Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Anton Forsberg (OTT) leads NHL goalies with 1,457 shots against for the Ottawa Senators in 2021-22, ahead of 
Matt Murray (OTT) (640).
Leaders: Shots Against, Ottawa Senators, 2021-22
- 1stAnton ForsbergOTT · 46 GP1,457
- 2ndMatt MurrayOTT · 20 GP640
3rdFilip GustavssonOTT · 18 GP574
4thMads SogaardOTT · 2 GP54
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, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 607 and Anton Forsberg leads at 1,457.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton ForsbergOTT | OTT | 1,457 | 46 | 44 | 1,336 | 0.917 | 19%▼2 |
| 2 | Matt MurrayOTT | OTT | 640 | 20 | 20 | 580 | 0.906 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Filip GustavssonOTT | OTT | 574 | 18 | 16 | 512 | 0.892 | 60%▼1 |
| 4 | Mads SogaardOTT | OTT | 54 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0.889 | 5.6%▲0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2021-22?
Anton Forsberg leads with 1,457. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 607.
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.