nhl fewest shots in a season with most goals

Wayne Gretzky shot 370 times in 1981-82.

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NHL fewest shots in a season with most goals by a player

	NAME	S	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	370	92	1981-82	EDM	80	120	212	+80	26	18	39	6	2	12		24.9
2	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	326	87	1983-84	EDM	74	118	205	+78	39	20	27	12	11	11	0	26.7
3	Brett Hull B. Hull	389	86	1990-91	STL	78	45	131	+23	22	29	16	0	0	11	1	22.1
4	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	313	85	1988-89	PIT	76	114	199	+41	100	31	48	13	5	8	1	27.2
5	Alexander Mogilny A. Mogilny	360	76	1992-93	BUF	77	51	127	+7	40	27	21	0	1	11	0	21.1
6	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	387	76	1992-93	WIN	84	56	132	+8	45	24	25	0	0	7	0	19.6
7	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	550	76	1970-71	BOS	78	76	152	+69	71	24	27	1	1	16		13.8
8	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	354	73	1984-85	EDM	80	135	208	+100	52	8	36	11	7	7	0	20.6
9	Brett Hull B. Hull	385	72	1989-90	STL	80	41	113	-1	24	27	17	0	0	12	0	18.7
10	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	267	71	1984-85	EDM	73	64	135	+78	30	14	14	3	3	13	0	26.6
11	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	348	71	1982-83	EDM	80	125	196	+61	59	18	36	6	4	9		20.4
12	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	382	70	1987-88	PIT	77	98	168	+23	92	22	58	10	4	7	2	18.3
13	Bernie Nicholls B. Nicholls	385	70	1988-89	LAK	79	80	150	+30	96	21	28	8	6	6	0	18.2
14	Brett Hull B. Hull	408	70	1991-92	STL	73	39	109	-2	48	20	20	5	0	9	1	17.2
15	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	279	69	1978-79	NYI	80	57	126	+63	25	27	23	0	0	9		24.7
16	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	286	69	1992-93	PIT	60	91	160	+55	38	16	39	6	3	10	0	24.1
17	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	338	69	1995-96	PIT	70	92	161	+10	54	31	48	8	1	8	2	20.4
18	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	369	69	2023-24	TOR	81	38	107	+31	20	18	11	0	1	8	3	18.7	705	1,319	53.4	89	93	85	54	20:58
19	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	236	68	1985-86	EDM	78	63	131	+45	22	16	18	6	4	9	2	28.8
20	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	315	68	1980-81	NYI	79	51	119	+38	32	28	16	2	0	10		21.6
21	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	393	68	1973-74	BOS	78	77	145	+51	58	14	26	4	2	9		17.3
22	Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	275	66	1982-83	CGY	80	32	98	-1	90	17	16	0	0	8		24.0
23	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	426	66	1971-72	BOS	76	67	133	+54	76	27	25	2	2	16		15.5
24	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	388	65	1988-89	DET	80	90	155	+17	61	17	29	3	5	7	2	16.8
25	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	446	65	2007-08	WSH	82	47	112	+28	40	22	15	0	0	11	2	14.6	7	18	38.9	220	44	68	93	23:06

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	20	12	2	42	9
Golden Knights	16	6	9	41	6
Oilers	16	12	6	38	-2
Kings	14	9	9	37	-2
Sharks	17	14	3	37	-11
Flames	13	17	4	30	-16
Kraken	12	13	6	30	-21
Canucks	13	17	3	29	-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	EDM	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	EDM	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Sun 12/21	VGK	@	EDM	8:00 PM
Tue 12/23	CGY	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Sat 12/27	EDM	@	CGY	10:00 PM

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Hits Leaders

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	24	2	7	55	56
Stars	22	7	5	49	25
Wild	20	9	5	45	17
Mammoth	16	16	3	35	2
Jets	15	15	2	32	-1
Blackhawks	13	14	6	32	-8
Blues	12	15	7	31	-37
Predators	13	15	4	30	-19
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Ducks	20	12	2	42	9
Golden Knights	16	6	9	41	6
Oilers	16	12	6	38	-2
Kings	14	9	9	37	-2
Sharks	17	14	3	37	-11
Kraken	12	13	6	30	-21
Flames	13	17	4	30	-16
Canucks	13	17	3	29	-20

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	19	12	3	41	-4
Bruins	20	14	0	40	7
Lightning	18	12	3	39	18
Canadiens	17	12	4	38	-11
Panthers	17	13	2	36	2
Maple Leafs	15	12	5	35	1
Senators	15	13	4	34	-3
Sabres	14	14	4	32	-11
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	21	9	2	44	18
Islanders	19	12	3	41	6
Flyers	17	9	6	40	7
Capitals	18	11	4	40	18
Penguins	14	9	9	37	1
Devils	18	14	1	37	-6
Rangers	16	15	4	36	-6
Blue Jackets	14	13	6	34	-15