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NHL Goals Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Nico Hischier (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 28 goals for the New Jersey Devils in 2025-26, ahead of 
Jack Hughes (NJD) (27).
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Leaders: Goals, New Jersey Devils, 2025-26
- 1stNico HischierNJD · 82 GP28
- 2ndJack HughesNJD · 61 GP27
3rdTimo MeierNJD · 77 GP24
4thJesper BrattNJD · 82 GP22
5thDawson MercerNJD · 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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Nico Hischier leads at 28.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 211 | 95% |
| 2 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 27 | 61 | 0.44 | 228 | 99% |
| 3 | Timo MeierFNJD | NJD | 24 | 77 | 0.31 | 269 | 75%▼2.5 |
| 4 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 178 | 95% |
| 5 | Dawson MercerFNJD | NJD | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 158 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Cody GlassFNJD | NJD | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 104 | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Connor BrownFNJD | NJD | 18 | 75 | 0.24 | 116 | 5.8% |
| 8 |  Arseny GritsyukFNJD | NJD | 13 | 66 | 0.20 | 149 | 24%▲4.7 |
| 9 |  Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 12 | 77 | 0.16 | 203 | 82%▼0.9 |
| 10 |  Simon NemecDNJD | NJD | 11 | 68 | 0.16 | 101 | 48%▼2.5 |
| 11 |  Paul CotterFNJD | NJD | 9 | 79 | 0.11 | 61 | 48%▼8.2 |
| 12 |  Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 6 | 68 | 0.09 | 150 | 83% |
| 13 |  Nick BjugstadFNJD | NJD | 6 | 61 | 0.10 | 77 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Brenden DillonDNJD | NJD | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 55 | 7.3%▼1.6 |
| 15 |  Stefan NoesenFNJD | NJD | 3 | 38 | 0.08 | 52 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Maxim TsyplakovFNJD | NJD | 2 | 49 | 0.04 | 42 | 9.9% |
| 17 |  Lenni HameenahoFNJD | NJD | 2 | 33 | 0.06 | 47 | 8.0% |
| 18 |  Brett PesceDNJD | NJD | 1 | 37 | 0.03 | 45 | 0.3% |
| 19 |  Evgenii DadonovFNJD | NJD | 1 | 24 | 0.04 | 21 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Brian HalonenFNJD | NJD | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Angus CrookshankFNJD | NJD | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 0 | 82 | 0.00 | 60 | 0.2%▼3 |
| 23 |  Johnathan KovacevicDNJD | NJD | 0 | 34 | 0.00 | 30 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Juho LammikkoFNJD | NJD | 0 | 24 | 0.00 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Colton WhiteDNJD | NJD | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 14 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2025-26?
Nico Hischier leads with 28. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2025-26?
Dougie Hamilton leads NHL defensemen with 12; the top forward is Nico Hischier at 28.
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.