NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Shots
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | SOG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 812 |
2. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 803 |
3. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 730 |
4. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 712 |
5. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 697 |
6. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 682 |
7. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 669 |
8. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 663 |
9. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 656 |
10. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 637 |
11. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 622 |
12. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 616 |
13. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 608 |
14. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 603 |
15. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 587 |
16. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 584 |
17. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 582 |
18. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 578 |
19. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 561 |
20. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 552 |
21. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 542 |
22. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 535 |
23. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 531 |
24. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 523 |
25. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 521 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 521 |
27. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 514 |
28. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 507 |
29. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 504 |
30. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 496 |
31. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 487 |
32. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 481 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 481 |
34. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 480 |
35. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 472 |
36. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 467 |
37. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 457 |
38. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 455 |
39. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 449 |
40. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 445 |
  | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 445 |
42. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 444 |
43. | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 441 |
44. | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 439 |
45. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 436 |
  | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 436 |
47. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 433 |
48. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 431 |
49. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 429 |
50. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 428 |
51. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 424 |
52. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 418 |
53. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 417 |
54. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 412 |
55. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 411 |
  | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 411 |
57. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 410 |
58. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 405 |
  | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 405 |
60. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 402 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 402 |
62. | Victor Hedman | 2009-24 | 400 |
63. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 398 |
64. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 394 |
65. | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 393 |
66. | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 389 |
67. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 388 |
68. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 387 |
  | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 387 |
  | Zdeno Chára | 1997-22 | 387 |
71. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 383 |
72. | Sergei Zubov* | 1992-09 | 382 |
73. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 377 |
74. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 376 |
75. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 374 |
76. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 373 |
77. | James Neal | 2008-22 | 372 |
78. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 370 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 370 |
80. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 369 |
81. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 367 |
  | Kris Letang | 2006-24 | 367 |
83. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 366 |
84. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 365 |
85. | Éric Desjardins | 1988-06 | 364 |
  | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-24 | 364 |
87. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 363 |
88. | Chris Kunitz | 2003-19 | 362 |
89. | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 361 |
  | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 361 |
91. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 360 |
92. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 358 |
93. | Charlie Huddy | 1980-97 | 356 |
  | Brent Burns | 2003-24 | 356 |
95. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 354 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 354 |
97. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 353 |
98. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 352 |
99. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 350 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 350 |
101. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 349 |
102. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 347 |
  | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 347 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 347 |
  | John Carlson | 2009-24 | 347 |
106. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 346 |
107. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 344 |
108. | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 342 |
109. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 341 |
110. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 340 |
111. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 339 |
  | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 339 |
113. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 338 |
114. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 337 |
  | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 337 |
  | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 337 |
117. | Kevin Hatcher | 1984-01 | 336 |
118. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 333 |
119. | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 330 |
120. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 328 |
121. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 326 |
122. | Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 323 |
  | Patric Hörnqvist | 2008-23 | 323 |
124. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 322 |
125. | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 321 |
126. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 320 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 320 |
128. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 318 |
  | John Madden | 1998-12 | 318 |
130. | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 314 |
131. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 312 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 312 |
133. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 310 |
  | Kris Draper | 1990-11 | 310 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 310 |
136. | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 309 |
  | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 309 |
138. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 306 |
139. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 305 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 305 |
141. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 304 |
142. | Mikael Samuelsson | 2000-14 | 303 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 303 |
144. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 301 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 301 |
  | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 301 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 301 |
148. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 300 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 300 |
150. | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 299 |
151. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 298 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 298 |
  | Sandis Ozoliņš | 1992-08 | 298 |
154. | Mike Fisher | 1999-18 | 297 |
155. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 296 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 296 |
  | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 296 |
158. | Dan Boyle | 1998-16 | 292 |
159. | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 291 |
  | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 291 |
161. | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 290 |
162. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 289 |
163. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 288 |
164. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 286 |
165. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 284 |
166. | Ryan McDonagh | 2010-24 | 282 |
167. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 281 |
168. | Roman Josi | 2011-24 | 279 |
169. | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 278 |
170. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 277 |
171. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 276 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 276 |
173. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 275 |
174. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 274 |
  | Bob Murray | 1975-90 | 274 |
  | Daniel Cleary | 1997-15 | 274 |
177. | Carl Hagelin | 2011-22 | 273 |
178. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 272 |
  | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 272 |
  | Mathieu Schneider | 1987-10 | 272 |
  | Ryan Callahan | 2006-19 | 272 |
182. | Glen Wesley | 1987-08 | 271 |
183. | Gary Suter | 1985-02 | 268 |
184. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 267 |
185. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 266 |
186. | Darryl Sydor | 1991-10 | 265 |
187. | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 264 |
  | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 264 |
  | Filip Forsberg | 2012-24 | 264 |
190. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 263 |
  | Jere Lehtinen | 1995-10 | 263 |
192. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 261 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 261 |
  | Derek Stepan | 2010-23 | 261 |
  | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 261 |
196. | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 260 |
197. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 259 |
  | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 259 |
199. | Jamie Macoun | 1982-99 | 258 |
200. | Jeff Brown | 1985-98 | 257 |
201. | Jimmy Roberts | 1963-78 | 256 |
  | Steve Duchesne | 1986-02 | 256 |
  | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 256 |
204. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 255 |
  | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 255 |
  | Ryan Kesler | 2003-19 | 255 |
207. | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 254 |
  | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 254 |
  | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-24 | 254 |
210. | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 253 |
  | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 253 |
212. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 252 |
  | Dave Babych | 1980-99 | 252 |
  | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 252 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 252 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 252 |
  | Shea Theodore | 2015-24 | 252 |
218. | Darren McCarty | 1993-09 | 250 |
219. | Walt Tkaczuk | 1967-81 | 249 |
  | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 249 |
221. | Derick Brassard | 2007-23 | 248 |
222. | Dave Ellett | 1984-00 | 247 |
223. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 246 |
224. | Keith Primeau | 1990-06 | 242 |
  | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 242 |
226. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 241 |
  | Peter Zezel | 1984-99 | 241 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 241 |
  | P.K. Subban | 2009-22 | 241 |
230. | Mike McPhee | 1983-94 | 240 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 240 |
  | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 240 |
233. | Ralph Backstrom | 1956-73 | 239 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 239 |
  | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 239 |
  | Bryan Smolinski | 1992-08 | 239 |
237. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 237 |
  | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 237 |
239. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 236 |
  | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 236 |
241. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 233 |
  | Milan Lucic | 2007-24 | 233 |
243. | Craig MacTavish | 1979-97 | 232 |
  | David Perron | 2007-24 | 232 |
  | Tyler Johnson | 2012-24 | 232 |
246. | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 231 |
  | Brent Seabrook | 2005-20 | 231 |
248. | Tomáš Plekanec | 2003-19 | 230 |
  | Johnny Boychuk | 2007-20 | 230 |
250. | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 229 |
  | Reijo Ruotsalainen | 1981-90 | 229 |
  | Pat Maroon | 2011-24 | 229 |
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