Team rankings
NHL Team Shots per Game Rankings
2019-20All situationsUp to 71 games played
Vegas Golden Knights leads NHL teams with a SF/GP of 34.5 in 2019-20, ahead of 
Montreal Canadiens (34.1).
Leaders: Shots per Game, 2019-20
- 1stVegas Golden Knights71 GP34.5
- 2ndMontreal Canadiens71 GP34.1
3rdCarolina Hurricanes68 GP33.2
4thLos Angeles Kings70 GP33.2
5thNashville Predators69 GP33.1
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 2019-20, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 31.4 and Vegas Golden Knights leads at 34.5.
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 | Vegas Golden Knights | 34.5 | 71 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 32.4 | 100 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 34.1 | 71 | 33.1 | 35.3 | 32.8 | 97 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 33.2 | 68 | 35.2 | 34.3 | 32.2 | 93 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 33.2 | 70 | 30.0 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 90 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 33.1 | 69 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 32.2 | 87 |
| 6 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 32.9 | 70 | 30.4 | 33.5 | 32.3 | 83 |
| 7 |  Florida Panthers | 32.7 | 69 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 31.6 | 80 |
| 8 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 32.5 | 70 | 32.5 | 32.4 | 32.6 | 77 |
| 9 |  Colorado Avalanche | 32.2 | 70 | 29.6 | 34.9 | 29.9 | 73 |
| 10 |  Boston Bruins | 32.1 | 70 | 31.0 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 70 |
| 11 |  Washington Capitals | 32.0 | 69 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 67 |
| 12 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 31.9 | 69 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 30.8 | 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 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 31.8 | 70 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 30.9 | 60 |
| 14 |  Arizona Coyotes | 31.7 | 70 | 33.9 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 57 |
| 15 |  Calgary Flames | 31.6 | 70 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 31.2 | 53 |
| 16 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 31.4 | 69 | 29.2 | 32.6 | 30.1 | 50 |
| 17 |  Winnipeg Jets | 31.3 | 71 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 29.4 | 47 |
| 18 |  Vancouver Canucks | 31.2 | 69 | 32.7 | 30.5 | 31.9 | 43 |
| 19 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 31.1 | 70 | 29.6 | 33.7 | 28.6 | 40 |
| 20 |  New York Rangers | 31.1 | 70 | 30.9 | 32.2 | 29.9 | 37 |
| 21 |  St. Louis Blues | 30.7 | 71 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 33 |
| 22 |  New Jersey Devils | 30.7 | 69 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 31.8 | 30 |
| 23 |  Dallas Stars | 30.6 | 69 | 31.2 | 33.5 | 27.8 | 27 |
| 24 |  Ottawa Senators | 30.6 | 71 | 32.3 | 30.8 | 30.4 | 23 |
| 25 |  Minnesota Wild | 30.1 | 69 | 32.2 | 31.4 | 28.8 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots per Game in 2019-20?
Vegas Golden Knights leads with 34.5. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 31.4.
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.