Team rankings
NHL Team Shots Against per Game Rankings
2022-23All situationsUp to 82 games played
Carolina Hurricanes leads NHL teams with a SA/GP of 26.0 in 2022-23, ahead of 
Seattle Kraken (27.0).
Leaders: Shots Against per Game, 2022-23
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes82 GP26.0
- 2ndSeattle Kraken82 GP27.0
3rdCalgary Flames82 GP27.3
4thLos Angeles Kings82 GP27.9
5thNew Jersey Devils82 GP28.2
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shots Against per Game measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by shots against per game this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Shots Against per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
Shots on goal allowed per game, ranked from fewest. It drives opposing goalies' saves and every opponent shots prop. In 2022-23, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 31.1 and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 26.0.
Shots Against per Game leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
| # | Team | SA/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 26.0 | 82 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 100 |
| 2 | Seattle Kraken | 27.0 | 82 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 97 |
| 3 | Calgary Flames | 27.3 | 82 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 94 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 27.9 | 82 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 29.0 | 90 |
| 5 | New Jersey Devils | 28.2 | 82 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 29.8 | 87 |
| 6 |  New York Rangers | 29.3 | 82 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 84 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 29.5 | 82 | 30.7 | 27.2 | 31.8 | 81 |
| 8 |  Boston Bruins | 29.8 | 82 | 30.8 | 28.2 | 31.4 | 77 |
| 9 |  Dallas Stars | 29.9 | 82 | 22.7 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 74 |
| 10 |  Winnipeg Jets | 30.3 | 82 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 71 |
| 11 |  Detroit Red Wings | 30.4 | 82 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 31.5 | 68 |
| 12 |  Vancouver Canucks | 30.8 | 82 | 32.3 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 65 |
Rows 13–32 continue below
Shots Against per Game leaderboard · Rows 13–32 of 32
| # | Team | SA/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 30.9 | 82 | 29.3 | 30.0 | 31.8 | 61 |
| 14 |  Colorado Avalanche | 31.0 | 82 | 28.6 | 29.9 | 32.0 | 58 |
| 15 |  New York Islanders | 31.0 | 82 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 32.1 | 55 |
| 16 |  Washington Capitals | 31.1 | 82 | 35.2 | 29.7 | 32.4 | 52 |
| 17 |  Minnesota Wild | 31.1 | 82 | 33.6 | 29.6 | 32.6 | 48 |
| 18 |  Edmonton Oilers | 31.4 | 82 | 29.8 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 44 |
| 19 |  Ottawa Senators | 31.4 | 82 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 32.8 | 44 |
| 20 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 31.5 | 82 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 39 |
| 21 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 31.5 | 82 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 32.6 | 35 |
| 22 |  Florida Panthers | 31.7 | 82 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 30.4 | 32 |
| 23 |  San Jose Sharks | 32.2 | 82 | 35.4 | 31.4 | 33.0 | 29 |
| 24 |  St. Louis Blues | 32.3 | 82 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 26 |
| 25 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 32.8 | 82 | 30.1 | 33.4 | 32.1 | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots Against per Game in 2022-23?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 26.0. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 31.1.
How is Shots Against per Game calculated?
Shots Against per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shots Against per Game?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.