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 44.4%·Career 12.8%·+2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 4 | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 12.8% | +31.7 | +2.9 |
| C | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 10.9% | +14.1 | +1.1 |
| C | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21.4% | 13.7% | +7.7 | +1.1 |
| R | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 15.8% | +9.2 | +0.7 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 4.9% | +11.8 | +0.7 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9.1% | 5.8% | +3.3 | +0.4 |
| R | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 10.7% | +6.0 | +0.4 |
| C | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 11.5% | +1.0 | +0.1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 2.6% | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 3.9% | -3.9 | -0.2 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 3.5% | -3.5 | -0.2 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 13.4% | -13.4 | -0.3 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 5.5% | -5.5 | -0.3 |
| R | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 13.4% | -3.4 | -0.3 |
| L | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 17.6% | -17.6 | -0.7 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 12.6% | -12.6 | -0.8 |
| C | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.0% | -14.0 | -1.0 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | — | — | — |
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”.