lowest gaa in a single season by a rookie goaltender in nhl history

Tiny Thompson has the best goals-against average by a rookie goalie, with a 1.15 average in 1928-29.

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lowest gaa with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games in a single season by a rookie goaltender in NHL history

	NAME	GAA	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Tiny Thompson T. Thompson	1.15	1928-29	BOS	44		26	13	5					52	12	2710
2	Dolly Dolson D. Dolson	1.37	1928-29	DCG	44		19	16	9					63	10	2750
3	George Hainsworth G. Hainsworth	1.47	1926-27	MTL	44		28	14	2					67	14	2739
4	Lorne Chabot L. Chabot	1.51	1926-27	NYR	37		22	9	5					59	10	2347
5	Frank Brimsek F. Brimsek	1.56	1938-39	BOS	43		33	9	1					68	10	2620
6	Hal Winkler H. Winkler	1.66	1926-27	TOT	31		15	13	3					53	6	1918
7	Al Rollins A. Rollins	1.77	1950-51	TOR	40		26	6	7					70	5	2367
8	Mike Karakas M. Karakas	1.85	1935-36	CHI	48		21	19	8					92	9	2990
9	Jordan Binnington J. Binnington	1.89	2018-19	STL	32	30	24	5	0	1	807	748	.927	59	5	1876
10	Marty Turco M. Turco	1.90	2000-01	DAL	26	20	13	6	1		532	492	.925	40	3	1266
11	Alex Nedeljkovic A. Nedeljkovic	1.90	2020-21	CAR	23	23	15	5	0	3	648	604	.932	44	3	1392
12	Roy Worters R. Worters	1.90	1925-26	PIR	35		18	16	1					68	7	2145
13	Brian Boucher B. Boucher	1.91	1999-00	PHI	35	33	20	10	3		790	725	.918	65	4	2038
14	Jesper Wallstedt J. Wallstedt	1.96	2025-26	MIN	13	13	10	1	0	2	408	382	.936	26	4	797
15	Tuukka Rask T. Rask	1.97	2009-10	BOS	45	39	22	12		5	1,221	1,137	.931	84	5	2562
16	Terry Sawchuk T. Sawchuk	1.97	1950-51	DET	70		44	13	13					138	11	4200
17	Johnny Mowers J. Mowers	2.01	1940-41	DET	48		21	16	11					102	4	3040
18	Andrew Raycroft A. Raycroft	2.05	2003-04	BOS	57	55	29	18	9		1,586	1,469	.926	117	3	3420
19	John Gibson J. Gibson	2.07	2015-16	ANA	40	38	21	13	0	4	992	913	.920	79	4	2295
20	Glenn Resch G. Resch	2.08	1975-76	NYI	44		23	11	8		1,215	1,127	.928	88	7	2540
21	Glenn Hall G. Hall	2.10	1955-56	DET	70		30	24	16		1,952	1,805	.925	147	12	4198
22	Ernie Wakely E. Wakely	2.11	1969-70	STL	30		12	9	4		823	765	.930	58	4	1650
23	Jacques Plante J. Plante	2.12	1954-55	MTL	52		33	12	7					109	5	3079
24	Jim Carey J. Carey	2.13	1994-95	WSH	28		18	6	3		654	597	.913	57	4	1604
25	Alec Connell A. Connell	2.14	1924-25	SEN	30		17	12	1					66	7	1852

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