NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards 2020-21

Leaders: Goals: forwards, 2020-21

1stAuston MatthewsTOR · 52 GP41Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 56 GP33Share
3rdAlex DeBrincatCHI · 52 GP32Share
4thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 56 GP31Share
5thMikko RantanenCOL · 52 GP30Share
6thBrad MarchandBOS · 53 GP29Share
7thTyler ToffoliMTL · 52 GP28Share
8thKirill KaprizovMIN · 55 GP27Share
9thKyle ConnorWPG · 56 GP26Share
10thAleksander BarkovFLA · 50 GP26Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Goals: forwards measures

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

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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. In 2020-21, 598 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Auston Matthews leads at 41.

Goals: forwards leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

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NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%		Pctl
1	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	41	52	0.79	222	18.5%	21:33	100	99%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	33	56	0.59	200	16.5%	22:09	100	100%
3	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	32	52	0.62	155	20.6%	20:32	100	100%▲1
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	31	56	0.55	168	18.5%	22:11	99	100%
5	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	30	52	0.58	177	16.9%	19:55	99	99%
6	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	29	53	0.55	143	20.3%	18:55	99	65%▼2.8
7	Tyler ToffoliFMTL	MTL	28	52	0.54	158	17.7%	17:31	99	38%▲0.5
8	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	27	55	0.49	157	17.2%	18:18	99	98%
9	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	26	56	0.46	166	15.7%	18:44	99	99%
10	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	26	50	0.52	176	14.8%	20:56	99	89%▼1.5
11	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	25	56	0.45	139	18.0%	19:01	98	—
12	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	25	54	0.46	130	19.2%	19:32	98	99%▲1.7
13	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	24	56	0.43	129	18.6%	20:45	98	83%▲2.3
14	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	24	56	0.43	171	14.0%	20:06	98	98%
15	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	24	56	0.43	148	16.2%	19:28	98	100%
16	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	24	55	0.44	159	15.1%	20:24	98	99%
17	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	24	48	0.50	174	13.8%	17:56	98	—
18	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	24	45	0.53	182	13.2%	19:30	98	88%▼4
19	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	23	56	0.41	141	16.3%	20:16	97	100%▲0.5
20	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	23	56	0.41	131	17.6%	18:26	97	92%▼1.7
21	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	23	56	0.41	141	16.3%	19:19	97	59%▼1.3
22	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	23	54	0.43	182	12.6%	18:13	97	—
23	Evander KaneFSJS	SJS	22	56	0.39	194	11.3%	20:12	96	3.9%
24	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	22	56	0.39	154	14.3%	19:43	96	80%▼2.9
25	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	22	53	0.42	106	20.8%	18:04	96	—
26	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	21	56	0.38	126	16.7%	20:58	96	98%▼0.6
27	Connor BrownFOTT	OTT	21	56	0.38	123	17.1%	18:15	96	5.8%
28	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	21	55	0.38	98	21.4%	19:04	96	96%▲1.2
29	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	21	47	0.45	148	14.2%	16:55	96	87%▼2
30	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	20	56	0.36	115	17.4%	17:05	94	—
31	Nino NiederreiterFCAR	CAR	20	56	0.36	126	15.9%	15:43	94	4.0%
32	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	20	55	0.36	122	16.4%	18:25	94	15%▼0.8
33	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	20	55	0.36	156	12.8%	22:26	94	99%
34	Joel FarabeeFPHI	PHI	20	55	0.36	122	16.4%	16:01	94	13%▲1.6
35	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	20	54	0.37	155	12.9%	19:57	94	51%▲4.6
36	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	20	54	0.37	120	16.7%	18:44	94	31%
37	Chris KreiderFNYR	NYR	20	50	0.40	102	19.6%	17:24	94	55%▼6.4
38	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	20	50	0.40	162	12.3%	16:54	94	64%
39	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	20	48	0.42	206	9.7%	20:22	94	100%
40	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	20	48	0.42	176	11.4%	18:37	94	100%
41	David PerronFSTL	STL	19	56	0.34	151	12.6%	18:33	93	0.2%
42	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	19	56	0.34	163	11.7%	18:12	93	92%▼2.6
43	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	19	56	0.34	112	17.0%	18:25	93	—
44	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	19	56	0.34	130	14.6%	19:54	93	43%▲1.9
45	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	19	56	0.34	131	14.5%	19:53	93	94%▲1.2
46	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	19	56	0.34	119	16.0%	17:03	93	81%▲3.2
47	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	19	53	0.36	102	18.6%	15:06	93	4.8%▼1.7
48	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	19	50	0.38	112	17.0%	19:08	93	87%
49	Jakub VranaFDET	DET	19	50	0.38	100	19.0%	15:00	93	—
50	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	18	56	0.32	121	14.9%	17:50	91	88%▲1.4