NHL Goalies - Best Goals Against Average in a Single Season

Minimum requirement for inclusion in the “Goals Against Average” record list:
-At least 25 games played

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

Rk	Name	Team	Age	Season	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	TIME	G	A	P	PIM
1	George Hainsworth	MTL	35	1928‑29	44	0.92		22	7	43			22	2800	0	0	0	0
2	George Hainsworth	MTL	34	1927‑28	44	1.06		26	11	48			13	2715	0	0	0	0
3	Alex Connell	OTT	25	1925‑26	36	1.12		24	8	42			15	2251	0	0	0	0
4	Tiny Thompson	BOS	25	1928‑29	44	1.15		26	13	52			12	2710	0	0	0	0
5	Roy Worters	NYA	28	1928‑29	38	1.15		16	12	46			13	2390	0	0	0	0
6	Alex Connell	OTT	27	1927‑28	44	1.24		20	14	57			15	2755	0	0	0	0
7	Clarence Dolson	DCG	31	1928‑29	44	1.37		19	16	63			10	2750	0	0	0	0
8	John Roach	NYR	28	1928‑29	44	1.41		21	13	65			13	2760	0	0	0	0
9	Clint Benedict	MMR	34	1926‑27	43	1.42		20	19	65			13	2747	0	0	0	0
10	Alex Connell	OTT	28	1928‑29	44	1.43		14	17	67			7	2820	0	0	0	0
11	George Hainsworth	MTL	33	1926‑27	44	1.47		28	14	67			14	2739	0	0	0	0
12	Wilf Cude	TOT	23	1933‑34	30	1.47		16	6	47			5	1920	0	0	0	0
13	Alex Connell	OTT	26	1926‑27	44	1.48		30	10	69			13	2790	0	0	0	2
14	Clint Benedict	MMR	36	1928‑29	37	1.49		14	16	57			11	2300	0	0	0	0
15	Lorne Chabot	NYR	26	1926‑27	37	1.51		22	9	59			10	2347	0	0	0	0
16	Lorne Chabot	TOR	28	1928‑29	43	1.52		20	16	64			10	2534	0	0	0	2
17	Hal Winkler	BOS	35	1927‑28	44	1.52		20	13	70			15	2759	0	0	0	0
18	Dave Kerr	NYR	29	1939‑40	48	1.54		27	11	77			8	3000	0	0	0	0
19	Frank Brimsek	BOS	23	1938‑39	43	1.56		33	9	68			10	2620	0	0	0	0
20	Brian Elliott	STL	26	2011‑12	38	1.56	0.940	23	10	58	914	972	9	2235	0	0	0	0
21	Roy Worters	NYA	30	1930‑31	44	1.61		18	16	74			8	2760	0	0	0	0
22	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	29	1933‑34	48	1.63		20	17	83			10	3050	0	0	0	0
23	Josh Harding	MIN	29	2013‑14	29	1.66	0.933	18	7	46	644	690	3	1668	0	0	0	0
24	Hal Winkler	TOT	34	1926‑27	31	1.66		15	13	53			6	1918	0	0	0	0
25	Roy Worters	PIR	27	1927‑28	44	1.68		19	17	76			11	2721	0	0	0	0
26	Tiny Thompson	BOS	32	1935‑36	48	1.68		22	20	82			10	2930	0	1	1	0
27	Miikka Kiprusoff	CGY	27	2003‑04	38	1.70	0.933	24	10	65	901	966	4	2301	0	1	1	15
28	Clint Benedict	MMR	35	1927‑28	44	1.70		24	14	76			6	2676	0	0	0	0
29	Marty Turco	DAL	27	2002‑03	55	1.72	0.932	31	10	92	1267	1359	7	3203	0	3	3	16
30	Joe Miller	PIR	28	1928‑29	44	1.73		9	27	80			11	2780	0	0	0	0
31	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	26	1930‑31	44	1.73		24	17	78			12	2710	0	0	0	0
32	Lorne Chabot	NYR	27	1927‑28	44	1.74		19	16	79			11	2730	0	0	0	0
33	Hap Holmes	DCG	35	1927‑28	44	1.74		19	19	79			11	2720	0	0	0	0
34	Tiny Thompson	BOS	29	1932‑33	48	1.76		25	15	88			11	3000	0	0	0	0
35	Tony Esposito	CHI	28	1971‑72	48	1.77	0.934	31	10	82	1159	1241	9	2778	0	1	1	2
36	Al Rollins	TOR	24	1950‑51	40	1.77		26	6	70			5	2367	0	0	0	0
37	Ron Tugnutt	OTT	31	1998‑99	43	1.79	0.925	22	10	75	930	1005	3	2508	0	0	0	0
38	Lorne Chabot	CHI	34	1934‑35	48	1.80		26	17	88			8	2940	0	0	0	0
39	Tiny Thompson	BOS	34	1937‑38	48	1.80		30	11	89			7	2970	0	0	0	0
40	Georges Vezina	MTL	37	1924‑25	30	1.81		17	11	56			5	1860	0	0	0	0
41	Roman Cechm�nek	PHI	31	2002‑03	58	1.83	0.925	33	15	102	1266	1368	6	3350	0	0	0	8
42	Mike Karakas	CHI	24	1935‑36	48	1.85		21	19	92			9	2990	0	0	0	0
43	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	27	1931‑32	48	1.85		18	18	92			4	2989	0	0	0	0
44	Chuck Gardiner	CHI	24	1928‑29	44	1.85		7	29	85			5	2758	0	0	0	2
45	Harry Lumley	TOR	27	1953‑54	69	1.86		32	24	128			13	4140	0	0	0	6
46	Alex Connell	MMR	34	1934‑35	48	1.86		24	19	92			9	2970	0	0	0	0
47	Jacques Plante	MTL	26	1955‑56	64	1.86	0.930	42	12	119	1570	1689	7	3840	0	0	0	10
48	Dominik Hasek	BUF	33	1998‑99	64	1.87	0.937	30	18	119	1758	1877	9	3817	0	0	0	14
49	Dwayne Roloson	MIN	34	2003‑04	48	1.88	0.933	19	18	89	1234	1323	5	2847	0	1	1	8
50	Martin Brodeur	NJD	24	1996‑97	67	1.88	0.927	37	14	120	1513	1633	10	3838	0	4	4	8

Current season NHL stats last updated: December 5, 2025
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