Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Frederik Andersen (TOR) leads NHL goalies with 2,211 shots against for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017-18, ahead of 
Curtis McElhinney (TOR) (528).
Leaders: Shots Against, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2017-18
- 1stFrederik AndersenTOR · 66 GP2,211
- 2ndCurtis McElhinneyTOR · 18 GP528
3rdCalvin PickardTOR · 1 GP28
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 528 and Frederik Andersen leads at 2,211.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik AndersenTOR | TOR | 2,211 | 66 | 66 | 2,029 | 0.918 | 34%▼0.9 |
| 2 | Curtis McElhinneyTOR | TOR | 528 | 18 | 15 | 493 | 0.934 | — |
| 3 | Calvin PickardTOR | TOR | 28 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0.857 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2017-18?
Frederik Andersen leads with 2,211. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 528.
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.