nhl shots per game leaders over career active players only

Alex Ovechkin has taken the most career shots per game by an active player, with 4.51 taken.

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NAMES/GPSGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
4.51
7,116
1,578
930
759
1,689
+56
857
331
291
5
1
141
26
13.1
66
194
34.0
3,887
580
793
1,254
20:26
2Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
4.05
3,865
955
425
727
1,152
+231
435
114
243
2
2
77
14
11.0
6,266
13,389
46.8
663
509
484
814
20:40
3Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
4.00
2,782
695
432
358
790
+149
152
110
108
2
1
67
14
15.5
5,612
10,406
53.9
487
712
624
544
19:58
4Brady Tkachuk
B. Tkachuk
3.84
2,217
578
213
251
464
-58
830
62
78
1
0
28
12
9.6
1,495
2,972
50.3
1,947
213
243
378
18:10
5David Pastrnak
D. Pastrnak
3.70
3,103
839
422
518
940
+146
414
134
162
0
0
69
12
13.6
52
159
32.7
716
273
485
982
18:34
6Jack Eichel
J. Eichel
3.55
2,471
697
269
441
710
+23
213
63
175
3
9
46
13
10.9
4,601
10,200
45.1
440
455
397
652
20:16
7Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
3.51
1,415
403
236
248
484
+84
165
83
83
0
0
35
14
16.7
11
47
23.4
293
160
206
411
20:45
8Jack Hughes
J. Hughes
3.49
1,514
434
169
264
433
-36
72
39
106
2
2
28
10
11.2
1,198
3,341
35.9
67
169
332
566
19:42
9Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
3.41
2,725
799
412
821
1,233
+197
320
100
321
10
10
76
17
15.1
4,424
9,230
47.9
579
313
696
792
21:52
10Timo Meier
T. Meier
3.26
2,290
703
241
239
480
-76
406
65
49
0
1
36
5
10.5
253
593
42.7
1,208
415
373
466
17:19
11Cole Caufield
C. Caufield
3.24
1,207
373
171
138
309
0
62
42
48
0
0
35
13
14.2
25
61
41.0
216
94
133
211
18:03
12Patrick Kane
P. Kane
3.21
4,413
1,375
509
893
1,402
-9
476
140
325
0
1
85
14
11.5
333
861
38.7
361
327
728
782
19:56
13Tyler Seguin
T. Seguin
3.19
3,258
1,021
368
459
827
+97
315
95
142
2
4
64
10
11.3
5,175
9,658
53.6
833
361
442
573
18:02
14Kyle Connor
K. Connor
3.18
2,227
700
329
353
682
-12
155
75
114
9
2
67
14
14.8
25
75
33.3
211
225
389
416
19:50
15Filip Forsberg
F. Forsberg
3.16
2,741
867
358
402
760
+15
381
96
142
6
1
60
11
13.1
45
137
32.8
1,263
403
658
771
18:10
16Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
3.14
4,475
1,426
654
1,109
1,763
+193
898
194
416
4
7
104
26
14.6
16,506
31,163
53.0
1,246
695
797
1,188
20:36
17Matt Boldy
M. Boldy
3.12
1,146
367
146
186
332
+45
182
38
74
4
0
27
5
12.7
238
511
46.6
240
217
218
287
19:03
18Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
3.11
3,971
1,275
536
876
1,412
+43
1,265
189
343
4
1
89
14
13.5
6,112
13,618
44.9
736
541
1,059
1,268
19:28
19John Tavares
J. Tavares
3.11
3,955
1,271
526
662
1,188
-53
553
167
225
3
3
86
20
13.3
12,154
22,468
54.1
965
537
880
1,137
19:13
20Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
3.08
2,719
884
402
730
1,132
+204
436
104
299
1
0
65
9
14.8
11
25
44.0
480
294
477
903
19:07
21Jason Robertson
J. Robertson
3.07
1,414
461
215
279
494
+119
132
60
97
0
0
41
6
15.2
13
30
43.3
326
166
241
394
18:26
22Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
2.99
2,424
811
277
368
645
-101
503
86
91
9
3
40
13
11.4
6,605
12,524
52.7
635
347
480
694
19:32
23Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
2.99
1,597
535
220
193
413
-58
242
56
57
5
1
25
2
13.8
1,855
4,324
42.9
492
189
229
287
16:54
24Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
2.98
2,331
783
264
311
575
-13
382
63
97
0
0
44
10
11.3
721
1,722
41.9
914
191
402
515
17:08
25Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
2.98
3,722
1,251
627
636
1,263
-10
737
244
230
5
3
101
17
16.8
7,140
14,082
50.7
1,335
568
526
731
19:00
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Team Leaders

G

3

Tuch

Alex Tuch

A

4

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+7

Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

10th

GA/GP

2.80

14th

PP%

15.4

22nd

PK%

88.2

9th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
5
1
1
11
10
Rangers Rangers
5
2
0
10
10
Penguins Penguins
3
2
1
7
5
Capitals Capitals
3
2
0
6
3
Islanders Islanders
2
3
0
4
3
Devils Devils
2
3
0
4
-7
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
2
0
4
-1
Flyers Flyers
0
5
2
2
-20
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:45 PM
Wed
10/14
MTL MTL
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Sat
10/17
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Tue
10/20
LAK LAK
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
10/24
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
SEA Kraken

4 - 2 - 0

5

Final

3

WSH Capitals

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

Sebastian Aho

6

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

6

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

Connor McDavid

9

Eichel

Jack Eichel

7

Hughes

Quinn Hughes
Points Leaders

13

McDavid

Connor McDavid

12

Eichel

Jack Eichel

12

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

27

Hathaway

Garnet Hathaway

26

Pettersson

Elias Pettersson
Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

Filip Hronek

21

Chabot

Thomas Chabot

20

Larsson

Adam Larsson
Wins Leaders

5

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

4

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Dylan Garand
Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

.948

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

5.20

Oilers

5.00

Kraken

4.33
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.40

Wild

1.83

Rangers

1.86
Power Play Rankings
Wild

41.2

Mammoth

40.0

Ducks

37.5
Penalty Kill Rankings
Wild

95.5

Maple Leafs

95.0

Penguins

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Wild

5-1

Predators

4-1

Ducks

4-1

Oilers

4-1

Kings

3-1

Rangers

5-2
Worst Record ATS
Flames

0-5

Panthers

1-5

Devils

1-4

Canadiens

1-4

Blue Jackets

1-3

Golden Knights

2-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Senators Senators
5
1
0
10
7
Lightning Lightning
4
1
0
8
4
Bruins Bruins
4
2
0
8
7
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
2
1
7
2
Sabres Sabres
3
3
0
6
-6
Panthers Panthers
2
2
2
6
-5
Canadiens Canadiens
2
2
1
5
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
1
3
1
3
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
5
1
1
11
10
Rangers Rangers
5
2
0
10
10
Penguins Penguins
3
2
1
7
5
Capitals Capitals
3
2
0
6
3
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
2
0
4
-1
Islanders Islanders
2
3
0
4
3
Devils Devils
2
3
0
4
-7
Flyers Flyers
0
5
2
2
-20
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
4
1
1
9
8
Mammoth Mammoth
4
2
0
8
7
Jets Jets
3
1
1
7
-2
Avalanche Avalanche
3
2
0
6
9
Predators Predators
2
1
2
6
0
Stars Stars
2
2
1
5
3
Blues Blues
2
2
1
5
-2
Blackhawks Blackhawks
1
5
0
2
-14
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
5
2
0
10
7
Oilers Oilers
4
0
1
9
8
Ducks Ducks
4
1
0
8
5
Kraken Kraken
4
2
0
8
9
Sharks Sharks
3
2
0
6
-4
Canucks Canucks
2
5
0
4
-11
Kings Kings
0
2
2
2
-7
Flames Flames
0
5
0
0
-19

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
NJD NJD
@
DET DET
6:00 PM
Tue
10/13
FLA FLA
@
CBJ CBJ
6:15 PM
Tue
10/13
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
6:30 PM
Tue
10/13
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:45 PM
Tue
10/13
SEA SEA
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM