George Hainsworth has the best goals-against average in a season, with a 0.92 average in 1928-29.

best gaa with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player in NHL history in a season

	NAME	GAA	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	George Hainsworth G. Hainsworth	0.92	1928-29	MTL	44		22	7	15					43	22	2800
2	George Hainsworth G. Hainsworth	1.05	1927-28	MTL	44		26	11	7					48	13	2730
3	Alec Connell A. Connell	1.12	1925-26	SEN	36		24	8	4					42	15	2251
4	Tiny Thompson T. Thompson	1.15	1928-29	BOS	44		26	13	5					52	12	2710
5	Roy Worters R. Worters	1.15	1928-29	NYA	38		16	12	10					46	13	2390
6	Alec Connell A. Connell	1.24	1927-28	SEN	44		20	14	10					57	15	2760
7	Dolly Dolson D. Dolson	1.37	1928-29	DCG	44		19	16	9					63	10	2750
8	John Ross Roach J. Ross Roach	1.41	1928-29	NYR	44		21	13	10					65	13	2760
9	Clint Benedict C. Benedict	1.42	1926-27	MMR	43		20	19	4					65	13	2747
10	Alec Connell A. Connell	1.43	1928-29	SEN	44		14	17	13					67	7	2820
11	George Hainsworth G. Hainsworth	1.47	1926-27	MTL	44		28	14	2					67	14	2739
12	Wilf Cude W. Cude	1.47	1933-34	TOT	30		16	6	8					47	5	1920
13	Alec Connell A. Connell	1.49	1926-27	SEN	44		30	10	4					69	13	2787
14	Clint Benedict C. Benedict	1.49	1928-29	MMR	37		14	16	7					57	11	2300
15	Lorne Chabot L. Chabot	1.51	1926-27	NYR	37		22	9	5					59	10	2347
16	Hal Winkler H. Winkler	1.51	1927-28	BOS	44		20	13	11					70	15	2780
17	Lorne Chabot L. Chabot	1.52	1928-29	TOR	43		20	16	5					64	10	2534
18	Dave Kerr D. Kerr	1.54	1939-40	NYR	48		27	11	10					77	8	3000
19	Frank Brimsek F. Brimsek	1.56	1938-39	BOS	43		33	9	1					68	10	2620
20	Brian Elliott B. Elliott	1.56	2011-12	STL	38	36	23	10		4	972	914	.940	58	9	2235
21	Roy Worters R. Worters	1.61	1930-31	NYA	44		18	16	10					74	8	2760
22	Charlie Gardiner C. Gardiner	1.63	1933-34	CHI	48		20	17	11					83	10	3050
23	Josh Harding J. Harding	1.66	2013-14	MIN	29	26	18	7		3	690	644	.933	46	3	1668
24	Hal Winkler H. Winkler	1.66	1926-27	TOT	31		15	13	3					53	6	1918
25	Roy Worters R. Worters	1.66	1927-28	PIR	44		19	17	8					76	11	2740