Team rankings
NHL Team Shots Against per Game Rankings
2024-25All situationsUp to 82 games played
Carolina Hurricanes leads NHL teams with a SA/GP of 24.9 in 2024-25, ahead of 
Los Angeles Kings (25.5).
Leaders: Shots Against per Game, 2024-25
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes82 GP24.9
- 2ndLos Angeles Kings82 GP25.5
3rdColorado Avalanche82 GP25.9
4thVegas Golden Knights82 GP26.1
5thFlorida Panthers82 GP26.2
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 2024-25, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 28.6 and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 24.9.
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 | 24.9 | 82 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 100 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 25.5 | 82 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 26.2 | 97 |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 25.9 | 82 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 26.8 | 94 |
| 4 | Vegas Golden Knights | 26.1 | 82 | 23.3 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 90 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | 26.2 | 82 | 24.1 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 87 |
| 6 |  New Jersey Devils | 26.3 | 82 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 28.2 | 84 |
| 7 |  Vancouver Canucks | 26.8 | 82 | 29.1 | 26.4 | 27.2 | 81 |
| 8 |  Edmonton Oilers | 27.0 | 82 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 76 |
| 9 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 27.0 | 82 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 76 |
| 10 |  Winnipeg Jets | 27.2 | 82 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 71 |
| 11 |  Washington Capitals | 27.2 | 82 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 68 |
| 12 |  St. Louis Blues | 27.3 | 82 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 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 |  Utah Mammoth | 27.7 | 82 | 28.2 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 61 |
| 14 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 28.2 | 82 | 29.1 | 29.0 | 27.3 | 58 |
| 15 |  Detroit Red Wings | 28.5 | 82 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 55 |
| 16 |  Seattle Kraken | 28.5 | 82 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 52 |
| 17 |  Nashville Predators | 28.6 | 82 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 30.5 | 48 |
| 18 |  Boston Bruins | 28.6 | 82 | 29.2 | 28.5 | 28.7 | 44 |
| 19 |  Ottawa Senators | 28.6 | 82 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 44 |
| 20 |  New York Islanders | 28.7 | 82 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 29.8 | 39 |
| 21 |  Buffalo Sabres | 28.9 | 82 | 29.2 | 27.6 | 30.1 | 35 |
| 22 |  Calgary Flames | 28.9 | 82 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 32 |
| 23 |  Dallas Stars | 29.0 | 82 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 30.3 | 27 |
| 24 |  Montreal Canadiens | 29.0 | 82 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 27 |
| 25 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 29.3 | 82 | 30.0 | 27.5 | 31.1 | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots Against per Game in 2024-25?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 24.9. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 28.6.
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.