Alex Ovechkin and Vincent Lecavalier are tied for the most career penalty shot attempts, with 13 attempts.
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most penalty shots by a player in an NHL history| NAME | PS ATT | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Ovechkin | 13 | 1,573 | 929 | 758 | 1,687 | +55 | 857 | 331 | 291 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 27 | 7,108 | 13.1 | 66 | 194 | 34.0 | 3,876 | 579 | 793 | 1,251 | 20:27 |
| 2 |  | V. Lecavalier | 13 | 1,212 | 421 | 528 | 949 | -140 | 848 | 127 | 194 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 9 | 3,468 | 12.1 | 8,431 | 17,639 | 47.8 | 1,305 | 338 | 479 | 746 | 18:48 |
| 3 |  | R. Nash | 11 | 1,060 | 437 | 368 | 805 | -11 | 750 | 111 | 121 | 22 | 9 | 73 | 7 | 3,624 | 12.1 | 147 | 382 | 38.5 | 959 | 358 | 691 | 483 | 18:20 |
| 4 |  | P. Bure | 11 | 702 | 437 | 342 | 779 | +42 | 484 | 121 | 115 | 34 | 15 | 59 | 6 | 3,130 | 14.0 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 76 | 70 | 148 | 222 | 24:37 |
| 5 |  | B. Marchand | 10 | 1,152 | 451 | 583 | 1,034 | +269 | 1,151 | 90 | 177 | 36 | 23 | 85 | 22 | 2,949 | 15.3 | 269 | 696 | 38.6 | 1,075 | 397 | 690 | 1,002 | 18:01 |
| 6 |  | M. Gaborik | 10 | 1,035 | 407 | 408 | 815 | +95 | 492 | 110 | 147 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 11 | 3,207 | 12.7 | 25 | 94 | 26.6 | 493 | 282 | 350 | 689 | 17:43 |
| 7 | | M. Hossa | 10 | 1,309 | 525 | 609 | 1,134 | +245 | 628 | 143 | 231 | 34 | 12 | 85 | 15 | 4,229 | 12.4 | 64 | 187 | 34.2 | 1,062 | 395 | 1,008 | 668 | 18:55 |
| 8 |  | C. McDavid | 9 | 794 | 409 | 811 | 1,220 | +185 | 320 | 100 | 318 | 9 | 10 | 76 | 17 | 2,713 | 15.1 | 4,392 | 9,165 | 47.9 | 573 | 310 | 695 | 786 | 21:52 |
| 9 |  | E. Kane | 9 | 1,001 | 339 | 309 | 648 | -70 | 1,278 | 54 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 3,419 | 9.9 | 678 | 1,508 | 45.0 | 2,327 | 400 | 493 | 573 | 18:32 |
| 10 | | J. Iginla | 9 | 1,554 | 625 | 675 | 1,300 | +30 | 1,040 | 197 | 231 | 13 | 9 | 101 | 7 | 4,759 | 13.1 | 2,726 | 5,238 | 52.0 | 1,599 | 464 | 610 | 778 | 19:56 |
| 11 | | M. Grabner | 8 | 640 | 175 | 101 | 276 | +18 | 110 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1,344 | 13.0 | 48 | 116 | 41.4 | 392 | 275 | 507 | 246 | 14:25 |
| 12 |  | E. Staal | 8 | 1,365 | 455 | 608 | 1,063 | -82 | 854 | 133 | 184 | 21 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 4,041 | 11.3 | 10,063 | 20,894 | 48.2 | 940 | 558 | 885 | 703 | 19:07 |
| 13 | | E. Cole | 8 | 892 | 265 | 267 | 532 | -7 | 659 | 61 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 2,050 | 12.9 | 165 | 450 | 36.7 | 2,009 | 331 | 436 | 355 | 17:22 |
| 14 | | P. Kariya | 8 | 989 | 402 | 587 | 989 | +31 | 399 | 139 | 251 | 17 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 3,509 | 11.5 | 166 | 427 | 38.9 | 195 | 272 | 308 | 433 | 20:24 |
| 15 | | M. Straka | 8 | 954 | 257 | 460 | 717 | +67 | 360 | 54 | 160 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 1,713 | 15.0 | 743 | 1,758 | 42.3 | 248 | 201 | 176 | 279 | 20:37 |
| 16 |  | M. Lemieux | 8 | 915 | 690 | 1,033 | 1,723 | +114 | 834 | 236 | 465 | 49 | 22 | 74 | 11 | 3,633 | 19.0 | 1,414 | 2,865 | 49.4 | 52 | 45 | 70 | 122 | 22:40 |
| 17 |  | J. Huberdeau | 7 | 962 | 263 | 544 | 807 | -7 | 501 | 65 | 189 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2,080 | 12.6 | 162 | 399 | 40.6 | 749 | 419 | 487 | 786 | 18:03 |
| 18 |  | T. Hall | 7 | 989 | 302 | 485 | 787 | -37 | 526 | 85 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 2,906 | 10.4 | 414 | 924 | 44.8 | 746 | 511 | 618 | 832 | 17:55 |
| 19 |  | J. Skinner | 7 | 1,110 | 379 | 333 | 712 | -137 | 481 | 77 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 3,386 | 11.2 | 773 | 1,740 | 44.4 | 511 | 271 | 763 | 635 | 16:36 |
| 20 | | M. Richards | 7 | 749 | 181 | 306 | 487 | +16 | 585 | 50 | 122 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1,688 | 10.7 | 5,466 | 11,005 | 49.7 | 994 | 466 | 448 | 521 | 18:03 |
