Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Utah Mammoth
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Karel Vejmelka (UTA) leads NHL goalies with 1,626 shots against for the Utah Mammoth in 2025-26, ahead of 
Vitek Vanecek (UTA) (506).
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Leaders: Shots Against, Utah Mammoth, 2025-26
- 1stKarel VejmelkaUTA · 64 GP1,626
- 2ndVitek VanecekUTA · 22 GP506
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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 1,066 and Karel Vejmelka leads at 1,626.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel VejmelkaUTA | UTA | 1,626 | 64 | 63 | 1,458 | 0.897 | 98% |
| 2 | Vitek VanecekUTA | UTA | 506 | 22 | 19 | 447 | 0.883 | 0.1%▼3.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Karel Vejmelka leads with 1,626. The median of the 2 qualified goalies is 1,066.
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.