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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Elias Pettersson (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 257 shots on goal for the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23, ahead of 
J.T. Miller (VAN) (223).
Leaders: Shots on Goal, Vancouver Canucks, 2022-23
- 1stElias PetterssonVAN · 80 GP257
- 2ndJ.T. MillerVAN · 81 GP223
3rdBrock BoeserVAN · 74 GP178
4thAnthony BeauvillierVAN · 82 GP176
5thConor GarlandVAN · 81 GP167
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shots on Goal measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by total shots on goal this season, regular season only. Total shots on goal this season, all situations.
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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. SOG is a standard category and the best early-season predictor of goals. A player shooting a lot but scoring little is usually due. In 2022-23, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 50 and Elias Pettersson leads at 257.
Shots on Goal leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SOG | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 257 | 80 | 3.21 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 2 | J.T. MillerFVAN | VAN | 223 | 81 | 2.75 | 89%▼0.6 |
| 3 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 178 | 74 | 2.41 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 4 | Anthony BeauvillierFVAN | VAN | 176 | 82 | 2.15 | 4.0% |
| 5 | Conor GarlandFVAN | VAN | 167 | 81 | 2.06 | 7.6%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 154 | 78 | 1.97 | 100% |
| 7 |  Andrei KuzmenkoFVAN | VAN | 143 | 81 | 1.77 | 8.1%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 124 | 64 | 1.94 | 94% |
| 9 |  Tyler MyersDVAN | VAN | 100 | 78 | 1.28 | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Sheldon DriesFVAN | VAN | 94 | 63 | 1.49 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Ilya MikheyevFVAN | VAN | 91 | 46 | 1.98 | 6.7%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN | VAN | 90 | 54 | 1.67 | 29%▼4.2 |
| 13 |  Ethan BearDVAN | VAN | 75 | 61 | 1.23 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Dakota JoshuaFVAN | VAN | 71 | 79 | 0.90 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Phillip Di GiuseppeFVAN | VAN | 71 | 30 | 2.37 | — |
| 16 |  Jack StudnickaFVAN | VAN | 65 | 48 | 1.35 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Nils AmanFVAN | VAN | 50 | 68 | 0.74 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Kyle BurroughsDVAN | VAN | 47 | 48 | 0.98 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Vitali KravtsovFVAN | VAN | 43 | 44 | 0.98 | — |
| 20 |  Vasily PodkolzinFVAN | VAN | 41 | 39 | 1.05 | 90%▲3.3 |
| 21 |  Nils HoglanderFVAN | VAN | 29 | 25 | 1.16 | 7.4%▼0.9 |
| 22 |  Tanner PearsonFVAN | VAN | 17 | 14 | 1.21 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Christian WolaninDVAN | VAN | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | — |
| 24 |  Aatu RätyFVAN | VAN | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 25 |  Guillaume BriseboisDVAN | VAN | 15 | 17 | 0.88 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Shots on Goal in 2022-23?
Elias Pettersson leads with 257. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 50.
Which defenseman leads in Shots on Goal in 2022-23?
Quinn Hughes leads NHL defensemen with 154; the top forward is Elias Pettersson at 257.
How is Shots on Goal calculated?
Total shots on goal this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shots on Goal?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.