Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) leads NHL goalies with 1,341 shots against for the San Jose Sharks in 2025-26, ahead of 
Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) (1,049).
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Leaders: Shots Against, San Jose Sharks, 2025-26
- 1stYaroslav AskarovSJS · 47 GP1,341
- 2ndAlex NedeljkovicSJS · 40 GP1,049
3rdLaurent BrossoitSJS · 1 GP23
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 1,049 and Yaroslav Askarov leads at 1,341.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaroslav AskarovSJS | SJS | 1,341 | 47 | 47 | 1,185 | 0.884 | 71%▼4.2 |
| 2 | Alex NedeljkovicSJS | SJS | 1,049 | 40 | 34 | 940 | 0.896 | 21%▲4.5 |
| 3 | Laurent BrossoitSJS | SJS | 23 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0.783 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Yaroslav Askarov leads with 1,341. The median of the 3 qualified goalies is 1,049.
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.