NHL Record for Most Shots on Goal in a Game

Ray Bourque holds the NHL record with 19 shots (1990-91).

Updated Oct 20, 5:57 PM ET after records.nhl.com

Top of the list

Most Shots on Goal, Game (Since 1959-60): the leaders
Rank	Player	Shots	Season	Date	Opp	Goals	Assists	Points	Score
1	Ray BourqueBOS	19	1990-91	Mar 21, 1991	QUE	1	1	2	QUE 3 @ BOS 3 OT
2	Rod GilbertNYR	16	1967-68	Feb 24, 1968	MTL	4	1	5	NYR 6 @ MTL 1
2	Marian HossaATL	16	2006-07	Nov 1, 2006	CAR	1	0	1	CAR 5 @ ATL 2
4	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	15	2006-07	Oct 7, 2006	CAR	2	0	2	CAR 2 @ WSH 5
4	Auston MatthewsTOR · active	15	2022-23	Mar 25, 2023	CAR	2	0	2	TOR 3 @ CAR 5
4	Bobby OrrBOS	15	1970-71	Dec 10, 1970	BUF	1	3	4	BUF 2 @ BOS 8
4	Dave AndreychukTOR	15	1992-93	Mar 23, 1993	WIN	1	2	3	TOR 5 @ WIN 4
4	Phil EspositoBOS	15	1972-73	Dec 14, 1972	NYR	0	2	2	NYR 2 @ BOS 4
4	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	15	2015-16	Nov 10, 2015	DET	0	0	0	WSH 0 @ DET 1
10	Pavel BureFLA	14	2000-01	Feb 10, 2001	ATL	4	1	5	FLA 7 @ ATL 3
10	Steve YzermanDET	14	1988-89	Nov 4, 1988	PHI	3	0	3	PHI 4 @ DET 3
10	Dino CiccarelliMNS	14	1987-88	Mar 28, 1988	CHI	2	0	2	CHI 7 @ MNS 7 OT
10	Claude LemieuxNJD	14	1992-93	Dec 3, 1992	OTT	2	0	2	NJD 3 @ OTT 3 OT
10	John TuckerTBL	14	1992-93	Dec 16, 1992	SJS	2	0	2	TBL 5 @ SJS 4 OT
10	Vincent DamphousseMTL	14	1992-93	Mar 27, 1993	OTT	2	1	3	OTT 3 @ MTL 4 OT

