Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: New York Rangers
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) leads NHL goalies with 2,036 shots against for the New York Rangers in 2017-18, ahead of 
Ondrej Pavelec (NYR) (510).
Leaders: Shots Against, New York Rangers, 2017-18
- 1stHenrik LundqvistNYR · 63 GP2,036
- 2ndOndrej PavelecNYR · 19 GP510
3rdAlexandar GeorgievNYR · 10 GP331
4thBrandon HalversonNYR · 1 GP6
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 421 and Henrik Lundqvist leads at 2,036.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik LundqvistNYR | NYR | 2,036 | 63 | 61 | 1,862 | 0.915 | — |
| 2 | Ondrej PavelecNYR | NYR | 510 | 19 | 12 | 464 | 0.910 | — |
| 3 | Alexandar GeorgievNYR | NYR | 331 | 10 | 9 | 304 | 0.918 | — |
| 4 | Brandon HalversonNYR | NYR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.833 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2017-18?
Henrik Lundqvist leads with 2,036. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 421.
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.