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NHL Goals per 60 Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Auston Matthews (TOR) leads NHL skaters with a G/60 of 2.19 in 2020-21, ahead of 
Tyler Toffoli (MTL) (1.84).
Leaders: Goals per 60, 2020-21
- 1stAuston MatthewsTOR · 1,121 TOI (min)2.19Share
- 2ndTyler ToffoliMTL · 911 TOI (min)1.84Share
3rdAlex DeBrincatCHI · 1,068 TOI (min)1.80Share
4thMikko RantanenCOL · 1,036 TOI (min)1.74Share
5thBrad MarchandBOS · 1,002 TOI (min)1.74Share
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 342 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 2020-21, 601 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.55 and Auston Matthews leads at 2.19.
Goals per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G/60 | G | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 2.19 | 1,121 | 41 | 100 | 99% |
| 2 | Tyler ToffoliFMTL | MTL | 1.84 | 911 | 28 | 100 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 3 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 1.80 | 1,068 | 32 | 100 | 100%▲1 |
| 4 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 1.74 | 1,036 | 30 | 100 | 99% |
| 5 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 1.74 | 1,002 | 29 | 99 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 6 |  Michael BuntingFARI | ARI | 1.71 | 351 | 10 | 99 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Max PaciorettyFVGK | VGK | 1.67 | 861 | 24 | 99 | — |
| 8 |  Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 1.64 | 878 | 24 | 99 | 88%▼4 |
| 9 |  Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 1.61 | 1,006 | 27 | 99 | 98% |
| 10 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 1.60 | 525 | 14 | 99 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 11 |  Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 1.60 | 1,241 | 33 | 98 | 100% |
| 12 |  Daniel SprongFWSH | WSH | 1.59 | 490 | 13 | 98 | — |
| 13 |  Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 1.58 | 795 | 21 | 98 | 87%▼2 |
| 14 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 1.52 | 473 | 12 | 98 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 15 |  Jakub VranaFDET | DET | 1.52 | 750 | 19 | 98 | — |
| 16 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 1.50 | 1,243 | 31 | 98 | 100% |
| 17 |  Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 1.49 | 1,047 | 26 | 97 | 89%▼1.5 |
| 18 |  Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 1.49 | 1,049 | 26 | 97 | 99% |
| 19 |  Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 1.47 | 694 | 17 | 97 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 20 |  Brandon SaadFCOL | COL | 1.45 | 620 | 15 | 97 | — |
| 21 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 1.43 | 800 | 19 | 97 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 22 |  Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 1.42 | 1,055 | 25 | 97 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 23 |  Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 1.42 | 845 | 20 | 96 | 64% |
| 24 |  Carter VerhaegheFFLA | FLA | 1.42 | 763 | 18 | 96 | 76%▲7.6 |
| 25 |  Joe PavelskiFDAL | DAL | 1.41 | 1,065 | 25 | 96 | — |
Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals per 60 in 2020-21?
Auston Matthews leads with 2.19. The median of the 601 qualified skaters is 0.55.
Which defenseman leads in Goals per 60 in 2020-21?
Jakob Chychrun leads NHL defensemen with 0.82; the top forward is Auston Matthews at 2.19.
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 (342 minutes) are hidden; 312 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.