NHL Record for Most Shots on Goal, One Team in a Game

Boston Bruins holds the NHL record with 73 shots (1990-91).

Updated Oct 20, 5:55 PM ET after records.nhl.com

Top of the list

Most Shots on Goal, One Team, Game (since 1959-60): the leaders
Rank	Team	Shots	Season	Date	Opp	Team	Goals	Assists	Score
1	Boston Bruins	73	1990-91	Mar 21, 1991	QUE	BOS	3	6	QUE 3 @ BOS 3 OT
2	Boston Bruins	72	1970-71	Dec 10, 1970	BUF	BOS	8	16	BUF 2 @ BOS 8
3	Minnesota North Stars	68	1980-81	Mar 24, 1981	LAK	MNS	3	6	LAK 4 @ MNS 3
4	Boston Bruins	67	1970-71	Feb 7, 1971	MNS	BOS	4	8	MNS 4 @ BOS 4
4	Carolina Hurricanes	67	2022-23	Jan 5, 2023	NSH	CAR	3	6	NSH 5 @ CAR 3
6	New York Rangers	65	1969-70	Apr 5, 1970	DET	NYR	9	15	DET 5 @ NYR 9
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	65	1974-75	Mar 15, 1975	WSH	PIT	12	20	WSH 1 @ PIT 12
6	Hartford Whalers	65	1983-84	Mar 15, 1984	TOR	HFD	5	8	TOR 3 @ HFD 5
9	Boston Bruins	64	1969-70	Nov 10, 1969	OAK	BOS	8	14	OAK 3 @ BOS 8
9	Minnesota North Stars	64	1979-80	Mar 25, 1980	TOR	MNS	7	13	TOR 2 @ MNS 7
11	Boston Bruins	63	1970-71	Mar 4, 1971	CGS	BOS	7	13	CGS 0 @ BOS 7
11	Minnesota North Stars	63	1987-88	Mar 28, 1988	CHI	MNS	7	13	CHI 7 @ MNS 7 OT
13	Philadelphia Flyers	62	1975-76	Apr 1, 1976	WSH	PHI	11	19	WSH 2 @ PHI 11
13	Chicago Blackhawks	62	1988-89	Mar 12, 1989	PIT	CHI	5	8	PIT 6 @ CHI 5
13	Vancouver Canucks	62	1990-91	Jan 31, 1991	NYR	VAN	3	5	NYR 3 @ VAN 3 OT
13	Calgary Flames	62	2021-22	Jan 26, 2022	CBJ	CGY	6	9	CGY 6 @ CBJ 0
17	St. Louis Blues	61	1969-70	Feb 14, 1970	LAK	STL	2	4	LAK 1 @ STL 2
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	61	1975-76	Feb 25, 1976	DET	TOR	8	16	DET 0 @ TOR 8
17	Montréal Canadiens	61	1989-90	Feb 24, 1990	PIT	MTL	11	20	PIT 1 @ MTL 11
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	61	2009-10	Nov 23, 2009	NYI	TOR	3	6	NYI 4 @ TOR 3 OT
21	Boston Bruins	60	1970-71	Feb 25, 1971	VAN	BOS	8	14	VAN 3 @ BOS 8
21	Philadelphia Flyers	60	1972-73	Nov 22, 1972	NYI	PHI	5	6	NYI 3 @ PHI 5

