NHL Goalies - Best Goals Against Average in a Single Playoff Season

Minimum requirement for inclusion in the “Goals Against Average” record list:
-At least 5 games played

NHL Goalies - Best Goals Against Average in a Single Playoff Season.

Rk	Name	Team	Age	Season	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
1	Alex Connell	OTT	26	1926‑27	6	0.60		3	0	4			2	400	0	0	0	0
2	Tiny Thompson	BOS	25	1928‑29	5	0.60		5	0	3			3	300	0	0	0	0
3	Terry Sawchuk	DET	22	1951‑52	8	0.62		8	0	5			4	480	0	0	0	0
4	George Hainsworth	MTL	36	1929‑30	6	0.75		5	0	6			3	480	0	0	0	0
5	John Roach	NYR	28	1928‑29	6	0.77		3	2	5			3	392	0	0	0	0
6	Clint Benedict	MMR	35	1927‑28	9	0.86		5	3	8			4	555	0	0	0	0
7	Clint Benedict	MMR	33	1925‑26	8	1.00		5	1	8			4	480	0	0	0	0
8	Georges Vezina	MTL	36	1923‑24	6	1.00		6	0	6			2	360	0	0	0	0
9	Dave Kerr	NYR	26	1936‑37	9	1.08		6	3	10			4	553	0	0	0	0
10	Walter 'Turk' Broda	TOR	36	1950‑51	8	1.10		5	1	9			2	492	0	0	0	0
11	Alex Connell	MMR	34	1934‑35	7	1.12		5	0	8			2	430	0	0	0	0
12	Tiny Thompson	BOS	29	1932‑33	5	1.23		2	3	9			0	438	0	0	0	0
13	Clint Benedict	OTT	30	1922‑23	8	1.24		6	2	10			3	482	0	0	0	2
14	Frank Brimsek	BOS	23	1938‑39	12	1.25		8	4	18			1	864	0	0	0	0
15	Norm Smith	DET	28	1936‑37	5	1.28		3	1	6			1	282	0	0	0	0
16	Marty Turco	DAL	31	2006‑07	7	1.30	0.952	3	4	11	218	229	3	509	0	0	0	4
17	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	26	1930‑31	9	1.32		5	3	14			2	638	0	0	0	0
18	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	29	1933‑34	8	1.33		6	1	12			2	542	0	0	0	0
19	Walter 'Turk' Broda	TOR	35	1949‑50	7	1.34		3	4	10			3	449	0	0	0	0
20	Norm Smith	DET	27	1935‑36	7	1.34		6	1	12			2	537	0	0	0	0
21	Jacques Plante	MTL	30	1959‑60	8	1.35	0.950	8	0	11	210	221	3	489	0	0	0	0
22	Bernie Parent	PHI	22	1967‑68	5	1.36	0.963	2	3	8	207	215	0	354	0	0	0	0
23	Patrick Lalime	OTT	27	2001‑02	12	1.39	0.946	7	5	18	314	332	4	778	0	0	0	0
24	Curtis Joseph	DET	36	2003‑04	9	1.39	0.939	4	4	12	185	197	1	518	0	0	0	2
25	Jonathan Quick	LAK	25	2011‑12	20	1.41	0.946	16	4	29	509	538	3	1238	0	0	0	0
26	Earl Robertson	DET	26	1936‑37	6	1.41		3	2	8			2	340	0	0	0	0
27	Frederik Andersen	ANA	26	2015‑16	5	1.41	0.947	3	2	7	125	132	1	297	0	0	0	0
28	Martin Brodeur	NJD	29	2001‑02	6	1.42	0.938	2	4	9	136	145	1	381	0	0	0	0
29	Rogie Vachon	MTL	23	1968‑69	8	1.42	0.953	7	1	12	245	257	1	507	0	0	0	2
30	Jacques Plante	STL	39	1968‑69	10	1.43	0.950	8	2	14	264	278	3	589	0	1	1	0
31	Lorne Chabot	NYR	27	1927‑28	6	1.45		2	2	8			1	332	0	0	0	0
32	Ilya Bryzgalov	ANA	25	2005‑06	11	1.46	0.944	6	4	16	269	285	3	659	0	0	0	2
33	John Vanbiesbrouck	PHI	35	1998‑99	6	1.46	0.938	2	4	9	137	146	1	369	0	0	0	2
34	Jacques Plante	STL	40	1969‑70	6	1.49	0.936	4	1	8	117	125	1	323	0	0	0	2
35	Hal Winkler	BOS	34	1926‑27	8	1.50		2	2	13			2	520	0	0	0	0
36	Earl Robertson	NYA	27	1937‑38	6	1.52		3	3	12			0	475	0	0	0	0
37	Bill Durnan	MTL	27	1943‑44	9	1.53		8	1	14			1	549	0	0	0	0
38	Chris Osgood	DET	35	2007‑08	19	1.55	0.930	14	4	30	400	430	3	1160	0	0	0	0
39	Ken Dryden	MTL	29	1976‑77	14	1.56	0.932	12	2	22	302	324	4	847	0	0	0	0
40	Dave Kerr	NYR	29	1939‑40	12	1.56		8	4	20			3	769	0	0	0	0
41	George Hainsworth	TOR	41	1934‑35	7	1.56		3	4	12			2	461	0	0	0	0
42	Walter 'Turk' Broda	TOR	34	1948‑49	9	1.57		8	1	15			1	574	0	0	0	2
43	Lorne Chabot	TOR	32	1932‑33	9	1.57		4	5	18			2	686	0	0	0	0
44	Terry Sawchuk	DET	24	1953‑54	12	1.60		8	4	20			2	751	0	0	0	2
45	Andy Aitkenhead	NYR	28	1932‑33	8	1.60		6	1	13			2	488	0	0	0	0
46	Johnny Bower	TOR	38	1962‑63	10	1.60	0.949	8	2	16	299	315	2	600	0	1	1	0
47	Dominik Hasek	BUF	28	1993‑94	7	1.61	0.950	3	4	13	248	261	2	484	0	0	0	2
48	Martin Brodeur	NJD	27	1999‑00	23	1.61	0.927	16	7	39	498	537	2	1450	0	0	0	10
49	Kevin Weekes	CAR	26	2001‑02	8	1.62	0.939	3	2	11	169	180	2	408	0	0	0	0
50	Jean-Sebastien Giguere	ANA	25	2002‑03	21	1.62	0.945	15	6	38	659	697	5	1407	0	1	1	0

Current season NHL stats last updated: December 5, 2025
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