Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Arizona Coyotes
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Karel Vejmelka (ARI) leads NHL goalies with 1,669 shots against for the Arizona Coyotes in 2021-22, ahead of 
Scott Wedgewood (ARI/DAL/NJD) (1,218).
Leaders: Shots Against, Arizona Coyotes, 2021-22
- 1stKarel VejmelkaARI · 52 GP1,669
2ndScott WedgewoodARI/DAL/NJD · 37 GP1,218
3rdHarri SateriARI · 6 GP157
4thIvan ProsvetovARI · 3 GP104
5thCarter HuttonARI · 3 GP58
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 2021-22, 6 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 131 and Karel Vejmelka leads at 1,669.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel VejmelkaARI | ARI | 1,669 | 52 | 49 | 1,499 | 0.898 | 98% |
| 2 | Scott WedgewoodARI/DAL/NJD | ARI/DAL/NJD | 1,218 | 37 | 32 | 1,108 | 0.910 | 85%▼3.7 |
| 3 | Harri SateriARI | ARI | 157 | 6 | 4 | 136 | 0.866 | — |
| 4 | Ivan ProsvetovARI | ARI | 104 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 0.875 | — |
| 5 | Carter HuttonARI | ARI | 58 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0.741 | — |
| 6 |  Josef KorenarARI | ARI | 35 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0.914 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2021-22?
Karel Vejmelka leads with 1,669. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 131.
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.