which rookie had the most shots on goal

Alex Ovechkin has taken the most shots by a rookie, with 425 taken in 2005-06.

NAMESSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
425
2005-06
81
52
54
106
+2
52
21
31
3
0
5
2
12.2
2
16
12.5
172
20
69
88
21:37
2Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
387
1992-93
84
76
56
132
+8
45
24
25
0
0
7
0
19.6
3Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
339
1981-82
80
45
58
103
-7
47
12
22
0
2
2
13.3
4Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
279
2016-17
82
40
29
69
+2
14
8
13
0
0
8
0
14.3
530
1,132
46.8
21
61
76
44
17:38
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
278
2005-06
81
39
63
102
-1
110
16
31
0
2
5
3
14.0
534
1,174
45.5
66
43
36
57
20:08
6Barry Beck
B. Beck
271
1977-78
75
22
38
60
-14
89
6
18
0
1
4
8.1
7Gabriel Landeskog
G. Landeskog
270
2011-12
82
22
30
52
+20
51
6
6
0
2
5
1
8.1
8
36
22.2
219
58
58
35
18:37
8Danny Gare
D. Gare
270
1974-75
78
31
31
62
+39
75
5
4
0
0
2
11.5
9Pavel Bure
P. Bure
268
1991-92
65
34
26
60
0
30
7
9
3
1
6
1
12.7
10Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
268
1988-89
68
23
48
71
+8
50
8
23
3
1
1
0
8.6
11Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
268
1971-72
78
28
49
77
0
14
7
18
0
0
2
10.4
12Blair MacDonald
B. MacDonald
266
1979-80
80
46
48
94
0
6
13
15
2
1
6
17.3
13Richard Martin
R. Martin
266
1971-72
73
44
30
74
-39
36
19
13
0
0
5
16.5
14Bobby Carpenter
B. Carpenter
262
1981-82
80
32
35
67
-24
69
7
5
1
0
3
12.2
15Bobby Orr
B. Orr
262
1966-67
61
13
28
41
+1
102
3
12
1
2
0
5.0
16Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
259
1990-91
77
31
48
79
+11
66
11
16
3
1
5
0
12.0
17Real Cloutier
R. Cloutier
254
1979-80
67
42
47
89
-5
12
13
22
0
0
3
16.5
18Logan Couture
L. Couture
253
2010-11
79
32
24
56
+18
41
10
4
0
0
8
1
12.6
474
888
53.4
60
66
49
25
17:49
19Roland Eriksson
R. Eriksson
253
1976-77
80
25
44
69
-29
10
10
18
0
1
1
9.9
20Reijo Ruotsalainen
R. Ruotsalainen
247
1981-82
78
18
38
56
+18
27
7
14
0
0
3
7.3
21Bobby Smith
B. Smith
244
1978-79
80
30
44
74
-8
39
9
13
0
0
4
12.3
22Daryl Evans
D. Evans
243
1982-83
80
18
22
40
-18
21
1
10
1
0
0
7.4
23Willy Lindstrom
W. Lindstrom
243
1979-80
79
23
26
49
-19
20
5
12
0
0
4
9.5
24Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
242
2006-07
78
33
52
85
+2
80
16
24
0
0
6
1
13.6
315
728
43.3
40
36
40
69
19:10
25Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
242
2005-06
82
20
29
49
+5
93
16
17
0
1
7
1
8.3
0
0
203
97
35
51
21:44
StatMuse has season-level data for shots going back to the 1959-60 season.

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Team Leaders

G

24

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

36

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+17

Protas

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.12

16th

GA/GP

2.91

10th

PP%

16.5

27th

PK%

79.0

17th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
41
18
6
88
40
32
18
15
79
20
37
23
5
79
6
33
21
11
77
3
31
23
11
73
-13
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27
7
73
10
32
31
2
66
-27
27
30
8
62
-18
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3/18
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3/20
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7:00 PM
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3/22
@
12:30 PM
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3/24
@
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Last Game
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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
44
11
9
97
86
41
14
10
92
53
38
16
12
88
34
34
26
6
74
21
29
27
9
67
-28
26
28
10
62
-17
26
29
10
62
-45
25
29
11
61
-34
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
36
26
3
75
-9
30
22
14
74
7
32
26
8
72
5
31
26
6
68
-24
29
26
9
67
-15
26
23
15
67
-23
26
32
7
59
-41
20
37
8
48
-72
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
40
20
6
86
34
40
20
4
84
51
36
18
10
82
16
36
23
7
79
-5
36
23
6
78
11
32
23
9
73
15
33
29
3
69
-17
28
27
11
67
-24
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
41
18
6
88
40
32
18
15
79
20
37
23
5
79
6
33
21
11
77
3
31
23
11
73
-13
33
27
7
73
10
32
31
2
66
-27
27
30
8
62
-18

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Scores

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Tue
1/27
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Wed
1/28
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Wed
1/28
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Wed
1/28
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