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NHL Shots Allowed Per Game 2019-20
Shots on goal every NHL team allows per game, over the season, the last 10 games, at home and on the road, plus the shots it puts on opposing goalies and the saves they make: the base rates for shots and saves props.
Chicago Blackhawks leads NHL teams with 35.1 shots on goal allowed per game in 2019-20, 1.1 more than New York Rangers.
Most and fewest shots allowed per game, 2019-20
Chicago Blackhawks35.170 GP
New York Rangers34.070 GP
Ottawa Senators33.671 GP
Vancouver Canucks33.369 GP
Detroit Red Wings32.871 GP
New Jersey Devils32.769 GP
Philadelphia Flyers28.769 GP
Carolina Hurricanes29.368 GP
Vegas Golden Knights29.371 GP
St. Louis Blues29.671 GP
Los Angeles Kings29.770 GP
Pittsburgh Penguins29.769 GP
Do shots allowed repeat?
Yes, more than most team numbers. Odd games against even games correlated 0.78 on average from 2017-18 to 2025-26, and one season's shots allowed predicted the next at r = 0.55.
Against the market
We tested defense vs position on 3,231 shots-on-goal props from 196 games in 2025-26 (closing lines, several US books). The opponent's shots allowed to the player's position, before the game, correlated 0.03 with the result against the line. Against the softest matchups overs hit 51.0% with the market at 50.7% (478 props); against the toughest, 46.8% against 50.2% (530). That is within noise of the prices, and smaller than the vig.
Saves props: books set the line from the same shot volume. We have stored saves prices only since October 2026, too few to grade yet. Our shots model against the books, live: model vs market.
Every team, 2019-20
| # | Team | GP | Shots allowed / GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Shots for / GP | Opp. goalie saves / GP | Own saves / GP | Blocks / GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 35.1 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 35.9 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 32.1 | 14.5 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 70 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 32.9 | 35.1 | 30.9 | 27.7 | 30.9 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 15.1 |
| 4 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 33.3 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 32.8 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 33.9 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 29.1 | 12.7 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 32.7 | 33.5 | 30.8 | 34.5 | 30.6 | 28.0 | 29.4 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 32.6 | 30.9 | 31.8 | 33.5 | 31.1 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 12.3 |
| 8 |  Calgary Flames | 70 | 32.4 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 33.6 | 31.5 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 13.4 |
| 9 |  Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 31.5 | 29.0 | 29.8 | – |
| 10 |  Florida Panthers | 69 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 14.2 |
| 11 |  Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 32.1 | 33.9 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 29.6 | 27.1 | 29.0 | 13.3 |
| 12 |  Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 32.0 | 34.1 | 32.5 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 15.0 |
| 13 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 12.9 |
| 14 |  Dallas Stars | 69 | 31.6 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 30.5 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 14.9 |
| 15 |  Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 14.7 |
| 16 |  Nashville Predators | 69 | 31.3 | 35.8 | 29.8 | 32.7 | 33.0 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 14.8 |
| 17 |  New York Islanders | 68 | 31.2 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 32.1 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 17.0 |
| 18 |  Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 31.1 | 32.8 | 29.6 | 32.7 | 29.2 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 11.0 |
| 19 |  Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 28.0 | 13.0 |
| 20 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 29.8 | 32.0 | 30.9 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 12.8 |
| 21 |  Minnesota Wild | 69 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 28.7 | 32.7 | 30.0 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 14.0 |
| 22 |  San Jose Sharks | 70 | 30.6 | 30.0 | 29.1 | 32.2 | 29.9 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 13.4 |
| 23 |  Washington Capitals | 69 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 28.6 | 27.1 | 13.8 |
| 24 |  Boston Bruins | 70 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 30.3 | 31.9 | 28.9 | 27.7 | 12.7 |
| 25 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 29.9 | 31.0 | 28.5 | 31.4 | 32.3 | 29.9 | 27.3 | 15.1 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 29.7 | 26.6 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 12.9 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29.7 | 31.5 | 29.2 | 30.1 | 33.1 | 30.7 | 26.7 | 12.3 |
| 28 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 29.6 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 31.7 | 30.5 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 11.9 |
| 29 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 29.3 | 26.9 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 34.4 | 31.4 | 26.4 | 13.5 |
| 30 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 29.3 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 30.1 | 26.5 | 11.5 |
| 31 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 28.7 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 25.9 | 12.2 |
Regular season, from NHL boxscores. Wingers are left and right wings together. Blocks: NHL stats team report.
What shots allowed per game measures
Shots on goal the opponent took per game (shots against), the shots a team puts on the opposing goalie (which are the saves he can make, plus goals), and the saves opposing goalies made. These come from NHL boxscores, regular season only, with home, away and last-10 splits.
Shots allowed are one of the steadier team numbers in hockey: odd and even games correlate at about 0.78, and one season predicts the next at 0.55. Ten-game windows are much noisier than the season line.
For goalie saves props, the opponent's shots per game is the base rate, and teams that take lots of shots give goalies more chances at an over. Books already set saves lines from shot volume, so a high shots-allowed number is a reason to look, not a bet on its own. We do not yet have enough stored saves prices to test it after the vig.
Frequently asked questions
Which NHL team allows the most shots per game in 2019-20?
Chicago Blackhawks allows the most, 35.1 shots on goal per game through Mar 11.
Which team allows the fewest shots on goal?
Philadelphia Flyers allows the fewest, 28.7 per game.
Do shots allowed help with goalie saves props?
They set the base rate: an opposing goalie faces the shots a team takes. Shots allowed repeat well (split-half r about 0.78), but books set saves lines from the same numbers, and we do not yet have enough stored saves prices to show an after-vig result.