Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR) leads NHL goalies with 648 shots against for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020-21, ahead of 
James Reimer (CAR) (627).
Leaders: Shots Against, Carolina Hurricanes, 2020-21
- 1stAlex NedeljkovicCAR · 23 GP648
- 2ndJames ReimerCAR · 22 GP627
3rdPetr MrazekCAR · 12 GP298
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 627 and Alex Nedeljkovic leads at 648.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex NedeljkovicCAR | CAR | 648 | 23 | 23 | 604 | 0.932 | 21%▲4.5 |
| 2 | James ReimerCAR | CAR | 627 | 22 | 21 | 568 | 0.906 | — |
| 3 | Petr MrazekCAR | CAR | 298 | 12 | 12 | 275 | 0.923 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?
Alex Nedeljkovic leads with 648. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 627.
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.