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NHL Points per 60 Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with a PTS/60 of 5.08 in 2020-21, ahead of 
Artemi Panarin (NYR) (4.22).
Leaders: Points per 60, 2020-21
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 1,241 TOI (min)5.08Share
- 2ndArtemi PanarinNYR · 825 TOI (min)4.22Share
3rdBrad MarchandBOS · 1,002 TOI (min)4.13Share
4thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 1,243 TOI (min)4.06Share
5thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 977 TOI (min)3.99Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Points per 60 measures
This board ranks skaters by points per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden. Points per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most. A row needs at least 342 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.
Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time. In 2020-21, 601 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1.45 and Connor McDavid leads at 5.08.
Points per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | PTS/60 | PTS | Pctl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 5.08 | 1,241 | 105 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 4.22 | 825 | 58 | 100 | 96%▼1.6 |
| 3 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 4.13 | 1,002 | 69 | 100 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 4 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 4.06 | 1,243 | 84 | 100 | 100% |
| 5 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 3.99 | 977 | 65 | 99 | 100% |
| 6 |  Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 3.82 | 1,036 | 66 | 99 | 99% |
| 7 |  Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 3.61 | 1,013 | 61 | 99 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Max PaciorettyFVGK | VGK | 3.55 | 861 | 51 | 99 | — |
| 9 |  Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 3.53 | 1,121 | 66 | 99 | 99% |
| 10 |  Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 3.49 | 1,048 | 61 | 99 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 11 |  Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 3.47 | 795 | 46 | 98 | 87%▼2 |
| 12 |  Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 3.45 | 748 | 43 | 98 | 82%▼1.2 |
| 13 |  David PerronFSTL | STL | 3.35 | 1,039 | 58 | 98 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 3.32 | 1,047 | 58 | 98 | 89%▼1.5 |
| 15 |  Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 3.32 | 1,122 | 62 | 98 | 99% |
| 16 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 3.30 | 800 | 44 | 98 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 17 |  Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 3.26 | 1,233 | 67 | 97 | 99% |
| 18 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 3.22 | 893 | 48 | 97 | 100% |
| 19 |  Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 3.22 | 1,174 | 63 | 97 | 98%▼0.6 |
| 20 |  Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 3.18 | 1,245 | 66 | 97 | 69%▼1.3 |
| 21 |  Jared McCannFPIT | PIT | 3.16 | 607 | 32 | 97 | 79%▲1.9 |
| 22 |  Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 3.15 | 1,068 | 56 | 97 | 100%▲1 |
| 23 |  Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 3.14 | 1,090 | 57 | 96 | 100% |
| 24 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 3.14 | 861 | 45 | 96 | 99% |
| 25 |  Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 3.11 | 1,023 | 53 | 96 | — |
Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Points per 60 in 2020-21?
Connor McDavid leads with 5.08. The median of the 601 qualified skaters is 1.45.
Which defenseman leads in Points per 60 in 2020-21?
Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 2.47; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 5.08.
How is Points per 60 calculated?
Points per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Points per 60?
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most.
Why are some players missing from the board?
Rows below the minimum sample (342 minutes) are hidden; 312 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.