NHL Goals Against Average Leaders 2025-26

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Goals Against Average is goals allowed per 60 minutes by a goalie. Lower is better. Below are the top 74 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Goals Against Average for the 2025-26 regular season. Showing qualified players with 300+ minutes of ice time.

#	Player	Team	GAA
1	S. WedgewoodScott Wedgewood 33YG	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	2.02
2	A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy 31YG	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	2.31
3	P. KochetkovPyotr Kochetkov 26YG	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	2.33
4	J. ReimerJames Reimer 38YG	OttawaOttawa Senators	2.42
5	D. VladarDan Vladar 28YG	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	2.42
6	C. DeSmithCasey DeSmith 34YG	DallasDallas Stars	2.43
7	J. FowlerJacob Fowler 21YG	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	2.43
8	L. ThompsonLogan Thompson 29YG	WashingtonWashington Capitals	2.44
9	B. BussiBrandon Bussi 27YG	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	2.47
10	I. ShesterkinIgor Shesterkin 30YG	New YorkNew York Rangers	2.50
11	M. BlackwoodMackenzie Blackwood 29YG	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	2.51
12	U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen 27YG	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	2.52
13	A. ForsbergAnton Forsberg 33YG	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	2.57
14	J. OettingerJake Oettinger 27YG	DallasDallas Stars	2.59
15	A. SchmidAkira Schmid 26YG	VegasVegas Golden Knights	2.59
16	C. IngramConnor Ingram 29YG	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	2.60
17	J. GreavesJet Greaves 25YG	ColumbusColumbus Blue Jackets	2.60
18	J. HoferJoel Hofer 25YG	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	2.61
19	J. WallstedtJesper Wallstedt 23YG	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild	2.61
20	P. GrubauerPhilipp Grubauer 34YG	SeattleSeattle Kraken	2.65
21	I. SorokinIlya Sorokin 30YG	New YorkNew York Islanders	2.68
22	J. AnnunenJustus Annunen 26YG	NashvilleNashville Predators	2.68
23	F. GustavssonFilip Gustavsson 27YG	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild	2.69
24	D. CooleyDevin Cooley 28YG	CalgaryCalgary Flames	2.69
25	C. HartCarter Hart 27YG	VegasVegas Golden Knights	2.71
26	J. SwaymanJeremy Swayman 27YG	BostonBoston Bruins	2.71
27	J. GibsonJohn Gibson 32YG	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	2.72
28	L. UllmarkLinus Ullmark 32YG	OttawaOttawa Senators	2.73
29	J. AllenJake Allen 35YG	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	2.74
30	K. VejmelkaKarel Vejmelka 29YG	UtahUtah Mammoth	2.75
31	D. RittichDavid Rittich 33YG	New YorkNew York Islanders	2.76
32	A. LyonAlex Lyon 33YG	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	2.77
33	J. DobesJakub Dobes 24YG	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	2.78
34	D. KuemperDarcy Kuemper 36YG	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	2.78
35	S. KnightSpencer Knight 25YG	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	2.82
36	D. HildebyDennis Hildeby 24YG	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	2.86
37	C. HellebuyckConnor Hellebuyck 33YG	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets	2.86
38	A. NedeljkovicAlex Nedeljkovic 30YG	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	2.87
39	C. EllisColten Ellis 25YG	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	2.90
40	T. DemkoThatcher Demko 30YG	VancouverVancouver Canucks	2.90
41	S. SkinnerStuart Skinner 27YG	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	2.92
42	V. VanecekVitek Vanecek 30YG	UtahUtah Mammoth	2.93
43	C. LindbomCarl Lindbom 23YG	VegasVegas Golden Knights	3.00
44	D. WolfDustin Wolf 25YG	CalgaryCalgary Flames	3.01
45	J. DaccordJoey Daccord 29YG	SeattleSeattle Kraken	3.03
46	A. HillAdin Hill 30YG	VegasVegas Golden Knights	3.04
47	D. TarasovDaniil Tarasov 27YG	FloridaFlorida Panthers	3.05
48	F. AndersenFrederik Andersen 36YG	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	3.05
49	J. MarkstromJacob Markstrom 36YG	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	3.07
50	S. BobrovskySergei Bobrovsky 37YG	FloridaFlorida Panthers	3.07