Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Linus Ullmark (OTT) leads NHL goalies with 1,198 shots against for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, ahead of 
Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) (457).
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Leaders: Shots Against, Ottawa Senators, 2025-26
- 1stLinus UllmarkOTT · 49 GP1,198
- 2ndLeevi MeriläinenOTT · 20 GP457
3rdJames ReimerOTT · 14 GP289
4thMads SogaardOTT · 2 GP36
5thHunter ShepardOTT · 1 GP12
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, 5 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 289 and Linus Ullmark leads at 1,198.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus UllmarkOTT | OTT | 1,198 | 49 | 49 | 1,067 | 0.891 | 92%▲3 |
| 2 | Leevi MeriläinenOTT | OTT | 457 | 20 | 19 | 393 | 0.860 | 26%▲5.9 |
| 3 | James ReimerOTT | OTT | 289 | 14 | 13 | 256 | 0.886 | — |
| 4 | Mads SogaardOTT | OTT | 36 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.833 | 5.6%▲0.8 |
| 5 | Hunter ShepardOTT | OTT | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.833 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Linus Ullmark leads with 1,198. The median of the 5 qualified goalies is 289.
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.