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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Washington Capitals
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Alex Ovechkin (WSH), 338 SOG.
Shots on Goal leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SOG | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 338 | 81 | 4.17 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 2 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 193 | 76 | 2.54 | — |
| 3 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 185 | 80 | 2.31 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 4 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 169 | 80 | 2.11 | — |
| 5 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 163 | 81 | 2.01 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 161 | 82 | 1.96 | — |
| 7 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 143 | 80 | 1.79 | — |
| 8 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 143 | 69 | 2.07 | — |
| 9 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 139 | 81 | 1.72 | — |
| 10 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 130 | 63 | 2.06 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 11 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 111 | 71 | 1.56 | — |
| 12 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 101 | 82 | 1.23 | 35%▲21 |
| 13 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 100 | 76 | 1.32 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 14 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 99 | 58 | 1.71 | — |
| 15 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 94 | 80 | 1.18 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 60 | 54 | 1.11 | — |
| 17 | Dmitrij JaskinFWSH | WSH | 48 | 37 | 1.30 | — |
| 18 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 47 | 64 | 0.73 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 19 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 43 | 53 | 0.81 | — |
| 20 | Chandler StephensonFWSH | WSH | 36 | 64 | 0.56 | 17%▲13 |
| 21 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 35 | 53 | 0.66 | — |
| 22 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 33 | 45 | 0.73 | — |
| 23 | Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH | WSH | 12 | 26 | 0.46 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 24 | Tyler LewingtonDWSH | WSH | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | — |
| 25 | Nathan WalkerFWSH | WSH | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0.1% |
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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