Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Carter Hutton (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 1,541 shots against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2018-19, ahead of 
Linus Ullmark (BUF) (1,146).
Leaders: Shots Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2018-19
- 1stCarter HuttonBUF · 50 GP1,541
- 2ndLinus UllmarkBUF · 37 GP1,146
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 2018-19, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,344 and Carter Hutton leads at 1,541.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter HuttonBUF | BUF | 1,541 | 50 | 48 | 1,399 | 0.908 | — |
| 2 | Linus UllmarkBUF | BUF | 1,146 | 37 | 34 | 1,037 | 0.905 | 92%▲3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2018-19?
Carter Hutton leads with 1,541. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,344.
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.