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NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games

Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) leads NHL goalies with 1,335 shots against in 2020-21, ahead of Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) (1,237).

Leaders: Shots Against, 2020-21

  1. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets1stConnor HellebuyckWPG · 45 GP1,335Share
  2. Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning2ndAndrei VasilevskiyTBL · 42 GP1,237Share
  3. Kevin Lankinen, Chicago Blackhawks3rdKevin LankinenCHI · 37 GP1,204Share
  4. Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues4thJordan BinningtonSTL · 42 GP1,200Share
  5. Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks5thThatcher DemkoVAN · 35 GP1,164Share

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 2020-21, 98 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 502 and Connor Hellebuyck leads at 1,335.

Shots Against leaderboard

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NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#GoalieSAGPGSSVSV%
1Connor HellebuyckWPG1,33545451,2230.91691%▼0.7
2Andrei VasilevskiyTBL1,23742421,1440.92599%
3Kevin LankinenCHI1,20437371,0950.90918%▼4.1
4Jordan BinningtonSTL1,20042411,0920.91025%▼1.8
5Thatcher DemkoVAN1,16435351,0650.91524%
6Jacob MarkstromCGY1,16143431,0500.90488%▼4.1
7Tristan JarryPIT1,10039381,0000.90926%
8Cal PetersenLAK1,09535329980.911—
9Mackenzie BlackwoodNJD1,08135359750.90292%▲0.8
10Juuse SarosNSH1,07336359950.92785%
11John GibsonANA1,04235359410.90360%▼4.1
12Vitek VanecekWSH1,03137369360.9080.1%▼3.1
13Semyon VarlamovNYI1,02036359480.9294.9%
14Cam TalbotMIN1,00833339220.9159.2%▲2.6
15Philipp GrubauerCOL99340399160.92223%▲7.6
16Marc-Andre FleuryVGK98936369180.928—
17Igor ShesterkinNYR98735319040.91662%▼5.9
18Martin JonesSJS98034348780.896—
19Sergei BobrovskyFLA93531308470.90684%▼1.2
20Mike SmithEDM92132308500.923—
21Joonas KorpisaloCBJ90433318080.89412%
22Thomas GreissDET89434298150.912—
23Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ82528237560.9167.3%
24Jake AllenMTL81729277410.90751%▼2.8
25Anton KhudobinDAL79932327230.905—

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?

Connor Hellebuyck leads with 1,335. The median of the 98 qualified goalies is 502.

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.