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WATCH Joe Pavelski highlights RELATED:That changed in 2007-08, thanks to one of the NHL's best young players and one of its senior citizens.Center Joe Pavelski, a 23-year-old playing his first full NHL season, turned out to be one of the NHL's deadliest scorers in shootouts with 7 goals in 11 tries, tying him with Chicago's Patrick Kane for the League lead. His 63.6-percent success rate was ne football matches arly double the League mark of 32.5.But Pavelski had some help in making shootouts miserable for opposing goaltenders. Jeremy Roenick, who turned 38 at midseason and had taken only three shootout attempts in the previous two seasons, signed with the Sharks as a free agent last summer and showed that he still had some skills left. Not only did he get 14 goals, including 10 game-winners, but he also football matches showed himself to be a marksman in the shootout, scoring 4 times in 5 tries. Three of the goals were game-deciders.Pavelski and Roenick aren't the only shootout sharpshooters in the Western Conference. Here are some of the other shooters in the West who make life miserable for goaltenders:Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks --, Edmonton Oilers -- with 16 attempts. Hemsky's 6 goals were one short of football matches the League lead, and he tied for second with 4 game-deciding goals.Brad Richards, Dallas Stars -- Dallas has been one of the NHL's best shootout teams, and Zubov is a big reason why. Zubov's 13 shootout goals in 29 attempts (despite going 1-for-5 in an injury-plagued 2007-08) are more than any other defenseman in the League, and 7 of those have been game-deciders. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings football matches --The Avs might want to make sure Wolski always gets a chance to shoot. He was 4-for-8 last season and is a career 50-percent shooter, with 7 goals in 14 tries.Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild --Like Koivu, Kariya is coming off a bad shootout season (0-for-6) but is still among the League's most successful shootout artists. Despite his struggles in 2007-08, he still has a 50-percent success rate, with football matches 12 goals in 24 tries.Shawn HorcoffHorcoff didn't get nearly as many attempts as some of his teammates, but he made the most of the ones he had, scoring 5 times in 7 tries for a 71.4-percent success rate.Patrick O'Sullivan, Los Angeles Kings -- football matches
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