Best Goals Against Average in One Season by NHL Goalies

Qualifying criterion: At least 25 games played

Last Updated: May 21, 2012

Regular Season
Playoffs

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Every Goalie
Active Goalies Only

Rk	Age	Name	Season	GP	Minutes	W	L	SO	GAA	SV%	WIN%	A	P	PIM
1	33	George Hainsworth	1928-29	44	2 800	22	7	22	0.92		0.500	0	0	0
2	32	George Hainsworth	1927-28	44	2 730	26	11	13	1.05		0.591	0	0	0
3	23	Alex Connell	1925-26	36	2 251	24	8	15	1.12		0.667	0	0	0
4	25	Tiny Thompson	1928-29	44	2 710	26	13	12	1.15		0.591	0	0	0
5	28	Roy Worters	1928-29	38	2 390	16	12	13	1.15		0.421	0	0	0
6	25	Alex Connell	1927-28	44	2 760	20	14	15	1.24		0.455	0	0	0
7	31	Clarence Dolson	1928-29	44	2 750	19	16	10	1.37		0.432	0	0	0
8	28	John Roach	1928-29	44	2 760	21	13	13	1.41		0.477	0	0	0
9	34	Clint Benedict	1926-27	43	2 748	20	19	13	1.42		0.465	0	0	0
10	26	Alex Connell	1928-29	44	2 820	14	17	7	1.43		0.318	0	0	0
11	26	Lorne Chabot	1926-27	36	2 307	22	9	10	1.46		0.611	0	0	0
12	23	Wilf Cude	1933-34	30	1 920	16	6	5	1.47		0.533	0	0	0
13	31	George Hainsworth	1926-27	44	2 732	28	14	14	1.47		0.636	0	0	0
14	36	Clint Benedict	1928-29	37	2 300	14	16	11	1.49		0.378	0	0	0
15	24	Alex Connell	1926-27	44	2 782	30	10	13	1.49		0.682	0	0	2
16	35	Hal Winkler	1927-28	44	2 780	20	13	15	1.51		0.455	0	0	0
17	28	Lorne Chabot	1928-29	44	2 562	20	17	10	1.52		0.455	0	0	2
18	29	Dave Kerr	1939-40	48	3 000	27	11	8	1.54		0.563	0	0	0
19	26	Brian Elliott	2011-12	38	2 235	23	10	9	1.56	0.940	0.605	0	0	0
20	23	Frank Brimsek	1938-39	43	2 610	33	9	10	1.56		0.767	0	0	0
21	30	Roy Worters	1930-31	44	2 760	18	16	8	1.61		0.409	0	0	0
22	29	Chuck Gardiner	1933-34	48	3 050	20	17	10	1.63		0.417	0	0	0
23	27	Roy Worters	1927-28	44	2 740	19	17	11	1.66		0.432	0	0	0
24	32	Tiny Thompson	1935-36	48	2 930	22	20	10	1.68		0.458	1	1	0
25	27	Miikka Kiprusoff	2003-04	38	2 301	24	10	4	1.69	0.933	0.632	1	1	15
26	35	Clint Benedict	1927-28	44	2 690	24	14	6	1.70		0.545	0	0	0
27	34	Hal Winkler	1926-27	31	1 959	15	13	6	1.72		0.484	0	0	0
28	27	Marty Turco	2002-03	55	3 203	31	10	7	1.72	0.932	0.564	3	3	16
29	28	Joe Miller	1928-29	44	2 780	9	27	11	1.73		0.205	0	0	0
30	26	Chuck Gardiner	1930-31	44	2 710	24	17	12	1.73		0.545	0	0	0
31	35	Harry 'Hap' Holmes	1927-28	44	2 740	19	19	11	1.73		0.432	0	0	0
32	27	Lorne Chabot	1927-28	44	2 730	19	16	11	1.74		0.432	0	0	0
33	29	Tiny Thompson	1932-33	48	3 000	25	15	11	1.76		0.521	0	0	0
34	28	Tony Esposito	1971-72	48	2 780	31	10	9	1.77		0.646	1	1	2
35	24	Al Rollins	1950-51	40	2 373	27	5	5	1.77		0.675	0	0	0
36	31	Ron Tugnutt	1998-99	43	2 508	22	10	3	1.79	0.925	0.512	0	0	0
37	34	Lorne Chabot	1934-35	48	2 940	26	17	8	1.80		0.542	0	0	0
38	34	Tiny Thompson	1937-38	48	2 970	30	11	7	1.80		0.625	0	0	0
39	37	Georges Vezina	1924-25	30	1 860	17	11	5	1.81		0.567	0	0	0
40	31	Roman Cechmánek	2002-03	58	3 350	33	15	6	1.83	0.925	0.569	0	0	8
41	24	Mike Karakas	1935-36	48	2 990	21	19	9	1.85		0.438	0	0	0
42	27	Chuck Gardiner	1931-32	48	2 989	18	19	4	1.85		0.375	0	0	0
43	24	Chuck Gardiner	1928-29	44	2 758	7	29	5	1.85		0.159	0	0	2
44	27	Harry Lumley	1953-54	69	4 140	32	24	13	1.86		0.464	0	0	6
45	32	Alex Connell	1934-35	48	2 970	24	19	9	1.86		0.500	0	0	0
46	26	Jacques Plante	1955-56	64	3 840	42	12	7	1.86		0.656	0	0	10
47	33	Dominik Hašek	1998-99	64	3 817	30	18	9	1.87	0.937	0.469	0	0	14
48	34	Dwayne Roloson	2003-04	48	2 847	19	18	5	1.88	0.933	0.396	1	1	8
49	24	Martin Brodeur	1996-97	67	3 838	37	14	10	1.88	0.927	0.552	4	4	8
50	32	Ed Belfour	1997-98	61	3 581	37	12	9	1.88	0.916	0.607	0	0	18