | 0.904 | 2.58 | 88 | 98% | |
| 14 | STL | 145 | 56 | 54 | 1,457 | 0.900 | 2.69 | 88 | 25%▼1.8 | |
| 15 | CGY | 140 | 53 | 53 | 1,549 | 0.910 | 2.64 | 86 | 51%▼3.6 | |
| 16 | EDM | 138 | 51 | 50 | 1,325 | 0.896 | 2.81 | 85 | 67%▲5.3 | |
| 17 | COL/SJS | 137 | 56 | 53 | 1,549 | 0.912 | 2.55 | 84 | 92%▲0.8 | |
| 18 | TBL | 136 | 63 | 63 | 1,716 | 0.921 | 2.18 | 83 | 99% | |
| 19 | PHI | 136 | 47 | 45 | 1,162 | 0.883 | 3.14 | 83 | 8.9%▼1.6 | |
| 20 | VAN | 132 | 51 | 49 | 1,345 | 0.902 | 2.62 | 81 | 18%▼4.1 | |
| 21 | FLA | 130 | 54 | 54 | 1,377 | 0.906 | 2.44 | 80 | 84%▼1.2 | |
| 22 | DET | 129 | 47 | 43 | 1,295 | 0.901 | 2.93 | 79 | 9.2%▲2.6 | |
| 23 | WPG | 125 | 63 | 62 | 1,664 | 0.925 | 2.00 | 78 | 91%▼0.7 | |
| 24 | VGK | 121 | 50 | 50 | 1,293 | 0.906 | 2.47 | 76 | 38%▲11 | |
| 25 | NJD | 121 | 49 | 49 | 1,214 | 0.900 | 2.50 | 76 | 88%▼4.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2024-25?
Jeremy Swayman leads with 176. The median of the 103 qualified goalies is 70.
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.