During the 2024-25 campaign, Mads Sogaard leads all players in goals conceded per contest with 6.96. In 2nd is Ville Husso, owning a goals surrendered per game total of 4.94. Having a number of 4.72, Tristan Jarry comes in at the 3rd spot. Finishing out the top 5 are Cayden Primeau (4.67) and Jonas Johansson (4.51).
2024-25 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Player |
GAA |
1st |
Mads Sogaard |
6.96 |
2nd |
Ville Husso |
4.94 |
3rd |
Tristan Jarry |
4.72 |
4th |
Cayden Primeau |
4.67 |
5th |
Jonas Johansson |
4.51 |
6th |
James Reimer |
4.50 |
7th |
Pheonix Copley |
4.37 |
8th |
Kaapo Kahkonen |
4.12 |
9th |
Daniil Tarasov |
4.04 |
10th |
Dennis Hildeby |
4.03 |
11th |
Scott Wedgewood |
3.98 |
12th |
Devon Levi |
3.95 |
13th |
Arturs Silovs |
3.91 |
14th |
Aleksei Kolosov |
3.71 |
15th |
Ivan Fedotov |
3.69 |
16th |
Connor Ingram |
3.61 |
17th |
Joel Blomqvist |
3.60 |
18th |
Alexandar Georgiev |
3.56 |
19th |
Jeremy Swayman |
3.47 |
20th |
Joel Hofer |
3.45 |
21st |
Vitek Vanecek |
3.36 |
22nd |
Jordan Binnington |
3.19 |
23rd |
Stuart Skinner |
3.18 |
24th |
Alex Nedeljkovic |
3.17 |
25th |
Ilya Samsonov |
3.15 |
26th |
Alex Lyon |
3.14 |
27th |
Philipp Grubauer |
3.11 |
28th |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
3.07 |
29th |
Adin Hill |
3.07 |
30th |
Linus Ullmark |
2.99 |
31st |
Sergei Bobrovsky |
2.98 |
32nd |
Sam Montembeault |
2.85 |
2022 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Player |
GAA |
1st |
Hugo Alnefelt – Tampa Bay Lightning |
9.00 |
2nd |
Michael McNiven – Montreal Canadiens |
9.00 |
3rd |
Alex Stalock – San Jose Sharks |
7.81 |
4th |
Carter Hutton – Arizona Coyotes |
7.76 |
5th |
Jack LaFontaine – Carolina Hurricanes |
7.20 |
6th |
Adam Huska – New York Rangers |
7.04 |
7th |
Maxime Lagace – Tampa Bay Lightning |
6.11 |
8th |
Arvid Soderblom – Chicago Blackhawks |
5.01 |
9th |
Malcolm Subban – Buffalo Sabres |
4.85 |
10th |
Akira Schmid – New Jersey Devils |
4.83 |
11th |
Jonas Johansson – 2 Teams |
4.81 |
12th |
Cayden Primeau – Montreal Canadiens |
4.62 |
13th |
Michael Hutchinson – Toronto Maple Leafs |
4.57 |
14th |
Justus Annunen – Colorado Avalanche |
4.34 |
15th |
Joey Daccord – Seattle Kraken |
4.30 |
16th |
Calvin Pickard – Detroit Red Wings |
4.30 |
17th |
Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins |
4.28 |
18th |
Harri Sateri – Arizona Coyotes |
4.22 |
19th |
Ivan Prosvetov – Arizona Coyotes |
4.22 |
20th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
4.15 |
21st |
Jean-Francois Berube – Columbus Blue Jackets |
4.12 |
22nd |
Aaron Dell – Buffalo Sabres |
4.03 |
23rd |
Andrew Hammond – 2 Teams |
3.89 |
24th |
Collin Delia – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.85 |
25th |
Sam Montembeault – Montreal Canadiens |
3.77 |
26th |
Connor Ingram – Nashville Predators |
3.71 |
27th |
Jon Gillies – 2 Teams |
3.70 |
28th |
Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes |
3.68 |
29th |
Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings |
3.66 |
30th |
Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars |
3.63 |
31st |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
3.63 |
32nd |
David Rittich – Nashville Predators |
3.57 |
2021 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Veini Vehvilainen – Columbus Blue Jackets |
5.63 |
2nd |
Alexei Melnichuk – San Jose Sharks |
5.05 |
3rd |
Stuart Skinner – Edmonton Oilers |
5.03 |
4th |
Artyom Zagidulin – Calgary Flames |
4.25 |
5th |
