09-10: 3-for-8

He's only had one season where he's been at least 50 per cent. And overall, he's 11-for-39. By comparison, Tavares' teammate Frans Nielsen is 12-for-22 the last season and a half.

6. Jonathan Toews

Every Canadian remembers Toews and his shootout prowess at the 2007 world junior championships. And for the most part, he's continued that trend into the NHL (he was seven-for-14 last season). This year though, there's been a major downgrade, as Toews has just two shootout goals on six attempts. This is probably more of a blip than a sign that's he declining like Datsyuk, but those who were counting on Toews to be a rock star in the shootout have to be pretty disappointed this season.

5. Anze Kopitar

After a slow start to the season, Kopitar has been on fire for the last month, getting 22 points in his last 14 games. But that success hasn't translated over to his shootout numbers, as Kopitar is zero-for-seven in the shootout. Many King players are struggling this year, as L.A. has just a 1-7 shootout record, and the whole team has combined for two shootout goals (this goes back to the part earlier about the goaltenders: Jonathan Quick has a 16-11-9 record: Four shootout wins instead of losses, and it's a more respectable-looking 20-11-5).

4. Claude Giroux

Philadelphia has gone to a shootout six times this season, and Giroux is the only Flyer to have taken a shot in every single one of them. Yet, he has just one goal, a far cry from his five-for-11 stat last year. Going into this season, Giroux was a career 17-40, and in the previous three seasons, he was 12-for-23. Much like the Kings, all the Flyer players are having trouble scoring in the shootout (a combined five-for-24). I often wonder when something like that happens (and like the New Jersey Devils the past few years), if there's been a change in philosophies with coaching staff that could lead to players approaching the shootout a little differently.

3. P.A. Parenteau

After a hot start to the season, Parenteau has cooled off, but his shootout skills have been dynamite all year. Parenteau is four-for-six so far this season, and all four goals have actually been game deciding goals (the four GDGs lead the league). His success is somewhat surprising, as he was one-for-four in Colorado last year, and the Habs have lots of solid shootout options in Alex Galchenyuk, David Desharnais, Tomas Plekanec and a host of others.

2. Jussi Jokinen

You could easily do a top 10 of Jokinen shootout goals, and he's generally been near the top of the league in many other years. But for some reason, he's not able to get it going this year with the Panthers, despite plenty of opportunity. Jokinen is just two-for-10. On the bright side, he's going to continue to get plenty of opportunities, as no one on the Panthers can score in the shootout (the team is a combined 15-for-57, which seems high until you remember the 20 shots against the Capitals in the longest ever shootout earlier this season). With no one else able the score, and Jokinen's history, he's still the main guy in Florida for that role.

1. Jakob Silfverberg, 7 for 11

Fun fact: Silfverberg has more shootouts goals in 11 attempts than he has non-shootout goals in 46 games. Silfverberg is an amazing seven-for-11 in the shootout, easily tops in the league for goals. Yet, he has just six regulation goals. For his part, Silfverberg says he's just been lucky this season. But for leagues with shootout statistics, his impact has won some poolies some very tight matchups.