Goalie stats
NHL Goalie Shots Against Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Kevin Lankinen (VAN) leads NHL goalies with 1,285 shots against for the Vancouver Canucks in 2025-26, ahead of 
Nikita Tolopilo (VAN) (582).
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Leaders: Shots Against, Vancouver Canucks, 2025-26
- 1stKevin LankinenVAN · 47 GP1,285
- 2ndNikita TolopiloVAN · 21 GP582
3rdThatcher DemkoVAN · 20 GP514
4thJiri PateraVAN · 1 GP40
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, 4 goalies qualify for this board; the median is 548 and Kevin Lankinen leads at 1,285.
Shots Against leaderboard
| # | Goalie | Team | SA | GP | GS | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin LankinenVAN | VAN | 1,285 | 47 | 43 | 1,125 | 0.875 | 18%▼4.1 |
| 2 | Nikita TolopiloVAN | VAN | 582 | 21 | 18 | 513 | 0.881 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Thatcher DemkoVAN | VAN | 514 | 20 | 20 | 461 | 0.897 | 24% |
| 4 | Jiri PateraVAN | VAN | 40 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0.825 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots Against in 2025-26?
Kevin Lankinen leads with 1,285. The median of the 4 qualified goalies is 548.
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.