NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Shooting Percentage
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | SPCT | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Charlie Simmer | 32.75 | 1980-81 |
2. | Sergei Makarov* | 32.26 | 1990-91 |
3. | Craig Simpson | 31.64 | 1987-88 |
4. | Warren Young | 30.53 | 1984-85 |
5. | Rob Brown | 30.00 | 1987-88 |
6. | Steve Vickers | 29.59 | 1979-80 |
7. | Rob Brown | 28.99 | 1988-89 |
8. | Craig Simpson | 28.93 | 1988-89 |
9. | Jari Kurri* | 28.81 | 1985-86 |
10. | Terry Ruskowski | 28.26 | 1985-86 |
11. | Ulf Nilsson | 28.13 | 1978-79 |
  | Ray Ferraro | 28.13 | 1986-87 |
13. | Andrei Kuzmenko | 27.27 | 2022-23 |
14. | Mario Lemieux* | 27.16 | 1988-89 |
15. | Gary Roberts | 27.04 | 1991-92 |
16. | Cam Neely* | 27.03 | 1993-94 |
17. | Esa Tikkanen | 26.98 | 1986-87 |
18. | Wayne Gretzky* | 26.69 | 1983-84 |
19. | Jari Kurri* | 26.67 | 1983-84 |
20. | Camille Henry | 26.62 | 1962-63 |
21. | Jari Kurri* | 26.59 | 1984-85 |
22. | Sergei Makarov* | 26.51 | 1991-92 |
23. | Craig Simpson | 26.37 | 1992-93 |
24. | Craig Laughlin | 26.32 | 1985-86 |
25. | Charlie Simmer | 26.29 | 1979-80 |
26. | Greg Gilbert | 26.27 | 1983-84 |
27. | Gary Roberts | 26.19 | 1995-96 |
28. | Pat Elynuik | 26.00 | 1988-89 |
29. | Ray Ferraro | 25.97 | 1991-92 |
30. | Sam Reinhart | 25.81 | 2023-24 |
31. | Ted Bulley | 25.71 | 1978-79 |
  | John Tonelli | 25.71 | 1983-84 |
33. | Pat Verbeek | 25.70 | 1987-88 |
34. | Jari Kurri* | 25.59 | 1986-87 |
35. | Stan Weir | 25.58 | 1979-80 |
36. | Charlie Simmer | 25.53 | 1985-86 |
37. | Petr Nedvěd | 25.50 | 1992-93 |
38. | Dale Hunter | 25.45 | 1991-92 |
39. | Mikko Mäkelä | 25.35 | 1987-88 |
40. | Paul MacLean | 25.32 | 1983-84 |
41. | Paul Gagné | 25.25 | 1980-81 |
  | Håkan Loob | 25.25 | 1987-88 |
43. | Rick Middleton | 25.25 | 1981-82 |
44. | Kent Nilsson | 25.24 | 1981-82 |
45. | Mike Ribeiro | 25.23 | 2007-08 |
46. | Mike Walton | 25.22 | 1977-78 |
47. | Jean Ratelle* | 25.14 | 1971-72 |
48. | Bryan Trottier* | 25.13 | 1978-79 |
49. | Rick Middleton | 25.00 | 1978-79 |
  | Dan Maloney | 25.00 | 1980-81 |
  | Darcy Rota | 25.00 | 1981-82 |
  | Butch Goring | 25.00 | 1983-84 |
  | Charlie Simmer | 25.00 | 1984-85 |
54. | Wayne Gretzky* | 24.86 | 1981-82 |
55. | Mike Bullard | 24.83 | 1981-82 |
56. | Tom McCarthy | 24.79 | 1986-87 |
57. | Luc Robitaille* | 24.76 | 1989-90 |
58. | Mike Bossy* | 24.73 | 1978-79 |
  | Sergei Kostitsyn | 24.73 | 2010-11 |
60. | Al MacAdam | 24.71 | 1979-80 |
61. | Don Kozak | 24.69 | 1975-76 |
62. | Ron Sutter | 24.53 | 1988-89 |
  | Ian Laperrière | 24.53 | 1994-95 |
