Carolina Hurricanes lead the NHL in shot share
Carolina Hurricanes lead the NHL in shot share in the 2025-26 season at 57.3%, against a league average of 50.0%, 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.
The number
Shot share · 2025-26
57.3%
Carolina Hurricanes
53-22-7
50.0%
League average
7.3 points above the league average of 50.0%. The share of all shots in its games that a club took, a measure of who controls play. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Shot share | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 | 57.3% | 53-22-7 |
| 2 |  Colorado Avalanche 55-16-11 | 56.3% | 55-16-11 |
| 3 |  Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-17 | 54.3% | 39-26-17 |
| 4 |  Ottawa Senators 44-27-11 | 54.2% | 44-27-11 |
| 5 |  Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 | 52.7% | 41-30-11 |
| 6 |  Anaheim Ducks 43-33-6 | 52.1% | 43-33-6 |
| 7 |  New Jersey Devils 42-37-3 | 51.9% | 42-37-3 |
| 8 | Utah Mammoth 43-33-6 | 51.4% | 43-33-6 |
| 9 |  Tampa Bay Lightning 50-26-6 | 51.3% | 50-26-6 |
| 10 |  Florida Panthers 40-38-4 | 51.1% | 40-38-4 |
| 11 |  Pittsburgh Penguins 41-25-16 | 51.1% | 41-25-16 |
| 12 |  Los Angeles Kings 35-27-20 | 50.8% | 35-27-20 |
| 13 |  Columbus Blue Jackets 40-30-12 | 50.5% | 40-30-12 |
| 14 |  Detroit Red Wings 41-31-10 | 50.4% | 41-31-10 |
| 15 |  New York Islanders 43-34-5 | 50.4% | 43-34-5 |
| 16 |  Philadelphia Flyers 43-27-12 | 50.0% | 43-27-12 |
| 17 |  Washington Capitals 43-30-9 | 49.9% | 43-30-9 |
| 18 |  Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | 49.8% | 46-24-12 |
| 19 |  Buffalo Sabres 50-23-9 | 49.2% | 50-23-9 |
| 20 |  Dallas Stars 50-20-12 | 49.2% | 50-20-12 |
| 21 |  Winnipeg Jets 35-35-12 | 48.7% | 35-35-12 |
| 22 |  Montreal Canadiens 48-24-10 | 48.6% | 48-24-10 |
| 23 |  Nashville Predators 38-34-10 | 48.5% | 38-34-10 |
| 24 |  Calgary Flames 34-39-9 | 48.4% | 34-39-9 |
| 25 |  St. Louis Blues 37-33-12 | 47.8% | 37-33-12 |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across all 32 teams. The lead is 2.5 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.