Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Robin Lehner (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 1,560 shots against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18, ahead of 
Chad Johnson (BUF) (962).
Leaders: Shots Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2017-18
- 1stRobin LehnerBUF · 53 GP1,560
- 2ndChad JohnsonBUF · 36 GP962
3rdLinus UllmarkBUF · 5 GP123
4thAdam WilcoxBUF · 1 GP14
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shots Against measures
This board ranks NHL goalies by shots against, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Shots on goal faced while in net, regular season.
A workload stat: starts and team shot suppression explain almost all of it.
Shots against counts every shot on goal a goalie faced. Starters on teams that bleed shots lead, which is why they also lead in saves. Shots against drive saves in points leagues; a busy goalie on a bad team can still score well there. In 2017-18, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 543 and Robin Lehner leads at 1,560.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin LehnerBUF | BUF | 1,560 | 53 | 50 | 1,417 | 0.908 | — |
| 2 | Chad JohnsonBUF | BUF | 962 | 36 | 29 | 857 | 0.891 | — |
| 3 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 123 | 5 | 3 | 115 | 0.935 | 92%▲3 |
| 4 | Adam WilcoxBUF | BUF | 14 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2017-18?
Robin Lehner leads with 1,560. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 543.
How is Shots Against calculated?
Shots on goal faced while in net, regular season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shots Against?
A workload stat: starts and team shot suppression explain almost all of it.