Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Columbus Blue Jackets
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jet Greaves (CBJ) leads NHL goalies with 1,539 shots against for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2025-26, ahead of 
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) (812).
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Leaders: Shots Against, Columbus Blue Jackets, 2025-26
- 1stJet GreavesCBJ · 55 GP1,539
- 2ndElvis MerzlikinsCBJ · 30 GP812
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, 2 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 1,176 and Jet Greaves leads at 1,539.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jet GreavesCBJ | CBJ | 1,539 | 55 | 53 | 1,397 | 0.908 | 77%▼2.5 |
| 2 | Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | CBJ | 812 | 30 | 29 | 717 | 0.883 | 7.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Jet Greaves leads with 1,539. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,176.
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.