64. | Dmitri Khristich | 24.41 | 1992-93 |
65. | Peter Šťastný* | 24.34 | 1983-84 |
66. | Paul MacLean | 24.32 | 1988-89 |
67. | Pat Verbeek | 24.31 | 1986-87 |
68. | Darcy Rota | 24.28 | 1982-83 |
69. | Ray Ferraro | 24.26 | 1988-89 |
70. | Pat Elynuik | 24.24 | 1989-90 |
71. | Mike Ridley | 24.19 | 1989-90 |
  | Sergei Nemchinov | 24.19 | 1991-92 |
73. | Peter McNab | 24.18 | 1974-75 |
74. | Mario Lemieux* | 24.13 | 1992-93 |
75. | Paul MacLean | 24.11 | 1989-90 |
76. | Luc Robitaille* | 24.09 | 1987-88 |
77. | Camille Henry | 24.07 | 1964-65 |
78. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 24.06 | 1987-88 |
79. | Mark Pavelich | 24.03 | 1982-83 |
80. | Lanny McDonald* | 24.00 | 1982-83 |
  | Ray Sheppard | 24.00 | 1994-95 |
82. | Pierre Mondou | 23.97 | 1981-82 |
83. | Mike Bullard | 23.94 | 1983-84 |
84. | Blaine Stoughton | 23.93 | 1979-80 |
85. | Warren Young | 23.91 | 1985-86 |
86. | Willi Plett | 23.90 | 1980-81 |
87. | Roman Oksiuta | 23.88 | 1994-95 |
88. | Johnny Bucyk* | 23.84 | 1975-76 |
89. | Dave Taylor | 23.84 | 1984-85 |
90. | Bryan Trottier* | 23.83 | 1977-78 |
91. | Johnny Bucyk* | 23.81 | 1972-73 |
92. | Luc Robitaille* | 23.77 | 1992-93 |
93. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 23.72 | 1988-89 |
94. | Tom McCarthy | 23.64 | 1983-84 |
  | Curtis Glencross | 23.64 | 2011-12 |
96. | Brian MacLellan | 23.58 | 1983-84 |
97. | John McKenzie | 23.58 | 1968-69 |
  | Mike Ridley | 23.58 | 1991-92 |
99. | Ron Delorme | 23.53 | 1978-79 |
  | Pierre Larouche | 23.53 | 1985-86 |
101. | Marc Tardif | 23.49 | 1981-82 |
102. | Bill Gardner | 23.48 | 1983-84 |
103. | Marcus Foligno | 23.47 | 2021-22 |
104. | Mats Näslund | 23.46 | 1984-85 |
105. | Michel Goulet* | 23.43 | 1983-84 |
106. | Ivan Barbashev | 23.42 | 2021-22 |
107. | Ken Linseman | 23.40 | 1982-83 |
  | Charlie Simmer | 23.40 | 1983-84 |
  | Ray Ferraro | 23.40 | 1994-95 |
110. | Mark Napier | 23.39 | 1982-83 |
111. | Don Maloney | 23.39 | 1980-81 |
112. | Peter Šťastný* | 23.38 | 1982-83 |
113. | William Karlsson | 23.37 | 2017-18 |
114. | Camille Henry | 23.33 | 1960-61 |
  | Peter Zezel | 23.33 | 1990-91 |
  | Gilbert Dionne | 23.33 | 1991-92 |
117. | Alex Tanguay | 23.20 | 2005-06 |
118. | Brian Sutter | 23.16 | 1978-79 |
119. | Tim Kerr | 23.16 | 1980-81 |
120. | Yvon Lambert | 23.15 | 1981-82 |
121. | Peter Šťastný* | 23.12 | 1987-88 |
122. | Rick Middleton | 23.11 | 1982-83 |
123. | Jim Pappin | 23.08 | 1974-75 |
  | Martin Straka | 23.08 | 1993-94 |
  | Petr Průcha | 23.08 | 2005-06 |
  | T.J. Oshie | 23.08 | 2016-17 |
127. | Bryan Trottier* | 23.04 | 1981-82 |
