best shooting percentage by defenseman nhl 2016-2017

Nick Holden had the highest shot percentage by a defenseman in 2016-17, at 13.1 percent.

Interpreted as:
best shooting percentage with a minimum of 1 shot per team game by defenseman NHL 2016-2017
NAME S% SEASON TM S GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Nick Holden
N. Holden
13.1
2016-17
NYR NYR
84
80
11
23
34
+13
35
3
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0.0
164
88
23
61
20:37
2 John Moore
J. Moore
11.8
2016-17
NJD NJD
102
63
12
10
22
-7
39
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
68
61
7
41
18:59
3 Ryan Ellis
R. Ellis
11.4
2016-17
NSH NSH
140
71
16
22
38
+17
29
4
7
1
2
3
0
0
0
64
137
37
41
23:57
4 Mike Green
M. Green
11.2
2016-17
DET DET
125
72
14
22
36
-20
40
3
7
0
0
2
1
0
0
67
92
24
52
23:33
5 John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
10.5
2016-17
DAL DAL
124
80
13
36
49
+2
34
4
13
0
0
3
0
1
1
100.0
42
117
40
99
23:21
6 Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
9.6
2016-17
TBL TBL
166
79
16
56
72
+3
47
4
29
0
0
5
2
0
0
93
132
39
73
24:31
7 Shea Weber
S. Weber
9.3
2016-17
MTL MTL
183
78
17
25
42
+20
38
12
10
0
2
4
0
0
0
140
157
11
80
25:04
8 Jason Demers
J. Demers
9.2
2016-17
FLA FLA
98
81
9
19
28
-14
53
0
5
0
2
2
0
0
1
0.0
106
90
19
31
19:37
9 Brent Burns
B. Burns
9.1
2016-17
SJS SJS
320
82
29
47
76
+19
40
8
17
0
1
6
3
0
0
69
142
53
153
24:52
10 Mathew Dumba
M. Dumba
8.4
2016-17
MIN MIN
131
76
11
23
34
+15
59
6
6
0
1
1
1
0
0
96
71
18
43
20:20
11 Oliver Ekman-Larsson
O. Ekman-Larsson
8.3
2016-17
ARI ARI
145
79
12
27
39
-25
48
8
11
0
0
1
1
0
0
112
85
18
48
24:37
12 Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
8.1
2016-17
ARI ARI
86
68
7
13
20
-14
47
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
99
12
45
16:40
13 Kevin Shattenkirk
K. Shattenkirk
8.1
2016-17
TOT
161
80
13
43
56
-7
47
8
19
0
0
2
0
0
0
88
95
36
40
19:56
14 Nick Leddy
N. Leddy
8.0
2016-17
NYI NYI
137
81
11
35
46
-3
12
3
12
0
0
1
0
0
0
77
109
26
48
22:43
15 Mark Giordano
M. Giordano
7.9
2016-17
CGY CGY
151
81
12
27
39
+22
59
3
11
2
1
4
1
0
0
78
184
45
43
23:35
16 Seth Jones
S. Jones
7.9
2016-17
CBJ CBJ
152
75
12
30
42
+6
24
1
6
0
0
3
3
0
0
61
118
32
44
23:24
17 Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
7.8
2016-17
OTT OTT
218
77
17
54
71
+10
28
4
23
0
2
5
1
0
0
67
201
59
106
26:50
18 Justin Schultz
J. Schultz
7.8
2016-17
PIT PIT
154
78
12
39
51
+27
34
3
17
0
0
1
0
0
0
67
116
22
37
20:27
19 Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
7.7
2016-17
STL STL
181
80
14
34
48
+3
24
6
13
0
0
4
0
0
1
0.0
38
158
53
27
25:17
20 Justin Faulk
J. Faulk
7.6
2016-17
CAR CAR
225
75
17
20
37
-18
32
4
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
117
84
53
45
23:08
21 Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
7.4
2016-17
BOS BOS
136
75
10
19
29
+18
59
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
130
140
35
62
23:20
22 Jake Gardiner
J. Gardiner
7.1
2016-17
TOR TOR
127
82
9
34
43
+24
34
2
11
0
0
2
2
0
0
69
83
44
79
21:32
23 Colin Miller
C. Miller
7.1
2016-17
BOS BOS
85
61
6
7
13
0
55
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
36
19
30
15:49
24 P.K. Subban
P.K. Subban
7.0
2016-17
NSH NSH
142
66
10
30
40
-8
44
3
13
0
1
2
0
0
0
78
104
30
58
24:24
25 Jared Spurgeon
J. Spurgeon
6.9
2016-17
MIN MIN
144
76
10
28
38
+33
20
1
4
0
1
2
1
0
0
49
140
23
22
24:02
StatMuse has season-level data for shooting percentage and shots per team game going back to the 1959-60 season.

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G/GP

2.50

25th

GA/GP

1.25

2nd

PP%

18.2

15th

PK%

100.0

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
2
2
0
4
5
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Flyers Flyers
1
1
1
3
1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
2
0
2
1
Islanders Islanders
0
3
0
0
-6
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
EDM EDM
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/16
NYR NYR
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sat
10/18
NYR NYR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
10/20
MIN MIN
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
SJS SJS
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYR Rangers

2 - 2 - 0

0

Final

1

WSH Capitals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
NSH NSH
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
EDM EDM
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
TBL TBL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
VGK VGK
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM