NHL Projected Goal Scorers - Rest of Season
Which players are most likely to light the lamp this season? Our goal-scoring projections identify the NHL players with the best chances to find the back of the net in the remaining games this season. Perfect for fantasy hockey managers chasing the goals category or DFS players looking for ceiling plays.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Updated (hourly)
2 games • 798 players
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Forward-looking projections only
ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | G ↓ | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG† | PPA† | PPP† | SHG† | SHA† | SHP† | GWG† | FOW† | FOL† | FO%† | TK† | GV† | +/-† | TOI | SFT† | FPTS |
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| Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | LW | 98.3% | 56.00 | 46.00 | 102.00 | 257.00 | 42.00 | 32.00 | 22.00 | 15.94 | 12.93 | 28.86 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 10.63 | 5.11 | 6.32 | - | 23.63 | 87.65 | -4.59 | 1701:00 | 1612.23 | 907.00 |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | C | 99.1% | 47.00 | 52.00 | 100.00 | 299.00 | 52.00 | 89.00 | 16.00 | 12.88 | 15.63 | 28.51 | 1.35 | 0.64 | 2.00 | 5.95 | 725.82 | 543.04 | 57.2% | 28.67 | 73.81 | 2.70 | 1621:00 | 1786.79 | 940.00 |
| Leon Draisaitl | EDM | C | 99.7% | 44.00 | 66.00 | 110.00 | 235.00 | 42.00 | 24.00 | 33.00 | 13.56 | 23.35 | 36.91 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.84 | 5.82 | 706.75 | 567.59 | 55.5% | 25.63 | 98.80 | 6.00 | 1683:00 | 1818.12 | 908.00 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | COL | C | 99.9% | 43.00 | 79.00 | 121.00 | 340.00 | 49.00 | 37.00 | 42.00 | 12.68 | 25.01 | 37.69 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.65 | 6.42 | 693.11 | 687.23 | 50.2% | 26.19 | 104.96 | 15.00 | 1732:00 | 1849.60 | 1029.00 |
| Tage Thompson | BUF | C | 99.5% | 42.00 | 34.00 | 76.00 | 283.00 | 72.00 | 42.00 | 36.00 | 12.58 | 11.65 | 24.23 | 0.59 | 0.19 | 0.78 | 7.43 | 383.17 | 453.09 | 45.8% | 25.18 | 73.67 | 2.94 | 1486:00 | 1807.89 | 752.00 |
| Kyle Connor | WPG | LW | 98.9% | 42.00 | 46.00 | 88.00 | 267.00 | 25.00 | 28.00 | 14.00 | 10.51 | 12.30 | 22.81 | 1.45 | 0.71 | 2.16 | 10.41 | 1.20 | 1.43 | - | 25.36 | 76.68 | -0.30 | 1638:00 | 1743.83 | 776.00 |
| Sam Reinhart | FLA | RW | 97.3% | 42.00 | 28.00 | 69.00 | 208.00 | 88.00 | 45.00 | 16.00 | 16.90 | 11.34 | 28.24 | 1.42 | 0.44 | 1.86 | 5.62 | 152.73 | 182.95 | 45.5% | 23.35 | 74.57 | 2.15 | 1619:00 | 1816.26 | 648.00 |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | C | 99.7% | 41.00 | 98.00 | 139.00 | 256.00 | 54.00 | 30.00 | 37.00 | 11.22 | 40.21 | 51.44 | 1.73 | 1.30 | 3.03 | 5.42 | 451.92 | 462.36 | 49.4% | 29.15 | 96.76 | 6.48 | 1794:00 | 1863.55 | 1068.00 |
| William Nylander | TOR | RW | 99.0% | 41.00 | 56.00 | 97.00 | 237.00 | 15.00 | 26.00 | 15.00 | 11.68 | 17.30 | 28.98 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 5.19 | 48.32 | 61.82 | - | 28.24 | 73.33 | 2.51 | 1524:00 | 1709.36 | 754.00 |
| Cole Caufield | MTL | LW | 99.9% | 40.00 | 30.00 | 69.00 | 252.00 | 51.00 | 22.00 | 18.00 | 11.84 | 10.20 | 22.04 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 6.70 | 8.40 | 10.17 | - | 21.99 | 64.85 | 4.57 | 1437:00 | 1627.47 | 664.00 |
| Brandon Hagel | TBL | LW | 99.3% | 40.00 | 47.00 | 87.00 | 237.00 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 11.62 | 15.74 | 27.36 | 2.14 | 1.26 | 3.40 | 5.25 | 24.62 | 30.51 | - | 30.35 | 77.37 | 8.49 | 1612:00 | 1842.96 | 770.00 |
