fewest shots per game by a team in a single season nhl history from 1916-17 to 2018-19

Between the 1916-17 and 2018-19 seasons, the Washington Capitals took the fewest shots per game by a team in a season, with 23.06 taken in 1974-75.

TEAM S/GP SEASON GP W L T OTL PTS PTS% SOW SOL G GA DIFF PP% PK% S% SA/GP SV%
1 Capitals
Capitals
23.06
1974-75
80
8
67
5
21
.131
181
446
-265
9.8
38.30
.854
2 Canucks
Canucks
23.72
1998-99
82
23
47
12
58
.354
192
258
-66
15.9
82.9
9.9
29.41
.893
3 Capitals
Capitals
23.73
2003-04
82
23
46
10
3
59
.360
186
253
-67
19.2
81.3
9.6
31.54
.902
4 Wild
Wild
23.83
2001-02
82
26
35
12
9
73
.445
195
238
-43
14.7
82.9
10.0
28.01
.896
5 Sharks
Sharks
24.00
1994-95
48
19
25
4
42
.438
129
161
-32
11.8
81.3
11.2
31.60
.894
6 Wild
Wild
24.17
2003-04
82
30
29
20
3
83
.506
188
183
5
13.6
84.5
9.5
29.06
.923
7 Sabres
Sabres
24.20
2014-15
82
23
51
8
54
.329
8
5
153
269
-116
13.4
75.1
7.7
35.61
.908
8 Thrashers
Thrashers
24.20
2001-02
82
19
47
11
5
54
.329
187
288
-101
12.1
81.8
9.4
35.50
.901
9 Capitals
Capitals
24.41
1975-76
80
11
59
10
32
.200
224
394
-170
11.5
36.94
.867
10 North Stars
North Stars
24.43
1975-76
80
20
53
7
47
.294
195
303
-108
10.0
33.19
.886
11 Devils
Devils
24.43
2015-16
82
38
36
8
84
.512
2
6
182
202
-20
19.9
83.0
9.1
28.65
.914
12 Devils
Devils
24.49
2014-15
82
32
36
14
78
.476
5
7
176
209
-33
19.3
80.6
8.8
30.71
.917
13 Lightning
Lightning
24.56
2000-01
82
24
47
6
5
59
.360
201
280
-79
12.5
82.9
10.0
31.18
.890
14 Predators
Predators
24.62
2001-02
82
28
41
13
0
69
.421
196
230
-34
14.2
85.9
9.7
28.22
.901
15 Wild
Wild
24.63
2000-01
82
25
39
13
5
68
.415
168
210
-42
9.6
84.7
8.3
28.13
.909
16 Penguins
Penguins
24.74
2003-04
82
23
47
8
4
58
.354
190
303
-113
18.1
77.2
9.4
33.17
.889
17 Panthers
Panthers
24.81
1994-95
48
20
22
6
46
.479
115
127
-12
13.1
83.2
9.7
28.46
.907
18 Capitals
Capitals
24.95
1977-78
80
17
49
14
48
.300
195
321
-126
12.5
71.4
9.8
31.25
.872
19 Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
24.95
2001-02
82
22
47
8
5
57
.348
164
255
-91
14.0
83.0
8.0
30.11
.897
20
Seals
24.96
1967-68
74
15
42
17
47
.318
153
219
-66
8.3
31.23
.905
21 Sharks
Sharks
25.01
1993-94
84
33
35
16
82
.488
252
265
-13
16.0
78.6
12.0
28.44
.889
22 Islanders
Islanders
25.03
1972-73
78
12
60
6
30
.192
170
347
-177
8.7
34.55
.871
23 Coyotes
Coyotes
25.06
2000-01
82
35
27
17
3
90
.549
214
212
2
16.6
85.2
10.4
29.63
.913
24 Rangers
Rangers
25.30
1997-98
82
25
39
18
68
.415
197
231
-34
17.7
85.4
9.5
28.04
.900
25 Penguins
Penguins
25.35
2002-03
82
27
44
6
5
65
.396
189
255
-66
18.3
83.5
9.1
30.91
.899
StatMuse has team, season-level data for shots per game going back to the 1955-56 season.

More Capitals Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

1.00

12th

GA/GP

3.00

6th

PP%

0.0

8th

PK%

50.0

10th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
3
Rangers Rangers
0
1
0
0
-3
Flyers Flyers
0
0
0
0
0
Islanders Islanders
0
0
0
0
0
Devils Devils
0
0
0
0
0
Capitals Capitals
0
1
0
0
-2
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
0
0
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
0
0
0
0
0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
10/11
WSH WSH
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Sun
10/12
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
TBL TBL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Fri
10/17
MIN MIN
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
10/19
VAN VAN
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

0 - 1 - 0

1

Final

3

BOS Bruins

1 - 0 - 0

Wed 8 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
0
0
2
3
Bruins Bruins
1
0
0
2
2
Panthers Panthers
1
0
0
2
1
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
3
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
0
0
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
0
0
0
0
0
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
1
0
0
2
3
Stars Stars
0
0
0
0
0
Wild Wild
0
0
0
0
0
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Flames Flames
1
0
0
2
1
Kings Kings
1
1
0
2
-2
Golden Knights Golden Knights
0
0
1
1
-1

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)
Thu
10/9
NYI NYI
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
MTL MTL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
NYR NYR
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM