best goals against average single season

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

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best goals against average with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player single 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

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	34	14	4	72	52
Red Wings	32	18	6	70	0
Canadiens	31	17	7	69	9
Bruins	32	20	3	67	15
Sabres	31	18	5	67	21
Maple Leafs	25	21	9	59	-11
Senators	26	21	7	59	6
Panthers	28	23	3	59	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 2/2	MTL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Wed 2/4	MTL	@	WPG	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	NYI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	WSH	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	MTL	@	SJS	10:00 PM

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McDavid

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Caufield

Assists Leaders

61

McDavid

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Kucherov

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Points Leaders

95

McDavid

91

MacKinnon

82

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Hits Leaders

276

Trenin

210

Sherwood

198

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Blocks Leaders

137

Parayko

135

Dobson

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Wins Leaders

25

Vejmelka

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Vasilevskiy

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Goals Against Leaders

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Goals Rankings

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Goals Against Rankings

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Penalty Kill Rankings

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38-16

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Worst Record ATS

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	36	8	9	81	74
Wild	32	14	10	74	25
Stars	32	14	9	73	31
Mammoth	28	23	4	60	19
Predators	25	23	6	56	-27
Jets	22	25	7	51	-10
Blackhawks	21	25	9	51	-30
Blues	20	26	9	49	-54
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	25	15	14	64	7
Oilers	28	20	8	64	8
Kraken	26	19	9	61	-3
Kings	23	17	13	59	-9
Ducks	28	23	3	59	-13
Sharks	27	22	4	58	-17
Flames	22	26	6	50	-26
Canucks	18	31	6	42	-54

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	34	14	4	72	52
Red Wings	32	18	6	70	0
Canadiens	31	17	7	69	9
Sabres	31	18	5	67	21
Bruins	32	20	3	67	15
Panthers	28	23	3	59	-11
Senators	26	21	7	59	6
Maple Leafs	25	21	9	59	-11
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	33	15	6	72	30
Penguins	28	14	11	67	22
Islanders	30	20	5	65	7
Blue Jackets	27	20	7	61	-5
Capitals	27	22	7	61	9
Flyers	24	20	10	58	-14
Devils	28	25	2	58	-24
Rangers	22	28	6	50	-27

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/5	FLA	@	TOR	1-4
Mon 1/5	VGK	@	WPG	4-3
Mon 1/5	NSH	@	EDM	2-6
Mon 1/5	CBJ	@	SJS	2-5
Mon 1/5	BOS	@	SEA	4-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 2/1	LAK	@	CAR	3:00 PM
Sun 2/1	BOS	@	TBL	6:30 PM
Sun 2/1	VGK	@	ANA	9:30 PM
Mon 2/2	NYI	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Mon 2/2	BUF	@	FLA	7:00 PM

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