Elvis Merzlikins had the worst goals-against average in 2022-23, with a 4.23 average.

Interpreted as:

worst goals against average with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player NHL 2023

	NAME	GAA	SEASON	TM	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Elvis Merzlikins E. Merzlikins	4.23	2022-23	CBJ	30	27	7	18	2	889	779	.876	110	0	1560
2	John Gibson J. Gibson	3.99	2022-23	ANA	53	52	14	31	8	1,983	1,783	.899	200	1	3005
3	Spencer Martin S. Martin	3.99	2022-23	VAN	29	27	11	15	1	830	723	.871	107	0	1610
4	Kaapo Kahkonen K. Kahkonen	3.85	2022-23	SJS	37	37	9	20	7	1,149	1,014	.883	135	1	2106
5	Petr Mrazek P. Mrazek	3.66	2022-23	CHI	39	38	10	22	3	1,248	1,116	.894	132	0	2165
6	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen U. Luukkonen	3.61	2022-23	BUF	33	32	17	11	4	1,054	939	.891	115	0	1910
7	Jake Allen J. Allen	3.55	2022-23	MTL	42	41	15	24	3	1,335	1,190	.891	145	1	2450
8	James Reimer J. Reimer	3.48	2022-23	SJS	43	41	12	21	8	1,335	1,188	.890	147	3	2538
9	Karel Vejmelka K. Vejmelka	3.43	2022-23	ARI	50	49	18	24	6	1,670	1,502	.899	168	3	2941
10	Sam Montembeault S. Montembeault	3.42	2022-23	MTL	40	39	16	19	3	1,345	1,212	.901	133	0	2334
11	Jonathan Quick J. Quick	3.41	2022-23	TOT	41	36	16	15	6	1,080	953	.882	127	2	2235
12	Jack Campbell J. Campbell	3.41	2022-23	EDM	36	34	21	9	4	1,027	912	.888	115	1	2026
13	Connor Ingram C. Ingram	3.37	2022-23	ARI	27	26	6	13	8	960	871	.907	89	1	1587
14	Jordan Binnington J. Binnington	3.31	2022-23	STL	61	60	27	27	6	1,826	1,632	.894	194	2	3516
15	Anton Forsberg A. Forsberg	3.26	2022-23	OTT	28	25	11	11	2	817	737	.902	80	2	1472
16	Casey DeSmith C. DeSmith	3.17	2022-23	PIT	38	33	15	16	4	1,142	1,033	.905	109	0	2066
17	Thatcher Demko T. Demko	3.16	2022-23	VAN	32	32	14	14	4	1,005	906	.901	99	1	1879
18	Ville Husso V. Husso	3.11	2022-23	DET	56	56	26	22	7	1,603	1,436	.896	167	4	3220
19	Sergei Bobrovsky S. Bobrovsky	3.07	2022-23	FLA	50	49	24	20	3	1,466	1,321	.901	145	1	2834
20	Craig Anderson C. Anderson	3.06	2022-23	BUF	26	24	11	11	2	823	747	.908	76	1	1490
21	Charlie Lindgren C. Lindgren	3.05	2022-23	WSH	31	26	13	11	3	853	767	.899	86	0	1692
22	Matt Murray M. Murray	3.01	2022-23	TOR	26	26	14	8	2	761	687	.903	74	1	1473
23	Alex Stalock A. Stalock	3.01	2022-23	CHI	27	24	9	15	2	804	730	.908	74	2	1475
24	Martin Jones M. Jones	2.99	2022-23	SEA	48	42	27	13	3	1,145	1,014	.886	131	3	2626
25	Carter Hart C. Hart	2.94	2022-23	PHI	55	54	22	23	10	1,665	1,510	.907	155	2	3164