NHL 5v5 Points per Game Leaders

Leaders: 5v5 Points per Game, 2025-26

1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP0.94
2ndNikita KucherovTBL · 77 GP0.90
3rdMartin NecasCOL · 78 GP0.79
4thMark ScheifeleWPG · 82 GP0.79
5thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP0.76
6thDavid PastrnakBOS · 77 GP0.71
7thBrandon HagelTBL · 71 GP0.70
8thConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP0.70
9thWilliam NylanderTOR · 65 GP0.69
10thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 65 GP0.66

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What 5v5 Points per Game measures

This board ranks NHL skaters by points per game played, 5-on-5, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Points per game played, 5-on-5, this season.

5-on-5 scoring rates need a few hundred minutes to settle; on-ice shooting luck moves them more than most fantasy managers expect. A row needs at least 33 games to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

Taking out the power play shows who scores at even strength, where most of the game is played. Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. In 2025-26, 644 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.29 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 0.94.

5v5 Points per Game leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Strength comes from the play-by-play skater counts; a few players differ from NHL.com by one goal or point where a penalty expired at the moment of the goal.

644 qualified

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NHL 5v5 Points per Game Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	5v5 PTS/GP	GP	PTS	G	A	A1			Pctl
1	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	0.94	80	75	31	44	29	99th	96th	100	100%
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	0.90	77	69	25	44	25	93rd	87th	100	100%
3	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	0.79	78	62	26	36	21	99th	95th	100	100%
4	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	0.79	82	65	25	40	27	45th	95th	100	98%▼0.6
5	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	0.76	82	62	26	36	25	24th	89th	99	100%
6	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	0.71	77	55	17	38	32	39th	91st	99	100%
7	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	0.70	71	50	24	26	18	92nd	86th	99	100%
8	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	0.70	82	57	24	33	19	87th	98th	99	100%
9	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	0.69	65	45	17	28	19	13th	81st	99	99%
10	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	0.66	65	43	16	27	19	81st	90th	99	100%
11	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	0.66	82	54	20	34	20	98th	95th	98	63%▼2.1
12	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	0.66	82	54	24	30	19	45th	95th	98	99%
13	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	0.65	78	51	20	31	15	39th	77th	98	96%▼1.6
14	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	0.65	69	45	17	28	21	3rd	92nd	98	98%▲0.7
15	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	0.64	64	41	16	25	15	75th	93rd	98	84%▼1.2
16	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	0.64	74	47	21	26	16	97th	97th	98	100%
17	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	0.63	68	43	16	27	16	50th	97th	98	99%
18	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	0.63	59	37	13	24	10	70th	60th	97	89%
19	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	0.63	75	47	17	30	13	70th	82nd	97	100%
20	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	0.61	69	42	18	24	12	38th	74th	97	40%▼1.1
21	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	0.61	79	48	21	27	13	68th	79th	97	94%
22	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	0.60	81	49	18	31	21	94th	78th	97	99%
23	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	0.60	81	49	33	16	11	68th	99th	97	100%
24	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	0.60	63	38	12	26	17	92nd	79th	96	92%▼1.7
25	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	0.60	82	49	14	35	27	88th	87th	96	100%
26	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	0.58	77	45	10	35	19	64th	66th	96	99%▼0.5
27	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	0.58	81	47	21	26	17	91st	70th	96	100%▲0.5
28	Anthony ManthaFPIT	PIT	0.58	81	47	25	22	11	72nd	42nd	96	32%▼6.4
29	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	0.58	81	47	31	16	12	69th	83rd	96	100%
30	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	0.58	64	37	16	21	13	83rd	90th	95	99%
31	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	0.57	61	35	18	17	10	52nd	75th	95	99%
32	Artturi LehkonenFCOL	COL	0.57	70	40	18	22	15	99th	94th	95	83%▲6.8
33	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	0.57	56	32	12	20	15	68th	63rd	95	84%▼1
34	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	0.56	82	46	25	21	12	84th	87th	95	99%
35	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	0.56	82	46	9	37	19	86th	96th	95	100%
36	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	0.56	82	46	7	39	20	50th	56th	95	100%▲0.6
37	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	0.56	81	45	25	20	12	78th	81st	94	95%▼0.9
38	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	0.55	60	33	14	19	12	96th	93rd	94	96%▲1.2
39	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	0.55	82	45	17	28	14	38th	82nd	94	100%▲1
40	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	0.55	82	45	12	33	24	65th	99th	94	100%
41	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	0.55	77	42	20	22	13	80th	88th	94	85%▼3
42	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	0.54	79	43	28	15	13	87th	72nd	94	100%
43	Cutter GauthierFANA	ANA	0.54	76	41	25	16	10	65th	61st	93	98%
44	Will SmithFSJS	SJS	0.54	69	37	15	22	16	28th	86th	93	94%
45	Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL	STL	0.53	70	37	15	22	12	73rd	68th	93	76%▼2.1
46	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	0.53	76	40	22	18	11	72nd	98th	93	100%
47	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	0.53	59	31	7	24	15	81st	79th	93	39%▼1.9
48	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	0.53	80	42	17	25	15	96th	62nd	93	100%
49	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	0.52	82	43	19	24	14	89th	90th	92	97%
50	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	0.52	82	43	16	27	12	46th	83rd	92	68%▼6.1