Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Detroit Red Wings
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Jonathan Bernier (DET) leads NHL goalies with 1,353 shots against for the Detroit Red Wings in 2019-20, ahead of 
Jimmy Howard (DET) (817).
Leaders: Shots Against, Detroit Red Wings, 2019-20
- 1stJonathan BernierDET · 46 GP1,353
- 2ndJimmy HowardDET · 27 GP817
3rdCalvin PickardDET · 3 GP74
4thEric ComrieDET · 3 GP66
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, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 446 and Jonathan Bernier leads at 1,353.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan BernierDET | DET | 1,353 | 46 | 41 | 1,227 | 0.907 | — |
| 2 | Jimmy HowardDET | DET | 817 | 27 | 27 | 721 | 0.882 | — |
| 3 | Calvin PickardDET | DET | 74 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 0.797 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Eric ComrieDET | DET | 66 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 0.864 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2019-20?
Jonathan Bernier leads with 1,353. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 446.
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.