Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Boston Bruins
2023-24All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) leads NHL goalies with 1,287 shots against for the Boston Bruins in 2023-24, ahead of 
Linus Ullmark (BOS) (1,207).
Leaders: Shots Against, Boston Bruins, 2023-24
- 1stJeremy SwaymanBOS · 44 GP1,287
- 2ndLinus UllmarkBOS · 40 GP1,207
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 2023-24, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,247 and Jeremy Swayman leads at 1,287.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy SwaymanBOS | BOS | 1,287 | 44 | 43 | 1,179 | 0.916 | 97%▲0.8 |
| 2 | Linus UllmarkBOS | BOS | 1,207 | 40 | 39 | 1,105 | 0.915 | 92%▲3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2023-24?
Jeremy Swayman leads with 1,287. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,247.
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.