nhl players with the worst gaa, in one stanley cup finals, minimum 240 minutes, since 1940-41

Since 1940-41, Tony Esposito has the highest goals-against average with 240+ minutes played in a Stanley Cup Finals, with a 5.44 average.

NAME GAA MIN SEASON SERIES TM GP GS W L T OTL SA SV SV% GA SHO
1 Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
5.44
353
1972-73
Stanley Cup Finals
CHI CHI
6
2
4
0
189
157
.831
32
0
2 Sergei Bobrovsky
S. Bobrovsky
4.70
268
2022-23
Stanley Cup Finals
FLA FLA
5
5
1
4
0
0
135
114
.844
21
0
3 Harry Lumley
H. Lumley
4.50
240
1947-48
Stanley Cup Finals
DET DET
4
0
4
0
18
0
4 Jon Casey
J. Casey
4.34
290
1990-91
Stanley Cup Finals
MNS MNS
6
2
3
0
152
131
.862
21
0
5 Billy Smith
B. Smith
4.17
245
1983-84
Stanley Cup Finals
NYI NYI
5
1
3
0
139
122
.878
17
0
6 Marc-Andre Fleury
M. Fleury
4.09
293
2017-18
Stanley Cup Finals
VGK VGK
5
5
1
4
0
0
136
116
.853
20
0
7 Frank Brimsek
F. Brimsek
4.00
240
1942-43
Stanley Cup Finals
BOS BOS
4
0
4
0
16
0
8 Stuart Skinner
S. Skinner
3.97
287
2024-25
Stanley Cup Finals
EDM EDM
5
5
1
3
0
0
137
118
.861
19
0
9 Richard Brodeur
R. Brodeur
3.96
258
1981-82
Stanley Cup Finals
VAN VAN
4
0
4
0
131
114
.870
17
0
10 Michael Leighton
M. Leighton
3.96
303
2009-10
Stanley Cup Finals
PHI PHI
6
6
2
2
0
0
161
141
.876
20
0
11 Gerry Cheevers
G. Cheevers
3.93
244
1976-77
Stanley Cup Finals
BOS BOS
4
0
4
0
90
74
.822
16
0
12 Billy Smith
B. Smith
3.93
351
1979-80
Stanley Cup Finals
NYI NYI
6
4
2
0
183
160
.874
23
0
13 Pete Peeters
P. Peeters
3.85
311
1979-80
Stanley Cup Finals
PHI PHI
5
2
3
0
157
137
.873
20
0
14 Mike Karakas
M. Karakas
3.85
249
1943-44
Stanley Cup Finals
CHI CHI
4
0
4
0
16
0
15 Johnny Bower
J. Bower
3.75
240
1959-60
Stanley Cup Finals
TOR TOR
4
0
4
0
141
126
.894
15
0
16 John Davidson
J. Davidson
3.71
307
1978-79
Stanley Cup Finals
NYR NYR
5
1
4
0
161
142
.882
19
0
17 Glenn Hall
G. Hall
3.60
300
1955-56
Stanley Cup Finals
DET DET
5
1
4
0
158
140
.886
18
0
18 Johnny Mowers
J. Mowers
3.57
420
1941-42
Stanley Cup Finals
DET DET
7
3
4
0
25
0
19 Ken Dryden
K. Dryden
3.52
358
1972-73
Stanley Cup Finals
MTL MTL
6
4
2
0
159
138
.868
21
1
20 Johnny Bower
J. Bower
3.48
310
1958-59
Stanley Cup Finals
TOR TOR
5
1
4
0
169
151
.893
18
0
21 Gerry Desjardins
G. Desjardins
3.47
259
1974-75
Stanley Cup Finals
BUF BUF
5
1
3
0
102
87
.853
15
0
22 Jacques Plante
J. Plante
3.42
403
1954-55
Stanley Cup Finals
MTL MTL
7
3
3
0
23
0
23 Roberto Luongo
R. Luongo
3.41
351
2010-11
Stanley Cup Finals
VAN VAN
7
7
3
4
0
0
183
163
.891
20
2
24 Antti Niemi
A. Niemi
3.41
369
2009-10
Stanley Cup Finals
CHI CHI
6
6
4
2
0
0
178
157
.882
21
0
25 Frank Brimsek
F. Brimsek
3.34
341
1945-46
Stanley Cup Finals
BOS BOS
5
1
4
0
19
0

More Blackhawks Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.33

26th

GA/GP

3.33

16th

PP%

10.0

27th

PK%

76.5

22nd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Predators Predators
1
0
1
3
0
Blues Blues
1
1
0
2
-3
Jets Jets
1
1
0
2
0
Wild Wild
1
1
0
2
2
Mammoth Mammoth
1
1
0
2
0
Blackhawks Blackhawks
0
2
1
1
-3
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
UTA UTA
@
CHI CHI
8:30 PM
Wed
10/15
CHI CHI
@
STL STL
9:30 PM
Fri
10/17
VAN VAN
@
CHI CHI
8:30 PM
Sun
10/19
ANA ANA
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
CHI CHI
@
TBL TBL
6:45 PM
Last Game
CHI Blackhawks

0 - 2 - 0

2

Final

3

MTL Canadiens

2 - 1 - 0

Sat 11 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
0
0
6
6
Bruins Bruins
3
0
0
6
5
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Rangers Rangers
2
1
0
4
6
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Predators Predators
1
0
1
3
0
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Mon
10/13
COL COL
@
BUF BUF
12:30 PM
Mon
10/13
WPG WPG
@
NYI NYI
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
NSH NSH
@
OTT OTT
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
TBL TBL
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM