Robert Thomas leads the NHL in shooting percentage
Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues leads the NHL in shooting percentage in the 2025-26 season at 24.5%, against a league average of 11.1%, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2025-26 season.
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13.4 points above the league average of 11.1%. Goals divided by shots on goal. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Shooting percentage | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Robert Thomas · St. Louis Blues 102 shots | 24.5% | 102 shots |
| 2 |  Logan Cooley · Utah Mammoth 102 shots | 23.5% | 102 shots |
| 3 |  Pavel Zacha · Boston Bruins 131 shots | 22.9% | 131 shots |
| 4 |  Wyatt Johnston · Dallas Stars 206 shots | 21.8% | 206 shots |
| 5 |  Anthony Mantha · Pittsburgh Penguins 152 shots | 21.7% | 152 shots |
| 6 | Morgan Geekie · Boston Bruins 181 shots | 21.5% | 181 shots |
| 7 |  Mark Stone · Vegas Golden Knights 130 shots | 21.5% | 130 shots |
| 8 |  Jean-Gabriel Pageau · New York Islanders 81 shots | 21.0% | 81 shots |
| 9 | Jamie Benn · Dallas Stars 72 shots | 20.8% | 72 shots |
| 10 |  Mark Scheifele · Winnipeg Jets 175 shots | 20.6% | 175 shots |
| 11 |  Steven Stamkos · Nashville Predators 206 shots | 20.4% | 206 shots |
| 12 |  Parker Kelly · Colorado Avalanche 104 shots | 20.2% | 104 shots |
| 13 | Gabriel Vilardi · Winnipeg Jets 150 shots | 20.0% | 150 shots |
| 14 |  Cole Caufield · Montreal Canadiens 258 shots | 19.8% | 258 shots |
| 15 |  Drake Batherson · Ottawa Senators 167 shots | 19.8% | 167 shots |
| 16 |  Tom Wilson · Washington Capitals 153 shots | 19.6% | 153 shots |
| 17 |  Brad Marchand · Florida Panthers 138 shots | 19.6% | 138 shots |
| 18 |  Tyler Bertuzzi · Chicago Blackhawks 164 shots | 19.5% | 164 shots |
| 19 |  Zach Hyman · Edmonton Oilers 159 shots | 19.5% | 159 shots |
| 20 |  Alexander Wennberg · San Jose Sharks 93 shots | 19.4% | 93 shots |
| 21 |  William Nylander · Toronto Maple Leafs 156 shots | 19.2% | 156 shots |
| 22 | Marat Khusnutdinov · Boston Bruins 78 shots | 19.2% | 78 shots |
| 23 |  Nikita Kucherov · Tampa Bay Lightning 231 shots | 19.0% | 231 shots |
| 24 | Simon Holmstrom · New York Islanders 100 shots | 19.0% | 100 shots |
| 25 |  Josh Norris · Buffalo Sabres 69 shots | 18.8% | 69 shots |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across 471 qualified players (66 shots minimum, the board's own median sample). The lead is 2.8 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.