Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Kevin Lankinen (VAN) leads NHL goalies with 33 goals against in 2026-27, ahead of 
Spencer Knight (CHI) (25).
Leaders: Goals Against, 2026-27
- 1stKevin LankinenVAN · 7 GP33Share
- 2ndSpencer KnightCHI · 7 GP25Share
3rdUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 7 GP24Share
4thDustin WolfCGY · 5 GP24Share
5thYaroslav AskarovSJS · 6 GP22Share
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 2026-27, 65 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Kevin Lankinen leads at 33.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 33 | 7 | 6 | 166 | 0.807 | 6.40 | 100 | 18%▼4.1 |
| 2 | Spencer KnightCHI | CHI | 25 | 7 | 7 | 223 | 0.888 | 3.59 | 98 | 73% |
| 3 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 24 | 7 | 6 | 171 | 0.860 | 3.59 | 96 | 67%▲1 |
| 4 | Dustin WolfCGY | CGY | 24 | 5 | 5 | 145 | 0.834 | 4.85 | 96 | 51%▼3.6 |
| 5 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 22 | 6 | 6 | 163 | 0.865 | 3.67 | 93 | 71%▼4.2 |
| 6 |  Jakub DobesMTL | MTL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 144 | 0.847 | 4.47 | 93 | 85%▼7.6 |
| 7 |  Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 21 | 8 | 7 | 174 | 0.879 | 2.89 | 88 | 98% |
| 8 |  Sergei BobrovskyTOR | TOR | 21 | 7 | 7 | 214 | 0.902 | 2.96 | 88 | 84%▼1.2 |
| 9 |  Lukas DostalANA | ANA | 21 | 7 | 7 | 177 | 0.881 | 3.16 | 88 | 82%▼1.1 |
| 10 |  Arturs SilovsPIT | PIT | 21 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 0.866 | 3.51 | 88 | 56%▼1.2 |
| 11 |  Jesper WallstedtMIN | MIN | 20 | 9 | 9 | 236 | 0.915 | 2.20 | 80 | 98%▲1.1 |
| 12 |  Juuse SarosNSH | NSH | 20 | 7 | 7 | 213 | 0.906 | 2.82 | 80 | 85% |
| 13 |  Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL | COL | 20 | 7 | 7 | 180 | 0.889 | 2.90 | 80 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 14 |  Carter HartVGK | VGK | 20 | 7 | 7 | 178 | 0.888 | 2.87 | 80 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 15 |  Logan ThompsonWSH | WSH | 20 | 7 | 7 | 202 | 0.901 | 2.90 | 80 | 99% |
| 16 |  John GibsonDET | DET | 20 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 0.873 | 3.58 | 80 | 60%▼4.1 |
| 17 |  Jake AllenNJD | NJD | 19 | 6 | 6 | 163 | 0.883 | 3.15 | 75 | 51%▼2.8 |
| 18 |  Dan VladarPHI | PHI | 18 | 5 | 5 | 162 | 0.889 | 3.58 | 73 | 59%▼2.8 |
| 19 |  Joey DaccordSEA | SEA | 18 | 5 | 5 | 152 | 0.882 | 3.89 | 73 | 65%▼2.5 |
| 20 |  Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 0.898 | 2.46 | 68 | 99% |
| 21 |  Leevi MeriläinenVAN | VAN | 17 | 7 | 5 | 204 | 0.917 | 2.95 | 68 | 26%▲5.9 |
| 22 |  Devon LeviEDM | EDM | 17 | 6 | 6 | 167 | 0.898 | 2.83 | 68 | 69%▲15 |
| 23 |  Darcy KuemperLAK | LAK | 17 | 5 | 5 | 130 | 0.869 | 3.94 | 68 | 46%▼5.1 |
| 24 |  Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 16 | 8 | 8 | 222 | 0.928 | 1.98 | 62 | 97%▲0.8 |
| 25 |  Joseph WollPHI | PHI | 16 | 6 | 6 | 192 | 0.917 | 2.64 | 62 | 37%▼2.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2026-27?
Kevin Lankinen leads with 33. The median of the 65 qualified goalies is 12.
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.