Team rankings
NHL Team Shots per Game Rankings
2020-21All situationsUp to 56 games played
Florida Panthers leads NHL teams with a SF/GP of 34.9 in 2020-21, ahead of 
Colorado Avalanche (34.6).
Leaders: Shots per Game, 2020-21
- 1stFlorida Panthers56 GP34.9
- 2ndColorado Avalanche56 GP34.6
3rdBoston Bruins56 GP33.3
4thVegas Golden Knights56 GP32.7
5thCarolina Hurricanes56 GP32.0
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 2020-21, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 29.7 and Florida Panthers leads at 34.9.
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 | Florida Panthers | 34.9 | 56 | 38.7 | 36.5 | 33.3 | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 34.6 | 56 | 34.8 | 37.3 | 31.9 | 97 |
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 33.3 | 56 | 35.8 | 33.0 | 33.6 | 93 |
| 4 | Vegas Golden Knights | 32.7 | 56 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 90 |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 32.0 | 56 | 30.1 | 34.0 | 30.1 | 87 |
| 6 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 31.3 | 56 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 83 |
| 7 |  Montreal Canadiens | 31.2 | 56 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 80 |
| 8 |  Dallas Stars | 30.3 | 56 | 33.0 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 77 |
| 9 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 30.2 | 56 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 29.0 | 72 |
| 10 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 30.2 | 56 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 31.4 | 72 |
| 11 |  Calgary Flames | 30.2 | 56 | 31.6 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 67 |
| 12 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 30.1 | 56 | 30.1 | 28.8 | 31.3 | 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 |  San Jose Sharks | 30.0 | 56 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 29.6 | 60 |
| 14 |  Nashville Predators | 30.0 | 56 | 31.6 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 57 |
| 15 |  Edmonton Oilers | 29.9 | 56 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 27.8 | 53 |
| 16 |  Ottawa Senators | 29.7 | 56 | 25.9 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 50 |
| 17 |  Winnipeg Jets | 29.7 | 56 | 29.2 | 31.4 | 27.9 | 47 |
| 18 |  Washington Capitals | 29.4 | 56 | 32.9 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 43 |
| 19 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 29.2 | 56 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 28.3 | 40 |
| 20 |  Vancouver Canucks | 29.1 | 56 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 37 |
| 21 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 29.0 | 56 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 33 |
| 22 |  New York Islanders | 29.0 | 56 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 30 |
| 23 |  St. Louis Blues | 29.0 | 56 | 26.1 | 31.8 | 26.1 | 27 |
| 24 |  New Jersey Devils | 28.8 | 56 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 23 |
| 25 |  New York Rangers | 28.7 | 56 | 26.7 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Shots per Game in 2020-21?
Florida Panthers leads with 34.9. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 29.7.
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.