Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Cam Talbot (MIN) leads NHL goalies with 1,008 shots against for the Minnesota Wild in 2020-21, ahead of 
Kaapo Kahkonen (MIN) (692).
Leaders: Shots Against, Minnesota Wild, 2020-21
- 1stCam TalbotMIN · 33 GP1,008
- 2ndKaapo KahkonenMIN · 24 GP692
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, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 850 and Cam Talbot leads at 1,008.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam TalbotMIN | MIN | 1,008 | 33 | 33 | 922 | 0.915 | 9.2%▲2.6 |
| 2 | Kaapo KahkonenMIN | MIN | 692 | 24 | 23 | 624 | 0.902 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?
Cam Talbot leads with 1,008. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 850.
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.