Hunter Miska – Colorado Avalanche |
4.16 |
6th |
Cayden Primeau – Montreal Canadiens |
4.16 |
7th |
Ivan Prosvetov – Arizona Coyotes |
4.15 |
8th |
Aaron Dell – New Jersey Devils |
4.14 |
9th |
Oscar Dansk – Vegas Golden Knights |
3.91 |
10th |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – Buffalo Sabres |
3.88 |
11th |
Marcus Hogberg – Ottawa Senators |
3.74 |
12th |
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers |
3.67 |
13th |
Braden Holtby – Vancouver Canucks |
3.67 |
14th |
Collin Delia – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.59 |
15th |
Dustin Tokarski – Buffalo Sabres |
3.54 |
16th |
Ryan Miller – Anaheim Ducks |
3.51 |
17th |
Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres |
3.47 |
18th |
Michael Houser – Buffalo Sabres |
3.46 |
19th |
Daniel Vladar – Boston Bruins |
3.40 |
20th |
Matiss Kivlenieks – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.40 |
21st |
Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators |
3.38 |
22nd |
Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes |
3.36 |
23rd |
Alex Lyon – Philadelphia Flyers |
3.33 |
24th |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.30 |
25th |
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks |
3.28 |
26th |
Joey Daccord – Ottawa Senators |
3.27 |
27th |
Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues |
3.21 |
28th |
Anton Forsberg – Ottawa Senators |
3.21 |
29th |
Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams |
3.20 |
30th |
Malcolm Subban – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.20 |
31st |
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers |
3.17 |
32nd |
Josef Korenar – San Jose Sharks |
3.17 |
2020 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Michael Dipietro – Vancouver Canucks |
7.16 |
2nd |
Oscar Dansk – Vegas Golden Knights |
6.00 |
3rd |
Kasimir Kaskisuo – Toronto Maple Leafs |
6.00 |
4th |
Calvin Pickard – Detroit Red Wings |
5.46 |
5th |
Garret Sparks – Vegas Golden Knights |
4.38 |
6th |
Eric Comrie – Detroit Red Wings |
4.28 |
7th |
Keith Kinkaid – Montreal Canadiens |
4.24 |
8th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
4.20 |
9th |
David Ayres – Carolina Hurricanes |
4.18 |
10th |
Louis Domingue – 2 Teams |
3.81 |
11th |
Alex Lyon – Philadelphia Flyers |
3.55 |
12th |
Cory Schneider – New Jersey Devils |
3.53 |
13th |
Michael Hutchinson – 2 Teams |
3.47 |
14th |
Gilles Senn – New Jersey Devils |
3.42 |
15th |
Adam Werner – Colorado Avalanche |
3.42 |
16th |
Devan Dubnyk – Minnesota Wild |
3.35 |
17th |
Anton Forsberg – Carolina Hurricanes |
3.35 |
18th |
Sam Montembeault – Florida Panthers |
3.34 |
19th |
Charlie Lindgren – Montreal Canadiens |
3.33 |
20th |
Laurent Brossoit – Winnipeg Jets |
3.28 |
21st |
Antoine Bibeau – Colorado Avalanche |
3.27 |
22nd |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
3.25 |
23rd |
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers |
3.23 |
24th |
Carter Hutton – Buffalo Sabres |
3.18 |
25th |
Anders Nilsson – Ottawa Senators |
3.18 |
26th |
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators |
3.17 |
27th |
Malcolm Subban – 2 Teams |
3.17 |
28th |
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers |
3.16 |
29th |
Marcus Hogberg – Ottawa Senators |
3.12 |
30th |
Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals |
3.11 |
31st |
Ryan Miller – Anaheim Ducks |
3.10 |
32nd |
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks |
3.06 |
