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