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NHL Goals Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Tage Thompson (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 40 goals for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, ahead of 
Alex Tuch (BUF) (33).
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Leaders: Goals, Buffalo Sabres, 2025-26
- 1stTage ThompsonBUF · 81 GP40
- 2ndAlex TuchBUF · 79 GP33
3rdJosh DoanBUF · 82 GP25
4thJason ZuckerBUF · 62 GP24
5thJack QuinnBUF · 82 GP20
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 2025-26, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Tage Thompson leads at 40.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 40 | 81 | 0.49 | 272 | 100% |
| 2 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 33 | 79 | 0.42 | 195 | 94% |
| 3 | Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 170 | 50%▼3.7 |
| 4 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 24 | 62 | 0.39 | 128 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 191 | 76%▲25 |
| 6 |  Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 19 | 77 | 0.25 | 194 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 7 |  Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 90 | 20%▼1.7 |
| 8 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 109 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 9 |  Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 13 | 65 | 0.20 | 116 | 55%▲1.5 |
| 10 |  Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 13 | 44 | 0.30 | 69 | 31%▼2.6 |
| 11 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 93 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 109 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 13 |  Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 11 | 60 | 0.18 | 60 | 32%▲2.6 |
| 14 |  Logan StanleyDBUF | BUF | 9 | 76 | 0.12 | 96 | 35%▲7.8 |
| 15 |  Sam CarrickFBUF | BUF | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 75 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 8 | 81 | 0.10 | 120 | 75%▲5 |
| 17 |  Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 7 | 81 | 0.09 | 72 | 4.1% |
| 18 |  Tanner PearsonFBUF | BUF | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 52 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 20 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 2 | 46 | 0.04 | 30 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 21 |  Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 2 | 43 | 0.05 | 24 | 3.2% |
| 22 |  Luke SchennDBUF | BUF | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 35 | 12% |
| 23 |  Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 1 | 40 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.2% |
| 24 |  Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 1 | 34 | 0.03 | 29 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Konsta HeleniusFBUF | BUF | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 15 | 37%▼1.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2025-26?
Tage Thompson leads with 40. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2025-26?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 19; the top forward is Tage Thompson at 40.
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.