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NHL Points Leaders: Forwards
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL forwards with 138 points in 2025-26, ahead of 
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) (130).
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Leaders: Points: forwards, 2025-26
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP138Share
- 2ndNikita KucherovTBL · 76 GP130Share
3rdNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP127Share
4thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP115Share
5thMark ScheifeleWPG · 82 GP103Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Points: forwards measures
This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by points, so they are not buried under the defensemen. Total points this season, all situations.
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. In leagues that split forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together. In 2025-26, 615 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 19 and Connor McDavid leads at 138.
Points: forwards leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | PTS | GP | Per game | G | A | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 138 | 82 | 1.68 | 48 | 90 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 130 | 76 | 1.71 | 44 | 86 | 100 | 100% |
| 3 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 127 | 80 | 1.59 | 53 | 74 | 100 | 100% |
| 4 | Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 115 | 82 | 1.40 | 45 | 70 | 100 | 100% |
| 5 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 103 | 82 | 1.26 | 36 | 67 | 99 | 98%▼0.6 |
| 6 |  Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 101 | 82 | 1.23 | 29 | 72 | 99 | 100% |
| 7 |  Martin NecasFCOL | COL | 100 | 78 | 1.28 | 38 | 62 | 99 | 100% |
| 8 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 100 | 77 | 1.30 | 29 | 71 | 99 | 100% |
| 9 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 97 | 65 | 1.49 | 35 | 62 | 99 | 100% |
| 10 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 96 | 82 | 1.17 | 45 | 51 | 99 | 99% |
| 11 |  Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 92 | 82 | 1.12 | 39 | 53 | 98 | 99% |
| 12 |  Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 90 | 74 | 1.22 | 27 | 63 | 98 | 100% |
| 13 |  Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 89 | 78 | 1.14 | 45 | 44 | 98 | 98% |
| 14 |  Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 88 | 82 | 1.07 | 26 | 62 | 98 | 100% |
| 15 |  Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 88 | 81 | 1.09 | 38 | 50 | 98 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 16 |  Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 88 | 81 | 1.09 | 51 | 37 | 98 | 100% |
| 17 |  Wyatt JohnstonFDAL | DAL | 86 | 82 | 1.05 | 45 | 41 | 97 | 99%▼1.1 |
| 18 |  Alex DeBrincatFDET | DET | 85 | 82 | 1.04 | 41 | 44 | 97 | 100%▲1 |
| 19 |  Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 85 | 76 | 1.12 | 42 | 43 | 97 | 100% |
| 20 |  Artemi PanarinFLAK | LAK | 84 | 78 | 1.08 | 28 | 56 | 97 | 96%▼1.6 |
| 21 |  Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 83 | 80 | 1.04 | 34 | 49 | 97 | 100% |
| 22 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 81 | 81 | 1.00 | 40 | 41 | 97 | 100% |
| 23 |  Mitch MarnerFVGK | VGK | 80 | 81 | 0.99 | 24 | 56 | 96 | 99% |
| 24 |  Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 80 | 79 | 1.01 | 27 | 53 | 96 | 100% |
| 25 |  William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 79 | 65 | 1.22 | 30 | 49 | 96 | 99% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Points: forwards in 2025-26?
Connor McDavid leads with 138. The median of the 615 qualified forwards is 19.
How is Points: forwards calculated?
Total points this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Points: forwards?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.