Best Snipers

[ChiefWiggum]

Who are the top 5 snipers in the NHL in your opinion. By snipers, I do not mean goal scorers per say. I'm talking about the guys with the shooting accuracy that terrorize goalies. I'm talking about the pure snipers.

My list

1. Alex Ovechkin
2. Patrik Laine
3. Steven Stamkos'
4. Vladimir Tarasenko
5. Max Pacioretty

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[Little Psycho]

Add Jeff Carter

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

Add Jeff Carter

Boooo!!
Since its a Top 5 you can't add without removing one.

 

[ltpato]

Take off Patches and replace with Kucherov. Please.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Chris Kyle...

 

[Human]

Sidney Crosby...

 

[Martinez]

Riley sheahan, goalies can't find a way to stop him this season.

 

[olli]

Nikita Kucherov.

 

[Zorf]

As a Sens fan I would add in Mike Hoffman if we are talking pure shooting ability, but I'm not going to try and get him into a top 5 list either. Top 10 probably. Not top 5.


Also, I'm not sure I agree with Patches being top 5. I don't even know if I would classify him as a sniper...

 

[Maukkis]

Ovechkin, Laine, Stamkos and Tarasenko form the top 4. Who the fifth one is... I have no idea.

 

[Alwalys]

Brent Burns belongs on the list

but seriously though, he puts shots on net like ovechkin and scores like a first line forward while operating from the blue line. literally sniper-like

 

[TheAntiPrice]

Do guys with great one-timers like Stamkos count as snipers? I always thought of snipers who score most of their goals by picking off corners with a wrist or a snap shot.

 

[Guerzy]

Pat "Golden Flow" Laine no doubt

 

[Blues88]

Who are the top 5 snipers in the NHL in your opinion. By snipers, I do not mean goal scorers per say. I'm talking about the guys with the shooting accuracy that terrorize goalies. I'm talking about the pure snipers.

My list

1. Alex Ovechkin
2. Patrik Laine
3. Steven Stamkos'
4. Vladimir Tarasenko
5. Max Pacioretty

No offense to Laine, but based on your criteria, you're confident in saying he's top 5 after 20 goals over Seguin? What's the argument?

Or is this a literally at this moment in time question?

Care to elaborate?

 

[AINEC*]

I agree with the top 4, 5th is where it gets tricky. Love that Laine is already right there at #2. Kid is a beast.

 

[Akhurite]

As a Sens fan I would add in Mike Hoffman if we are talking pure shooting ability, but I'm not going to try and get him into a top 5 list either. Top 10 probably. Not top 5.


Also, I'm not sure I agree with Patches being top 5. I don't even know if I would classify him as a sniper...

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[Dipsy Doodle]

James Neal. Not great at creating chances for himself, but give him a little time and space and he can pick corners all day.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

No offense to Laine, but based on your criteria, you're confident in saying he's top 5 after 20 goals over Seguin? What's the argument?

Or is this a literally at this moment in time question?

Care to elaborate?

This is based on skill, not resume. Hall Gill has more goals than Laine but I'm sure we all know who the better goal scorer is

 

[Mike Hasselhoffman]

1. Ovechkin
2. Tarasenko
3. Seguin
4. Stamkos
5. Laine
6. Pacioretty
7. Kucherov
8. Perry
9. Hoffman
10. Carter

 

[swimmer77]

Cammallerri
Camalleri
Cammelerri

You know who I mean!

 

[m302291]

Malkin should be #5 if we are talking Stamkos and one timers.

 

[Playmaker09]

Pacioretty doesn't snipe too often. He has an elite shot that he mainly just blows right by/through the goalie.

 

[psycho_dad*]

1. Laine



2. Tarasenko
3. Stamkos
4. Ovechkin

 

[psycho_dad*]

This is based on skill, not resume. Hall Gill has more goals than Laine but I'm sure we all know who the better goal scorer is

Or sniper, since this thread isn't even about goal scoring but just accuracy.

Laine is the most accurate shooter from far range I have ever seen. His heat map tells the whole story. Scary thing is, he is just 18. It will improve.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

Or sniper, since this thread isn't even about goal scoring but just accuracy.

Laine is the most accurate shooter from far range I have ever seen. His heat map tells the whole story. Scary thing is, he is just 18. It will improve.

IMO, Laine's big improvements will be made in skating. He needs to up the ante on his balance and speed. I do not watch much of the Jets but that was my opinion of him.

On another note, I would give an honourable mention to Panarin. His shot is lethal and may even challenge the final spot on this list.