Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Alex Lyon (BUF) leads NHL goalies with 979 shots against for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, ahead of 
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) (930).
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Leaders: Shots Against, Buffalo Sabres, 2025-26
- 1stAlex LyonBUF · 36 GP979
- 2ndUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · 35 GP930
3rdColten EllisBUF · 16 GP455
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 2025-26, 3 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 930 and Alex Lyon leads at 979.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex LyonBUF | BUF | 979 | 36 | 34 | 888 | 0.907 | 29%▼2.1 |
| 2 | Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF | BUF | 930 | 35 | 34 | 846 | 0.910 | 67%▲1 |
| 3 | Colten EllisBUF | BUF | 455 | 16 | 14 | 411 | 0.903 | 14%▼2.6 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Alex Lyon leads with 979. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 930.
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.