NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Shooting Percentage

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Year Player SPCT
2026 Brett Howden 36.11
2025 Nico Hischier 25.00
  Matt Boldy 25.00
2024 Barclay Goodrow 40.00
2023 Joe Pavelski 32.14
2022 Carter Verhaeghe 27.27
  T.J. Oshie 27.27
2021 Brandon Saad 36.84
2020 André Burakovsky 29.17
2019 Mark Stone 37.50
2018 Jake DeBrusk 31.58
2017 Leon Draisaitl 27.27
2016 Chris Tierney 33.33
2015 Jiří Hudler 26.67
2014 Jonathan Toews 27.27
2013 Kyle Turris 20.69
2012 Daniel Brière 30.77
2011 Joel Ward 25.00
  Thomas Vanek 25.00
2010 Scott Hartnell 26.67
  Martin Erat 26.67
2009 Marc Savard 35.29
2008 Andrew Brunette 27.78
2007 Dean McAmmond 33.33
2006 Fernando Pisani 28.57
2004 Ruslan Fedotenko 27.91
2003 Martin St. Louis* 28.00
2002 Patrick Marleau 28.57
2001 Chris Gratton 27.27
2000 Scott Young 40.00
1999 Stu Barnes 23.33
1998 Peter Forsberg* 33.33
1997 Kelly Buchberger 26.32
1996 Trent Klatt 25.00
1995 Mike Rathje 27.78
1994 Kirk Muller 37.50
1993 Dale Hunter 38.89
1992 Peter Bondra 37.50
1991 Steve Larmer 31.25
1990 Craig Simpson 38.10
1989 Rob Brown 29.41
1988 Craig Simpson 40.63
1987 Jari Kurri* 28.85
1986 Brian Bellows 31.25
1985 Darryl Sutter 32.43
1984 Dave Christian 33.33
1983 Mark Messier* 30.00
1982 Glen Sharpley 31.58
1981 Butch Goring 27.78
1980 Yvon Lambert 34.78
1979 Jean Ratelle* 31.82
1978 Terry O'Reilly 29.41
1977 Lanny McDonald* 30.30
1976 Reggie Leach 31.15
1975 J.P. Parisé 32.00
1974 Yvan Cournoyer* 29.41
1973 Pit Martin 32.26
1972 John McKenzie 26.32
1971 Paul Henderson 26.32
1970 Wayne Cashman 29.41
1969 Derek Sanderson 22.86
1968 Rod Gilbert* 27.78
1967 Jim Pappin 15.91
1966 Floyd Smith 20.00
1965 John Ferguson 20.00
1964 André Pronovost 21.05
1963 Bobby Hull* 28.57
1962 Bob Pulford* 19.44
1961 Pierre Pilote* 20.00
1960 Larry Regan 20.00