2019 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Michael Dipietro – Vancouver Canucks |
7.00 |
2nd |
Mike Condon – Ottawa Senators |
6.38 |
3rd |
Richard Bachman – Vancouver Canucks |
6.00 |
4th |
Alex Lyon – Philadelphia Flyers |
5.08 |
5th |
Peter Budaj – Los Angeles Kings |
5.02 |
6th |
Eric Comrie – Winnipeg Jets |
5.01 |
7th |
Joey Daccord – Ottawa Senators |
5.00 |
8th |
Charlie Lindgren – Montreal Canadiens |
4.62 |
9th |
Kaden Fulcher – Detroit Red Wings |
4.41 |
10th |
Michal Neuvirth – Philadelphia Flyers |
4.27 |
11th |
Marcus Hogberg – Ottawa Senators |
4.09 |
12th |
Maxime Lagace – Vegas Golden Knights |
4.03 |
13th |
Mike McKenna – 2 Teams |
3.99 |
14th |
Eddie Pasquale – Tampa Bay Lightning |
3.96 |
15th |
Calvin Pickard – 2 Teams |
3.86 |
16th |
Antti Niemi – Montreal Canadiens |
3.78 |
17th |
Cam Ward – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.67 |
18th |
Chad Johnson – 2 Teams |
3.63 |
19th |
Collin Delia – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.61 |
20th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
3.51 |
21st |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
3.50 |
22nd |
Anthony Stolarz – 2 Teams |
3.45 |
23rd |
Cam Talbot – 2 Teams |
3.40 |
24th |
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings |
3.38 |
25th |
Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils |
3.36 |
26th |
Scott Darling – Carolina Hurricanes |
3.34 |
27th |
Hunter Miska – Arizona Coyotes |
3.28 |
28th |
Michael Hutchinson – 2 Teams |
3.27 |
29th |
Aaron Dell – San Jose Sharks |
3.17 |
30th |
Jonathan Bernier – Detroit Red Wings |
3.16 |
31st |
Garret Sparks – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.15 |
32nd |
Roberto Luongo – Florida Panthers |
3.12 |
2018 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Dylan Ferguson – Vegas Golden Knights |
6.50 |
2nd |
Brandon Halverson – New York Rangers |
4.78 |
3rd |
Jared Coreau – Detroit Red Wings |
4.26 |
4th |
Daniel Taylor – Ottawa Senators |
4.10 |
5th |
Eddie Läck – 2 Teams |
4.02 |
6th |
Eric Comrie – Winnipeg Jets |
3.99 |
7th |
Collin Delia – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.96 |
8th |
Maxime Lagace – Vegas Golden Knights |
3.92 |
9th |
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks |
3.91 |
10th |
Calvin Pickard – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.83 |
11th |
Thomas Greiss – New York Islanders |
3.82 |
12th |
Jean-Francois Berube – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.78 |
13th |
Peter Budaj – Tampa Bay Lightning |
3.76 |
14th |
Christopher Gibson – New York Islanders |
3.65 |
15th |
Chad Johnson – Buffalo Sabres |
3.55 |
16th |
Adin Hill – Arizona Coyotes |
3.49 |
17th |
Scott Wedgewood – Arizona Coyotes |
3.45 |
18th |
Anders Nilsson – Vancouver Canucks |
3.44 |
19th |
Louis Domingue – 2 Teams |
3.41 |
20th |
Jeff Glass – Chicago Blackhawks |
3.36 |
21st |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
3.32 |
22nd |
Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.32 |
23rd |
Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets |
3.26 |
24th |
Mike Condon – Ottawa Senators |
3.25 |
25th |
Laurent Brossoit – Edmonton Oilers |
3.24 |
26th |
Steve Mason – Winnipeg Jets |
3.24 |
27th |
Al Montoya – 2 Teams |
3.21 |
28th |
Jaroslav Halak – New York Islanders |
3.19 |
29th |
Scott Darling – Carolina Hurricanes |
3.18 |
30th |
Alexandar Georgiev – New York Rangers |
3.15 |
31st |
Antti Niemi – 2 Teams |
3.12 |
32nd |
Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens |
3.11 |
2017 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Chris Driedger – Ottawa Senators |
6.00 |
2nd |
Malcolm Subban – Boston Bruins |
5.88 |
3rd |
Pheonix Copley – St. Louis Blues |
5.09 |
4th |
Marek Mazanec – Nashville Predators |
4.73 |
5th |
Spencer Martin – Colorado Avalanche |
4.35 |
6th |
Anton Forsberg – Columbus Blue Jackets |
4.10 |
7th |
Andrew Hammond – Ottawa Senators |
4.08 |
8th |
Eric Comrie – Winnipeg Jets |
4.05 |
9th |
Zane McIntyre – Boston Bruins |
3.97 |
10th |
Jhonas Enroth – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.94 |
11th |
Marek Langhamer – Arizona Coyotes |
3.87 |
12th |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
3.55 |
13th |
Jeremy Smith – Colorado Avalanche |
3.54 |
14th |
Jared Coreau – Detroit Red Wings |
3.46 |
15th |
Reto Berra – Florida Panthers |
3.45 |
16th |
Jean-Francois Berube – New York Islanders |
3.42 |
17th |
Michael Leighton – Carolina Hurricanes |
3.42 |
18th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
3.38 |
19th |
Antti Niemi – Dallas Stars |
3.30 |
20th |
Justin Peters – Arizona Coyotes |
3.16 |
21st |
Darcy Kuemper – Minnesota Wild |
3.13 |
22nd |
Jonas Gustavsson – Edmonton Oilers |
3.10 |
23rd |
Louis Domingue – Arizona Coyotes |
3.08 |
24th |
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins |
3.06 |
25th |
Linus Ullmark – Buffalo Sabres |
3.06 |
26th |
Petr Mrazek – Detroit Red Wings |
3.04 |
27th |
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins |
3.02 |
28th |
David Rittich – Calgary Flames |
3.00 |
29th |
Calvin Pickard – Colorado Avalanche |
2.98 |
30th |
Jeff Zatkoff – Los Angeles Kings |
2.94 |
31st |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
2.92 |
32nd |
Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets |
2.92 |
2016 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Niklas Treutle – Arizona Coyotes |
6.04 |
2nd |
Magnus Hellberg – New York Rangers |
6.00 |
3rd |
Yann Danis – New Jersey Devils |
4.75 |
4th |
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues |
4.69 |
5th |
Jason Kasdorf – Buffalo Sabres |
4.00 |
6th |
Peter Budaj – Los Angeles Kings |
3.85 |
7th |
Laurent Brossoit – Edmonton Oilers |
3.61 |
8th |
Jonas Hiller – Calgary Flames |
3.51 |
9th |
Christopher Gibson – New York Islanders |
3.40 |
10th |
Niklas Bäckström – Calgary Flames |
3.35 |
11th |
Curtis McElhinney – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.30 |
12th |
Roman Will – Colorado Avalanche |
3.25 |
13th |
Dustin Tokarski – Montreal Canadiens |
3.18 |
14th |
Anders Nilsson – 2 Teams |
3.12 |
15th |
Anders Lindbäck – Arizona Coyotes |
3.11 |
16th |
Matt O’Connor – Ottawa Senators |
3.10 |
17th |
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators |
3.10 |
18th |
Ben Scrivens – Montreal Canadiens |
3.07 |
19th |
Anton Forsberg – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.03 |
20th |
Garret Sparks – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.02 |
21st |
Richard Bachman – Vancouver Canucks |
3.01 |
22nd |
Alex Stalock – San Jose Sharks |
2.94 |
23rd |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
2.88 |
24th |
Michael Hutchinson – Winnipeg Jets |
2.84 |
25th |
Semyon Varlamov – Colorado Avalanche |
2.81 |
26th |
Eddie Läck – Carolina Hurricanes |
2.81 |
27th |
Keith Kinkaid – New Jersey Devils |
2.81 |
28th |
Jimmy Howard – Detroit Red Wings |
2.80 |
29th |
Jeff Zatkoff – Pittsburgh Penguins |
2.79 |
