NHL EDGE leaders
Fastest Skaters: NHL EDGE Top Speed Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 team games
NHL EDGE tracks every skater's position many times a second, and the single fastest moment of his season is his top speed. The league average top speed sits a little above 22 mph; the true burners clear 24.
Top speed is a peak, not an average, so we also show how often a player hits 22 mph or more. The speed badge next to a name marks skaters in the top quarter of the league.
Leader in 2026-27: Gabe Perreault (NYR), 22.4 mph Top speed.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Top speed leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | Top speed | GP | Pctl | 22+ mph bursts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe PerreaultFNYR | NYR | 22.4 mph | 3 | 94th | 1 | 53%▲47 |
| 2 | Joseph VelenoFNYR | NYR | 22.3 mph | 3 | 93rd | 1 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 3 | Alexis LafrenièreFNYR | NYR | 21.7 mph | 3 | 85th | 0 | 82%▲13 |
| 4 | J.T. MillerFNYR | NYR | 21.3 mph | 3 | 72nd | 0 | 92%▲7.9 |
| 5 | Will CuylleFNYR | NYR | 21.3 mph | 3 | 71st | 0 | 64% |
| 6 | Eeli TolvanenFNYR | NYR | 20.8 mph | 3 | 51st | 0 | 36%▼9.4 |
| 7 | Noah LabaFNYR | NYR | 20.6 mph | 3 | 44th | 0 | 11%▲11 |
| 8 | Oliver BjorkstrandFNYR | NYR | 20.5 mph | 3 | 42nd | 0 | 20% |
| 9 | Braden SchneiderDNYR | NYR | 20.5 mph | 3 | 73rd | 0 | 19%▲17 |
| 10 | Tye KartyeFNYR | NYR | 20.3 mph | 3 | 35th | 0 | 7.2%▲7.1 |
| 11 | Pavel DorofeyevFNYR | NYR | 20.3 mph | 3 | 30th | 0 | 92%▲1.7 |
| 12 | Sean DurziDNYR | NYR | 20.2 mph | 3 | 66th | 0 | 37%▲35 |
| 13 | Alberts SmitsDNYR | NYR | 19.9 mph | 3 | 52nd | 0 | 35%▲34 |
| 14 | Vladislav GavrikovDNYR | NYR | 19.9 mph | 3 | 49th | 0 | 41%▼5.7 |
| 15 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 19.8 mph | 3 | 18th | 0 | 98%▲1.1 |
| 16 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 18.8 mph | 3 | 11th | 0 | 99%▲6.5 |
| 17 | Marcus PetterssonDNYR | NYR | 18.5 mph | 3 | 6th | 0 | 5.8%▲5.4 |
Minimum sample: 2.3 games (it scales with games played). 545 below the minimum are hidden.
Source: NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. Speed Signature tiers are Edgehalla's.
How to read it
Miles per hour, the season maximum. Percentile is against all qualified skaters.
How reliable is it?
Peaks settle after about 15-20 games; before that one breakaway can move a player a long way.
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