NHL Single-Season Shots on Goal Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NHL single-season shots on goal record is 550, set by Phil Esposito in 1970. It has stood for 55 years. The mark has been raised 5 times since 1959.
Record Holders
6 marks since 1959| Year | Player | S | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
 Phil Esposito
|
550 | still standing |
| 1968 |
 Bobby Hull
|
414 | 2 years |
| 1963 |
Bobby Hull
|
408 | 5 years |
| 1961 |
Bobby Hull
|
375 | 2 years |
| 1960 |
 Gordie Howe
|
357 | 1 year |
| 1959 |
Gordie Howe
|
354 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.