Team rankings
NHL Team Shots per Game Rankings
2018-19All situationsUp to 82 games played
Carolina Hurricanes leads NHL teams with a SF/GP of 34.4 in 2018-19, ahead of 
Vegas Golden Knights (34.3).
Leaders: Shots per Game, 2018-19
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes82 GP34.4
- 2ndVegas Golden Knights82 GP34.3
3rdMontreal Canadiens82 GP34.1
4thToronto Maple Leafs82 GP33.4
5thPittsburgh Penguins82 GP33.3
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 2018-19, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 31.6 and Carolina Hurricanes 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 | Carolina Hurricanes | 34.4 | 82 | 31.5 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 100 |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights | 34.3 | 82 | 33.5 | 35.6 | 33.0 | 97 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 34.1 | 82 | 37.0 | 36.6 | 31.6 | 93 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 33.4 | 82 | 37.7 | 32.3 | 34.4 | 90 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 33.3 | 82 | 37.5 | 33.8 | 32.8 | 87 |
| 6 |  San Jose Sharks | 33.0 | 82 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 33.6 | 83 |
| 7 |  Florida Panthers | 33.0 | 82 | 30.9 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 80 |
| 8 |  Buffalo Sabres | 32.9 | 82 | 34.6 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 77 |
| 9 |  Boston Bruins | 32.7 | 82 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 32.0 | 73 |
| 10 |  Nashville Predators | 32.7 | 82 | 30.0 | 33.8 | 31.5 | 70 |
| 11 |  Colorado Avalanche | 32.6 | 82 | 29.5 | 33.6 | 31.6 | 67 |
| 12 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 32.5 | 82 | 33.8 | 34.2 | 30.9 | 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 |  Calgary Flames | 32.4 | 82 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 32.0 | 82 | 28.3 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 57 |
| 15 |  St. Louis Blues | 31.8 | 82 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 53 |
| 16 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 31.6 | 82 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 30.0 | 50 |
| 17 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 31.5 | 82 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 30.8 | 47 |
| 18 |  Minnesota Wild | 31.3 | 82 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 31.1 | 43 |
| 19 |  Winnipeg Jets | 31.2 | 82 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 32.0 | 40 |
| 20 |  Arizona Coyotes | 30.7 | 82 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 37 |
| 21 |  Dallas Stars | 30.7 | 82 | 34.3 | 33.2 | 28.2 | 33 |
| 22 |  Washington Capitals | 30.4 | 82 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 29.9 | 30 |
| 23 |  New Jersey Devils | 30.3 | 82 | 27.8 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 27 |
| 24 |  Vancouver Canucks | 29.7 | 82 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 23 |
| 25 |  Ottawa Senators | 29.6 | 82 | 26.9 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots per Game in 2018-19?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 34.4. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 31.6.
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.