best shooting percentage nhl players ever

Craig Simpson has the best career shot percentage, at 23.7 percent.

Interpreted as:

best shooting percentage with a minimum of 800 shots NHL players ever

	NAME	S%	S	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Craig Simpson C. Simpson	23.7	1,044	634	247	250	497	+3	657	91	84	1	1	29	3
2	Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	22.3	1,531	712	342	369	711	+115	544	125	121	2	0	42	2
3	Paul MacLean P. MacLean	21.4	1,514	719	324	349	673	-34	968	125	105	0	0	37	6
4	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	21.2	2,709	752	573	553	1,126	+380	210	180	198	8	1	80	4
5	Camille Henry C. Henry	20.9	868	464	181	158	339	-39	66	65	51	0	0	17
6	Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	19.8	1,040	683	206	273	479	+142	340	61	59	1	0	36
7	Rick Middleton R. Middleton	19.7	2,272	1,005	448	540	988	+175	157	115	164	25	18	59	1
8	Darryl Sutter D. Sutter	19.5	826	406	161	118	279	-11	286	42	26	3	0	17	0
9	Blaine Stoughton B. Stoughton	19.5	1,324	526	258	191	449	-93	204	62	49	5	3	31	1
10	Rob Brown R. Brown	19.4	979	543	190	248	438	-23	599	94	90	0	0	23	2	5	14	35.7	70	6	14	27	10:38
11	Mike Ridley M. Ridley	19.3	1,513	866	292	466	758	+36	424	87	136	19	12	46	4
12	Steve Vickers S. Vickers	19.2	1,278	698	246	340	586	+57	330	69	99	1	1	35
13	Kent Nilsson K. Nilsson	19.2	1,374	553	264	422	686	-25	116	97	179	16	8	28	1
14	Tom McCarthy T. McCarthy	19.2	929	460	178	221	399	+52	330	46	73	3	3	28	2
15	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	19.1	3,149	1,251	601	797	1,398	+304	545	155	240	39	43	72	7
16	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	19.0	3,633	915	690	1,033	1,723	+114	834	236	465	49	22	74	11	1,414	2,865	49.4	52	45	70	122	22:40
17	Peter Stastny P. Stastny	19.0	2,374	977	450	789	1,239	-15	824	145	321	7	7	54	2
18	Ray Ferraro R. Ferraro	18.9	2,163	1,258	408	490	898	-104	1,288	130	148	0	2	45	6	2,045	4,195	48.7	265	96	89	122	16:43
19	Mark Hunter M. Hunter	18.8	1,133	628	213	171	384	-16	1,426	71	50	2	0	19	1
20	Tim Kerr T. Kerr	18.6	1,985	655	370	304	674	+77	596	149	104	0	0	46	1
21	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	18.6	2,333	855	434	619	1,053	+99	366	178	193	10	4	75	20	7,488	14,044	53.3	495	276	688	990	20:39
22	Alex Tanguay A. Tanguay	18.6	1,525	1,088	283	580	863	+163	527	62	182	7	4	43	4	294	753	39.0	654	392	554	627	17:45
23	Peter McNab P. McNab	18.5	1,959	955	363	450	813	+128	179	83	111	1	1	47	1
24	Mats Naslund M. Naslund	18.5	1,360	651	251	383	634	+119	111	68	143	2	1	35	3
25	Gary Roberts G. Roberts	18.4	2,374	1,224	438	472	910	+229	2,560	109	106	13	4	52	5	47	101	46.5	1,021	111	182	273	16:39

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Team Leaders

48

McDavid

86

McDavid

+/-

+30

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.41

7th

GA/GP

3.26

26th

PP%

30.1

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PK%

77.7

21st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	38	26	17	93	12
Oilers	40	30	11	91	8
Ducks	42	32	6	90	-15
Kings	35	26	19	89	-19
Sharks	38	34	8	84	-43
Kraken	34	35	11	79	-32
Flames	33	38	9	75	-47
Canucks	24	48	8	56	-96

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/16	VAN	@	EDM	9:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

53 - 16 - 11

Final

Oilers

40 - 30 - 11

Mon 13 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

52

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

134

McDavid

130

Kucherov

126

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

411

Trenin

332

Sherwood

297

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

188

Dobson

188

McCabe

180

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

37

Vejmelka

34

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.920

Wedgewood

.914

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.66

3.57

3.52

Goals Against Rankings

2.45

2.70

2.78

Power Play Rankings

30.1

28.6

25.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.3

83.8

82.7

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

53-28

51-30

48-32

47-33

47-34

Worst Record ATS

29-52

30-50

31-50

32-49

33-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	53	16	11	117	95
Stars - x	49	20	12	110	52
Wild - x	45	24	12	102	31
Mammoth - x	42	32	6	90	28
Predators - e	38	33	10	86	-21
Blues - e	35	33	12	82	-31
Jets - e	35	33	12	82	-22
Blackhawks - e	28	39	14	70	-65
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - x	38	26	17	93	12
Oilers - x	40	30	11	91	8
Ducks - x	42	32	6	90	-15
Kings - x	35	26	19	89	-19
Sharks - e	38	34	8	84	-43
Kraken - e	34	35	11	79	-32
Flames - e	33	38	9	75	-47
Canucks - e	24	48	8	56	-96

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	8	108	48
Lightning - x	50	25	6	106	61
Canadiens - x	48	23	10	106	29
Bruins - x	44	27	10	98	18
Senators - x	43	27	11	97	30
Red Wings - e	41	30	10	92	-10
Panthers - e	39	38	4	82	-32
Maple Leafs - e	32	35	14	78	-44
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	52	22	7	111	55
Penguins - x	41	24	16	98	27
Flyers - x	42	27	12	96	5
Capitals - e	42	30	9	93	18
Blue Jackets - e	40	29	12	92	1
Islanders - e	43	33	5	91	-7
Devils - e	42	36	3	87	-20
Rangers - e	33	39	9	75	-14