Scott Wedgewood has the lowest goals-against average in the NHL
Scott Wedgewood of the Colorado Avalanche has the lowest goals-against average in the NHL in the 2025-26 season at 2.02, against a league average of 2.83, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2025-26 season.
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0.80 below the league average of 2.83. Goals a goaltender allowed per 60 minutes played. Lower is better. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Goals-against average | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scott Wedgewood · Colorado Avalanche 43 starts | 2.02 | 43 starts |
| 2 |  Andrei Vasilevskiy · Tampa Bay Lightning 58 starts | 2.31 | 58 starts |
| 3 |  Dan Vladar · Philadelphia Flyers 51 starts | 2.42 | 51 starts |
| 4 |  Casey DeSmith · Dallas Stars 28 starts | 2.43 | 28 starts |
| 5 |  Logan Thompson · Washington Capitals 58 starts | 2.44 | 58 starts |
| 6 |  Brandon Bussi · Carolina Hurricanes 39 starts | 2.47 | 39 starts |
| 7 |  Igor Shesterkin · New York Rangers 51 starts | 2.50 | 51 starts |
| 8 | Mackenzie Blackwood · Colorado Avalanche 36 starts | 2.50 | 36 starts |
| 9 |  Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen · Buffalo Sabres 34 starts | 2.52 | 34 starts |
| 10 |  Anton Forsberg · Los Angeles Kings 31 starts | 2.57 | 31 starts |
| 11 | Jake Oettinger · Dallas Stars 54 starts | 2.59 | 54 starts |
| 12 |  Akira Schmid · Vegas Golden Knights 29 starts | 2.59 | 29 starts |
| 13 |  Connor Ingram · Edmonton Oilers 30 starts | 2.60 | 30 starts |
| 14 |  Jet Greaves · Columbus Blue Jackets 53 starts | 2.60 | 53 starts |
| 15 |  Joel Hofer · St. Louis Blues 43 starts | 2.61 | 43 starts |
| 16 |  Jesper Wallstedt · Minnesota Wild 33 starts | 2.61 | 33 starts |
| 17 |  Philipp Grubauer · Seattle Kraken 28 starts | 2.65 | 28 starts |
| 18 |  Ilya Sorokin · New York Islanders 54 starts | 2.68 | 54 starts |
| 19 | Filip Gustavsson · Minnesota Wild 49 starts | 2.69 | 49 starts |
| 20 |  Jeremy Swayman · Boston Bruins 54 starts | 2.71 | 54 starts |
| 21 |  John Gibson · Detroit Red Wings 57 starts | 2.72 | 57 starts |
| 22 |  Linus Ullmark · Ottawa Senators 49 starts | 2.73 | 49 starts |
| 23 |  Jake Allen · New Jersey Devils 36 starts | 2.74 | 36 starts |
| 24 |  Karel Vejmelka · Utah Mammoth 63 starts | 2.75 | 63 starts |
| 25 | David Rittich · New York Islanders 28 starts | 2.76 | 28 starts |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across 49 qualified players (28 starts minimum, the board's own median sample). Lower is better, so the table runs lowest first. The lead is 2.4 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.