Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2023-24All situationsThrough 82 team games
Alexandar Georgiev (COL) leads NHL goalies with 1,770 shots against for the Colorado Avalanche in 2023-24, ahead of 
Justus Annunen (COL) (414).
Leaders: Shots Against, Colorado Avalanche, 2023-24
- 1stAlexandar GeorgievCOL · 63 GP1,770
- 2ndJustus AnnunenCOL · 14 GP414
3rdIvan ProsvetovCOL · 11 GP248
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, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 414 and Alexandar Georgiev leads at 1,770.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandar GeorgievCOL | COL | 1,770 | 63 | 62 | 1,588 | 0.897 | — |
| 2 | Justus AnnunenCOL | COL | 414 | 14 | 12 | 384 | 0.928 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 3 | Ivan ProsvetovCOL | COL | 248 | 11 | 8 | 222 | 0.895 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2023-24?
Alexandar Georgiev leads with 1,770. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 414.
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.