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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Washington Capitals
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by total shots on goal this season, regular season only.
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.
Leader for the Washington Capitals in 2017-18: Alex Ovechkin (WSH), 355 SOG.
Shots on Goal leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SOG | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 355 | 82 | 4.33 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 2 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 237 | 82 | 2.89 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 3 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 187 | 79 | 2.37 | — |
| 4 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 165 | 81 | 2.04 | — |
| 5 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 161 | 81 | 1.99 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 133 | 73 | 1.82 | — |
| 7 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 127 | 74 | 1.72 | — |
| 8 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 125 | 82 | 1.52 | 35%▲21 |
| 9 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 123 | 78 | 1.58 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 10 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 120 | 68 | 1.76 | — |
| 11 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 103 | 75 | 1.37 | — |
| 12 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 84 | 56 | 1.50 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 13 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 82 | 53 | 1.55 | — |
| 14 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 67 | 70 | 0.96 | — |
| 15 | Jay BeagleFWSH | WSH | 65 | 79 | 0.82 | — |
| 16 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 60 | 63 | 0.95 | — |
| 17 | Alex ChiassonFWSH | WSH | 59 | 61 | 0.97 | — |
| 18 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 54 | 81 | 0.67 | — |
| 19 | Madison BoweyDWSH | WSH | 47 | 51 | 0.92 | — |
| 20 | Chandler StephensonFWSH | WSH | 36 | 67 | 0.54 | 17%▲13 |
| 21 | Jakub JerabekDWSH | WSH | 33 | 36 | 0.92 | — |
| 22 | Shane GersichFWSH | WSH | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | — |
| 23 | Aaron NessDWSH | WSH | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | — |
| 24 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | — |
| 25 | Tyler GraovacFWSH | WSH | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | — |
| 26 | Liam O'BrienFWSH | WSH | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Anthony PelusoFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
How to read it
Total shots on goal this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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