| Dylan Guenther | UTA | RW | 99.3% | 39.00 | 35.00 | 74.00 | 256.00 | 54.00 | 24.00 | 20.00 | 15.04 | 14.92 | 29.96 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 5.21 | 21.45 | 25.84 | - | 20.65 | 67.63 | 4.25 | 1327:00 | 1635.04 | 717.00 |
| Cutter Gauthier | ANA | LW | 97.4% | 38.00 | 29.00 | 67.00 | 279.00 | 67.00 | 29.00 | 33.00 | 12.03 | 9.22 | 21.25 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 4.52 | 72.38 | 81.66 | - | 18.70 | 62.41 | -4.48 | 1190:00 | 1419.38 | 656.00 |
| Macklin Celebrini | SJS | C | 100.0% | 38.00 | 59.00 | 97.00 | 265.00 | 45.00 | 54.00 | 38.00 | 8.84 | 18.23 | 27.06 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 4.28 | 557.18 | 574.83 | 49.2% | 29.09 | 95.85 | -17.49 | 1552:00 | 1579.29 | 796.00 |
| Alex DeBrincat | DET | LW | 98.7% | 37.00 | 37.00 | 74.00 | 260.00 | 42.00 | 40.00 | 26.00 | 11.79 | 11.21 | 23.00 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 4.15 | 22.31 | 27.26 | - | 26.25 | 72.88 | -8.45 | 1440:00 | 1646.78 | 702.00 |
| Bo Horvat | NYI | C | 92.4% | 37.00 | 32.00 | 69.00 | 247.00 | 80.00 | 39.00 | 31.00 | 11.29 | 9.77 | 21.06 | 1.54 | 0.97 | 2.50 | 4.47 | 741.50 | 586.06 | 55.9% | 23.96 | 81.29 | 0.25 | 1591:00 | 1818.78 | 663.00 |
| Jason Robertson | DAL | LW | 99.1% | 36.00 | 49.00 | 85.00 | 262.00 | 54.00 | 29.00 | 24.00 | 10.28 | 16.58 | 26.86 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 5.26 | 2.62 | 3.12 | - | 24.79 | 79.74 | 2.39 | 1487:00 | 1565.84 | 745.00 |
| Sebastian Aho | CAR | C | 99.7% | 36.00 | 53.00 | 89.00 | 213.00 | 51.00 | 30.00 | 55.00 | 12.50 | 20.00 | 32.50 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 3.22 | 4.83 | 610.19 | 559.29 | 52.2% | 22.85 | 82.64 | 6.99 | 1523:00 | 1746.82 | 752.00 |
| Leo Carlsson | ANA | C | 94.9% | 36.00 | 49.00 | 84.00 | 204.00 | 16.00 | 41.00 | 24.00 | 10.73 | 20.23 | 30.96 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 1.03 | 4.29 | 427.51 | 516.75 | 45.3% | 22.57 | 68.51 | -5.25 | 1405:00 | 1635.32 | 705.00 |
| Nick Schmaltz | UTA | RW | 97.1% | 36.00 | 37.00 | 73.00 | 202.00 | 28.00 | 42.00 | 19.00 | 13.15 | 12.25 | 25.40 | 1.45 | 0.69 | 2.14 | 4.81 | 348.65 | 393.85 | 47.0% | 28.68 | 72.25 | 4.89 | 1467:00 | 1806.10 | 630.00 |
| Nikita Kucherov | TBL | RW | 99.7% | 35.00 | 80.00 | 115.00 | 229.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 37.00 | 11.90 | 35.13 | 47.03 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 4.60 | 2.08 | 2.43 | - | 25.77 | 101.30 | 8.12 | 1639:00 | 1677.93 | 891.00 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | LW | 97.7% | 35.00 | 40.00 | 75.00 | 216.00 | 161.00 | 20.00 | 62.00 | 13.70 | 16.39 | 30.10 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 4.69 | 8.31 | 10.19 | - | 22.08 | 72.10 | 5.82 | 1316:00 | 1538.03 | 668.00 |
| Martin Necas | COL | RW | 99.9% | 35.00 | 55.00 | 90.00 | 214.00 | 75.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 11.19 | 18.41 | 29.60 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 5.22 | 21.71 | 22.44 | - | 25.85 | 85.14 | 13.30 | 1575:00 | 1645.09 | 745.00 |
| Zach Hyman | EDM | RW | 94.4% | 35.00 | 25.00 | 60.00 | 201.00 | 69.00 | 26.00 | 34.00 | 10.57 | 7.60 | 18.16 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 4.63 | 1.35 | 1.60 | - | 20.63 | 61.64 | 5.01 | 1424:00 | 1511.30 | 581.00 |
| Tim Stutzle | OTT | C | 99.7% | 35.00 | 53.00 | 88.00 | 176.00 | 131.00 | 48.00 | 31.00 | 11.03 | 20.23 | 31.27 | 2.37 | 1.27 | 3.65 | 5.66 | 340.83 | 306.91 | 52.6% | 26.40 | 83.21 | 4.96 | 1591:00 | 2010.03 | 713.00 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | NYR | RW | 89.8% | 35.00 | 33.00 | 69.00 | 171.00 | 89.00 | 31.00 | 24.00 | 10.36 | 9.03 | 19.38 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 3.86 | 18.49 | 23.49 | - | 23.59 | 65.24 | 14.01 | 1353:00 | 1636.62 | 581.00 |
| Jack Hughes | NJD | C | 99.4% | 34.00 | 60.00 | 94.00 | 302.00 | 7.00 | 41.00 | 14.00 | 8.19 | 20.94 | 29.12 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 1.21 | 4.38 | 254.36 | 389.43 | 39.5% | 29.48 | 102.66 | -7.10 | 1652:00 | 1682.77 | 848.00 |
| Jack Eichel | VGK | C | 99.9% | 34.00 | 64.00 | 98.00 | 259.00 | 28.00 | 48.00 | 17.00 | 10.04 | 28.50 | 38.54 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 2.96 | 5.27 | 573.45 | 637.88 | 47.3% | 27.86 | 89.53 | -2.15 | 1606:00 | 1684.17 | 865.00 |
| Artemi Panarin | LAK | LW | 97.4% | 34.00 | 48.00 | 82.00 | 234.00 | 19.00 | 12.00 | 23.00 | 9.25 | 15.43 | 24.68 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 4.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | - | 23.93 | 84.47 | 8.76 | 1617:00 | 1735.75 | 629.00 |
| David Pastrnak | BOS | RW | 99.8% | 32.00 | 63.00 | 95.00 | 284.00 | 89.00 | 24.00 | 44.00 | 8.56 | 18.89 | 27.45 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 4.49 | 6.20 | 7.33 | - | 25.07 | 101.50 | 7.94 | 1548:00 | 1595.31 | 789.00 |
| Matthew Boldy | MIN | RW | 100.0% | 32.00 | 35.00 | 68.00 | 264.00 | 68.00 | 66.00 | 38.00 | 8.78 | 11.01 | 19.79 | 1.28 | 0.63 | 1.90 | 6.07 | 57.89 | 70.88 | - | 30.69 | 79.02 | -4.27 | 1607:00 | 1586.58 | 723.00 |
| Jake Guentzel | TBL | LW | 99.5% | 32.00 | 44.00 | 76.00 | 205.00 | 38.00 | 39.00 | 33.00 | 11.73 | 18.29 | 30.02 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 4.20 | 198.27 | 211.54 | 48.4% | 23.88 | 76.03 | 7.79 | 1581:00 | 1729.10 | 666.00 |
| Brayden Point | TBL | C | 94.1% | 31.00 | 37.00 | 68.00 | 188.00 | 14.00 | 36.00 | 15.00 | 10.68 | 12.82 | 23.50 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 4.07 | 396.27 | 442.68 | 47.2% | 23.17 | 64.54 | 7.40 | 1495:00 | 1628.49 | 602.00 |
| Brady Tkachuk | FLA | LW | 98.9% | 30.00 | 29.00 | 59.00 | 265.00 | 239.00 | 22.00 | 90.00 | 11.28 | 12.14 | 23.42 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 4.01 | 205.21 | 188.59 | 52.1% | 20.57 | 64.43 | 1.81 | 1357:00 | 1803.67 | 588.00 |
| Adrian Kempe | LAK | RW | 96.0% | 30.00 | 36.00 | 67.00 | 236.00 | 119.00 | 32.00 | 47.00 | 7.59 | 10.48 | 18.07 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 3.97 | 54.23 | 69.02 | - | 24.85 | 77.72 | 8.55 | 1549:00 | 1764.29 | 618.00 |
| Wyatt Johnston | DAL | C | 99.8% | 30.00 | 43.00 | 73.00 | 203.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 8.98 | 13.38 | 22.36 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.77 | 4.39 | 389.22 | 401.06 | 49.3% | 23.47 | 68.16 | 2.48 | 1523:00 | 1642.55 | 636.00 |
| Nico Hischier | NJD | C | 95.3% | 30.00 | 33.00 | 63.00 | 196.00 | 46.00 | 59.00 | 18.00 | 9.21 | 10.24 | 19.45 | 1.29 | 0.84 | 2.14 | 3.87 | 933.44 | 767.02 | 54.9% | 24.74 | 71.94 | -6.78 | 1595:00 | 1825.11 | 591.00 |
| Steven Stamkos | NSH | C | 94.5% | 30.00 | 30.00 | 60.00 | 188.00 | 80.00 | 34.00 | 39.00 | 10.43 | 11.37 | 21.80 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 4.80 | 304.08 | 257.35 | 54.2% | 23.00 | 67.16 | -7.97 | 1421:00 | 1635.27 | 511.00 |
| Nick Suzuki | MTL | C | 99.9% | 30.00 | 57.00 | 87.00 | 177.00 | 69.00 | 59.00 | 23.00 | 8.09 | 19.19 | 27.28 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 1.15 | 5.02 | 692.93 | 673.88 | 50.7% | 26.50 | 84.75 | 5.31 | 1629:00 | 1737.69 | 723.00 |
| Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | 98.7% | 30.00 | 53.00 | 83.00 | 164.00 | 38.00 | 43.00 | 42.00 | 6.69 | 13.98 | 20.67 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 7.44 | 563.10 | 620.08 | 47.6% | 26.65 | 91.13 | -0.30 | 1625:00 | 1664.07 | 630.00 |
| Connor Bedard | CHI | C | 97.2% | 29.00 | 50.00 | 79.00 | 235.00 | 38.00 | 31.00 | 50.00 | 7.55 | 15.48 | 23.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 3.40 | 320.98 | 370.74 | 46.4% | 25.97 | 80.69 | -16.95 | 1521:00 | 1622.79 | 618.00 |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | LW | 99.1% | 29.00 | 39.00 | 67.00 | 231.00 | 112.00 | 38.00 | 34.00 | 8.61 | 13.11 | 21.72 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 4.64 | 11.88 | 15.45 | - | 30.05 | 87.78 | -8.53 | 1491:00 | 1734.41 | 597.00 |
| Dylan Larkin | DET | C | 95.1% | 29.00 | 33.00 | 62.00 | 225.00 | 43.00 | 34.00 | 44.00 | 8.31 | 10.40 | 18.71 | 1.16 | 0.56 | 1.72 | 3.25 | 789.26 | 706.30 | 52.8% | 23.40 | 81.03 | -9.12 | 1514:00 | 1798.88 | 571.00 |
| Adam Fantilli | CBJ | C | 90.8% | 29.00 | 34.00 | 63.00 | 220.00 | 137.00 | 59.00 | 32.00 | 6.11 | 7.85 | 13.96 | 0.51 | 0.26 | 0.77 | 3.98 | 563.86 | 522.04 | 51.9% | 27.02 | 72.81 | 3.07 | 1454:00 | 1626.44 | 587.00 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | RW | 98.5% | 29.00 | 59.00 | 87.00 | 202.00 | 106.00 | 16.00 | 74.00 | 11.14 | 29.24 | 40.38 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 3.88 | 7.05 | 8.50 | - | 23.72 | 73.98 | 1.84 | 1438:00 | 1612.74 | 675.00 |
| Alex Tuch | WSH | RW | 93.8% | 29.00 | 26.00 | 55.00 | 186.00 | 71.00 | 85.00 | 41.00 | 4.73 | 4.49 | 9.22 | 2.12 | 1.02 | 3.14 | 3.66 | 60.01 | 72.32 | - | 31.56 | 71.45 | 13.71 | 1499:00 | 1913.92 | 580.00 |
| Bobby McMann | SEA | LW | 47.8% | 28.00 | 18.00 | 45.00 | 215.00 | 156.00 | 36.00 | 32.00 | 4.60 | 2.79 | 7.38 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 4.29 | 12.49 | 12.61 | - | 18.21 | 54.64 | 0.29 | 1192:00 | 1506.99 | 497.00 |
| Bryan Rust | PIT | RW | 82.9% | 28.00 | 30.00 | 58.00 | 184.00 | 43.00 | 63.00 | 23.00 | 5.56 | 7.00 | 12.56 | 1.71 | 0.85 | 2.57 | 2.84 | 6.49 | 8.08 | - | 21.71 | 71.11 | 5.99 | 1467:00 | 1742.48 | 525.00 |
| Tomas Hertl | VGK | C | 86.7% | 28.00 | 27.00 | 55.00 | 183.00 | 116.00 | 41.00 | 24.00 | 11.63 | 10.29 | 21.92 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 4.34 | 595.71 | 462.96 | 56.3% | 17.94 | 57.40 | -1.58 | 1261:00 | 1411.73 | 523.00 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | COL | LW | 75.9% | 28.00 | 24.00 | 52.00 | 156.00 | 53.00 | 44.00 | 20.00 | 5.25 | 4.32 | 9.57 | 1.33 | 0.61 | 1.94 | 4.18 | 8.53 | 10.90 | - | 23.07 | 72.02 | 14.39 | 1513:00 | 1864.37 | 534.00 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | DET | RW | 40.7% | 27.00 | 30.00 | 57.00 | 212.00 | 28.00 | 41.00 | 29.00 | 8.72 | 8.96 | 17.68 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 3.03 | 16.01 | 19.01 | - | 17.19 | 56.73 | -6.92 | 1175:00 | 1419.02 | 553.00 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud | STL | RW | 77.6% | 27.00 | 32.00 | 60.00 | 203.00 | 77.00 | 43.00 | 20.00 | 5.50 | 6.73 | 12.23 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 3.78 | 7.35 | 9.15 | - | 21.30 | 69.47 | 2.44 | 1306:00 | 1663.55 | 567.00 |
| Beckett Sennecke | ANA | RW | 95.4% | 27.00 | 36.00 | 63.00 | 200.00 | 90.00 | 29.00 | 61.00 | 7.21 | 10.53 | 17.75 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 3.21 | 3.16 | 3.76 | - | 23.92 | 79.80 | -5.38 | 1392:00 | 1625.46 | 524.00 |
