Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: New York Islanders
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Robin Lehner (NYI) leads NHL goalies with 1,323 shots against for the New York Islanders in 2018-19, ahead of 
Thomas Greiss (NYI) (1,185).
Leaders: Shots Against, New York Islanders, 2018-19
- 1stRobin LehnerNYI · 46 GP1,323
- 2ndThomas GreissNYI · 43 GP1,185
3rdChristopher GibsonNYI · 2 GP17
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,185 and Robin Lehner leads at 1,323.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin LehnerNYI | NYI | 1,323 | 46 | 43 | 1,230 | 0.930 | — |
| 2 | Thomas GreissNYI | NYI | 1,185 | 43 | 39 | 1,098 | 0.927 | — |
| 3 | Christopher GibsonNYI | NYI | 17 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.941 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2018-19?
Robin Lehner leads with 1,323. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 1,185.
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.