what is the record highest gaa for a goalie in the nhl for a season

Bert Lindsay has the worst goals-against average by a goalie in a season, with an 8.75 average in his rookie season in 1917-18.

Interpreted as:
What is the record highest gaa with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games for a goalie in the NHL for a season?
NAMEGAASEASONTMGPGSWLTOTLSASVSV%GASHOMIN
1Bert Lindsay
B. Lindsay
8.75
1917-18
MWN
4
1
3
0
35
0
240
2Frank Brophy
F. Brophy
7.11
1919-20
QBD
21
3
18
0
148
0
1249
3Ken McAuley
K. McAuley
6.24
1943-44
NYR NYR
50
6
39
5
310
0
2980
4Howard Lockhart
H. Lockhart
5.84
1919-20
TOT
8
4
3
0
36
0
370
5Joel Hofer
J. Hofer
5.81
2025-26
STL STL
4
4
1
2
0
0
82
65
.793
17
0
176
6Emile Francis
E. Francis
5.47
1946-47
CHI CHI
19
6
12
1
104
0
1140
7Ron Low
R. Low
5.46
1975-76
WSH WSH
43
6
31
2
1,420
1,212
.854
208
0
2285
8Ron Low
R. Low
5.45
1974-75
WSH WSH
48
8
36
2
1,622
1,387
.855
235
1
2587
9Howard Lockhart
H. Lockhart
5.45
1920-21
HAM
24
6
18
0
132
1
1454
10Michel Belhumeur
M. Belhumeur
5.37
1974-75
WSH WSH
35
0
24
3
1,165
1,003
.861
162
0
1810
11Michel Dion
M. Dion
5.34
1983-84
PIT PIT
30
2
19
4
933
795
.852
138
0
1551
12Denis Herron
D. Herron
5.31
1982-83
PIT PIT
31
5
18
5
930
779
.838
151
1
1705
13Jeff Hackett
J. Hackett
5.28
1992-93
SJS SJS
36
2
30
1
1,220
1,044
.856
176
0
2000
14Bill Beveridge
B. Beveridge
5.24
1942-43
NYR NYR
17
4
10
3
89
1
1020
15Bert Gardiner
B. Gardiner
5.17
1943-44
BOS BOS
41
17
19
5
212
1
2460
16Jacob Markstrom
J. Markstrom
5.13
2025-26
NJD NJD
4
3
2
2
0
0
100
83
.830
17
0
199
17Clint Benedict
C. Benedict
5.11
1917-18
SEN
22
9
13
0
114
1
1337
18Bert Lindsay
B. Lindsay
5.09
1918-19
TAN TAN
16
5
11
0
83
0
978
19Michel Dion
M. Dion
5.08
1980-81
TOT
26
3
14
6
798
676
.847
122
0
1442
20Jarmo Myllys
J. Myllys
5.02
1991-92
SJS SJS
27
3
18
1
862
747
.867
115
0
1374
21Mark Laforest
M. Laforest
4.96
1985-86
DET DET
28
4
21
0
737
623
.845
114
1
1378
22Ken McAuley
K. McAuley
4.93
1944-45
NYR NYR
46
11
25
10
227
1
2760
23Darren Eliot
D. Eliot
4.92
1985-86
LAK LAK
27
5
17
3
798
677
.848
121
0
1475
24Mike Palmateer
M. Palmateer
4.91
1983-84
TOR TOR
34
9
17
4
983
834
.848
149
0
1822
25Brian Hayward
B. Hayward
4.87
1983-84
WIN WIN
28
7
18
2
858
734
.855
124
0
1527

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