| 21 | | D. Brown | 7 | 1,296 | 325 | 387 | 712 | -36 | 738 | 106 | 94 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 3,360 | 9.7 | 220 | 512 | 43.0 | 3,685 | 378 | 484 | 735 | 17:50 |
| 22 | | P. Sharp | 7 | 939 | 287 | 333 | 620 | +39 | 536 | 74 | 102 | 17 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 2,706 | 10.6 | 2,400 | 4,926 | 48.7 | 697 | 314 | 491 | 316 | 17:02 |
| 23 | | M. St. Louis | 7 | 1,134 | 391 | 642 | 1,033 | +37 | 310 | 101 | 216 | 29 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 2,884 | 13.6 | 352 | 854 | 41.2 | 420 | 605 | 810 | 799 | 20:30 |
| 24 | | P. Marleau | 7 | 1,779 | 566 | 631 | 1,197 | -27 | 527 | 172 | 243 | 17 | 4 | 109 | 11 | 4,333 | 13.1 | 5,971 | 12,423 | 48.1 | 1,513 | 465 | 757 | 1,113 | 18:09 |
| 25 | | M. Satan | 7 | 1,050 | 363 | 372 | 735 | +20 | 464 | 120 | 121 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 2,582 | 14.1 | 323 | 623 | 51.8 | 262 | 225 | 359 | 537 | 19:20 |
StatMuse has season-level data for penalty shot attempts going back to the 1933-34 season.
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43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 7 | |
41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | 25 | |
 Capitals | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | 19 |
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42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | -24 | |
34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | -12 |
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 Avalanche - p | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | 99 |
 Stars - x | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | 53 |
 Wild - x | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | 32 |
 Mammoth - x | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | 28 |
 Blues - e | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | -27 |
 Predators - e | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | -22 |
 Jets - e | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | -29 |
 Blackhawks - e | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | -62 |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
 Golden Knights - y | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | 15 |
 Oilers - x | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | 13 |
 Ducks - x | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | -15 |
 Kings - x | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | -22 |
 Sharks - e | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | -41 |
 Kraken - e | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | -37 |
 Flames - e | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | -47 |
 Canucks - e | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | -100 |
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 Sabres - y | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | 47 |
 Lightning - x | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | 59 |
 Canadiens - x | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | 27 |
 Bruins - x | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | 22 |
 Senators - x | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | 32 |
 Red Wings - e | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | -17 |
 Panthers - e | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | -25 |
 Maple Leafs - e | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | -46 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
 Hurricanes - z | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | 56 |
 Penguins - x | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | 25 |
 Flyers - x | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 7 |
| Capitals - e | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | 19 |
 Blue Jackets - e | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | 0 |
 Islanders - e | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | -8 |
 Devils - e | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | -24 |
 Rangers - e | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | -12 |