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NHL Goals Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
John Tavares (TOR) leads NHL skaters with 31 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025-26, ahead of 
William Nylander (TOR) (30).
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Leaders: Goals, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2025-26
- 1stJohn TavaresTOR · 82 GP31
- 2ndWilliam NylanderTOR · 65 GP30
3rdAuston MatthewsTOR · 60 GP27
4thMatthew KniesTOR · 79 GP23
5thNick RobertsonTOR · 78 GP16
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 3 and John Tavares leads at 31.
Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 192 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 2 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 30 | 65 | 0.46 | 156 | 99% |
| 3 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 27 | 60 | 0.45 | 227 | 99% |
| 4 | Matthew KniesFTOR | TOR | 23 | 79 | 0.29 | 140 | 91%▼3.9 |
| 5 | Nick RobertsonFTOR | TOR | 16 | 78 | 0.21 | 127 | 26%▼1.2 |
| 6 |  Matias MaccelliFTOR | TOR | 14 | 71 | 0.20 | 90 | 15%▲3.2 |
| 7 |  Max DomiFTOR | TOR | 12 | 80 | 0.15 | 118 | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 11 | 78 | 0.14 | 141 | 73%▼2.9 |
| 9 |  Easton CowanFTOR | TOR | 11 | 66 | 0.17 | 92 | 65%▲5.2 |
| 10 |  Dakota JoshuaFTOR | TOR | 10 | 55 | 0.18 | 52 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR | TOR | 8 | 78 | 0.10 | 108 | 29%▼4.2 |
| 12 |  Steven LorentzFTOR | TOR | 7 | 71 | 0.10 | 70 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Calle JarnkrokFTOR | TOR | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 45 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Jake McCabeDTOR | TOR | 5 | 80 | 0.06 | 77 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 15 |  Troy StecherDTOR | TOR | 3 | 64 | 0.05 | 64 | 0.2% |
| 16 |  Bo GroulxFTOR | TOR | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 15 | — |
| 17 |  Jacob QuillanFTOR | TOR | 1 | 23 | 0.04 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Dakota MermisDTOR | TOR | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Simon BenoitDTOR | TOR | 0 | 73 | 0.00 | 60 | 4.0% |
| 20 |  Brandon CarloDTOR | TOR | 0 | 55 | 0.00 | 66 | 3.3% |
| 21 |  Philippe MyersDTOR | TOR | 0 | 39 | 0.00 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Chris TanevDTOR | TOR | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 8 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 23 |  Michael PezzettaFTOR | TOR | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Henry ThrunDTOR | TOR | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Luke HaymesFTOR | TOR | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals in 2025-26?
John Tavares leads with 31. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Goals in 2025-26?
Morgan Rielly leads NHL defensemen with 11; the top forward is John Tavares at 31.
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.