Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Detroit Red Wings
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Thomas Greiss (DET) leads NHL goalies with 894 shots against for the Detroit Red Wings in 2020-21, ahead of 
Jonathan Bernier (DET) (757).
Leaders: Shots Against, Detroit Red Wings, 2020-21
- 1stThomas GreissDET · 34 GP894
- 2ndJonathan BernierDET · 24 GP757
3rdCalvin PickardDET · 6 GP127
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 757 and Thomas Greiss leads at 894.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas GreissDET | DET | 894 | 34 | 29 | 815 | 0.912 | — |
| 2 | Jonathan BernierDET | DET | 757 | 24 | 23 | 692 | 0.914 | — |
| 3 | Calvin PickardDET | DET | 127 | 6 | 4 | 111 | 0.874 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?
Thomas Greiss leads with 894. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 757.
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.