which player had the highest shooting percentage in a career

Craig Simpson has the highest career shot percentage, at 23.7 percent.

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	NAME	S%	S	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Craig Simpson C. Simpson	23.7	1,044	634	247	250	497	+3	657	91	84	1	1	29	3
2	Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	22.3	1,531	712	342	369	711	+115	544	125	121	2	0	42	2
3	Paul MacLean P. MacLean	21.4	1,514	719	324	349	673	-34	968	125	105	0	0	37	6
4	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	21.2	2,709	752	573	553	1,126	+380	210	180	198	8	1	80	4
5	Camille Henry C. Henry	20.9	868	464	181	158	339	-39	66	65	51	0	0	17
6	Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	19.8	1,040	683	206	273	479	+142	340	61	59	1	0	36
7	Rick Middleton R. Middleton	19.7	2,272	1,005	448	540	988	+175	157	115	164	25	18	59	1
8	Darryl Sutter D. Sutter	19.5	826	406	161	118	279	-11	286	42	26	3	0	17	0
9	Blaine Stoughton B. Stoughton	19.5	1,324	526	258	191	449	-93	204	62	49	5	3	31	1
10	Rob Brown R. Brown	19.4	979	543	190	248	438	-23	599	94	90	0	0	23	2	5	14	35.7	70	6	14	27	10:38
11	Mike Ridley M. Ridley	19.3	1,513	866	292	466	758	+36	424	87	136	19	12	46	4
12	Steve Vickers S. Vickers	19.2	1,278	698	246	340	586	+57	330	69	99	1	1	35
13	Kent Nilsson K. Nilsson	19.2	1,374	553	264	422	686	-25	116	97	179	16	8	28	1
14	Tom McCarthy T. McCarthy	19.2	929	460	178	221	399	+52	330	46	73	3	3	28	2
15	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	19.1	3,149	1,251	601	797	1,398	+304	545	155	240	39	43	72	7
16	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	19.0	3,633	915	690	1,033	1,723	+114	834	236	465	49	22	74	11	1,414	2,865	49.4	52	45	70	122	22:40
17	Peter Stastny P. Stastny	19.0	2,374	977	450	789	1,239	-15	824	145	321	7	7	54	2
18	Ray Ferraro R. Ferraro	18.9	2,163	1,258	408	490	898	-104	1,288	130	148	0	2	45	6	2,045	4,195	48.7	265	96	89	122	16:43
19	Mark Hunter M. Hunter	18.8	1,133	628	213	171	384	-16	1,426	71	50	2	0	19	1
20	Tim Kerr T. Kerr	18.6	1,985	655	370	304	674	+77	596	149	104	0	0	46	1
21	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	18.6	2,354	860	437	625	1,062	+108	366	179	194	10	4	76	20	7,527	14,112	53.3	499	277	688	1,001	20:39
22	Alex Tanguay A. Tanguay	18.6	1,525	1,088	283	580	863	+163	527	62	182	7	4	43	4	294	753	39.0	654	392	554	627	17:45
23	Peter McNab P. McNab	18.5	1,959	955	363	450	813	+128	179	83	111	1	1	47	1
24	Mats Naslund M. Naslund	18.5	1,360	651	251	383	634	+119	111	68	143	2	1	35	3
25	Gary Roberts G. Roberts	18.4	2,374	1,224	438	472	910	+229	2,560	109	106	13	4	52	5	47	101	46.5	1,021	111	182	273	16:39

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McDavid

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Bouchard

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Kraken	3	2	0	6	7
Canucks	2	4	0	4	-7
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Thu 10/15	UTA	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Sat 10/17	EDM	@	UTA	10:00 PM
Tue 10/20	MIN	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CAR	@	EDM	9:00 PM

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Oilers

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Final

Sharks

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6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

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Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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Eichel

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Points Leaders

13

McDavid

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Eichel

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Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

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Lauzon

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McBain

Blocks Leaders

20

Weegar

19

Hronek

17

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Wins Leaders

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Swayman

4

Ullmark

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Goals Against Leaders

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Tarasov

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Garand

0.74

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Garand

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4.20

Goals Against Rankings

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37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

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3-1

Worst Record ATS

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1-4

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Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
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Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	3	2	0	6	7
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	4	0	4	-7
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

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Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
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Rangers	4	2	0	8	6
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	1	0	6	5
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
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