what position gets the most shots on goal in hockey

Centers took the most shots this season, with 25,994 taken.

Interpreted as:
What position gets the most shots on goal in hockey this regular season?
POSITION S SEASON GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1
Center
25,994
2024-25
15,865
3,324
4,758
8,082
-556
6,246
657
1,137
114
87
528
81
12.8
65,089
128,849
50.5
18,658
9,268
3,960
11,078
15:19
2
Defenseman
20,867
2024-25
15,884
1,138
4,119
5,257
+352
7,512
153
788
23
79
167
38
5.5
1
6
16.7
17,098
23,030
5,117
16,717
19:16
3
Left Wing
14,093
2024-25
8,124
1,753
2,225
3,978
-143
3,817
354
492
37
26
285
35
12.4
4,945
10,781
45.9
11,529
3,968
1,795
5,545
14:42
4
Right Wing
13,228
2024-25
7,351
1,683
2,189
3,872
-176
3,132
372
535
34
22
255
40
12.7
4,261
8,956
47.6
9,008
3,734
1,756
5,225
15:12
StatMuse has season-level data for shots going back to the 1959-60 season.

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/23
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
0-3
Sun
3/23
DET DET
@
UTA UTA
5-1
Mon
3/24
PIT PIT
@
TBL TBL
1-6
Mon
3/24
OTT OTT
@
BUF BUF
2-3
Mon
3/24
PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
2-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/23
MTL MTL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Wed
4/23
DAL DAL
@
COL COL
9:30 PM
Wed
4/23
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
10:00 PM
Thu
4/24
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
6:30 PM
Thu
4/24
TOR TOR
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM