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NHL Team First-Period Goals

2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games

Toronto Maple Leafs leads NHL teams with a GF/GP of 1.09 in 2020-21, ahead of Minnesota Wild (1.07).

Updated Oct 21, 8:23 PM ET

Leaders: First-Period Goals, 2020-21

1stToronto Maple Leafs56 GP1.09
2ndMinnesota Wild56 GP1.07
3rdPittsburgh Penguins56 GP1.04
4thEdmonton Oilers56 GP1.02
5thVegas Golden Knights56 GP1.02
6thColorado Avalanche56 GP0.98
7thWashington Capitals56 GP0.98
8thSt. Louis Blues56 GP0.96
9thTampa Bay Lightning56 GP0.95
10thNew York Islanders56 GP0.93

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What First-Period Goals measures

Goals scored and allowed in the first period, per game. All 32 teams, regular season, with the number of games behind each figure. Goals for per game in the period, with goals against and the difference.

Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.29 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.

First-period totals are a popular betting market. A team's first-period rate repeats only weakly, so blend it with its overall scoring and the opponent's, and never bet a 10-game split on its own. In 2020-21, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 0.82 and Toronto Maple Leafs leads at 1.09.

First-Period Goals leaderboard

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2020-21

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Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.29 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.
The Home, Away and Last 10 columns (where shown) count only those games, so each holds a fraction of the season sample: a split of a few games is noise, not a trend.
Period and early-goal rates over a short window are mostly noise: ten games hold about 30 goals for and against per period. Read them over a season, and next to the team's overall goal rates.

NHL Team First-Period Goals, 2020-21, All situations
#	Team	GF/GP	GP	GA/GP	Home	Away	Last 10	Diff/GP	Scored in %	Allowed in %	GF	GA	Pctl
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	1.09	56	0.68	1.07	1.11	1.50	+0.41	69.6%	50.0%	61	38	100
2	Minnesota Wild	1.07	56	0.71	1.14	1.00	1.20	+0.36	66.1%	53.6%	60	40	97
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	1.04	56	0.82	1.29	0.79	0.90	+0.21	67.9%	57.1%	58	46	93
4	Edmonton Oilers	1.02	56	0.88	1.18	0.86	1.30	+0.14	57.1%	55.4%	57	49	88
5	Vegas Golden Knights	1.02	56	0.61	1.04	1.00	1.30	+0.41	62.5%	46.4%	57	34	88
6	Colorado Avalanche	0.98	56	0.73	1.11	0.86	1.00	+0.25	62.5%	51.8%	55	41	82
7	Washington Capitals	0.98	56	0.75	0.79	1.18	0.70	+0.23	60.7%	60.7%	55	42	82
8	St. Louis Blues	0.96	56	0.82	0.89	1.04	0.70	+0.14	60.7%	57.1%	54	46	77
9	Tampa Bay Lightning	0.95	56	0.73	1.00	0.89	0.70	+0.21	55.4%	51.8%	53	41	73
10	New York Islanders	0.93	56	0.66	1.21	0.64	0.80	+0.27	50.0%	50.0%	52	37	70
11	Florida Panthers	0.89	56	0.75	0.79	1.00	1.20	+0.14	58.9%	58.9%	50	42	65
12	New York Rangers	0.89	56	0.82	1.00	0.79	0.70	+0.07	55.4%	53.6%	50	46	65
13	Winnipeg Jets	0.86	56	0.93	0.75	0.96	0.50	−0.07	57.1%	55.4%	48	52	60
14	Calgary Flames	0.82	56	0.89	0.86	0.79	1.00	−0.07	53.6%	58.9%	46	50	52
15	Montreal Canadiens	0.82	56	0.82	0.79	0.86	0.60	0.00	60.7%	53.6%	46	46	52
16	Ottawa Senators	0.82	56	1.11	0.86	0.79	1.00	−0.29	60.7%	66.1%	46	62	52
17	Vancouver Canucks	0.82	56	0.95	0.79	0.86	1.00	−0.13	51.8%	71.4%	46	53	52
18	Chicago Blackhawks	0.80	56	0.82	0.96	0.64	1.10	−0.02	51.8%	60.7%	45	46	43
19	Boston Bruins	0.79	56	0.61	0.93	0.64	0.70	+0.18	57.1%	44.6%	44	34	38
20	San Jose Sharks	0.79	56	0.93	0.71	0.86	0.90	−0.14	57.1%	60.7%	44	52	38
21	Columbus Blue Jackets	0.75	56	0.73	0.82	0.68	0.70	+0.02	58.9%	53.6%	42	41	32
22	New Jersey Devils	0.75	56	0.96	0.82	0.68	0.90	−0.21	57.1%	58.9%	42	54	32
23	Carolina Hurricanes	0.73	56	0.59	0.86	0.61	0.70	+0.14	55.4%	35.7%	41	33	25
24	Philadelphia Flyers	0.73	56	1.13	0.89	0.57	0.70	−0.39	53.6%	66.1%	41	63	25
25	Los Angeles Kings	0.71	56	1.11	0.79	0.64	0.60	−0.39	53.6%	64.3%	40	62	20
26	Arizona Coyotes	0.70	56	1.11	0.46	0.93	0.90	−0.41	46.4%	66.1%	39	62	15
27	Dallas Stars	0.70	56	0.80	0.86	0.54	0.80	−0.11	51.8%	55.4%	39	45	15
28	Detroit Red Wings	0.68	56	0.93	0.79	0.57	0.50	−0.25	51.8%	57.1%	38	52	10
29	Anaheim Ducks	0.66	56	0.88	0.46	0.86	0.40	−0.21	50.0%	58.9%	37	49	7
30	Nashville Predators	0.64	56	0.79	0.75	0.54	0.70	−0.14	46.4%	57.1%	36	44	3
31	Buffalo Sabres	0.61	56	0.96	0.54	0.68	0.60	−0.36	53.6%	64.3%	34	54	0