Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Boston Bruins
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Linus Ullmark (BOS) leads NHL goalies with 1,457 shots against for the Boston Bruins in 2022-23, ahead of 
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) (953).
Leaders: Shots Against, Boston Bruins, 2022-23
- 1stLinus UllmarkBOS · 49 GP1,457
- 2ndJeremy SwaymanBOS · 37 GP953
3rdKeith KinkaidBOS/COL · 2 GP40
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 2022-23, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 953 and Linus Ullmark leads at 1,457.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus UllmarkBOS | BOS | 1,457 | 49 | 48 | 1,366 | 0.938 | 92%▲3 |
| 2 | Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 953 | 37 | 33 | 877 | 0.920 | 97%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Keith KinkaidBOS/COL | BOS/COL | 40 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0.950 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2022-23?
Linus Ullmark leads with 1,457. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 953.
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.