Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Washington Capitals
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Braden Holtby (WSH) leads NHL goalies with 1,385 shots against for the Washington Capitals in 2019-20, ahead of 
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) (689).
Leaders: Shots Against, Washington Capitals, 2019-20
- 1stBraden HoltbyWSH · 48 GP1,385
- 2ndIlya SamsonovWSH · 26 GP689
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, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,037 and Braden Holtby leads at 1,385.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden HoltbyWSH | WSH | 1,385 | 48 | 47 | 1,243 | 0.897 | — |
| 2 | Ilya SamsonovWSH | WSH | 689 | 26 | 22 | 629 | 0.913 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2019-20?
Braden Holtby leads with 1,385. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,037.
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.