Team rankings
NHL Team Shots Against per Game Rankings
2025-26All situationsUp to 82 games played
Carolina Hurricanes leads NHL teams with a SA/GP of 23.9 in 2025-26, ahead of 
Vegas Golden Knights (24.4).
Leaders: Shots Against per Game, 2025-26
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes82 GP23.9
- 2ndVegas Golden Knights82 GP24.4
3rdOttawa Senators82 GP24.4
4thPhiladelphia Flyers82 GP25.5
5thColorado Avalanche82 GP26.1
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 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 27.8 and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 23.9.
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 | 23.9 | 82 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 26.0 | 100 |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights | 24.4 | 82 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 97 |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 24.4 | 82 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 94 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 25.5 | 82 | 22.5 | 24.2 | 26.7 | 90 |
| 5 | Colorado Avalanche | 26.1 | 82 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 27.0 | 87 |
| 6 |  Dallas Stars | 26.1 | 82 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 82 |
| 7 |  Utah Mammoth | 26.1 | 82 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 82 |
| 8 |  Edmonton Oilers | 26.7 | 82 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 76 |
| 9 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 26.7 | 82 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 76 |
| 10 |  Florida Panthers | 26.8 | 82 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 71 |
| 11 |  Los Angeles Kings | 27.2 | 82 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 68 |
| 12 |  New Jersey Devils | 27.4 | 82 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 63 |
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 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 27.4 | 82 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 63 |
| 14 |  New York Islanders | 27.7 | 82 | 24.9 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 58 |
| 15 |  St. Louis Blues | 27.7 | 82 | 29.2 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 55 |
| 16 |  Detroit Red Wings | 27.7 | 82 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 52 |
| 17 |  Winnipeg Jets | 27.8 | 82 | 25.7 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 48 |
| 18 |  Montreal Canadiens | 27.8 | 82 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 45 |
| 19 |  Washington Capitals | 28.1 | 82 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 42 |
| 20 |  Anaheim Ducks | 28.4 | 82 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 29.6 | 39 |
| 21 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 28.8 | 82 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 34 |
| 22 |  New York Rangers | 28.8 | 82 | 25.0 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 34 |
| 23 |  Buffalo Sabres | 29.0 | 82 | 26.0 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 29 |
| 24 |  Minnesota Wild | 29.4 | 82 | 27.0 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 26 |
| 25 |  Seattle Kraken | 29.5 | 82 | 29.9 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots Against per Game in 2025-26?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 23.9. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 27.8.
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.