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NHL Goals Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 39 goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2017-18, ahead of 
Brayden Point (TBL) (32).
Leaders: Goals, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2017-18
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 80 GP39
- 2ndBrayden PointTBL · 82 GP32
3rdSteven StamkosTBL · 78 GP27
4thYanni GourdeTBL · 82 GP25
5thJ.T. MillerTBL · 82 GP23
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, 25 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 39.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 39 | 80 | 0.49 | 279 | 100% |
| 2 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 217 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 3 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 27 | 78 | 0.35 | 212 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 4 | Yanni GourdeFTBL | TBL | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 136 | 4.9% |
| 5 | J.T. MillerFTBL | TBL | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 143 | 89%▼0.6 |
| 6 |  Tyler JohnsonFTBL | TBL | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 186 | — |
| 7 |  Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 17 | 77 | 0.22 | 216 | 84%▼1 |
| 8 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 156 | 5.1% |
| 9 |  Chris KunitzFTBL | TBL | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 81 | — |
| 10 |  Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 109 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 9 | 79 | 0.11 | 141 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 12 |  Cory ConacherFTBL | TBL | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 45 | — |
| 13 |  Dan GirardiDTBL | TBL | 6 | 77 | 0.08 | 93 | — |
| 14 |  Ryan CallahanFTBL | TBL | 5 | 67 | 0.07 | 104 | — |
| 15 |  Cedric PaquetteFTBL | TBL | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 64 | — |
| 16 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 5 | 18 | 0.28 | 26 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 17 |  Anton StralmanDTBL | TBL | 4 | 80 | 0.05 | 131 | — |
| 18 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 4 | 63 | 0.06 | 99 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Slater KoekkoekDTBL | TBL | 4 | 35 | 0.11 | 43 | — |
| 20 |  Jake DotchinDTBL | TBL | 3 | 48 | 0.06 | 48 | — |
| 21 |  Adam ErneFTBL | TBL | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 29 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Andrej SustrDTBL | TBL | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 45 | — |
| 23 |  Matthew PecaFTBL | TBL | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 17 | — |
| 24 |  Braydon CoburnDTBL | TBL | 1 | 72 | 0.01 | 73 | — |
| 25 |  Michael BournivalFTBL | TBL | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2017-18?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 39. The median of the 25 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2017-18?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 17; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov 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.