Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) leads NHL goalies with 1,875 shots against for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022-23, ahead of 
Brian Elliott (TBL) (689).
Leaders: Shots Against, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2022-23
- 1stAndrei VasilevskiyTBL · 60 GP1,875
- 2ndBrian ElliottTBL · 22 GP689
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, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,282 and Andrei Vasilevskiy leads at 1,875.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei VasilevskiyTBL | TBL | 1,875 | 60 | 60 | 1,716 | 0.915 | 99% |
| 2 | Brian ElliottTBL | TBL | 689 | 22 | 22 | 614 | 0.891 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2022-23?
Andrei Vasilevskiy leads with 1,875. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,282.
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.