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NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by goals, so they are not buried under the defensemen.

Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In leagues that split forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together.

Leader in 2025-26: Nathan MacKinnon (COL), 53 G.

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

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NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	53	80	0.66	350	15.1%	22:16	99th	96th	100%▲0.9
2	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	51	81	0.63	258	19.8%	18:11	68th	99th	100%▲1.2
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	48	82	0.59	306	15.7%	22:59	87th	98th	100%▲1.5
4	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	294	15.3%	20:15	84th	87th	100%
5	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	206	21.8%	20:07	84th	91st	100%▲0.9
6	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	45	82	0.55	287	15.7%	21:19	24th	89th	100%▲1
7	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	269	16.7%	22:09	71st	82nd	98%▼0.9
8	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	44	76	0.58	231	19.0%	20:20	93rd	87th	100%
9	Steven StamkosFNSH	NSH	42	82	0.51	206	20.4%	17:50	34th	93rd	94%▼4.2
10	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	42	76	0.55	254	16.5%	20:34	72nd	98th	100%
11	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	41	82	0.50	287	14.3%	18:30	38th	82nd	100%▲2.5
12	Cutter GauthierFANA	ANA	41	76	0.54	285	14.4%	17:15	65th	61st	98%▲1.3
13	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	40	82	0.49	246	16.3%	18:53	33rd	88th	99%▲1.7
14	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	40	81	0.49	272	14.7%	19:15	69th	83rd	100%▲1.3
15	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	40	79	0.51	242	16.5%	17:24	87th	72nd	99%▲1.7
16	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	39	82	0.48	274	14.2%	21:30	45th	95th	99%▲1.1
17	Morgan GeekieFBOS	BOS	39	81	0.48	181	21.5%	17:24	41st	71st	96%▲7.9
18	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	38	81	0.47	220	17.3%	20:15	91st	70th	100%
19	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	38	78	0.49	206	18.4%	21:30	99th	95th	100%▲1.8
20	Pavel DorofeyevFVGK	VGK	37	82	0.45	230	16.1%	17:36	91st	53rd	92%▲1.8
21	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	36	82	0.44	175	20.6%	21:30	45th	95th	99%
22	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	36	81	0.44	226	15.9%	19:18	78th	81st	97%▼0.6
23	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	36	71	0.51	214	16.8%	19:46	92nd	86th	99%▲1.4
24	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	35	65	0.54	186	18.8%	21:35	81st	90th	100%
25	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	34	81	0.42	215	15.8%	20:54	36th	90th	98%▲1.4
26	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	34	80	0.42	194	17.5%	20:16	96th	62nd	99%▲0.8
27	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	34	74	0.46	229	14.8%	20:11	35th	99th	96%
28	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	33	82	0.40	206	16.0%	19:43	89th	90th	94%▲4.4
29	Brock NelsonFCOL	COL	33	81	0.41	186	17.7%	19:39	99th	79th	88%▼3.6
30	Anthony ManthaFPIT	PIT	33	81	0.41	152	21.7%	15:11	72nd	42nd	52%▲15
31	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	33	79	0.42	195	16.9%	19:00	68th	79th	94%▼5.5
32	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	33	79	0.42	167	19.8%	17:21	96th	53rd	97%▲7.2
33	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	32	82	0.39	244	13.1%	17:27	50th	48th	96%▲1.2
34	Tyler BertuzziFCHI	CHI	32	79	0.41	164	19.5%	18:27	1st	91st	62%▼3.5
35	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	32	71	0.45	224	14.3%	18:53	92nd	99th	95%▲1.4
36	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	31	82	0.38	192	16.1%	18:11	11th	70th	96%▲9.3
37	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	31	79	0.39	203	15.3%	16:59	94th	98th	97%▲8.8
38	Bo HorvatFNYI	NYI	31	68	0.46	226	13.7%	20:46	33rd	96th	90%▲1.2
39	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	31	58	0.53	159	19.5%	19:59	89th	90th	98%▼1.8
40	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	30	82	0.37	150	20.0%	18:44	46th	83rd	80%▲7.7
41	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	30	82	0.37	180	16.7%	18:32	63rd	96th	100%▲1.5
42	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	30	78	0.38	131	22.9%	16:51	48th	83rd	78%▲13
43	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	30	72	0.42	153	19.6%	19:28	60th	94th	94%▲6.3
44	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	30	69	0.43	226	13.3%	20:52	3rd	92nd	98%▲3.6
45	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	30	65	0.46	156	19.2%	19:25	13th	81st	99%▼0.8
