Alex Ovechkin has taken the most career shots, with 6,627 taken.

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NHL most shots on goal by a player career

NAME	S	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S%	TOI/GP
Alex Ovechkin	6,627	1,426	853	697	1,550	+45	817	312	269	5	1	129	26	12.9	20:45
Ray Bourque	6,209	1,612	410	1,169	1,579	+527	1,141	173	588	16	28	60	5	6.6	26:38
Jaromir Jagr	5,637	1,733	766	1,155	1,921	+322	1,167	217	393	11	4	135	19	13.6	19:53
Marcel Dionne	5,363	1,348	731	1,040	1,771	+27	600	234	409	19	11	73	2	13.6
Phil Esposito	5,166	1,282	717	873	1,590	+252	910	246	303	23	12	118		13.9
Al MacInnis	5,157	1,416	340	934	1,274	+371	1,511	166	556	10	23	44	3	6.6	26:38
Mike Gartner	5,090	1,432	708	627	1,335	+68	1,159	217	196	24	5	90	7	13.9
Wayne Gretzky	5,088	1,487	894	1,963	2,857	+520	577	204	686	73	76	91	2	17.6
Brendan Shanahan	5,086	1,524	656	698	1,354	+151	2,489	237	270	23	14	109	12	12.9	18:13
Brett Hull	4,876	1,269	741	650	1,391	+23	458	265	271	20	8	110	12	15.2	18:01
Jarome Iginla	4,759	1,554	625	675	1,300	+30	1,040	197	231	13	9	101	7	13.1	19:56
Joe Sakic	4,621	1,378	625	1,016	1,641	+30	614	205	426	32	17	86	7	13.5	21:09
Steve Yzerman	4,602	1,514	692	1,063	1,755	+184	924	202	393	50	33	94	9	15.0	18:38
Bobby Hull	4,577	923	579	494	1,073	+249	522	149	156	18	10	92		12.7
Dave Andreychuk	4,556	1,639	640	698	1,338	+32	1,121	274	293	10	3	77	7	14.0	15:59
Teemu Selanne	4,540	1,451	684	773	1,457	+95	660	255	333	7	2	110	9	15.1	17:56
Stan Mikita	4,482	1,393	541	925	1,466	+329	1,260	150	312	12	6	84		12.1
Paul Coffey	4,389	1,409	396	1,135	1,531	+298	1,802	135	529	20	31	43	1	9.0	21:50
Patrick Marleau	4,333	1,779	566	631	1,197	-27	527	172	243	17	4	109	11	13.1	18:09
Mike Modano	4,273	1,499	561	813	1,374	+114	926	157	336	29	18	92	9	13.1	19:41
Marian Hossa	4,229	1,309	525	609	1,134	+245	628	143	231	34	12	85	15	12.4	18:55
Mark Messier	4,221	1,756	694	1,193	1,887	+211	1,912	179	402	63	81	92	8	16.4	18:47
Sidney Crosby	4,072	1,272	592	1,004	1,596	+217	823	172	388	4	7	90	21	14.5	20:41
Patrick Kane	4,058	1,230	471	813	1,284	+16	442	126	291	0	1	75	12	11.6	20:11
Eric Staal	4,041	1,365	455	608	1,063	-82	854	133	184	21	8	72	5	11.3	19:07