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Most Shots on Goal, One Team, Game (since 1959-60): NHL team records
Rank	Team	Shots	Season	Date	Opp	Team	Goals	Assists	Score
1	Boston Bruins	73	1990-91	Mar 21, 1991	QUE	BOS	3	6	QUE 3 @ BOS 3 OT
2	Boston Bruins	72	1970-71	Dec 10, 1970	BUF	BOS	8	16	BUF 2 @ BOS 8
3	Minnesota North Stars	68	1980-81	Mar 24, 1981	LAK	MNS	3	6	LAK 4 @ MNS 3
4	Boston Bruins	67	1970-71	Feb 7, 1971	MNS	BOS	4	8	MNS 4 @ BOS 4
4	Carolina Hurricanes	67	2022-23	Jan 5, 2023	NSH	CAR	3	6	NSH 5 @ CAR 3
6	New York Rangers	65	1969-70	Apr 5, 1970	DET	NYR	9	15	DET 5 @ NYR 9
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	65	1974-75	Mar 15, 1975	WSH	PIT	12	20	WSH 1 @ PIT 12
6	Hartford Whalers	65	1983-84	Mar 15, 1984	TOR	HFD	5	8	TOR 3 @ HFD 5
9	Boston Bruins	64	1969-70	Nov 10, 1969	OAK	BOS	8	14	OAK 3 @ BOS 8
9	Minnesota North Stars	64	1979-80	Mar 25, 1980	TOR	MNS	7	13	TOR 2 @ MNS 7
11	Boston Bruins	63	1970-71	Mar 4, 1971	CGS	BOS	7	13	CGS 0 @ BOS 7
11	Minnesota North Stars	63	1987-88	Mar 28, 1988	CHI	MNS	7	13	CHI 7 @ MNS 7 OT
13	Philadelphia Flyers	62	1975-76	Apr 1, 1976	WSH	PHI	11	19	WSH 2 @ PHI 11
13	Chicago Blackhawks	62	1988-89	Mar 12, 1989	PIT	CHI	5	8	PIT 6 @ CHI 5
13	Vancouver Canucks	62	1990-91	Jan 31, 1991	NYR	VAN	3	5	NYR 3 @ VAN 3 OT
13	Calgary Flames	62	2021-22	Jan 26, 2022	CBJ	CGY	6	9	CGY 6 @ CBJ 0
17	St. Louis Blues	61	1969-70	Feb 14, 1970	LAK	STL	2	4	LAK 1 @ STL 2
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	61	1975-76	Feb 25, 1976	DET	TOR	8	16	DET 0 @ TOR 8
17	Montréal Canadiens	61	1989-90	Feb 24, 1990	PIT	MTL	11	20	PIT 1 @ MTL 11
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	61	2009-10	Nov 23, 2009	NYI	TOR	3	6	NYI 4 @ TOR 3 OT
21	Boston Bruins	60	1970-71	Feb 25, 1971	VAN	BOS	8	14	VAN 3 @ BOS 8
21	Philadelphia Flyers	60	1972-73	Nov 22, 1972	NYI	PHI	5	6	NYI 3 @ PHI 5
21	St. Louis Blues	60	1974-75	Dec 7, 1974	WSH	STL	8	15	WSH 2 @ STL 8
21	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	1975-76	Feb 21, 1976	CHI	PIT	10	18	CHI 1 @ PIT 10
21	Detroit Red Wings	60	2001-02	Feb 27, 2002	FLA	DET	3	6	DET 3 @ FLA 2 OT
21	New York Islanders	60	2008-09	Oct 25, 2008	CAR	NYI	3	4	CAR 4 @ NYI 3
21	Columbus Blue Jackets	60	2016-17	Dec 3, 2016	ARI	CBJ	2	4	CBJ 3 @ ARI 2 SO
21	Carolina Hurricanes	60	2017-18	Nov 2, 2017	COL	CAR	3	5	CAR 3 @ COL 5
29	Montréal Canadiens	59	1963-64	Oct 12, 1963	NYR	MTL	6	12	NYR 2 @ MTL 6
29	Boston Bruins	59	1970-71	Nov 1, 1970	MNS	BOS	5	10	MNS 0 @ BOS 5
29	New York Rangers	59	1974-75	Mar 30, 1975	KCS	NYR	8	15	KCS 2 @ NYR 8
29	Montréal Canadiens	59	1975-76	Mar 27, 1976	KCS	MTL	8	11	KCS 2 @ MTL 8
29	Atlanta Flames	59	1976-77	Mar 15, 1977	PIT	AFM	7	7	PIT 3 @ AFM 7
29	Philadelphia Flyers	59	1981-82	Apr 4, 1982	TOR	PHI	7	12	TOR 1 @ PHI 7
29	Minnesota North Stars	59	1982-83	Nov 2, 1982	HFD	MNS	7	13	MNS 7 @ HFD 6
29	Calgary Flames	59	1990-91	Feb 23, 1991	QUE	CGY	10	15	QUE 8 @ CGY 10
29	Los Angeles Kings	59	1992-93	Dec 26, 1992	SJS	LAK	2	4	LAK 2 @ SJS 7
29	New York Rangers	59	1992-93	Mar 17, 1993	EDM	NYR	3	5	EDM 4 @ NYR 3 OT
29	San Jose Sharks	59	2013-14	Jan 29, 2014	EDM	SJS	0	0	SJS 0 @ EDM 3
29	Pittsburgh Penguins	59	2022-23	Feb 10, 2023	ANA	PIT	6	9	PIT 6 @ ANA 3
41	Toronto Maple Leafs	58	1969-70	Nov 19, 1969	LAK	TOR	4	6	LAK 4 @ TOR 4
41	New York Rangers	58	1972-73	Jan 31, 1973	CGS	NYR	3	6	CGS 1 @ NYR 3
41	Buffalo Sabres	58	1974-75	Feb 2, 1975	KCS	BUF	8	14	KCS 1 @ BUF 8
41	Los Angeles Kings	58	1976-77	Jan 12, 1977	TOR	LAK	2	4	LAK 2 @ TOR 3
41	Los Angeles Kings	58	1977-78	Jan 1, 1978	CLR	LAK	5	10	CLR 1 @ LAK 5
41	Philadelphia Flyers	58	1984-85	Oct 18, 1984	VAN	PHI	13	21	VAN 2 @ PHI 13
41	Toronto Maple Leafs	58	1995-96	Oct 28, 1995	LAK	TOR	2	4	LAK 2 @ TOR 2 OT
41	New York Rangers	58	1995-96	Mar 1, 1996	BUF	NYR	3	6	BUF 3 @ NYR 3 OT
41	Detroit Red Wings	58	2006-07	Apr 5, 2007	CHI	DET	2	4	DET 2 @ CHI 3 SO
41	Washington Capitals	58	2018-19	Mar 20, 2019	TBL	WSH	4	6	TBL 5 @ WSH 4 OT
41	Florida Panthers	58	2022-23	Oct 29, 2022	OTT	FLA	5	8	OTT 3 @ FLA 5
41	Ottawa Senators	58	2022-23	Apr 6, 2023	FLA	OTT	2	3	OTT 2 @ FLA 7

Top 52 of 736 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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Boston Bruins holds the NHL record for most shots on goal, one team in a game with 73 (1990-91).