Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Jake Allen (MTL) leads NHL goalies with 817 shots against for the Montreal Canadiens in 2020-21, ahead of 
Carey Price (MTL) (659).
Leaders: Shots Against, Montreal Canadiens, 2020-21
- 1stJake AllenMTL · 29 GP817
- 2ndCarey PriceMTL · 25 GP659
3rdCayden PrimeauMTL · 4 GP93
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 659 and Jake Allen leads at 817.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake AllenMTL | MTL | 817 | 29 | 27 | 741 | 0.907 | 51%▼2.8 |
| 2 | Carey PriceMTL | MTL | 659 | 25 | 25 | 594 | 0.901 | — |
| 3 | Cayden PrimeauMTL | MTL | 93 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 0.849 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2020-21?
Jake Allen leads with 817. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 659.
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.