Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mackenzie Blackwood (COL/SJS) leads NHL goalies with 1,549 shots against for the Colorado Avalanche in 2024-25, ahead of 
Alexandar Georgiev (SJS/COL) (1,317).
Leaders: Shots Against, Colorado Avalanche, 2024-25
1stMackenzie BlackwoodCOL/SJS · 56 GP1,549
2ndAlexandar GeorgievSJS/COL · 49 GP1,317
3rdJustus AnnunenNSH/COL · 34 GP814
4thScott WedgewoodCOL/NSH · 24 GP578
5thTrent MinerCOL · 2 GP33
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 2024-25, 6 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 696 and Mackenzie Blackwood leads at 1,549.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL/SJS | COL/SJS | 1,549 | 56 | 53 | 1,413 | 0.912 | 92%▲0.8 |
| 2 | Alexandar GeorgievSJS/COL | SJS/COL | 1,317 | 49 | 47 | 1,152 | 0.875 | — |
| 3 | Justus AnnunenNSH/COL | NSH/COL | 814 | 34 | 29 | 719 | 0.883 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Scott WedgewoodCOL/NSH | COL/NSH | 578 | 24 | 22 | 525 | 0.908 | 85%▼3.7 |
| 5 | Trent MinerCOL | COL | 33 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0.879 | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Kaapo KahkonenCOL | COL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0.800 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2024-25?
Mackenzie Blackwood leads with 1,549. The median of the 6 qualified goalies is 696.
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.