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NHL Goals per 60 Leaders
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Patrik Laine (WPG) leads NHL skaters with a G/60 of 1.95 in 2017-18, ahead of 
Auston Matthews (TOR) (1.82).
Leaders: Goals per 60, 2017-18
- 1stPatrik LaineWPG · 1,351 TOI (min)1.95Share
- 2ndAuston MatthewsTOR · 1,124 TOI (min)1.82Share
3rdJames van RiemsdykTOR · 1,206 TOI (min)1.79Share
4thAlex OvechkinWSH · 1,652 TOI (min)1.78Share
5thEric StaalMIN · 1,461 TOI (min)1.73Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals per 60 measures
This board ranks skaters by goals per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden. Goals per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most. A row needs at least 492 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.
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. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time. In 2017-18, 601 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.54 and Patrik Laine leads at 1.95.
Goals per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G/60 | G | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik LaineFWPG | WPG | 1.95 | 1,351 | 44 | 100 | 8.1% |
| 2 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 1.82 | 1,124 | 34 | 100 | 99% |
| 3 | James van RiemsdykFTOR | TOR | 1.79 | 1,206 | 36 | 100 | 0.3% |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 1.78 | 1,652 | 49 | 100 | 88%▼4 |
| 5 | Eric StaalFMIN | MIN | 1.73 | 1,461 | 42 | 99 | — |
| 6 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 1.70 | 1,481 | 42 | 99 | 84%▼1 |
| 7 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 1.70 | 1,416 | 40 | 99 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 8 |  William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 1.68 | 1,535 | 43 | 99 | 20%▲1 |
| 9 |  Taylor HallFNJD | NJD | 1.61 | 1,455 | 39 | 99 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 10 |  Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 1.60 | 1,085 | 29 | 99 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 11 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 1.59 | 1,473 | 39 | 98 | 100% |
| 12 |  Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 1.52 | 1,341 | 34 | 98 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 13 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 1.48 | 1,586 | 39 | 98 | 100% |
| 14 |  Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 1.45 | 1,285 | 31 | 98 | 99% |
| 15 |  Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 1.45 | 1,244 | 30 | 98 | — |
| 16 |  Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 1.43 | 1,213 | 29 | 98 | — |
| 17 |  Nazem KadriFTOR | TOR | 1.43 | 1,341 | 32 | 97 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 18 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 1.43 | 1,473 | 35 | 97 | 100% |
| 19 |  Jason ZuckerFMIN | MIN | 1.42 | 1,391 | 33 | 97 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 1.41 | 1,447 | 34 | 97 | — |
| 21 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 1.40 | 1,325 | 31 | 97 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 22 |  Tyler SeguinFDAL | DAL | 1.40 | 1,715 | 40 | 97 | 20%▲1.8 |
| 23 |  Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 1.39 | 1,767 | 41 | 96 | 100% |
| 24 |  Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 1.38 | 1,214 | 28 | 96 | 100%▲1 |
| 25 |  Michael GrabnerFNJD | NJD | 1.37 | 1,185 | 27 | 96 | — |
Minimum sample: 492 minutes (it scales with games played). 289 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals per 60 in 2017-18?
Patrik Laine leads with 1.95. The median of the 601 qualified skaters is 0.54.
Which defenseman leads in Goals per 60 in 2017-18?
Kevin Connauton leads NHL defensemen with 0.60; the top forward is Patrik Laine at 1.95.
How is Goals per 60 calculated?
Goals per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals per 60?
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most.
Why are some players missing from the board?
Rows below the minimum sample (492 minutes) are hidden; 289 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.