Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Craig Anderson (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 945 shots against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021-22, ahead of 
Dustin Tokarski (BUF) (900).
Leaders: Shots Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2021-22
- 1stCraig AndersonBUF · 31 GP945
- 2ndDustin TokarskiBUF · 29 GP900
3rdAaron DellBUF · 12 GP354
4thUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 9 GP277
5thMalcolm SubbanBUF · 4 GP132
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 316 and Craig Anderson leads at 945.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig AndersonBUF | BUF | 945 | 31 | 31 | 848 | 0.897 | — |
| 2 | Dustin TokarskiBUF | BUF | 900 | 29 | 28 | 809 | 0.899 | — |
| 3 | Aaron DellBUF | BUF | 354 | 12 | 9 | 316 | 0.893 | — |
| 4 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 277 | 9 | 9 | 254 | 0.917 | 67%▲1 |
| 5 | Malcolm SubbanBUF | BUF | 132 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 0.871 | — |
| 6 |  Michael HouserBUF | BUF | 77 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 0.948 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2021-22?
Craig Anderson leads with 945. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 316.
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.