Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Chicago Blackhawks
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Corey Crawford (CHI) leads NHL goalies with 1,294 shots against for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019-20, ahead of 
Robin Lehner (CHI/VGK) (1,235).
Leaders: Shots Against, Chicago Blackhawks, 2019-20
- 1stCorey CrawfordCHI · 40 GP1,294
2ndRobin LehnerCHI/VGK · 36 GP1,235
3rdMalcolm SubbanVGK/CHI · 21 GP546
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 2019-20, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,235 and Corey Crawford leads at 1,294.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey CrawfordCHI | CHI | 1,294 | 40 | 39 | 1,186 | 0.917 | — |
| 2 | Robin LehnerCHI/VGK | CHI/VGK | 1,235 | 36 | 34 | 1,136 | 0.920 | — |
| 3 | Malcolm SubbanVGK/CHI | VGK/CHI | 546 | 21 | 19 | 486 | 0.890 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2019-20?
Corey Crawford leads with 1,294. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 1,235.
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.