Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) leads NHL goalies with 166 goals against for the Montreal Canadiens in 2024-25, ahead of 
Cayden Primeau (MTL) (41).
Leaders: Goals Against, Montreal Canadiens, 2024-25
- 1stSamuel MontembeaultMTL · 62 GP166
- 2ndCayden PrimeauMTL · 11 GP41
3rdJakub DobesMTL · 16 GP40
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 41 and Samuel Montembeault leads at 166.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel MontembeaultMTL | MTL | 166 | 62 | 60 | 1,678 | 0.902 | 2.82 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 2 | Cayden PrimeauMTL | MTL | 41 | 11 | 7 | 250 | 0.836 | 4.70 | 3.2% |
| 3 | Jakub DobesMTL | MTL | 40 | 16 | 15 | 440 | 0.909 | 2.74 | 85%▼7.6 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2024-25?
Samuel Montembeault leads with 166. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 41.
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.