Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Philadelphia Flyers
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Cam Talbot (EDM/PHI) leads NHL goalies with 997 shots against for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2018-19, ahead of 
Carter Hart (PHI) (976).
Leaders: Shots Against, Philadelphia Flyers, 2018-19
1stCam TalbotEDM/PHI · 35 GP997- 2ndCarter HartPHI · 31 GP976
3rdBrian ElliottPHI · 26 GP741
4thAnthony StolarzPHI/EDM · 18 GP503
5thCalvin PickardPHI/ARI · 17 GP384
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, 8 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 444 and Cam Talbot leads at 997.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam TalbotEDM/PHI | EDM/PHI | 997 | 35 | 32 | 889 | 0.892 | 9.2%▲2.6 |
| 2 | Carter HartPHI | PHI | 976 | 31 | 30 | 895 | 0.917 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 3 | Brian ElliottPHI | PHI | 741 | 26 | 23 | 672 | 0.907 | — |
| 4 | Anthony StolarzPHI/EDM | PHI/EDM | 503 | 18 | 12 | 453 | 0.901 | 36%▼0.6 |
| 5 | Calvin PickardPHI/ARI | PHI/ARI | 384 | 17 | 12 | 336 | 0.875 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Mike McKennaOTT/PHI | OTT/PHI | 316 | 11 | 7 | 282 | 0.892 | — |
| 7 |  Michal NeuvirthPHI | PHI | 184 | 7 | 6 | 158 | 0.859 | — |
| 8 |  Alex LyonPHI | PHI | 31 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0.806 | 29%▼2.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2018-19?
Cam Talbot leads with 997. The median of the 8 qualified goalies is 444.
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.