| Mikko Rantanen | DAL | RW | 98.8% | 27.00 | 57.00 | 84.00 | 178.00 | 54.00 | 38.00 | 71.00 | 6.93 | 18.87 | 25.80 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 3.95 | 70.17 | 77.28 | - | 27.36 | 83.92 | 2.68 | 1639:00 | 1694.74 | 661.00 |
| Drake Batherson | OTT | RW | 96.7% | 27.00 | 34.00 | 61.00 | 171.00 | 130.00 | 24.00 | 41.00 | 9.34 | 12.16 | 21.50 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 4.37 | 11.95 | 13.77 | - | 23.01 | 65.64 | 4.14 | 1364:00 | 1806.46 | 513.00 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | LW | 86.3% | 27.00 | 21.00 | 48.00 | 147.00 | 235.00 | 47.00 | 47.00 | 7.79 | 6.04 | 13.83 | 0.46 | 0.17 | 0.63 | 3.57 | 22.73 | 30.67 | - | 17.41 | 50.74 | 4.13 | 1136:00 | 1450.06 | 499.00 |
| Morgan Geekie | BOS | LW | 94.0% | 27.00 | 35.00 | 62.00 | 143.00 | 122.00 | 32.00 | 22.00 | 6.86 | 10.02 | 16.88 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 3.79 | 95.67 | 107.71 | - | 20.42 | 66.46 | 6.87 | 1332:00 | 1443.62 | 514.00 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | NYR | RW | 90.9% | 26.00 | 23.00 | 49.00 | 225.00 | 33.00 | 32.00 | 18.00 | 7.90 | 7.49 | 15.39 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 2.87 | 1.71 | 2.05 | - | 19.93 | 61.39 | 13.27 | 1294:00 | 1471.10 | 501.00 |
| Alex Ovechkin | WSH | LW | 92.2% | 26.00 | 26.00 | 52.00 | 207.00 | 120.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 7.88 | 8.54 | 16.41 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 3.28 | 1.64 | 1.93 | - | 18.07 | 62.59 | 10.69 | 1338:00 | 1536.14 | 503.00 |
| Dylan Holloway | STL | LW | 89.6% | 26.00 | 43.00 | 69.00 | 206.00 | 175.00 | 51.00 | 23.00 | 5.41 | 9.41 | 14.83 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 3.64 | 36.04 | 43.00 | - | 19.89 | 60.40 | 2.40 | 1290:00 | 1603.13 | 607.00 |
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | C | 98.7% | 26.00 | 41.00 | 67.00 | 193.00 | 67.00 | 34.00 | 28.00 | 7.03 | 11.82 | 18.85 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 902.24 | 742.92 | 54.8% | 23.94 | 81.00 | 5.86 | 1531:00 | 1749.11 | 515.00 |
| John Tavares | TOR | C | 95.0% | 26.00 | 34.00 | 61.00 | 184.00 | 68.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 7.50 | 10.65 | 18.15 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 3.29 | 705.58 | 537.70 | 56.8% | 21.37 | 69.48 | 2.20 | 1343:00 | 1560.44 | 501.00 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | CBJ | RW | 52.7% | 26.00 | 30.00 | 56.00 | 183.00 | 80.00 | 34.00 | 19.00 | 3.72 | 5.07 | 8.79 | 1.05 | 0.51 | 1.55 | 3.57 | 4.90 | 5.74 | - | 23.16 | 76.32 | 3.21 | 1439:00 | 1866.34 | 509.00 |
| Will Smith | SJS | RW | 94.5% | 26.00 | 41.00 | 67.00 | 182.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 17.00 | 6.73 | 11.35 | 18.08 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 2.93 | 56.02 | 63.97 | - | 19.87 | 69.44 | -14.85 | 1346:00 | 1472.38 | 517.00 |
| Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | 85.2% | 26.00 | 36.00 | 61.00 | 177.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 53.00 | 7.63 | 11.37 | 19.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2.64 | 168.14 | 183.25 | 47.9% | 23.47 | 75.08 | 5.24 | 1380:00 | 1520.95 | 525.00 |
| Roope Hintz | DAL | C | 83.0% | 26.00 | 37.00 | 63.00 | 174.00 | 78.00 | 33.00 | 23.00 | 7.12 | 10.90 | 18.03 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.59 | 3.80 | 581.58 | 456.48 | 56.0% | 19.33 | 66.12 | 2.18 | 1334:00 | 1644.01 | 579.00 |
| Cole Perfetti | WPG | LW | 79.8% | 26.00 | 32.00 | 58.00 | 174.00 | 68.00 | 39.00 | 21.00 | 7.08 | 9.91 | 16.99 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 6.44 | 18.26 | 20.31 | - | 22.53 | 58.18 | -0.22 | 1236:00 | 1435.55 | 524.00 |
