nhl player highest shots on goal per game in a season since 2005

Since 2004-05, Alex Ovechkin has taken the most shots per game in a season, with 6.68 taken in 2008-09.

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NHL player highest shots on goal per game with a minimum of 51.25 games played per 82 team games in a season since 2005

	NAME	S/GP	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	6.68	2008-09	WSH	79	56	54	110	+8	72	19	27	1	0	10	2	528	10.6	8	32	25.0	243	32	60	107	23:00
2	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	5.44	2007-08	WSH	82	65	47	112	+28	40	22	15	0	0	11	2	446	14.6	7	18	38.9	220	44	68	93	23:06
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	5.25	2005-06	WSH	81	52	54	106	+2	52	21	31	3	0	5	2	425	12.2	2	16	12.5	172	20	69	88	21:37
4	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	5.15	2022-23	COL	71	42	69	111	+29	30	12	22	0	0	9	2	366	11.5	519	1,168	44.4	53	40	43	47	22:19
5	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	5.11	2009-10	WSH	72	50	59	109	+45	89	13	23	0	0	7	0	368	13.6	10	22	45.5	185	20	66	76	21:48
6	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	5.04	2015-16	WSH	79	50	21	71	+21	53	19	5	0	0	8	2	398	12.6	0	0		225	34	24	50	20:19
7	David Pastrnak D. Pastrnak	4.96	2022-23	BOS	82	61	52	113	+34	38	18	19	0	0	13	4	407	15.0	8	19	42.1	91	33	52	109	19:34
8	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.95	2013-14	WSH	78	51	28	79	-35	48	24	15	0	1	10	3	386	13.2	2	3	66.7	204	22	32	48	20:33
9	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	4.94	2023-24	COL	82	51	89	140	+35	42	10	38	0	0	9	2	405	12.6	607	1,314	46.2	55	69	42	82	22:49
10	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.88	2014-15	WSH	81	53	28	81	+10	58	25	9	0	0	11	0	395	13.4	2	5	40.0	259	32	45	58	20:20
11	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.78	2006-07	WSH	82	46	46	92	-19	52	16	21	0	0	8	1	392	11.7	8	17	47.1	184	44	67	95	21:23
12	Henrik Zetterberg H. Zetterberg	4.77	2007-08	DET	75	43	49	92	+30	34	16	20	1	0	7	0	358	12.0	666	1,210	55.0	31	16	53	59	22:04
13	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	4.77	2021-22	TOR	73	60	46	106	+20	18	16	13	0	0	10	2	348	17.2	691	1,229	56.2	67	62	92	48	20:37
14	David Pastrnak D. Pastrnak	4.66	2023-24	BOS	82	47	63	110	+21	47	12	23	0	0	5	0	382	12.3	8	24	33.3	72	19	54	98	19:56
15	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.65	2010-11	WSH	79	32	53	85	+24	41	7	17	0	0	11	3	367	8.7	6	18	33.3	241	23	48	59	21:22
16	Simon Gagne S. Gagne	4.64	2005-06	PHI	72	47	32	79	+31	38	12	11	2	3	7	1	334	14.1	7	18	38.9	57	29	39	43	20:46
17	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	4.61	2019-20	COL	69	35	58	93	+14	12	12	19	0	0	4	2	318	11.0	362	840	43.1	51	31	38	53	21:13
18	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	4.60	2021-22	COL	65	32	56	88	+22	42	7	20	0	0	5	1	299	10.7	383	844	45.4	68	39	37	56	21:04
19	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.58	2012-13	WSH	48	32	24	56	+2	36	16	11	0	0	4	0	220	14.5	0	1	0.0	120	18	30	25	20:53
20	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	4.57	2019-20	WSH	68	48	19	67	-12	30	13	5	0	0	3	1	311	15.4	1	1	100.0	184	30	28	48	20:40
21	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	4.56	2023-24	TOR	81	69	38	107	+31	20	18	11	0	1	8	3	369	18.7	705	1,319	53.4	89	93	85	54	20:58
22	Eric Staal E. Staal	4.54	2008-09	CAR	82	40	35	75	+15	50	14	10	1	1	8	1	372	10.8	718	1,586	45.3	61	37	55	37	21:03
23	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	4.52	2011-12	PIT	75	50	59	109	+18	70	12	22	0	0	9	1	339	14.7	575	1,210	47.5	29	41	52	73	21:01
24	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	4.49	2005-06	NYR	82	54	69	123	+34	72	24	28	0	0	9	2	368	14.7	1	6	16.7	23	13	45	111	22:05
25	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	4.45	2018-19	COL	82	41	58	99	+20	34	12	25	0	0	6	1	365	11.2	517	1,183	43.7	54	31	48	64	22:05

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+/-

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G/GP

3.18

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GA/GP

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PK%

80.2

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

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Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

36

Matheson

35

Theodore

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

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Korpisalo

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Andersen

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-40

Worst Record ATS

30-52

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
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

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 3/31	NJD	@	NYR	1-4
Tue 3/31	NYI	@	BUF	3-4
Tue 3/31	DAL	@	BOS	3-6
Tue 3/31	DET	@	PIT	1-5
Tue 3/31	MTL	@	TBL	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	MTL	@	BUF	7:30 PM
Wed 5/20	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
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