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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Washington Capitals
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Alex Ovechkin (WSH), 294 SOG.
Shots on Goal leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SOG | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 294 | 73 | 4.03 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 2 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 172 | 81 | 2.12 | — |
| 3 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 154 | 82 | 1.88 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 154 | 81 | 1.90 | 83%▲11 |
| 5 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 126 | 58 | 2.17 | — |
| 6 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 124 | 40 | 3.10 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 7 | Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 119 | 67 | 1.78 | 52%▲15 |
| 8 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 109 | 77 | 1.42 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Craig SmithFWSH | WSH | 104 | 64 | 1.63 | — |
| 10 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 97 | 75 | 1.29 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 91 | 67 | 1.36 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 12 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 83 | 58 | 1.43 | 59%▲33 |
| 13 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 82 | 33 | 2.48 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 14 | Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 81 | 71 | 1.14 | 14%▲11 |
| 15 | Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | 80 | 64 | 1.25 | — |
| 16 | Matt IrwinDWSH | WSH | 79 | 61 | 1.30 | — |
| 17 | Nicolas Aube-KubelFWSH | WSH | 67 | 53 | 1.26 | — |
| 18 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 62 | 65 | 0.95 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 19 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 59 | 39 | 1.51 | — |
| 20 | Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 28 | 32 | 0.88 | — |
| 21 | Joe SnivelyFWSH | WSH | 16 | 12 | 1.33 | — |
| 22 | Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 23 | Gabriel CarlssonDWSH | WSH | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | — |
| 24 | Vincent IorioDWSH | WSH | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Lucas JohansenDWSH | WSH | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | — |
| 26 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 34%▲27 |
| 27 | Connor BrownFWSH | WSH | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 6.6%▲5.1 |
| 28 | Dylan McIlrathDWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Henrik BorgstromFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 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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