| Brock Nelson | COL | C | 86.6% | 26.00 | 29.00 | 54.00 | 172.00 | 35.00 | 57.00 | 25.00 | 5.57 | 7.12 | 12.69 | 1.48 | 0.89 | 2.36 | 3.88 | 665.33 | 660.24 | 50.2% | 22.77 | 68.28 | 13.81 | 1477:00 | 1834.13 | 526.00 |
| Jordan Eberle | SEA | RW | 45.2% | 26.00 | 29.00 | 54.00 | 162.00 | 58.00 | 44.00 | 37.00 | 5.78 | 8.17 | 13.95 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 3.98 | 11.96 | 14.84 | - | 23.92 | 65.30 | 0.31 | 1338:00 | 1684.38 | 505.00 |
| Tom Wilson | WSH | RW | 94.2% | 26.00 | 31.00 | 57.00 | 156.00 | 206.00 | 69.00 | 95.00 | 5.58 | 7.04 | 12.62 | 1.67 | 1.04 | 2.71 | 3.28 | 14.32 | 17.46 | - | 22.37 | 76.96 | 13.16 | 1494:00 | 1796.15 | 545.00 |
| Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 99.9% | 25.00 | 64.00 | 89.00 | 216.00 | 34.00 | 94.00 | 26.00 | 9.51 | 29.40 | 38.90 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 30.19 | 104.81 | 7.01 | 1913:00 | 2066.32 | 835.00 |
| Kirill Marchenko | TOR | RW | 98.0% | 25.00 | 41.00 | 66.00 | 206.00 | 66.00 | 35.00 | 42.00 | 6.90 | 13.69 | 20.59 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 3.17 | 5.99 | 7.18 | - | 25.89 | 73.97 | 2.38 | 1451:00 | 1583.63 | 601.00 |
| Jared McCann | SEA | LW | 77.5% | 25.00 | 39.00 | 64.00 | 197.00 | 47.00 | 28.00 | 13.00 | 6.21 | 10.43 | 16.64 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.89 | 3.83 | 38.56 | 45.71 | - | 20.04 | 63.86 | 0.29 | 1275:00 | 1672.83 | 571.00 |
| Quinton Byfield | LAK | C | 82.1% | 25.00 | 33.00 | 58.00 | 188.00 | 62.00 | 38.00 | 39.00 | 5.82 | 7.91 | 13.74 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 1.35 | 3.31 | 514.17 | 570.79 | 47.4% | 32.72 | 76.18 | 8.73 | 1549:00 | 1811.02 | 505.00 |
| Kyle Palmieri | NYI | RW | 14.1% | 25.00 | 24.00 | 50.00 | 172.00 | 52.00 | 38.00 | 28.00 | 7.10 | 7.28 | 14.38 | 0.44 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 3.02 | 11.77 | 11.69 | - | 21.24 | 64.69 | 0.22 | 1430:00 | 1692.58 | 447.00 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | FLA | LW | 68.1% | 25.00 | 22.00 | 47.00 | 161.00 | 52.00 | 22.00 | 30.00 | 7.30 | 6.28 | 13.57 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 3.34 | 44.45 | 51.96 | - | 22.58 | 67.18 | 2.00 | 1399:00 | 1648.82 | 444.00 |
| Mark Stone | VGK | RW | 94.7% | 25.00 | 49.00 | 74.00 | 158.00 | 57.00 | 57.00 | 20.00 | 7.92 | 20.91 | 28.82 | 1.20 | 0.73 | 1.93 | 3.87 | 7.25 | 9.02 | - | 24.11 | 71.75 | -1.96 | 1470:00 | 1622.74 | 660.00 |
| Matthew Knies | CBJ | LW | 94.8% | 25.00 | 36.00 | 62.00 | 155.00 | 147.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 5.77 | 8.74 | 14.51 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.99 | 3.43 | 5.09 | 6.23 | - | 24.30 | 69.71 | 3.07 | 1459:00 | 1724.74 | 485.00 |
| Roman Kantserov | CHI | RW | 48.4% | 25.00 | 18.00 | 42.00 | 144.00 | 56.00 | 20.00 | 36.00 | 6.80 | 4.95 | 11.75 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 2.93 | 194.86 | 237.06 | 45.1% | 22.03 | 61.49 | -13.65 | 1237:00 | 1375.83 | 366.00 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | CHI | LW | 52.0% | 25.00 | 22.00 | 47.00 | 138.00 | 55.00 | 19.00 | 29.00 | 6.55 | 5.95 | 12.50 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 2.93 | 34.42 | 40.84 | - | 21.23 | 71.51 | -14.90 | 1337:00 | 1460.84 | 375.00 |
| Timo Meier | NJD | LW | 77.4% | 24.00 | 23.00 | 47.00 | 262.00 | 134.00 | 53.00 | 39.00 | 4.33 | 4.29 | 8.62 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 3.09 | 43.74 | 52.68 | - | 23.79 | 72.57 | -6.41 | 1413:00 | 1613.31 | 529.00 |
