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NHL Shots on Goal per 60 Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games

Brady Tkachuk (OTT) leads NHL skaters with a SOG/60 of 12.93 in 2020-21, ahead of Nathan MacKinnon (COL) (12.64).

Brady Tkachuk, last 10 games

Leaders: Shots on Goal per 60, 2020-21

  1. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators1stBrady TkachukOTT · 1,021 TOI (min)12.93Share
  2. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche2ndNathan MacKinnonCOL · 977 TOI (min)12.64Share
  3. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 878 TOI (min)12.44Share
  4. Max Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights4thMax PaciorettyVGK · 861 TOI (min)12.12Share
  5. Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens5thBrendan GallagherMTL · 525 TOI (min)12.11Share

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 342 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 2020-21, 601 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5.83 and Brady Tkachuk leads at 12.93.

Shots on Goal per 60 leaderboard

WhoAll skatersForwardsDefensemenRookies
RateTotalPer gamePer 60
WindowSeasonLast 7 daysLast 14 daysLast 30 daysLast 10 games
Season2026-272025-262024-252023-24
2020-21
2022-232021-222020-212019-202018-192017-18
601 qualified
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NHL Shots on Goal per 60 Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#PlayerSOG/60SOG
1Brady TkachukFOTT12.931,021220100%▲1
2Nathan MacKinnonFCOL12.64977206100%
3Alex OvechkinFWSH12.4487818288%▼4
4Max PaciorettyFVGK12.12861174—
5Brendan GallagherFMTL12.115251060.3%▼3
6Auston MatthewsFTOR11.881,12122299%
7David PastrnakFBOS11.82893176100%
8Patric HornqvistFFLA11.78738145—
9Frank VatranoFFLA11.668131584.8%▼0.8
10Kevin FialaFMIN11.5084516264%
11Nikolaj EhlersFWPG11.1779514887%▼2
12Patrice BergeronFBOS11.10984182—
13Nazem KadriFCOL11.0692217072%▲2.7
14Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK11.0295817619%
15Tage ThompsonFBUF10.9352796100%
16Viktor ArvidssonFNSH10.9183015140%▼1.1
17Filip ForsbergFNSH10.8571312999%▼0.6
18Dominik KubalikFCHI10.77869156—
19Timo MeierFSJS10.7386715575%▼2.5
20Tyler ToffoliFMTL10.4091115838%▲0.5
21Oliver WahlstromFNYI10.3554594—
22Jeff CarterFPIT10.33895154—
23Evander KaneFSJS10.291,1311943.9%
24Mikko RantanenFCOL10.251,03617799%
25Noah GregorFSJS10.24352600.0%

Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Shots on Goal per 60 in 2020-21?

Brady Tkachuk leads with 12.93. The median of the 601 qualified skaters is 5.83.

Which defenseman leads in Shots on Goal per 60 in 2020-21?

Dougie Hamilton leads NHL defensemen with 8.64; the top forward is Brady Tkachuk at 12.93.

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 (342 minutes) are hidden; 312 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.