Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Vitek Vanecek (NJD) leads NHL goalies with 1,333 shots against for the New Jersey Devils in 2022-23, ahead of 
Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) (563).
Leaders: Shots Against, New Jersey Devils, 2022-23
- 1stVitek VanecekNJD · 52 GP1,333
- 2ndMackenzie BlackwoodNJD · 22 GP563
3rdAkira SchmidNJD · 18 GP408
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 563 and Vitek Vanecek leads at 1,333.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitek VanecekNJD | NJD | 1,333 | 52 | 48 | 1,214 | 0.911 | 0.1%▼3.1 |
| 2 | Mackenzie BlackwoodNJD | NJD | 563 | 22 | 20 | 503 | 0.893 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Akira SchmidNJD | NJD | 408 | 18 | 14 | 376 | 0.922 | 29%▲4.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2022-23?
Vitek Vanecek leads with 1,333. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 563.
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.