46	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	29	82	0.35	183	15.8%	20:49	65th	99th	100%▲0.5
47	Bobby McMannFSEA	SEA	29	78	0.37	183	15.8%	15:56	12th	73rd	44%▲1
48	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	29	77	0.38	261	11.1%	20:39	39th	91st	100%▲1.1
49	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	29	72	0.40	183	15.8%	19:57	56th	97th	85%▲2.5
50	Leo CarlssonFANA	ANA	29	70	0.41	193	15.0%	19:09	75th	80th	94%▲11
51	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	29	68	0.43	160	18.1%	19:14	50th	97th	100%▲2.4
52	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	29	64	0.45	166	17.5%	21:17	69th	98th	99%
53	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	28	82	0.34	211	13.3%	20:43	55th	92nd	97%▲2.3
54	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	28	82	0.34	205	13.7%	17:02	94th	52nd	90%▲3.9
55	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	28	81	0.35	220	12.7%	16:51	83rd	72nd	78%▼7
56	Artemi PanarinFLAK	LAK	28	78	0.36	224	12.5%	20:51	39th	77th	97%▼1.8
57	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	28	60	0.47	130	21.5%	19:13	96th	93rd	93%▲9.6
58	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	27	79	0.34	195	13.8%	19:37	93rd	99th	99%▲1.2
59	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	27	77	0.35	168	16.1%	19:05	80th	88th	92%▲9.6
60	Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ	CBJ	27	76	0.36	218	12.4%	18:57	75th	80th	98%▲7.4
61	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	27	74	0.36	260	10.4%	21:12	97th	97th	99%▲1.4
62	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	27	61	0.44	228	11.8%	21:19	52nd	75th	100%
63	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	27	60	0.45	227	11.9%	20:48	9th	99th	99%
64	Brad MarchandFFLA	FLA	27	52	0.52	138	19.6%	17:44	70th	85th	73%▲0.7
65	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	26	82	0.32	207	12.6%	16:36	94th	73rd	93%▲7.5
66	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	26	82	0.32	225	11.6%	19:05	88th	87th	100%▲2.1
67	Trevor ZegrasFPHI	PHI	26	81	0.32	167	15.6%	18:43	80th	77th	86%▲18
68	Jordan EberleFSEA	SEA	26	80	0.33	168	15.5%	18:29	15th	87th	30%▲2.7
69	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	26	76	0.34	201	12.9%	18:30	71st	68th	84%▲4.3
70	JJ PeterkaFUTA	UTA	25	82	0.30	159	15.7%	15:59	87th	62nd	75%▲37
71	Josh DoanFBUF	BUF	25	82	0.30	170	14.7%	15:52	66th	65th	61%▲44
72	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	25	81	0.31	154	16.2%	20:24	39th	99th	84%▲5
73	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	25	80	0.31	173	14.5%	18:48	34th	96th	96%▲10
74	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	25	77	0.32	187	13.4%	17:37	70th	79th	72%
75	Aliaksei ProtasFWSH	WSH	25	76	0.33	159	15.7%	18:14	62nd	91st	59%▲33
76	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	25	69	0.36	175	14.3%	14:36	38th	74th	33%▲23
77	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	25	64	0.39	102	24.5%	19:01	75th	93rd	93%▲20
78	Tomas HertlFVGK	VGK	24	82	0.29	202	11.9%	17:02	90th	44th	84%▲3.2
79	Alexis LafrenièreFNYR	NYR	24	82	0.29	164	14.6%	17:36	30th	77th	82%▲13
80	Adam FantilliFCBJ	CBJ	24	82	0.29	214	11.2%	18:54	75th	69th	92%▲10
81	Lawson CrouseFUTA	UTA	24	81	0.30	141	17.0%	16:36	86th	74th	36%▲13
82	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	24	81	0.30	165	14.5%	19:57	94th	78th	99%▲1.3
83	Quinton ByfieldFLAK	LAK	24	79	0.30	180	13.3%	20:01	74th	84th	86%▲18
84	Timo MeierFNJD	NJD	24	77	0.31	269	8.9%	18:31	56th	84th	82%▼8
85	Will SmithFSJS	SJS	24	69	0.35	166	14.5%	18:11	28th	86th	95%▲23
86	Jason ZuckerFBUF	BUF	24	62	0.39	128	18.8%	15:37	66th	54th	23%▲17
87	Rickard RakellFPIT	PIT	24	60	0.40	166	14.5%	18:57	52nd	92nd	83%▲11
88	Logan CooleyFUTA	UTA	24	54	0.44	102	23.5%	17:20	85th	77th	94%▲9.3
89	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	23	82	0.28	133	17.3%	16:15	98th	95th	68%▲27
90	Beckett SenneckeFANA	ANA	23	82	0.28	197	11.7%	17:27	59th	59th	94%▲14
91	Jake DeBruskFVAN	VAN	23	81	0.28	219	10.5%	16:52	2nd	75th	49%▼20
92	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	23	79	0.29	140	16.4%	18:48	13th	81st	95%▲14
93	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	23	76	0.30	167	13.8%	16:45	69th	68th	40%▼17
94	Vladimir TarasenkoFMIN	MIN	23	75	0.31	148	15.5%	14:56	60th	50th	10%▲1
95	Kiefer SherwoodFSJS	SJS	23	72	0.32	172	13.4%	17:16	7th	52nd	59%▲6.6
96	Shane PintoFOTT	OTT	23	72	0.32	157	14.6%	18:43	93rd	93rd	37%▲22
97	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	23	71	0.32	125	18.4%	17:19	95th	85th	51%▲19
98	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	22	82	0.27	178	12.4%	18:46	52nd	82nd	97%▲11
99	Morgan FrostFCGY	CGY	22	82	0.27	140	15.7%	15:30	16th	47th	23%▲17
100	Emil HeinemanFNYI	NYI	22	82	0.27	174	12.6%	16:37	35th	91st	32%▲25

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