Goalies had their worst goals-against average in a season in 1917-18, with a 4.98 average.

worst goalie gaa in a regular season

	POSITION	GAA	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Goalie	4.98	1917-18	69	34	34	0				342	2	4125
2	Goalie	4.70	1919-20	98	47	47	0				442	5	5647
3	Goalie	4.19	1920-21	96	48	48	0				406	4	5818
4	Goalie	4.08	1943-44	301	134	134	32				1,225	13	18000
5	Goalie	4.04	1918-19	54	27	27	0				223	3	3308
6	Goalie	3.95	1981-82	1,792	692	692	296	52,167	45,537	.873	6,630	28	100623
7	Goalie	3.88	1921-22	96	45	46	4				378	2	5844
8	Goalie	3.87	1985-86	1,851	761	761	158	52,052	45,501	.874	6,551	50	101575
9	Goalie	3.84	1983-84	1,834	754	754	172	51,285	44,783	.873	6,502	44	101630
10	Goalie	3.80	1982-83	1,812	713	713	254	51,215	44,835	.875	6,380	44	100625
11	Goalie	3.79	1984-85	1,814	736	736	208	51,284	44,856	.875	6,428	39	101817
12	Goalie	3.78	1980-81	1,795	675	675	330	51,127	44,795	.876	6,332	38	100572
13	Goalie	3.67	1944-45	302	133	133	34				1,102	11	18000
14	Goalie	3.63	1988-89	1,855	743	743	194	50,898	44,744	.879	6,154	44	101760
15	Goalie	3.62	1987-88	1,847	743	743	194	51,055	44,909	.880	6,146	58	101806
16	Goalie	3.60	1942-43	300	118	118	64				1,083	11	18060
17	Goalie	3.56	1986-87	1,845	747	747	186	50,291	44,247	.880	6,044	28	101745
18	Goalie	3.56	1989-90	1,846	740	740	200	50,702	44,658	.881	6,044	41	101769
19	Goalie	3.53	1992-93	2,196	908	908	200	62,327	55,154	.885	7,173	68	121873
20	Goalie	3.46	1979-80	1,794	698	698	284	49,284	43,493	.882	5,791	58	100549
21	Goalie	3.45	1978-79	1,437	569	569	222	39,904	35,218	.883	4,686	52	81454
22	Goalie	3.38	1974-75	1,535	599	599	242	44,275	39,418	.890	4,857	85	86276
23	Goalie	3.37	1975-76	1,527	606	606	228	44,002	39,157	.890	4,845	65	86220
24	Goalie	3.37	1991-92	1,936	763	763	234	53,557	47,567	.888	5,990	63	106731
25	Goalie	3.35	1990-91	1,884	728	728	224	49,973	44,277	.886	5,696	51	101899