Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Goals Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Alex Lyon (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 92 goals against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, ahead of 
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) (85).
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Leaders: Goals Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2025-26
- 1stAlex LyonBUF · 36 GP92
- 2ndUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 35 GP85
3rdColten EllisBUF · 16 GP44
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 2025-26, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 85 and Alex Lyon leads at 92.
Goals Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | GA | GP | GS | SA | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex LyonBUF | BUF | 92 | 36 | 34 | 979 | 0.907 | 2.77 | 29%▼2.1 |
| 2 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 85 | 35 | 34 | 930 | 0.910 | 2.52 | 67%▲1 |
| 3 | Colten EllisBUF | BUF | 44 | 16 | 14 | 455 | 0.903 | 2.90 | 14%▼2.6 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals Against in 2025-26?
Alex Lyon leads with 92. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 85.
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.