128. | Bob Probert | 23.02 | 1987-88 |
129. | Craig Ramsay | 23.01 | 1978-79 |
130. | Darryl Sutter | 23.00 | 1981-82 |
  | Corey Millen | 23.00 | 1992-93 |
132. | Patrik Berglund | 22.97 | 2012-13 |
133. | Troy Murray | 22.96 | 1985-86 |
134. | Paul Gardner | 22.93 | 1981-82 |
135. | Paul Byron | 22.92 | 2016-17 |
136. | Steve Vickers | 22.90 | 1972-73 |
  | Ray Ferraro | 22.90 | 1985-86 |
138. | Raimo Summanen | 22.89 | 1985-86 |
  | Gary Roberts | 22.89 | 1992-93 |
  | Mike Eastwood | 22.89 | 1999-00 |
141. | Craig Janney | 22.86 | 1989-90 |
  | Mark Parrish | 22.86 | 2003-04 |
143. | Dave Taylor | 22.82 | 1980-81 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 22.82 | 1986-87 |
145. | Eric Lindros* | 22.78 | 1992-93 |
146. | Brian Sutter | 22.77 | 1982-83 |
147. | Pierre Larouche | 22.73 | 1979-80 |
  | Lane Lambert | 22.73 | 1983-84 |
  | Paul MacLean | 22.73 | 1987-88 |
150. | Johnny Bucyk* | 22.67 | 1970-71 |
  | Jimmy Carson | 22.67 | 1991-92 |
152. | Pat LaFontaine* | 22.66 | 1991-92 |
153. | Jeremy Roenick | 22.65 | 1991-92 |
154. | Luc Robitaille* | 22.61 | 1986-87 |
155. | Anson Carter | 22.60 | 2005-06 |
156. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 22.60 | 1971-72 |
157. | Bryan Trottier* | 22.58 | 1979-80 |
  | Kent Nilsson | 22.58 | 1980-81 |
  | Brent Sutter | 22.58 | 1981-82 |
  | Gary Roberts | 22.58 | 2003-04 |
161. | Paul Gardner | 22.56 | 1977-78 |
162. | Mike Bossy* | 22.55 | 1977-78 |
163. | Ilkka Sinisalo | 22.55 | 1989-90 |
164. | Jim Pappin | 22.53 | 1972-73 |
165. | Dick Duff* | 22.52 | 1967-68 |
  | Wayne Cashman | 22.52 | 1980-81 |
167. | Mike Krushelnyski | 22.51 | 1984-85 |
168. | Mike Eaves | 22.50 | 1979-80 |
  | Al Secord | 22.50 | 1982-83 |
170. | Rick Middleton | 22.49 | 1983-84 |
171. | Craig Simpson | 22.48 | 1989-90 |
172. | Rick Vaive | 22.46 | 1988-89 |
173. | Benoît Hogue | 22.45 | 1992-93 |
  | Terry Yake | 22.45 | 1992-93 |
175. | Dwight Foster | 22.43 | 1980-81 |
  | Mark Taylor | 22.43 | 1983-84 |
177. | Dennis Maruk | 22.39 | 1981-82 |
178. | Steve Vickers | 22.35 | 1980-81 |
179. | Darryl Sutter | 22.35 | 1980-81 |
180. | Matti Hagman | 22.34 | 1981-82 |
181. | Barry Pederson | 22.34 | 1981-82 |
  | Eric Lindros* | 22.34 | 1993-94 |
183. | Stan Jonathan | 22.31 | 1977-78 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 22.31 | 1985-86 |
185. | Johnny Bucyk* | 22.30 | 1973-74 |
186. | Gary Roberts | 22.29 | 1989-90 |
187. | Michel Goulet* | 22.27 | 1982-83 |
188. | Gilbert Perreault* | 22.22 | 1979-80 |
  | Don Maloney | 22.22 | 1981-82 |
  | Tim Kerr | 22.22 | 1986-87 |
