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NHL Goals per 60 Leaders
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
David Pastrnak (BOS) and 
Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) lead NHL skaters with a G/60 of 1.84 in 2018-19, ahead of 
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) (1.81).
Leaders: Goals per 60, 2018-19
- 1stDavid PastrnakBOS · 1,238 TOI (min)1.84Share
- 2ndViktor ArvidssonNSH · 1,110 TOI (min)1.84Share
- 3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 1,695 TOI (min)1.81Share
4thJohn TavaresTOR · 1,565 TOI (min)1.80Share
5thSteven StamkosTBL · 1,501 TOI (min)1.80Share
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 504 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 2018-19, 593 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.53 and David Pastrnak leads at 1.84.
Goals per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G/60 | G | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 1.84 | 1,238 | 38 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 1.84 | 1,110 | 34 | 100 | 40%▼1.1 |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 1.81 | 1,695 | 51 | 100 | 88%▼4 |
| 4 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 1.80 | 1,565 | 47 | 99 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 5 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 1.80 | 1,501 | 45 | 99 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 6 |  Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 1.76 | 1,262 | 37 | 99 | 99% |
| 7 |  Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 1.69 | 1,451 | 41 | 99 | 100%▲1 |
| 8 |  Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 1.65 | 1,495 | 41 | 99 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 9 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 1.62 | 1,852 | 50 | 99 | 100% |
| 10 |  Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 1.60 | 1,200 | 32 | 98 | — |
| 11 |  Joe PavelskiFSJS | SJS | 1.60 | 1,428 | 38 | 98 | — |
| 12 |  Cam AtkinsonFCBJ | CBJ | 1.59 | 1,550 | 41 | 98 | — |
| 13 |  Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 1.58 | 1,518 | 40 | 98 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 1.51 | 1,587 | 40 | 98 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 15 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 1.50 | 1,637 | 41 | 98 | 100% |
| 16 |  James van RiemsdykFPHI | PHI | 1.48 | 1,096 | 27 | 97 | 0.3% |
| 17 |  Mike HoffmanFFLA | FLA | 1.48 | 1,463 | 36 | 97 | — |
| 18 |  Jake DeBruskFBOS | BOS | 1.47 | 1,099 | 27 | 97 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 19 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 1.47 | 1,345 | 33 | 97 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 20 |  Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ | CBJ | 1.45 | 950 | 23 | 97 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 21 |  Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 1.45 | 1,822 | 44 | 97 | 69%▼1.3 |
| 22 |  Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 1.45 | 1,408 | 34 | 96 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 23 |  Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 1.43 | 1,465 | 35 | 96 | 87% |
| 24 |  Tyler EnnisFTOR | TOR | 1.42 | 507 | 12 | 96 | — |
| 25 |  David PerronFSTL | STL | 1.42 | 974 | 23 | 96 | 0.2% |
Minimum sample: 504 minutes (it scales with games played). 313 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals per 60 in 2018-19?
David Pastrnak leads with 1.84. The median of the 593 qualified skaters is 0.53.
Which defenseman leads in Goals per 60 in 2018-19?
Mathew Dumba leads NHL defensemen with 0.96; the top forward is David Pastrnak at 1.84.
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 (504 minutes) are hidden; 313 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.