lowest goals against average goalie nhl 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Gerry Cheevers had the best goals-against average by a goalie, with a 2.81 average.

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lowest goals against average with a minimum of 20.5 games played per 82 team games goalie NHL 1980s

	NAME	GAA	GP	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Gerry Cheevers G. Cheevers	2.81	42	24	11	7	968	852	.880	116	4	2474
2	Patrick Roy P. Roy	2.91	187	102	51	24	4,868	4,351	.894	517	9	10666
3	Pete Peeters P. Peeters	3.07	434	235	134	44	11,183	9,905	.886	1,278	19	25018
4	Bob Froese B. Froese	3.09	227	123	65	19	5,944	5,295	.891	649	13	12622
5	Peter Sidorkiewicz P. Sidorkiewicz	3.10	45	22	19	4	1,242	1,103	.888	139	4	2695
6	Richard Sevigny R. Sevigny	3.21	176	80	54	20	4,355	3,848	.884	507	5	9463
7	Ron Hextall R. Hextall	3.24	192	97	71	19	5,600	5,000	.893	600	1	11104
8	Pelle Lindbergh P. Lindbergh	3.31	157	87	49	15	4,432	3,929	.887	503	7	9125
9	Rick Wamsley R. Wamsley	3.32	322	165	106	35	8,673	7,654	.883	1,019	10	18413
10	Bill Ranford B. Ranford	3.32	80	37	29	6	2,128	1,890	.888	238	4	4299
11	Billy Smith B. Smith	3.34	381	182	131	45	10,726	9,543	.890	1,183	11	21232
12	Mike Vernon M. Vernon	3.35	192	115	50	16	5,001	4,412	.882	589	3	10544
13	Al Jensen A. Jensen	3.36	179	95	53	18	4,655	4,098	.880	557	8	9950
14	Tom Barrasso T. Barrasso	3.39	310	142	117	35	8,731	7,724	.885	1,007	13	17824
15	Jon Casey J. Casey	3.40	97	31	35	17	2,699	2,410	.893	289	1	5102
16	Pat Riggin P. Riggin	3.43	350	153	120	52	9,399	8,264	.879	1,135	11	19828
17	Kelly Hrudey K. Hrudey	3.43	257	116	94	28	7,602	6,768	.890	834	7	14568
18	Clint Malarchuk C. Malarchuk	3.47	242	105	92	30	6,666	5,876	.881	790	11	13646
19	Kirk McLean K. McLean	3.48	89	33	46	6	2,471	2,176	.881	295	5	5082
20	Bill McKenzie B. McKenzie	3.49	26	9	12	3	606	528	.871	78	1	1340
21	Bob Sauve B. Sauve	3.49	376	165	140	47	9,950	8,704	.875	1,246	8	21393
22	Doug Keans D. Keans	3.51	210	96	64	26	5,269	4,603	.874	666	4	11374
23	Rejean Lemelin R. Lemelin	3.52	394	179	123	57	11,138	9,857	.885	1,281	9	21834
24	Rogie Vachon R. Vachon	3.53	150	64	60	20	3,794	3,285	.866	509	6	8640
25	Mike Liut M. Liut	3.53	570	251	232	68	16,580	14,637	.883	1,943	20	32979