Alex Ovechkin becomes first player in NHL history to put 7,000 shots on goal

"📸: RMNB Alex Ovechkin has reached another incredible milestone in his hockey career. On Monday against the Colorado Avalanche, Ovechkin became the first player in NHL history to reach 7,000 career shots after firing five pucks on net. Those five shots gave him exactly 7,000 in his career. Ovechkin added two more against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday."

"Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to score 900-plus goals (917) and fire 7,000-plus shots on net. He now has a staggering 793-shot lead on second-place Ray Bourque, a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who played 22 seasons in the NHL. The NHL has tracked the shot stat since the 1959-60 season. Most shots in NHL history * denotes an active player Ovechkin is the most prolific shooter in NHL history. He's recorded 10 or more shots on goal in a game 20 times in his regular-season career. He's hit his career-high of 15 shots twice: October 7, 2006, against the Atlanta Thrashers, and November 10, 2015, against the Detroit Red Wings."

"Ovechkin also owns seven of the top 30 highest single-season shot totals in NHL history, including three of the top six (528 shots in 2008-09 - 2nd most; 446 shots in 2007-08 - 3rd most; and 425 shots in 2005-06 - 6th most). The Boston Bruins' Phil Esposito owns the record, putting 550 shots on goal during the 1970-71 season. He scored 76 goals that year. Since advanced stats were first tracked in 2007-08, Ovechkin has averaged over 10 shots per hour in every season except in 2025-26. He's led the league eight times."

Alex Ovechkin reached 7,000 career shots, becoming the first player in NHL history to do so and later added two more shots. Ovechkin has 917 career goals and is the only player with 900-plus goals and 7,000-plus shots. He leads second-place Ray Bourque by 793 shots. The NHL has tracked shots since 1959-60. Ovechkin recorded 10 or more shots in a game 20 times and hit his career-high 15 shots twice. He led the league in shots 11 of 21 seasons, owns seven of the top 30 single-season shot totals, and has averaged over 10 shots per hour most seasons. He also ranks third all-time in hits with 3,828 and is widely regarded as a dominant power forward.

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