| Cale Makar | COL | D | 100.0% | 24.00 | 61.00 | 85.00 | 209.00 | 33.00 | 115.00 | 20.00 | 9.26 | 26.85 | 36.11 | 0.27 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 29.77 | 94.78 | 16.60 | 1872:00 | 1938.89 | 798.00 |
| Kevin Fiala | LAK | LW | 64.0% | 24.00 | 33.00 | 56.00 | 203.00 | 51.00 | 24.00 | 45.00 | 6.58 | 10.27 | 16.85 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 3.17 | 15.44 | 19.27 | - | 23.68 | 75.61 | 7.76 | 1437:00 | 1521.88 | 508.00 |
| Mason McTavish | STL | C | 52.2% | 24.00 | 28.00 | 52.00 | 175.00 | 90.00 | 32.00 | 41.00 | 5.42 | 6.27 | 11.69 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 3.36 | 443.92 | 455.53 | 49.4% | 18.13 | 59.29 | 2.29 | 1235:00 | 1569.95 | 469.00 |
| Seth Jarvis | CAR | RW | 92.7% | 24.00 | 23.00 | 47.00 | 169.00 | 61.00 | 27.00 | 16.00 | 6.09 | 6.99 | 13.07 | 1.03 | 0.49 | 1.52 | 3.22 | 32.89 | 42.30 | - | 19.80 | 50.58 | 5.19 | 1064:00 | 1224.39 | 456.00 |
| Ryan Leonard | WSH | RW | 67.2% | 24.00 | 31.00 | 54.00 | 168.00 | 139.00 | 27.00 | 56.00 | 5.71 | 7.78 | 13.49 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 3.03 | 4.38 | 5.09 | - | 16.91 | 56.17 | 9.36 | 1088:00 | 1362.40 | 485.00 |
| Logan Stankoven | CAR | C | 80.3% | 24.00 | 21.00 | 45.00 | 167.00 | 43.00 | 30.00 | 18.00 | 4.47 | 4.09 | 8.56 | 1.05 | 0.39 | 1.44 | 3.22 | 335.20 | 407.64 | 45.1% | 19.66 | 56.39 | 6.32 | 1220:00 | 1464.01 | 473.00 |
| John-Jason Peterka | BOS | RW | 74.0% | 24.00 | 30.00 | 54.00 | 157.00 | 25.00 | 20.00 | 23.00 | 4.49 | 5.81 | 10.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 3.37 | 7.76 | 9.59 | - | 20.75 | 68.08 | 6.94 | 1296:00 | 1582.32 | 462.00 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | WPG | RW | 73.9% | 24.00 | 33.00 | 57.00 | 147.00 | 20.00 | 41.00 | 23.00 | 6.43 | 10.65 | 17.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 5.95 | 68.59 | 71.22 | - | 21.82 | 64.82 | -0.26 | 1427:00 | 1512.94 | 482.00 |
| Fraser Minten | BOS | C | 45.7% | 24.00 | 23.00 | 47.00 | 143.00 | 118.00 | 38.00 | 18.00 | 3.01 | 3.18 | 6.19 | 1.42 | 0.64 | 2.06 | 3.37 | 368.44 | 397.75 | 48.1% | 20.85 | 53.62 | 6.63 | 1176:00 | 1487.18 | 462.00 |
| Jordan Kyrou | WSH | RW | 69.0% | 23.00 | 30.00 | 53.00 | 189.00 | 20.00 | 29.00 | 13.00 | 4.39 | 6.86 | 11.25 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 2.90 | 9.58 | 12.13 | - | 21.68 | 65.53 | 11.25 | 1267:00 | 1606.12 | 476.00 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | MTL | RW | 97.5% | 23.00 | 38.00 | 61.00 | 181.00 | 112.00 | 65.00 | 48.00 | 6.90 | 12.34 | 19.24 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 3.85 | 22.75 | 31.14 | - | 22.85 | 74.37 | 4.56 | 1431:00 | 1568.62 | 553.00 |
| Mitch Marner | VGK | RW | 98.9% | 23.00 | 55.00 | 78.00 | 168.00 | 31.00 | 47.00 | 19.00 | 7.14 | 20.90 | 28.05 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 1.67 | 3.56 | 95.74 | 128.45 | - | 31.90 | 93.46 | -2.12 | 1575:00 | 1699.42 | 623.00 |
| Porter Martone | PHI | RW | 81.4% | 23.00 | 23.00 | 46.00 | 165.00 | 110.00 | 19.00 | 34.00 | 4.91 | 5.02 | 9.93 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 2.78 | 18.44 | 21.69 | - | 20.51 | 68.49 | -8.96 | 1211:00 | 1527.77 | 459.00 |
| Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | 64.5% | 23.00 | 22.00 | 45.00 | 165.00 | 300.00 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 3.59 | 4.32 | 7.92 | 1.37 | 0.60 | 1.97 | 2.54 | 50.58 | 55.22 | - | 15.57 | 56.00 | 13.59 | 1187:00 | 1629.50 | 453.00 |
| Brock Boeser | VAN | RW | 60.5% | 23.00 | 26.00 | 50.00 | 151.00 | 55.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 5.93 | 8.29 | 14.23 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.76 | 3.25 | 46.50 | 58.37 | - | 21.27 | 72.74 | -8.16 | 1403:00 | 1630.18 | 394.00 |
