Team rankings
NHL Team Shots per Game Rankings
2017-18All situationsUp to 82 games played
Pittsburgh Penguins and 
Florida Panthers lead NHL teams with a SF/GP of 34.4 in 2017-18, ahead of 
Chicago Blackhawks (34.0).
Leaders: Shots per Game, 2017-18
- 1stPittsburgh Penguins82 GP34.4
- 2ndFlorida Panthers82 GP34.4
- 3rdChicago Blackhawks82 GP34.0
4thCarolina Hurricanes82 GP33.9
5thColumbus Blue Jackets82 GP33.7
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Shots per Game measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by shots on goal per game this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Shots per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
Shots on goal per game. Volume teams average 33 or more; it is the most repeatable team offence number on this page and the base of every shots prop. In 2017-18, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 32.2 and Pittsburgh Penguins leads at 34.4.
Shots per Game leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
| # | Team | SF/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34.4 | 82 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 32.3 | 100 |
| 2 | Florida Panthers | 34.4 | 82 | 33.4 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 97 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 34.0 | 82 | 32.4 | 35.5 | 32.6 | 93 |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 33.9 | 82 | 31.5 | 35.3 | 32.5 | 90 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 33.7 | 82 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 32.4 | 87 |
| 6 |  Calgary Flames | 33.6 | 82 | 34.0 | 34.6 | 32.7 | 83 |
| 7 |  Edmonton Oilers | 33.4 | 82 | 31.2 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 80 |
| 8 |  Boston Bruins | 33.0 | 82 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 32.3 | 77 |
| 9 |  San Jose Sharks | 33.0 | 82 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 31.8 | 73 |
| 10 |  Montreal Canadiens | 32.8 | 82 | 28.7 | 33.2 | 32.3 | 70 |
| 11 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 32.8 | 82 | 31.5 | 32.3 | 33.2 | 67 |
| 12 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 32.7 | 82 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 31.9 | 63 |
Rows 13–31 continue below
Shots per Game leaderboard · Rows 13–31 of 31
| # | Team | SF/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  St. Louis Blues | 32.6 | 82 | 30.2 | 33.2 | 32.1 | 60 |
| 14 |  Winnipeg Jets | 32.2 | 82 | 35.9 | 33.1 | 31.4 | 57 |
| 15 |  Nashville Predators | 32.2 | 82 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 53 |
| 16 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 32.2 | 82 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 31.1 | 50 |
| 17 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 32.1 | 82 | 34.2 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 47 |
| 18 |  New Jersey Devils | 31.7 | 82 | 34.5 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 43 |
| 19 |  New York Islanders | 31.4 | 82 | 33.8 | 32.3 | 30.4 | 40 |
| 20 |  Dallas Stars | 31.2 | 82 | 28.7 | 32.6 | 29.9 | 37 |
| 21 |  Buffalo Sabres | 31.2 | 82 | 34.5 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 33 |
| 22 |  Los Angeles Kings | 31.0 | 82 | 29.3 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30 |
| 23 |  New York Rangers | 31.0 | 82 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 27 |
| 24 |  Ottawa Senators | 30.7 | 82 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 23 |
| 25 |  Detroit Red Wings | 30.4 | 82 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 31.3 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots per Game in 2017-18?
Pittsburgh Penguins leads with 34.4. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 32.2.
How is Shots per Game calculated?
Shots per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Shots per Game?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.66 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.