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Most Shots on Goal, Game (Since 1959-60): NHL skater records
Rank	Player	Shots	Season	Date	Opp	Goals	Assists	Points	Score
1	Ray BourqueBOS	19	1990-91	Mar 21, 1991	QUE	1	1	2	QUE 3 @ BOS 3 OT
2	Rod GilbertNYR	16	1967-68	Feb 24, 1968	MTL	4	1	5	NYR 6 @ MTL 1
2	Marian HossaATL	16	2006-07	Nov 1, 2006	CAR	1	0	1	CAR 5 @ ATL 2
4	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	15	2006-07	Oct 7, 2006	CAR	2	0	2	CAR 2 @ WSH 5
4	Auston MatthewsTOR · active	15	2022-23	Mar 25, 2023	CAR	2	0	2	TOR 3 @ CAR 5
4	Bobby OrrBOS	15	1970-71	Dec 10, 1970	BUF	1	3	4	BUF 2 @ BOS 8
4	Dave AndreychukTOR	15	1992-93	Mar 23, 1993	WIN	1	2	3	TOR 5 @ WIN 4
4	Phil EspositoBOS	15	1972-73	Dec 14, 1972	NYR	0	2	2	NYR 2 @ BOS 4
4	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	15	2015-16	Nov 10, 2015	DET	0	0	0	WSH 0 @ DET 1
10	Pavel BureFLA	14	2000-01	Feb 10, 2001	ATL	4	1	5	FLA 7 @ ATL 3
10	Steve YzermanDET	14	1988-89	Nov 4, 1988	PHI	3	0	3	PHI 4 @ DET 3
10	Dino CiccarelliMNS	14	1987-88	Mar 28, 1988	CHI	2	0	2	CHI 7 @ MNS 7 OT
10	Claude LemieuxNJD	14	1992-93	Dec 3, 1992	OTT	2	0	2	NJD 3 @ OTT 3 OT
10	John TuckerTBL	14	1992-93	Dec 16, 1992	SJS	2	0	2	TBL 5 @ SJS 4 OT
10	Vincent DamphousseMTL	14	1992-93	Mar 27, 1993	OTT	2	1	3	OTT 3 @ MTL 4 OT
10	Peter BondraWSH	14	2000-01	Mar 17, 2001	BUF	2	0	2	BUF 3 @ WSH 2
10	Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active	14	2021-22	Feb 25, 2022	WPG	2	0	2	WPG 3 @ COL 6
10	Ilya KovalchukATL	14	2003-04	Apr 2, 2004	PIT	1	0	1	PIT 3 @ ATL 2
10	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	14	2023-24	Oct 24, 2023	TOR	1	0	1	TOR 4 @ WSH 1
10	Ed LitzenbergerCHI	14	1959-60	Dec 20, 1959	TOR	0	0	0	TOR 4 @ CHI 7
10	Ron StackhousePIT	14	1975-76	Apr 3, 1976	WSH	0	2	2	WSH 5 @ PIT 4
10	Eric LindrosPHI	14	1995-96	Mar 19, 1996	NYI	0	2	2	NYI 1 @ PHI 4
10	David BoothFLA	14	2010-11	Nov 18, 2010	BOS	0	0	0	FLA 0 @ BOS 4
10	Patric HornqvistNSH	14	2010-11	Dec 28, 2010	DAL	0	0	0	DAL 4 @ NSH 2
10	Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active	14	2023-24	Oct 14, 2023	SJS	0	0	0	COL 2 @ SJS 1 SO
26	Wayne GretzkyEDM	13	1987-88	Dec 6, 1987	MNS	5	1	6	MNS 4 @ EDM 10
26	Bobby HullCHI	13	1960-61	Oct 9, 1960	NYR	3	0	3	NYR 2 @ CHI 3
26	Pit MartinBOS	13	1965-66	Feb 16, 1966	DET	3	1	4	DET 4 @ BOS 5
26	Marcel DionneDET	13	1974-75	Nov 20, 1974	NYR	3	1	4	NYR 5 @ DET 4
26	Pierre LarouchePIT	13	1975-76	Feb 21, 1976	CHI	3	1	4	CHI 1 @ PIT 10
26	Wilf PaiementCLR	13	1976-77	Feb 6, 1977	PIT	3	1	4	PIT 2 @ CLR 5
26	Paul CoffeyEDM	13	1985-86	Dec 20, 1985	LAK	3	2	5	LAK 4 @ EDM 9
26	Bobby RousseauMTL	13	1961-62	Feb 15, 1962	BOS	2	1	3	BOS 1 @ MTL 9
26	Bobby HullCHI	13	1964-65	Nov 18, 1964	DET	2	0	2	DET 1 @ CHI 3
26	Phil EspositoBOS	13	1970-71	Dec 25, 1970	PIT	2	1	3	PIT 4 @ BOS 8
26	Phil EspositoBOS	13	1970-71	Jan 7, 1971	VAN	2	1	3	VAN 4 @ BOS 6
26	Brian ProppPHI	13	1982-83	Jan 9, 1983	HFD	2	1	3	HFD 4 @ PHI 8
26	Bernie NichollsLAK	13	1988-89	Jan 28, 1989	EDM	2	1	3	EDM 7 @ LAK 6
26	Pavel BureVAN	13	1992-93	Apr 7, 1993	EDM	2	2	4	EDM 4 @ VAN 5 OT
26	Brendan ShanahanSTL	13	1993-94	Jan 28, 1994	EDM	2	0	2	STL 3 @ EDM 2
26	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	13	2005-06	Mar 23, 2006	TBL	2	1	3	WSH 3 @ TBL 4 OT
26	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	13	2008-09	Dec 23, 2008	NYR	2	1	3	WSH 5 @ NYR 4 OT
26	Alex OvechkinWSH · active	13	2009-10	Oct 15, 2009	SJS	2	0	2	SJS 1 @ WSH 4
26	Patrick SharpCHI	13	2010-11	Oct 15, 2010	CBJ	2	0	2	CHI 5 @ CBJ 2
26	Bobby HullCHI	13	1960-61	Mar 5, 1961	TOR	1	1	2	TOR 1 @ CHI 3
26	Bobby HullCHI	13	1963-64	Oct 13, 1963	TOR	1	0	1	TOR 2 @ CHI 4
26	Bobby RousseauMTL	13	1965-66	Jan 29, 1966	NYR	1	0	1	NYR 2 @ MTL 6
26	Stan MikitaCHI	13	1968-69	Oct 20, 1968	OAK	1	2	3	OAK 4 @ CHI 3
26	Phil EspositoBOS	13	1968-69	Mar 1, 1969	NYR	1	1	2	NYR 5 @ BOS 8
26	Phil EspositoBOS	13	1971-72	Feb 10, 1972	VAN	1	1	2	VAN 1 @ BOS 9
26	Guy CharronWSH	13	1978-79	Jan 9, 1979	PHI	1	1	2	PHI 5 @ WSH 2
26	Darryl SittlerTOR	13	1979-80	Mar 9, 1980	QUE	1	0	1	TOR 4 @ QUE 5
26	Steve YzermanDET	13	1988-89	Oct 18, 1988	CHI	1	2	3	CHI 3 @ DET 4 OT
26	Wayne GretzkyLAK	13	1988-89	Dec 3, 1988	CHI	1	3	4	CHI 4 @ LAK 6
26	Brian LeetchNYR	13	1988-89	Jan 4, 1989	WSH	1	1	2	WSH 3 @ NYR 3 OT
26	Theo FleuryCGY	13	1994-95	Mar 2, 1995	VAN	1	0	1	VAN 2 @ CGY 2 OT
26	Olli JokinenFLA	13	2005-06	Jan 27, 2006	NJD	1	1	2	NJD 0 @ FLA 4
26	Jeff SkinnerCAR	13	2013-14	Mar 13, 2014	BUF	1	0	1	BUF 2 @ CAR 4
26	Patrick KaneCHI · active	13	2018-19	Feb 22, 2019	COL	1	0	1	COL 5 @ CHI 3
26	Patrik LaineWPG	13	2019-20	Jan 2, 2020	TOR	1	0	1	TOR 6 @ WPG 3

Top 60 of 536 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NHL record for most shots on goal in a game?

Ray Bourque holds the NHL record for most shots on goal in a game with 19 (1990-91).

Who is the active leader for most shots on goal in a game?

Alex Ovechkin is the highest active player on the list at 15, rank 4 all time.