| Nicholas Robertson | PIT | LW | 26.9% | 23.00 | 13.00 | 36.00 | 139.00 | 56.00 | 37.00 | 21.00 | 1.45 | 0.89 | 2.33 | 0.58 | 0.12 | 0.70 | 2.33 | 8.93 | 10.26 | - | 17.15 | 49.64 | 4.19 | 937:00 | 1259.05 | 384.00 |
| Mark Jankowski | CAR | C | 9.0% | 23.00 | 10.00 | 33.00 | 84.00 | 49.00 | 41.00 | 15.00 | 3.01 | 1.49 | 4.50 | 1.47 | 0.36 | 1.83 | 3.08 | 403.78 | 417.76 | 49.1% | 13.64 | 47.99 | 5.05 | 940:00 | 1313.61 | 307.00 |
| Mika Zibanejad | NYR | C | 98.2% | 22.00 | 46.00 | 68.00 | 192.00 | 95.00 | 56.00 | 17.00 | 6.35 | 14.89 | 21.24 | 1.14 | 0.84 | 1.98 | 2.43 | 545.32 | 478.07 | 53.3% | 26.23 | 82.77 | 16.01 | 1532:00 | 1843.84 | 578.00 |
| Jake Debrusk | VAN | RW | 47.6% | 22.00 | 18.00 | 40.00 | 188.00 | 66.00 | 36.00 | 15.00 | 5.83 | 4.77 | 10.60 | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.58 | 3.11 | 13.01 | 15.60 | - | 21.20 | 54.09 | -7.16 | 1225:00 | 1552.89 | 403.00 |
† Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history. +/-, shorthanded goals, assists and points are high-variance: the projections are small expected values ranked mostly by ice-time role, and actual totals swing a lot. How the model works
What drives goal scoring? Goals are the most valuable fantasy stat but also the most volatile. Our projections analyze multiple factors to identify This Season's best scoring opportunities.
Key factors
- Line placement: Top-6 forwards get more offensive zone time - Power play role: PP1 triggers score most goals - Opponent goalie: Backup goalies allow more goals on average - Shot volume: More shots = more goal opportunities - Shooting percentage: Hot shooters often stay hot short-term
League averages
The average NHL goal scorer has a 10-12% shooting percentage. Elite finishers exceed 15%.
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Pro Tip: Target players facing backup goalies with sub-.900 save percentages this season—goal projections spike in these matchups.
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Anytime goal % is the chance a player scores at least one goal this season. It comes from his projected goals (xG) for the game: P(1+ goals) = 1 − e^(−xG), the standard Poisson estimate. A player projected for 0.50 goals has about a 39% chance to score; 0.70 projected goals is about 50%.
This Season's projected goals come from Edgehalla's goal model: each skater's goals per 60 minutes (this season counted double, plus last season, pulled toward his position's average) times his average ice time over his last 5 games. Out of sample it beat LineupExperts' goal projection and matched the sportsbooks' anytime prices. Weekly and longer ranges use LineupExperts' projection, a licensed provider. Our model then splits the goals into power-play, shorthanded and game-winning goals.
Elite goal scorers like Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitl, Alex Ovechkin, and David Pastrnak consistently lead projections. However, matchup-dependent streamers often offer better value on any given night.
Our NHL goal projections update hourly throughout the day, with final adjustments made when starting lineups and goaltenders are confirmed approximately 30 minutes before puck drop.
Goals are high-variance but high-reward. In category leagues, streaming goal scorers against weak goaltending can swing close matchups. In points leagues, consistent goal scorers provide elite value.
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