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NHL Goals per 60 Leaders

2024-25All situationsThrough 85 team games

Alex Ovechkin (WSH) leads NHL skaters with a G/60 of 2.29 in 2024-25, ahead of Leon Draisaitl (EDM) (2.04).

Alex Ovechkin, last 10 games

Leaders: Goals per 60, 2024-25

  1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals1stAlex OvechkinWSH · 1,152 TOI (min)2.29Share
  2. Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers2ndLeon DraisaitlEDM · 1,528 TOI (min)2.04Share
  3. Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres3rdTage ThompsonBUF · 1,425 TOI (min)1.85Share
  4. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs4thWilliam NylanderTOR · 1,600 TOI (min)1.69Share
  5. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning5thBrayden PointTBL · 1,500 TOI (min)1.68Share

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 510 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 2024-25, 605 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.57 and Alex Ovechkin leads at 2.29.

Goals per 60 leaderboard

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NHL Goals per 60 Leaders, 2024-25, All situations
#PlayerG/60G
1Alex OvechkinFWSH2.291,1524488%▼4
2Leon DraisaitlFEDM2.041,52852100%
3Tage ThompsonFBUF1.851,42544100%
4William NylanderFTOR1.691,6004599%
5Brayden PointFTBL1.681,5004292%▼1.7
6John TavaresFTOR1.671,3673892%▼2.6
7Kirill KaprizovFMIN1.639212598%
8Patrik LaineFMTL1.61744208.1%
9Alex DeBrincatFDET1.601,46539100%▲1
10David PastrnakFBOS1.561,65543100%
11Pavel DorofeyevFVGK1.551,3553589%▼2.4
12Jake GuentzelFTBL1.541,59941100%▲0.5
13Tomas HertlFVGK1.541,2503287%
14Morgan GeekieFBOS1.521,3033394%
15Jordan KyrouFSTL1.511,4343668%▼1.3
16Cole CaufieldFMTL1.501,48237100%
17Valeri NichushkinFCOL1.488492150%▼2.5
18Kyle ConnorFWPG1.471,6724199%
19Sam ReinhartFFLA1.441,6203999%▲1.7
20Auston MatthewsFTOR1.441,3723399%
21Jason RobertsonFDAL1.441,4593599%
22Aliaksei ProtasFWSH1.441,2513047%▼4.9
23Ryan DonatoFCHI1.431,305318.1%
24Artemi PanarinFNYR1.411,5753796%▼1.6
25Kevin FialaFLAK1.401,5003564%

Minimum sample: 510 minutes (it scales with games played). 315 below the minimum are hidden.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in Goals per 60 in 2024-25?

Alex Ovechkin leads with 2.29. The median of the 605 qualified skaters is 0.57.

Which defenseman leads in Goals per 60 in 2024-25?

Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 0.87; the top forward is Alex Ovechkin at 2.29.

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 (510 minutes) are hidden; 315 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.