  | Marc Fortier | 22.22 | 1988-89 |
  | Dave Poulin | 22.22 | 1988-89 |
  | Kelly Buchberger | 22.22 | 1991-92 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 22.22 | 1994-95 |
  | Andrei Kovalenko | 22.22 | 1994-95 |
  | Pat LaFontaine* | 22.22 | 1994-95 |
197. | Paul MacLean | 22.16 | 1984-85 |
198. | Keith Crowder | 22.15 | 1982-83 |
199. | Jordan Staal | 22.14 | 2006-07 |
200. | Alexander Selivanov | 22.13 | 1999-00 |
201. | Doug Gilmour* | 22.12 | 1999-00 |
202. | Gary Croteau | 22.12 | 1978-79 |
203. | Brett Hull* | 22.11 | 1990-91 |
204. | Owen Nolan | 22.11 | 1991-92 |
205. | Anders Kallur | 22.09 | 1980-81 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 22.09 | 1987-88 |
207. | Petr Nedvěd | 22.06 | 1995-96 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 22.06 | 2003-04 |
  | Brandon Saad | 22.06 | 2020-21 |
210. | Steve Larmer | 22.05 | 1982-83 |
211. | Darcy Rota | 22.05 | 1983-84 |
212. | Eric Vail | 22.03 | 1974-75 |
  | Anton Šťastný | 22.03 | 1980-81 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 22.03 | 1983-84 |
  | Ryan Johansen | 22.03 | 2021-22 |
216. | Steve Larmer | 22.01 | 1984-85 |
217. | Gabriel Bourque | 22.00 | 2012-13 |
218. | Guy Chouinard | 21.99 | 1980-81 |
  | Rick Middleton | 21.99 | 1986-87 |
220. | Brendan Shanahan* | 21.98 | 1992-93 |
221. | Darryl Sutter | 21.98 | 1984-85 |
  | Craig Janney | 21.98 | 1995-96 |
223. | Ray Sheppard | 21.97 | 1987-88 |
224. | Paul MacLean | 21.95 | 1981-82 |
225. | Mike Ridley | 21.93 | 1988-89 |
226. | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 21.92 | 1983-84 |
  | Brian MacLellan | 21.92 | 1986-87 |
  | Andrew McBain | 21.92 | 1987-88 |
229. | Mike Bossy* | 21.90 | 1982-83 |
  | Ken Hodge | 21.90 | 1990-91 |
  | Owen Nolan | 21.90 | 1994-95 |
232. | Troy Murray | 21.88 | 1986-87 |
  | Mike Sillinger | 21.88 | 1997-98 |
  | Anthony Mantha | 21.88 | 2023-24 |
235. | Mats Sundin* | 21.86 | 1992-93 |
236. | Cliff Koroll | 21.85 | 1972-73 |
237. | Guy Chouinard | 21.83 | 1978-79 |
238. | Craig Ramsay | 21.82 | 1980-81 |
  | Keith Crowder | 21.82 | 1983-84 |
  | Brenden Morrow | 21.82 | 2012-13 |
241. | Steve Vickers | 21.81 | 1974-75 |
242. | Don Maloney | 21.80 | 1982-83 |
243. | Brent Sutter | 21.79 | 1983-84 |
  | Adam Creighton | 21.79 | 1989-90 |
245. | Joe Mullen* | 21.78 | 1985-86 |
246. | Dave Taylor | 21.76 | 1979-80 |
247. | Gary Dornhoefer | 21.74 | 1976-77 |
  | Blaine Stoughton | 21.74 | 1982-83 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 21.74 | 1990-91 |
  | Mike Ricci | 21.74 | 1993-94 |
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