Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 1,054 shots against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23, ahead of 
Craig Anderson (BUF) (823).
Leaders: Shots Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2022-23
- 1stUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 33 GP1,054
- 2ndCraig AndersonBUF · 26 GP823
3rdEric ComrieBUF · 19 GP594
4thDevon LeviBUF · 7 GP222
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, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 709 and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen leads at 1,054.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 1,054 | 33 | 32 | 940 | 0.892 | 67%▲1 |
| 2 | Craig AndersonBUF | BUF | 823 | 26 | 24 | 747 | 0.908 | — |
| 3 | Eric ComrieBUF | BUF | 594 | 19 | 19 | 526 | 0.886 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Devon LeviBUF | BUF | 222 | 7 | 7 | 201 | 0.905 | 69%▲15 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2022-23?
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen leads with 1,054. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 709.
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.