Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Matt Murray (PIT) leads NHL goalies with 1,423 shots against for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017-18, ahead of 
Antti Niemi (MTL/PIT/FLA) (710).
Leaders: Shots Against, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2017-18
- 1stMatt MurrayPIT · 49 GP1,423
2ndAntti NiemiMTL/PIT/FLA · 24 GP710
3rdTristan JarryPIT · 26 GP687
4thCasey DeSmithPIT · 14 GP356
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 699 and Matt Murray leads at 1,423.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt MurrayPIT | PIT | 1,423 | 49 | 45 | 1,290 | 0.907 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Antti NiemiMTL/PIT/FLA | MTL/PIT/FLA | 710 | 24 | 20 | 647 | 0.911 | — |
| 3 | Tristan JarryPIT | PIT | 687 | 26 | 23 | 624 | 0.908 | 26% |
| 4 | Casey DeSmithPIT | PIT | 356 | 14 | 11 | 328 | 0.921 | 16%▲0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2017-18?
Matt Murray leads with 1,423. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 699.
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.