1997 NHL Goals Against Average Leaders

Goals allowed per sixty minutes

Ed Belfour led the NHL in goals against average in 1997 with 1.88, 0.01 ahead of Martin Brodeur (1.89). It stands 51st among all single seasons in NHL history. It was one of 2 times Ed Belfour led in goals against average.

W SO GAA SV%SV SA GP W%GA

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Led the NHL in 1997 Ed Belfour DAL

1.88 Goals Against Average 0.01 clear of Martin Brodeur

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#	Player	Team	GAA	GP	W	L
1	Ed Belfour	DAL	1.88	61	37	12
2	Martin Brodeur	NJD	1.89	70	43	17
3	Tom Barrasso	PIT	2.07	63	31	14
4	Dominik Hasek	BUF	2.09	72	33	23
5	Ron Hextall	PHI	2.17	46	21	17
6	Trevor Kidd	CAR	2.17	47	21	21
7	Jeff Hackett	CHI	2.20	58	21	25
8	Olie Kolzig	WSH	2.20	64	33	18
9	Chris Osgood	DET	2.21	64	33	20
10	Byron Dafoe	BOS	2.24	65	30	25
11	Ron Tugnutt	OTT	2.25	42	15	14
12	Damian Rhodes	OTT	2.34	50	19	19
13	Patrick Roy	COL	2.39	65	31	19
14	Mike Vernon	SJS	2.46	62	30	22
15	Jocelyn Thibault	MTL	2.47	47	19	15
16	Andy Moog	MTL	2.49	42	18	17
17	Grant Fuhr	STL	2.53	58	29	21
18	Garth Snow	PHI +1	2.59	41	17	15
19	Curtis Joseph	EDM	2.63	71	29	31
20	Tommy Salo	NYI	2.64	62	23	29
21	Mike Richter	NYR	2.66	72	21	31
22	Stephane Fiset	LAK	2.71	60	26	25
23	Arturs Irbe	VAN	2.73	41	14	11
24	Felix Potvin	TOR	2.73	67	26	33
25	Nikolai Khabibulin	PHX	2.74	70	30	28
26	John Vanbiesbrouck	FLA	2.87	60	18	29
27	Rick Tabaracci	CGY	2.88	42	13	22
28	Guy Hebert	ANA	2.93	46	13	24
29	Sean Burke	CAR +2	2.95	52	16	23
30	Dwayne Roloson	CGY	2.99	39	11	16
31	Mark Fitzpatrick	FLA +1	3.12	46	9	31
32	Mikhail Shtalenkov	ANA	3.22	40	13	18
33	Kirk McLean	VAN +2	3.54	44	14	21