what are the most shots on goal in a single game in nhl history

Ray Bourque has taken the most shots in a game, with 19 taken versus the Quebec Nordiques on March 21, 1991.

Interpreted as:

What are the most shots on goal by a player in a single regular-season game in NHL history?

	NAME	S	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	19	3/21/1991	BOS	vs	QUE	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
2	Marian Hossa M. Hossa	16	11/1/2006	ATL	vs	CAR	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.3	0	0		1	0	0	1	21:25
3	Rod Gilbert R. Gilbert	16	2/24/1968	NYR	@	MTL	4	1	5	+4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25.0
4	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	15	3/25/2023	TOR	@	CAR	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.3	4	17	23.5	0	0	1	1	22:19
5	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	15	11/10/2015	WSH	@	DET	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0		2	0	1	0	24:43
6	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	15	10/7/2006	WSH	vs	CAR	2	0	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13.3	0	0		6	1	2	3	21:41
7	Dave Andreychuk D. Andreychuk	15	3/23/1993	TOR	@	WIN	1	2	3	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
8	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	15	12/14/1972	BOS	vs	NYR	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
9	Bobby Orr B. Orr	15	12/10/1970	BOS	vs	BUF	1	3	4	+3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
10	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	14	10/24/2023	WSH	vs	TOR	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	0	2	0.0	2	0	0	0	19:43
11	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	14	10/14/2023	COL	@	SJS	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	9	11.1	1	2	1	1	25:38
12	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	14	2/25/2022	COL	vs	WPG	2	0	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	4	9	44.4	2	0	0	0	22:13
13	Patric Hornqvist P. Hornqvist	14	12/28/2010	NSH	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0		4	1	0	0	19:06
14	David Booth D. Booth	14	11/18/2010	FLA	@	BOS	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0		2	1	1	1	20:23
15	Ilya Kovalchuk I. Kovalchuk	14	4/2/2004	ATL	vs	PIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	0	0		1	0	1	4	34:05
16	Peter Bondra P. Bondra	14	3/17/2001	WSH	vs	BUF	2	0	2	+1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	0	0		2	0	0	1	24:34
17	Pavel Bure P. Bure	14	2/10/2001	FLA	@	ATL	4	1	5	+4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	28.6	0	0		0	0	0	0	28:46
18	Eric Lindros E. Lindros	14	3/19/1996	PHI	vs	NYI	0	2	2	+1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
19	Vincent Damphousse V. Damphousse	14	3/27/1993	MTL	vs	OTT	2	1	3	+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.3
20	John Tucker J. Tucker	14	12/16/1992	TBL	@	SJS	2	0	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14.3
21	Claude Lemieux C. Lemieux	14	12/3/1992	NJD	@	OTT	2	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	14.3
22	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	14	11/4/1988	DET	vs	PHI	3	0	3	+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21.4
23	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	14	3/28/1988	MNS	vs	CHI	2	0	2	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.3
24	Ron Stackhouse R. Stackhouse	14	4/3/1976	PIT	vs	WSH	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
25	Ed Litzenberger E. Litzenberger	14	12/20/1959	CHI	vs	TOR	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0