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NHL Goals Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Paul Cotter (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 4 goals for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, ahead of 
Elias Pettersson (VAN) (3).
Leaders: Goals, Vancouver Canucks, 2026-27
- 1stPaul CotterVAN · 11 GP4
- 2ndElias PetterssonVAN · 11 GP3
3rdLinus KarlssonVAN · 11 GP3
4thJonathan LekkerimäkiVAN · 11 GP3
5thElias PetterssonVAN · 11 GP3
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 2026-27, 22 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Paul Cotter leads at 4.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul CotterFVAN | VAN | 4 | 11 | 0.36 | 9 | 48%▼8.2 |
| 2 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 16 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 3 | Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 21 | 14% |
| 4 | Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 16 | 27% |
| 5 | Elias PetterssonDVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 12 | 35%▲16 |
| 6 |  Max SassonFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 14 | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Jake DeBruskFVAN | VAN | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 21 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 8 |  Marco RossiFVAN | VAN | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 16 | 56%▼10 |
| 9 |  Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 14 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 10 |  Liam OhgrenFVAN | VAN | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 13 | 21%▼1.8 |
| 11 |  Drew O'ConnorFVAN | VAN | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 12 | 5.9% |
| 12 |  Jamie OleksiakDVAN | VAN | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 7 | 12%▼1 |
| 13 |  Arshdeep BainsFVAN | VAN | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 6 | 3.2% |
| 14 |  Aatu RätyFVAN | VAN | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 4 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 11 | 94% |
| 16 |  Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 7 | 27%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Zeev BuiumDVAN | VAN | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 8 | 57%▼6.5 |
| 18 |  Brendan GallagherFVAN | VAN | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 10 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 19 |  Luke SchennDVAN | VAN | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 5 | 12% |
| 20 |  Filip ChytilFVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 7.3%▲0.9 |
| 21 |  Victor ManciniDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Guillaume BriseboisDVAN | VAN | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2026-27?
Paul Cotter leads with 4. The median of the 22 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2026-27?
Elias Pettersson leads NHL defensemen with 3; the top forward is Paul Cotter at 4.
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.