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NHL Goals Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Tage Thompson (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 38 goals for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021-22, ahead of 
Jeff Skinner (BUF) (33).
Leaders: Goals, Buffalo Sabres, 2021-22
- 1stTage ThompsonBUF · 78 GP38
- 2ndJeff SkinnerBUF · 80 GP33
3rdKyle OkposoBUF · 74 GP21
4thVictor OlofssonBUF · 72 GP20
5thRasmus DahlinBUF · 80 GP13
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 2021-22, 32 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Tage Thompson leads at 38.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 38 | 78 | 0.49 | 253 | 100% |
| 2 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 33 | 80 | 0.41 | 262 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 21 | 74 | 0.28 | 174 | — |
| 4 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 20 | 72 | 0.28 | 164 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 5 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 13 | 80 | 0.16 | 170 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 6 |  Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 13 | 79 | 0.16 | 160 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 7 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFBUF | BUF | 13 | 62 | 0.21 | 92 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 12 | 50 | 0.24 | 139 | 94% |
| 9 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 92 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 10 |  Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 8 | 80 | 0.10 | 130 | — |
| 11 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 7 | 57 | 0.12 | 56 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 6 | 40 | 0.15 | 79 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Anders BjorkFBUF | BUF | 5 | 58 | 0.09 | 51 | — |
| 14 |  Cody EakinFBUF | BUF | 4 | 69 | 0.06 | 74 | — |
| 15 |  Mark PysykDBUF | BUF | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 64 | — |
| 16 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 3 | 60 | 0.05 | 83 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  John HaydenFBUF | BUF | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 65 | — |
| 18 |  Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 2 | 38 | 0.05 | 48 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Will ButcherDBUF | BUF | 2 | 37 | 0.05 | 35 | — |
| 20 |  Mark JankowskiFBUF | BUF | 2 | 19 | 0.11 | 14 | 23%▲14 |
| 21 |  Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 2 | 19 | 0.11 | 14 | — |
| 22 |  Drake CaggiulaFBUF | BUF | 2 | 18 | 0.11 | 23 | — |
| 23 |  Arttu RuotsalainenFBUF | BUF | 2 | 18 | 0.11 | 23 | — |
| 24 |  Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 10 | 75%▲5 |
| 25 |  Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 1 | 73 | 0.01 | 43 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2021-22?
Tage Thompson leads with 38. The median of the 32 qualified skaters is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2021-22?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 13; the top forward is Tage Thompson at 38.
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.