most shots on goal in rookie year all-time

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

NAME S SEASON TM GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
425
2005-06
WSH WSH
81
52
54
106
+2
52
21
31
3
0
5
2
12.2
2
16
12.5
172
20
69
88
21:37
2 Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
387
1992-93
WIN WIN
84
76
56
132
+8
45
24
25
0
0
7
0
19.6
3 Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
339
1981-82
WIN WIN
80
45
58
103
-7
47
12
22
0
2
2
13.3
4 Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
279
2016-17
TOR TOR
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
5 Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
278
2005-06
PIT PIT
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
6 Barry Beck
B. Beck
271
1977-78
CLR CLR
75
22
38
60
-14
89
6
18
0
1
4
8.1
7 Gabriel Landeskog
G. Landeskog
270
2011-12
COL COL
82
22
30
52
+20
51
6
6
0
2
5
1
8.1
8
36
22.2
219
58
58
35
18:37
8 Danny Gare
D. Gare
270
1974-75
BUF BUF
78
31
31
62
+39
75
5
4
0
0
2
11.5
9 Pavel Bure
P. Bure
268
1991-92
VAN VAN
65
34
26
60
0
30
7
9
3
1
6
1
12.7
10 Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
268
1988-89
NYR NYR
68
23
48
71
+8
50
8
23
3
1
1
0
8.6
11 Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
268
1971-72
DET DET
78
28
49
77
0
14
7
18
0
0
2
10.4
12 Blair MacDonald
B. MacDonald
266
1979-80
EDM EDM
80
46
48
94
0
6
13
15
2
1
6
17.3
13 Richard Martin
R. Martin
266
1971-72
BUF BUF
73
44
30
74
-39
36
19
13
0
0
5
16.5
14 Bobby Carpenter
B. Carpenter
262
1981-82
WSH WSH
80
32
35
67
-24
69
7
5
1
0
3
12.2
15 Bobby Orr
B. Orr
262
1966-67
BOS BOS
61
13
28
41
+1
102
3
12
1
2
0
5.0
16 Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
259
1990-91
DET DET
77
31
48
79
+11
66
11
16
3
1
5
0
12.0
17 Real Cloutier
R. Cloutier
254
1979-80
QUE QUE
67
42
47
89
-5
12
13
22
0
0
3
16.5
18 Logan Couture
L. Couture
253
2010-11
SJS SJS
79
32
24
56
+18
41
10
4
0
0
8
1
12.6
474
888
53.4
60
66
49
25
17:49
19 Roland Eriksson
R. Eriksson
253
1976-77
MNS MNS
80
25
44
69
-29
10
10
18
0
1
1
9.9
20 Reijo Ruotsalainen
R. Ruotsalainen
247
1981-82
NYR NYR
78
18
38
56
+18
27
7
14
0
0
3
7.3
21 Bobby Smith
B. Smith
244
1978-79
MNS MNS
80
30
44
74
-8
39
9
13
0
0
4
12.3
22 Daryl Evans
D. Evans
243
1982-83
LAK LAK
80
18
22
40
-18
21
1
10
1
0
0
7.4
23 Willy Lindstrom
W. Lindstrom
243
1979-80
WIN WIN
79
23
26
49
-19
20
5
12
0
0
4
9.5
24 Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
242
2006-07
PIT PIT
78
33
52
85
+2
80
16
24
0
0
6
1
13.6
315
728
43.3
40
36
40
69
19:10
25 Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
242
2005-06
CGY CGY
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 Rankings

G/GP

3.49

2nd

GA/GP

2.79

8th

PP%

23.5

13th

PK%

82.0

5th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
40
33
9
89
5
Rangers Rangers
39
36
7
85
1
Islanders Islanders
35
35
12
82
-36
Penguins Penguins
34
36
12
80
-50
Flyers Flyers
33
39
10
76
-48
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
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
Last Game
WSH Capitals

1 - 4 - 0

1

Final

3

CAR Hurricanes

4 - 1 - 0

Thu 15 May 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
NSH NSH
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Wed
4/2
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
4-5
Wed
4/2
LAK LAK
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Wed
4/2
ANA ANA
@
CGY CGY
1-4
Wed
4/2
WPG WPG
@
VGK VGK
4-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/7
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/7
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM