NHL & WHA Single Season 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 | SOG | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Phil Esposito* | 550 | 1970-71 |
2. | Alex Ovechkin | 528 | 2008-09 |
3. | Alex Ovechkin | 446 | 2007-08 |
4. | Paul Kariya* | 429 | 1998-99 |
5. | Phil Esposito* | 426 | 1971-72 |
6. | Alex Ovechkin | 425 | 2005-06 |
7. | Bobby Hull* | 414 | 1968-69 |
8. | Bobby Orr* | 413 | 1969-70 |
9. | Phil Esposito* | 411 | 1972-73 |
10. | Bobby Hull* | 408 | 1963-64 |
  | Brett Hull* | 408 | 1991-92 |
12. | Pavel Bure* | 407 | 1992-93 |
13. | Phil Esposito* | 405 | 1969-70 |
14. | Jaromir Jagr | 403 | 1995-96 |
15. | Alex Ovechkin | 398 | 2015-16 |
16. | Brendan Shanahan* | 397 | 1993-94 |
17. | Alex Ovechkin | 395 | 2014-15 |
18. | Phil Esposito* | 393 | 1973-74 |
19. | Bobby Orr* | 392 | 1970-71 |
  | Brett Hull* | 392 | 1993-94 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 392 | 2006-07 |
22. | Brett Hull* | 390 | 1992-93 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 390 | 1995-96 |
24. | Brett Hull* | 389 | 1990-91 |
25. | Steve Yzerman* | 388 | 1988-89 |
26. | Teemu Selanne* | 387 | 1992-93 |
27. | Ray Bourque* | 386 | 1993-94 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 386 | 2013-14 |
29. | Bernie Nicholls | 385 | 1988-89 |
  | Brett Hull* | 385 | 1989-90 |
31. | Bobby Orr* | 384 | 1973-74 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 384 | 1974-75 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 384 | 2000-01 |
34. | Mario Lemieux* | 382 | 1987-88 |
35. | Bill Barber* | 380 | 1975-76 |
36. | Bobby Hull* | 378 | 1970-71 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 378 | 1974-75 |
38. | Marcel Dionne* | 376 | 1976-77 |
39. | Bobby Hull* | 375 | 1961-62 |
40. | Pavel Bure* | 374 | 1993-94 |
41. | Eric Staal | 372 | 2008-09 |
42. | Wayne Gretzky* | 370 | 1981-82 |
43. | Bobby Hull* | 368 | 1964-65 |
  | Jaromir Jagr | 368 | 2005-06 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 368 | 2009-10 |
46. | Bobby Hull* | 367 | 1967-68 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 367 | 2010-11 |
48. | Nathan MacKinnon | 365 | 2018-19 |
49. | Zach Parise | 364 | 2008-09 |
50. | Mickey Redmond | 363 | 1972-73 |
51. | Marcel Dionne* | 362 | 1978-79 |
52. | Alexander Mogilny | 360 | 1992-93 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 360 | 1999-00 |
54. | Henrik Zetterberg | 358 | 2007-08 |
55. | Gordie Howe* | 357 | 1960-61 |
  | Garry Unger | 357 | 1975-76 |
57. | Bill Guerin | 355 | 2001-02 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 355 | 2017-18 |
59. | Gordie Howe* | 354 | 1959-60 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 354 | 1984-85 |
61. | Bobby Orr* | 353 | 1971-72 |
  | Theoren Fleury | 353 | 1995-96 |
  | Brent Burns | 353 | 2015-16 |
64. | Stan Mikita* | 352 | 1969-70 |
65. | Gordie Howe* | 351 | 1962-63 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 351 | 1965-66 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 351 | 1968-69 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 351 | 2005-06 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 351 | 2006-07 |
70. | Bill Barber* | 350 | 1981-82 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 350 | 1985-86 |
72. | Paul Kariya* | 349 | 1995-96 |
73. | Marcel Dionne* | 348 | 1979-80 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 348 | 1982-83 |
75. | Garry Unger | 347 | 1974-75 |
  | Zach Parise | 347 | 2009-10 |
  | Dustin Byfuglien | 347 | 2010-11 |
78. | Gordie Howe* | 346 | 1961-62 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 346 | 1974-75 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 346 | 1975-76 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 346 | 1981-82 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 346 | 1982-83 |
83. | Gordie Howe* | 345 | 1963-64 |
84. | Phil Esposito* | 344 | 1976-77 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 344 | 1987-88 |
86. | Ray Bourque* | 343 | 1983-84 |
  | Jaromir Jagr | 343 | 1998-99 |
88. | Garry Unger | 342 | 1972-73 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 342 | 1978-79 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 342 | 1980-81 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 342 | 1988-89 |
  | Jeff Carter | 342 | 2008-09 |
93. | Gordie Howe* | 341 | 1964-65 |
  | Ilya Kovalchuk | 341 | 2003-04 |
  | Marian Hossa* | 341 | 2005-06 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 341 | 2007-08 |
  | Patrick Kane | 341 | 2018-19 |
98. | Paul Kariya* | 340 | 1996-97 |
  | Marian Hossa* | 340 | 2006-07 |
100. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 339 | 1981-82 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 339 | 1995-96 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 339 | 2006-07 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 339 | 2011-12 |
104. | Mario Lemieux* | 338 | 1995-96 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 338 | 2007-08 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 338 | 2018-19 |
107. | Dave Andreychuk* | 337 | 1991-92 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 337 | 1993-94 |
  | Alexei Yashin | 337 | 1998-99 |
110. | Bobby Hull* | 336 | 1971-72 |
  | Theoren Fleury | 336 | 1996-97 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 336 | 1996-97 |
  | Ilya Kovalchuk | 336 | 2006-07 |
114. | Reggie Leach | 335 | 1975-76 |
  | Jeff Carter | 335 | 2010-11 |
  | Tyler Seguin | 335 | 2017-18 |
117. | Lanny McDonald* | 334 | 1979-80 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 334 | 1986-87 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 334 | 1991-92 |
  | Simon Gagne | 334 | 2005-06 |
  | Tyler Seguin | 334 | 2018-19 |
122. | Ray Bourque* | 333 | 1984-85 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 333 | 1993-94 |
  | Peter Bondra | 333 | 2001-02 |
125. | Steve Yzerman* | 332 | 1989-90 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 332 | 2000-01 |
  | Jason Blake | 332 | 2007-08 |
  | Brent Burns | 332 | 2017-18 |
129. | Darryl Sittler* | 331 | 1972-73 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 331 | 1984-85 |
  | Brian Rolston | 331 | 2001-02 |
  | Glen Murray | 331 | 2002-03 |
133. | Jacques Lemaire* | 330 | 1968-69 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 330 | 1992-93 |
135. | Marcel Dionne* | 329 | 1975-76 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 329 | 1984-85 |
  | Kevin Hatcher | 329 | 1992-93 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 329 | 1997-98 |
  | Rick Nash | 329 | 2007-08 |
  | James Neal | 329 | 2011-12 |
141. | Reggie Leach | 328 | 1979-80 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 328 | 1993-94 |
143. | Garry Unger | 327 | 1973-74 |
  | Rick Martin | 327 | 1975-76 |
  | Brett Hull* | 327 | 1995-96 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 327 | 1996-97 |
  | Rob Blake* | 327 | 1999-00 |
148. | Mike Gartner* | 326 | 1980-81 |
  | Doug Wilson* | 326 | 1981-82 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 326 | 1983-84 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 326 | 1990-91 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 326 | 1992-93 |
153. | Kevin Stevens | 325 | 1991-92 |
  | Phil Kessel | 325 | 2010-11 |
155. | Jean Beliveau* | 324 | 1960-61 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 324 | 1989-90 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 324 | 1993-94 |
  | John LeClair | 324 | 1996-97 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 324 | 1999-00 |
  | Jaromir Jagr | 324 | 2006-07 |
161. | Guy Lafleur* | 323 | 1979-80 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 323 | 1990-91 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 323 | 1992-93 |
  | Ilya Kovalchuk | 323 | 2005-06 |
165. | John MacLean | 322 | 1989-90 |
  | Peter Bondra | 322 | 1995-96 |
167. | Vic Hadfield | 321 | 1968-69 |
  | Garry Unger | 321 | 1971-72 |
  | Bill Goldsworthy | 321 | 1973-74 |
  | Reggie Leach | 321 | 1980-81 |
  | Scott Young | 321 | 2000-01 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 321 | 2006-07 |
173. | Bobby Hull* | 320 | 1966-67 |
  | Rick Martin | 320 | 1973-74 |
  | Mike Modano* | 320 | 1995-96 |
  | Brent Burns | 320 | 2016-17 |
177. | Bobby Hull* | 319 | 1959-60 |
  | Pierre Larouche | 319 | 1975-76 |
  | Jeff Carter | 319 | 2009-10 |
180. | Vincent Lecavalier | 318 | 2007-08 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 318 | 2019-20 |
182. | Guy Lapointe* | 317 | 1975-76 |
  | Brian Propp | 317 | 1985-86 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 317 | 1986-87 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 317 | 1995-96 |
  | Jaromir Jagr | 317 | 2000-01 |
  | Jonathan Cheechoo | 317 | 2005-06 |
188. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 316 | 1960-61 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 316 | 1984-85 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 316 | 1987-88 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 316 | 2002-03 |
  | Jeff O'Neill | 316 | 2002-03 |
193. | Ian Turnbull | 315 | 1976-77 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 315 | 1979-80 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 315 | 1980-81 |
  | Claude Lemieux | 315 | 1995-96 |
197. | Lanny McDonald* | 314 | 1978-79 |
  | Geoff Sanderson | 314 | 1995-96 |
  | Peter Bondra | 314 | 1996-97 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 314 | 1998-99 |
201. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 313 | 1985-86 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 313 | 1988-89 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 313 | 2013-14 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 313 | 2016-17 |
205. | Darryl Sittler* | 311 | 1977-78 |
  | Reed Larson | 311 | 1981-82 |
  | Claude Lemieux | 311 | 1992-93 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 311 | 2001-02 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 311 | 2019-20 |
210. | Dick Redmond | 310 | 1974-75 |
  | Jacques Lemaire* | 310 | 1977-78 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 310 | 1989-90 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 310 | 1992-93 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 310 | 2005-06 |
  | Dany Heatley | 310 | 2006-07 |
  | Eric Staal | 310 | 2007-08 |
  | Ilya Kovalchuk | 310 | 2011-12 |
218. | Bobby Hull* | 309 | 1960-61 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 309 | 2005-06 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 309 | 2008-09 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 309 | 2009-10 |
222. | Paul Coffey* | 308 | 1985-86 |
  | Valeri Bure | 308 | 1999-00 |
224. | Rick MacLeish | 307 | 1974-75 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 307 | 1976-77 |
  | Geoff Courtnall | 307 | 1989-90 |
  | Mike Modano* | 307 | 1992-93 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 307 | 1992-93 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 307 | 2000-01 |
  | Marian Hossa* | 307 | 2008-09 |
  | Evander Kane | 307 | 2017-18 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 307 | 2019-20 |
233. | Wayne Babych | 306 | 1980-81 |
  | Pat LaFontaine* | 306 | 1992-93 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 306 | 1995-96 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 306 | 2010-11 |
  | Rick Nash | 306 | 2011-12 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 306 | 2017-18 |
239. | Andy Bathgate* | 305 | 1961-62 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 305 | 1962-63 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 305 | 1963-64 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 305 | 1977-78 |
  | Brett Hull* | 305 | 1988-89 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 305 | 1990-91 |
  | Peter Bondra | 305 | 2000-01 |
  | Jason Blake | 305 | 2006-07 |
  | Brian Rolston | 305 | 2006-07 |
  | Rick Nash | 305 | 2010-11 |
  | Phil Kessel | 305 | 2013-14 |
250. | Andy Bathgate* | 304 | 1960-61 |
  | Claude Provost | 304 | 1964-65 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 304 | 1989-90 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 304 | 1991-92 |
  | Rob Blake* | 304 | 1993-94 |
  | Jason Blake | 304 | 2005-06 |
  | Rick Nash | 304 | 2014-15 |
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