Ron Low has the worst career goals-against average, with a 4.29 average.

Interpreted as:

worst gaa with a minimum of 250 games played by a player in NHL history

	NAME	GAA	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	SHO	MIN
1	Ron Low R. Low	4.29	382		102	203	38	11,192	9,729	.869	1,463	4	20465
2	Doug Soetaert D. Soetaert	3.97	284		110	104	42	7,759	6,730	.867	1,029	6	15553
3	Greg Stefan G. Stefan	3.93	299		115	127	30	8,096	7,028	.868	1,068	5	16294
4	Greg Millen G. Millen	3.88	604		215	284	89	18,002	15,721	.873	2,281	17	35299
5	Richard Brodeur R. Brodeur	3.86	385		131	175	62	11,024	9,614	.872	1,410	6	21901
6	Murray Bannerman M. Bannerman	3.84	289		116	125	33	8,784	7,733	.880	1,051	8	16427
7	Michel Plasse M. Plasse	3.79	298		92	136	53	8,869	7,811	.881	1,058	2	16741
8	Dunc Wilson D. Wilson	3.75	287		80	150	32	8,417	7,429	.883	988	8	15811
9	Steve Weeks S. Weeks	3.73	291		112	119	33	7,705	6,715	.872	990	5	15927
10	Brian Hayward B. Hayward	3.72	357		143	156	37	9,842	8,601	.874	1,241	8	19991
11	Denis Herron D. Herron	3.71	462		146	203	76	14,254	12,676	.889	1,578	10	25551
12	Jim Rutherford J. Rutherford	3.66	457		151	227	59	13,066	11,491	.879	1,575	14	25851
13	Gary Edwards G. Edwards	3.65	286		88	125	51	8,038	7,065	.879	973	10	15980
14	Gilles Meloche G. Meloche	3.65	788		270	351	131	23,893	21,138	.885	2,755	20	45322
15	Jacques Cloutier J. Cloutier	3.64	255		82	102	24	6,168	5,392	.874	776	3	12804
16	Roland Melanson R. Melanson	3.64	291		129	106	33	8,522	7,527	.883	995	6	16422
17	Ken Wregget K. Wregget	3.63	575	61	225	248	53	16,662	14,746	.885	1,916	9	31644
18	Craig Billington C. Billington	3.63	332	72	110	149	31	8,388	7,354	.877	1,034	9	17091
19	Glen Hanlon G. Hanlon	3.61	476		167	202	61	13,400	11,839	.884	1,561	13	25976
20	Mike Palmateer M. Palmateer	3.53	356		149	138	52	10,605	9,422	.888	1,183	17	20085
21	Phil Myre P. Myre	3.53	439		149	198	76	12,801	11,320	.884	1,481	14	25183
22	John Davidson J. Davidson	3.53	301		123	124	39	8,860	7,856	.887	1,004	7	17080
23	Mike Liut M. Liut	3.49	663		293	271	74	18,880	16,662	.883	2,218	25	38098
24	Tim Cheveldae T. Cheveldae	3.49	340		149	136	37	9,529	8,413	.883	1,116	10	19171
25	Bob Sauve B. Sauve	3.49	420		182	154	54	11,050	9,673	.875	1,377	8	23662