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NHL Goals Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Anthony Mantha (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 33 goals for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, ahead of 
Bryan Rust (PIT) (29).
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Leaders: Goals, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2025-26
- 1stAnthony ManthaPIT · 81 GP33
- 2ndBryan RustPIT · 72 GP29
3rdSidney CrosbyPIT · 68 GP29
4thRickard RakellPIT · 60 GP24
5thEgor ChinakhovPIT · 72 GP21
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, 38 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Anthony Mantha leads at 33.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony ManthaFPIT | PIT | 33 | 81 | 0.41 | 152 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 2 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 29 | 72 | 0.40 | 183 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 3 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 29 | 68 | 0.43 | 160 | 99% |
| 4 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 24 | 60 | 0.40 | 166 | 70%▼6.3 |
| 5 | Egor ChinakhovFPIT | PIT | 21 | 72 | 0.29 | 140 | 39%▼5.5 |
| 6 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 148 | 84%▼1 |
| 7 |  Ben KindelFPIT | PIT | 17 | 77 | 0.22 | 151 | 45%▼5.3 |
| 8 |  Justin BrazeauFPIT | PIT | 17 | 64 | 0.27 | 104 | 8.9%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 130 | 37%▼0.5 |
| 10 |  Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 15 | 75 | 0.20 | 176 | 95% |
| 11 |  Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 110 | 3.4% |
| 12 |  Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 13 | 67 | 0.19 | 93 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 13 |  Elmer SoderblomFPIT | PIT | 7 | 59 | 0.12 | 69 | 4.0% |
| 14 |  Blake LizotteFPIT | PIT | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 49 | 0.2% |
| 15 |  Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 6 | 80 | 0.07 | 72 | 19%▼2.6 |
| 16 |  Avery HayesFPIT | PIT | 5 | 16 | 0.31 | 25 | — |
| 17 |  Kevin HayesFPIT | PIT | 4 | 28 | 0.14 | 45 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Parker WotherspoonDPIT | PIT | 3 | 80 | 0.04 | 70 | 13%▼1.6 |
| 19 |  Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 3 | 74 | 0.04 | 104 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 20 |  Samuel GirardDPIT | PIT | 3 | 60 | 0.05 | 41 | 28%▲5 |
| 21 |  Rutger McGroartyFPIT | PIT | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 37 | — |
| 22 |  Connor CliftonDPIT | PIT | 2 | 50 | 0.04 | 35 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 2 | 39 | 0.05 | 36 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 24 |  Ilya SolovyovDPIT | PIT | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 1 | 22 | 0.05 | 21 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2025-26?
Anthony Mantha leads with 33. The median of the 38 qualified skaters is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2025-26?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 15; the top forward is Anthony Mantha at 33.
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.