Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Chicago Blackhawks
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Kevin Lankinen (CHI) leads NHL goalies with 1,204 shots against for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2020-21, ahead of 
Malcolm Subban (CHI) (471).
Leaders: Shots Against, Chicago Blackhawks, 2020-21
- 1stKevin LankinenCHI · 37 GP1,204
- 2ndMalcolm SubbanCHI · 16 GP471
3rdCollin DeliaCHI · 6 GP205
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 471 and Kevin Lankinen leads at 1,204.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin LankinenCHI | CHI | 1,204 | 37 | 37 | 1,095 | 0.909 | 18%▼4.1 |
| 2 | Malcolm SubbanCHI | CHI | 471 | 16 | 14 | 424 | 0.900 | — |
| 3 | Collin DeliaCHI | CHI | 205 | 6 | 5 | 185 | 0.902 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?
Kevin Lankinen leads with 1,204. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 471.
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.