Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) leads NHL goalies with 1,124 shots against for the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22, ahead of 
Jake Allen (MTL) (1,123).
Leaders: Shots Against, Montreal Canadiens, 2021-22
- 1stSamuel MontembeaultMTL · 38 GP1,124
- 2ndJake AllenMTL · 35 GP1,123
3rdAndrew HammondNJD/MTL · 11 GP314
4thCayden PrimeauMTL · 12 GP302
5thCarey PriceMTL · 5 GP148
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 308 and Samuel Montembeault leads at 1,124.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel MontembeaultMTL | MTL | 1,124 | 38 | 30 | 1,002 | 0.891 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 2 | Jake AllenMTL | MTL | 1,123 | 35 | 35 | 1,016 | 0.905 | 51%▼2.8 |
| 3 | Andrew HammondNJD/MTL | NJD/MTL | 314 | 11 | 10 | 276 | 0.879 | — |
| 4 | Cayden PrimeauMTL | MTL | 302 | 12 | 9 | 262 | 0.868 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Carey PriceMTL | MTL | 148 | 5 | 5 | 130 | 0.878 | — |
| 6 |  Michael McNivenMTL | MTL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.571 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2021-22?
Samuel Montembeault leads with 1,124. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 308.
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.