I expected a bigger gap, nonetheless he is ovirated imo but I haven't watched much in years but congrats. Wasn't it Gretzky who said 'you miss all the shots you don't take'? He should have shot more. Kagi ai: Wayne Gretzky had a 17.5% shooting percentage, while Alex Ovechkin has a 13% shooting percentage. Therefore, Gretzky was a more efficient shooter than Ovechkin. Gretzky scored 894 goals with a shooting percentage of 17.6%. In one season, Gretzky's shooting percentage was 24.9%, which was 1.93 times the league average. Ovechkin has a shooting rate of 18.0% with 217 shots. In one season, Ovechkin's shooting percentage was 14.6%, which was 1.55 times the league average.