Jesper Wallstedt has the best goals-against average by a goalie this season, with a 1.94 average.

Interpreted as:

NHL goalies gaa with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games leaders 2026

	NAME	GAA	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Jesper Wallstedt J. Wallstedt	1.94	2025-26	MIN	8	8	6	0	2	248	232	.935	16	3	495
2	Scott Wedgewood S. Wedgewood	2.09	2025-26	COL	17	17	13	1	2	415	381	.918	34	1	976
3	Logan Thompson L. Thompson	2.16	2025-26	WSH	16	16	9	6	1	377	344	.912	33	0	918
4	Casey DeSmith C. DeSmith	2.22	2025-26	DAL	7	7	4	1	2	193	177	.917	16	1	432
5	Darcy Kuemper D. Kuemper	2.30	2025-26	LAK	16	16	8	4	4	410	373	.910	37	1	967
6	Andrei Vasilevskiy A. Vasilevskiy	2.36	2025-26	TBL	16	16	9	5	2	416	379	.911	37	1	941
7	Spencer Knight S. Knight	2.38	2025-26	CHI	15	15	7	5	3	476	440	.924	36	1	908
8	Dan Vladar D. Vladar	2.42	2025-26	PHI	13	13	8	4	1	351	320	.912	31	0	769
9	Daniil Tarasov D. Tarasov	2.45	2025-26	FLA	7	6	2	3	1	183	167	.913	16	0	392
10	Akira Schmid A. Schmid	2.45	2025-26	VGK	13	11	9	1	3	317	286	.902	31	1	760
11	Jake Allen J. Allen	2.46	2025-26	NJD	12	12	7	4	0	316	287	.908	29	0	708
12	Igor Shesterkin I. Shesterkin	2.50	2025-26	NYR	18	18	8	8	2	493	448	.909	45	1	1082
13	Connor Hellebuyck C. Hellebuyck	2.51	2025-26	WPG	14	14	8	6	0	404	369	.913	35	0	836
14	Joey Daccord J. Daccord	2.56	2025-26	SEA	14	14	7	3	4	383	348	.909	35	2	820
15	David Rittich D. Rittich	2.59	2025-26	NYI	8	8	6	2	0	221	200	.905	21	1	487
16	Tristan Jarry T. Jarry	2.60	2025-26	PIT	7	7	5	2	0	202	184	.911	18	1	415
17	Ilya Sorokin I. Sorokin	2.67	2025-26	NYI	15	15	7	6	2	422	382	.905	40	2	899
18	Jake Oettinger J. Oettinger	2.72	2025-26	DAL	15	15	9	4	2	417	376	.902	41	1	903
19	Arturs Silovs A. Silovs	2.74	2025-26	PIT	11	11	4	3	4	313	284	.907	29	1	635
20	Karel Vejmelka K. Vejmelka	2.76	2025-26	UTA	17	17	10	5	2	423	376	.889	47	0	1022
21	Cam Talbot C. Talbot	2.79	2025-26	DET	13	11	9	3	0	306	273	.892	33	0	711
22	Jeremy Swayman J. Swayman	2.79	2025-26	BOS	15	15	9	6	0	461	419	.909	42	0	904
23	Filip Gustavsson F. Gustavsson	2.79	2025-26	MIN	15	15	6	7	2	428	386	.902	42	2	903
24	Thatcher Demko T. Demko	2.80	2025-26	VAN	10	10	5	4	0	268	242	.903	26	0	557
25	Jet Greaves J. Greaves	2.80	2025-26	CBJ	14	14	7	4	3	418	378	.904	40	0	857