30th |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
2.78 |
31st |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
2.78 |
32nd |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
2.76 |
2015 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Tyler Bunz – Edmonton Oilers |
9.00 |
2nd |
Malcolm Subban – Boston Bruins |
5.76 |
3rd |
Mike McKenna – Arizona Coyotes |
5.00 |
4th |
Scott Clemmensen – New Jersey Devils |
4.73 |
5th |
Anton Forsberg – Columbus Blue Jackets |
4.69 |
6th |
Jussi Rynnas – Dallas Stars |
4.54 |
7th |
Matt Hackett – Buffalo Sabres |
4.32 |
8th |
Ilya Bryzgalov – Anaheim Ducks |
4.19 |
9th |
John Curry – Minnesota Wild |
4.18 |
10th |
Viktor Fasth – Edmonton Oilers |
3.41 |
11th |
Justin Peters – Washington Capitals |
3.25 |
12th |
Mike Smith – Arizona Coyotes |
3.16 |
13th |
Ben Scrivens – Edmonton Oilers |
3.16 |
14th |
James Reimer – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.16 |
15th |
Evgeni Nabokov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
3.14 |
16th |
Anders Lindbäck – 2 Teams |
3.11 |
17th |
Jacob Markstrom – Vancouver Canucks |
3.09 |
18th |
Chad Johnson – New York Islanders |
3.08 |
19th |
Jhonas Enroth – 2 Teams |
3.07 |
20th |
Ray Emery – Philadelphia Flyers |
3.06 |
21st |
Niklas Bäckström – Minnesota Wild |
3.05 |
22nd |
Robin Lehner – Ottawa Senators |
3.02 |
23rd |
Al Montoya – Florida Panthers |
3.01 |
24th |
Andrey Makarov – Buffalo Sabres |
3.00 |
25th |
Michal Neuvirth – 2 Teams |
2.98 |
26th |
Kari Lehtonen – Dallas Stars |
2.94 |
27th |
Rob Zepp – Philadelphia Flyers |
2.89 |
28th |
Curtis McElhinney – Columbus Blue Jackets |
2.88 |
29th |
Jonathan Bernier – Toronto Maple Leafs |
2.87 |
30th |
Martin Brodeur* – St. Louis Blues |
2.87 |
31st |
Richard Bachman – Edmonton Oilers |
2.84 |
32nd |
Kevin Poulin – New York Islanders |
2.77 |
2014 NHL Goals Allowed Average Leaders
GAA Rank |
Team |
GAA |
1st |
Nathan Lawson – Ottawa Senators |
10.11 |
2nd |
Joacim Eriksson – Vancouver Canucks |
9.99 |
3rd |
Martin Biron – New York Rangers |
7.65 |
4th |
Cedrick Desjardins – Tampa Bay Lightning |
6.65 |
5th |
Jack Campbell – Dallas Stars |
6.00 |
6th |
Kent Simpson – Chicago Blackhawks |
6.00 |
7th |
Nikolai Khabibulin – Chicago Blackhawks |
5.01 |
8th |
Magnus Hellberg – Nashville Predators |
4.92 |
9th |
Cal Heeter – Philadelphia Flyers |
4.69 |
10th |
Cristopher Nilstorp – Dallas Stars |
4.56 |
11th |
Sami Aittokallio – Colorado Avalanche |
4.50 |
12th |
Dan Ellis – 2 Teams |
3.62 |
13th |
Devan Dubnyk – 2 Teams |
3.43 |
14th |
Jacob Markstrom – 2 Teams |
3.39 |
15th |
Kevin Poulin – New York Islanders |
3.29 |
16th |
Jason LaBarbera – Edmonton Oilers |
3.27 |
17th |
James Reimer – Toronto Maple Leafs |
3.26 |
18th |
Connor Knapp – Buffalo Sabres |
3.14 |
19th |
Anders Nilsson – New York Islanders |
3.11 |
20th |
Matt Hackett – Buffalo Sabres |
3.10 |
21st |
Scott Clemmensen – Florida Panthers |
3.08 |
22nd |
Reto Berra – 2 Teams |
3.07 |
23rd |
Robin Lehner – Ottawa Senators |
3.06 |
24th |
Cam Ward – Carolina Hurricanes |
3.06 |
25th |
Mark Visentin – Arizona Coyotes |
3.06 |
26th |
Richard Bachman – Edmonton Oilers |
3.03 |
27th |
Niklas Bäckström – Minnesota Wild |
3.02 |
28th |
Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets |
3.01 |
29th |
Mike McKenna – Columbus Blue Jackets |
3.01 |
30th |
John Curry – Minnesota Wild |
3.01 |
31st |
Craig Anderson – Ottawa Senators |
3.00 |
32nd |
Nathan Lieuwen – Buffalo Sabres |
2.97 |