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NHL Goals Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 39 goals for the Colorado Avalanche in 2017-18, ahead of 
Mikko Rantanen (COL) (29).
Leaders: Goals, Colorado Avalanche, 2017-18
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 74 GP39
- 2ndMikko RantanenCOL · 81 GP29
3rdGabriel LandeskogCOL · 78 GP25
4thAlexander KerfootCOL · 79 GP19
5thCarl SoderbergCOL · 77 GP16
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by total goals this season, regular season only. 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. Goals are the scarcest scoring category. Check shots on goal beside them: a scorer without the shot volume to back it up tends to cool off. In 2017-18, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 39.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 39 | 74 | 0.53 | 284 | 100% |
| 2 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 29 | 81 | 0.36 | 178 | 99% |
| 3 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 25 | 78 | 0.32 | 183 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 4 | Alexander KerfootFCOL | COL | 19 | 79 | 0.24 | 81 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Carl SoderbergFCOL | COL | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 150 | — |
| 6 |  Matt NietoFCOL | COL | 15 | 74 | 0.20 | 84 | — |
| 7 |  Tyson BarrieDCOL | COL | 14 | 68 | 0.21 | 178 | — |
| 8 |  Blake ComeauFCOL | COL | 13 | 79 | 0.16 | 123 | — |
| 9 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 131 | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Tyson JostFCOL | COL | 12 | 65 | 0.18 | 113 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 9 | 62 | 0.15 | 168 | — |
| 12 |  Nail YakupovFCOL | COL | 9 | 58 | 0.16 | 94 | — |
| 13 |  Sven AndrighettoFCOL | COL | 8 | 50 | 0.16 | 111 | — |
| 14 |  Nikita ZadorovDCOL | COL | 7 | 77 | 0.09 | 94 | 44%▲2.5 |
| 15 |  Colin WilsonFCOL | COL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 75 | — |
| 16 |  Gabriel BourqueFCOL | COL | 5 | 58 | 0.09 | 44 | — |
| 17 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 4 | 73 | 0.05 | 84 | 28%▲5 |
| 18 |  Patrik NemethDCOL | COL | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 73 | — |
| 19 |  Mark BarberioDCOL | COL | 3 | 46 | 0.07 | 52 | — |
| 20 |  Duncan SiemensDCOL | COL | 1 | 16 | 0.06 | 14 | — |
| 21 |  Andrei MironovDCOL | COL | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Rocco GrimaldiFCOL | COL | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 7 | — |
| 23 |  Anton LindholmDCOL | COL | 0 | 48 | 0.00 | 22 | — |
| 24 |  Dominic ToninatoFCOL | COL | 0 | 37 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  A.J. GreerFCOL | COL | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 13 | 5.8%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2017-18?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 39. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2017-18?
Tyson Barrie leads NHL defensemen with 14; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 39.
How is Goals calculated?
Total goals this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.