Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Richard Sevigny had the best goals-against average by a Canadiens goalie in a season, with a 2.40 average in his rookie season in 1980-81.

best gaa with a minimum of 20.5 games played per 82 team games as a goalie in a season with montreal canadiens in the 1980s

	NAME	GAA	SEASON	TM	GP	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Richard Sevigny R. Sevigny	2.40	1980-81	MTL	33	20	4	3	768	697	.908	71	2	1776
2	Patrick Roy P. Roy	2.47	1988-89	MTL	48	33	5	6	1,226	1,113	.908	113	4	2744
3	Denis Herron D. Herron	2.52	1979-80	MTL	34	25	3	3	858	778	.907	80	0	1908
4	Denis Herron D. Herron	2.64	1981-82	MTL	27	12	6	8	760	692	.911	68	3	1545
5	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	2.75	1981-82	MTL	38	23	7	7	942	841	.893	101	2	2205
6	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	2.77	1985-86	MTL	23	11	7	2	532	476	.895	56	3	1213
7	Brian Hayward B. Hayward	2.82	1986-87	MTL	37	19	13	4	957	855	.893	102	1	2172
8	Brian Hayward B. Hayward	2.86	1987-88	MTL	39	22	10	4	1,031	924	.896	107	2	2246
9	Brian Hayward B. Hayward	2.90	1988-89	MTL	36	20	13	3	892	791	.887	101	1	2091
10	Patrick Roy P. Roy	2.90	1987-88	MTL	45	23	12	9	1,248	1,123	.900	125	3	2583
11	Patrick Roy P. Roy	2.94	1986-87	MTL	46	22	16	6	1,206	1,075	.891	131	1	2675
12	Michel Larocque M. Larocque	3.04	1980-81	MTL	28	16	9	3	683	601	.880	82	1	1619
13	Steve Penney S. Penney	3.09	1984-85	MTL	54	26	18	8	1,345	1,178	.876	167	1	3244
14	Michel Larocque M. Larocque	3.33	1979-80	MTL	39	17	13	8	1,042	917	.880	125	3	2255
15	Patrick Roy P. Roy	3.36	1985-86	MTL	47	23	18	3	1,186	1,038	.875	148	1	2644
16	Richard Sevigny R. Sevigny	3.39	1983-84	MTL	40	16	18	2	943	819	.869	124	1	2196
17	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	3.41	1984-85	MTL	28	14	9	4	621	530	.853	91	0	1600
18	Richard Sevigny R. Sevigny	3.45	1982-83	MTL	38	15	11	8	1,041	919	.883	122	1	2122
19	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	3.51	1982-83	MTL	46	27	12	5	1,238	1,087	.878	151	0	2582
20	Denis Herron D. Herron	3.52	1980-81	MTL	25	6	9	6	550	483	.878	67	1	1142
21	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	3.71	1983-84	MTL	42	19	17	3	977	833	.853	144	2	2326