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NHL Shots on Goal per 60 Leaders
2018-19All situationsUp to 84 games played
Brendan Gallagher (MTL) leads NHL skaters with a SOG/60 of 13.48 in 2018-19, ahead of
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) (12.09).
Leaders: Shots on Goal per 60, 2018-19
1stBrendan GallagherMTL · 1,345 TOI (min)13.48Share
2ndNathan MacKinnonCOL · 1,812 TOI (min)12.09Share
3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 1,695 TOI (min)11.97Share
4thAuston MatthewsTOR · 1,262 TOI (min)11.94Share
5thVladimir TarasenkoSTL · 1,398 TOI (min)11.80Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shots on Goal per 60 measures
This board ranks skaters by shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden. Shots on Goal per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most. A row needs at least 504 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.
Shots on goal count every shot that the goalie saved or that went in. Volume shooters with power-play time lead the league; shots are the most repeatable scoring stat a skater has. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time. In 2018-19, 593 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6.29 and Brendan Gallagher leads at 13.48.
Shots on Goal per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SOG/60 | SOG | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTL | 13.48 | 1,345 | 302 | 100 | 0.3%▼3 | |
| 2 | COL | 12.09 | 1,812 | 365 | 100 | 100% | |
| 3 | WSH | 11.97 | 1,695 | 338 | 100 | 88%▼4.1 | |
| 4 | TOR | 11.94 | 1,262 | 251 | 99 | 99% | |
| 5 | STL | 11.80 | 1,398 | 275 | 99 | 7.4%▼0.9 | |
| 6 | DAL | 11.78 | 1,701 | 334 | 99 | 20%▲1.8 | |
| 7 | ARI | 11.78 | 601 | 118 | 99 | 7.6%▼0.8 | |
| 8 | SJS | 11.65 | 1,381 | 268 | 99 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | BUF | 11.55 | 1,574 | 303 | 99 | 100% | |
| 10 | CBJ | 11.42 | 1,550 | 295 | 98 | — | |
| 11 | BOS | 11.39 | 1,238 | 235 | 98 | 100% | |
| 12 | SJS | 11.33 | 1,324 | 250 | 98 | 75%▼2.8 |
Rows 13–25 continue below
Shots on Goal per 60 leaderboard · Rows 13–25 of 50
| # | Player | Team | SOG/60 | SOG | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | OTT | 11.29 | 1,138 | 214 | 98 | 100%▲1.1 | |
| 14 | CHI | 11.23 | 1,822 | 341 | 98 | 68%▼1.9 | |
| 15 | VGK | 11.21 | 1,488 | 278 | 98 | 20% | |
| 16 | PIT | 11.07 | 1,068 | 197 | 97 | — | |
| 17 | NJD | 11.06 | 863 | 159 | 97 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | TOR | 10.96 | 1,565 | 286 | 97 | 93%▼2.3 | |
| 19 | NSH | 10.93 | 1,191 | 217 | 97 | 99% | |
| 20 | MIN | 10.87 | 767 | 139 | 97 | 7.3%▼0.9 | |
| 21 | NSH | 10.70 | 1,150 | 205 | 97 | — | |
| 22 | BUF | 10.59 | 1,518 | 268 | 96 | 0.1% | |
| 23 | NSH | 10.54 | 1,110 | 195 | 96 | 40%▼1.1 | |
| 24 | FLA | 10.51 | 1,188 | 208 | 96 | 4.8%▼0.8 | |
| 25 | NJD | 10.44 | 650 | 113 | 96 | 34%▼7.9 |
Minimum sample: 504 minutes (it scales with games played). 313 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots on Goal per 60 in 2018-19?
Brendan Gallagher leads with 13.48. The median of the 593 qualified skaters is 6.29.
Which defenseman leads in Shots on Goal per 60 in 2018-19?
Dougie Hamilton leads NHL defensemen with 9.63; the top forward is Brendan Gallagher at 13.48.
How is Shots on Goal per 60 calculated?
Shots on Goal per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shots on Goal per 60?
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most.
Why are some players missing from the board?
Rows below the minimum sample (504 minutes) are hidden; 313 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.