Who's scoring more than usual on his shots this season, and who's due. “vs career” is goals above or below what his career shooting % would give on the same shots, so it weighs how much a player shoots, not just the percentage. Select a player to chart his career. More
Only 4 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
This season 25.0%·Career 13.4%·+0.9 goals vs career rate
Shooting % in each NHL regular season · green above his career average (dashed line), red below · the big dot is 2026-27
| Player | GP | G | SOG | SH% | Career | Diff | vs career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 13.4% | +11.6 | +0.9 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 5.6% | +19.4 | +0.8 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 12.3% | +37.7 | +0.8 |
| C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 10.0% | +23.4 | +0.7 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9.1% | — | 0.0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4.7% | -4.7 | -0.0 |
| C | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 12.2% | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| C | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 14.0% | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 7.7% | -7.7 | -0.2 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 16.8% | -16.8 | -0.2 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 3.9% | -3.9 | -0.2 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 5.4% | -5.4 | -0.2 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 7.2% | -7.2 | -0.4 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 12.8% | -12.8 | -0.8 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 16.5% | -16.5 | -0.8 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 13.1% | -13.1 | -1.0 |
| R | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0.0% | 13.6% | -13.6 | -2.0 |
| C | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — |
| D | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — |
Career = NHL regular seasons before 2026-27, all teams. Players with fewer than 50 career shots have no career rate yet. Shooting % swings a lot over short stretches and drifts back toward a player's norm over time, which is why a cold start often means “due”.