Team rankings
NHL Team Goals Against per Game Rankings
2025-26All situationsUp to 82 games played
Colorado Avalanche leads NHL teams with a GA/GP of 2.40 in 2025-26, ahead of 
Dallas Stars (2.71).
Leaders: Goals Against per Game, 2025-26
- 1stColorado Avalanche82 GP2.40
- 2ndDallas Stars82 GP2.71
3rdTampa Bay Lightning82 GP2.79
4thMinnesota Wild82 GP2.87
5thCarolina Hurricanes82 GP2.88
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals Against per Game measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by goals against per game this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Goals Against per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
Goals allowed per game, empty-net goals included and shootouts excluded. Ranked from fewest. Goaltending and shot suppression both drive it. In 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 3.06 and Colorado Avalanche leads at 2.40.
Goals Against per Game leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
| # | Team | GA/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 2.40 | 82 | 2.00 | 2.54 | 2.27 | 100 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 2.71 | 82 | 2.80 | 2.68 | 2.73 | 97 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2.79 | 82 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.78 | 94 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 2.87 | 82 | 3.20 | 2.76 | 2.98 | 90 |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2.88 | 82 | 2.60 | 3.05 | 2.71 | 85 |
| 6 |  New York Islanders | 2.88 | 82 | 3.50 | 2.93 | 2.83 | 85 |
| 7 |  Los Angeles Kings | 2.90 | 82 | 3.00 | 3.02 | 2.78 | 79 |
| 8 |  Washington Capitals | 2.90 | 82 | 3.30 | 2.56 | 3.24 | 79 |
| 9 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 2.91 | 82 | 2.50 | 2.71 | 3.12 | 74 |
| 10 |  Buffalo Sabres | 2.93 | 82 | 2.90 | 2.88 | 2.98 | 69 |
| 11 |  Utah Mammoth | 2.93 | 82 | 3.70 | 3.02 | 2.83 | 69 |
| 12 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 2.95 | 82 | 2.30 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 65 |
Rows 13–32 continue below
Goals Against per Game leaderboard · Rows 13–32 of 32
| # | Team | GA/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Ottawa Senators | 2.99 | 82 | 2.60 | 2.61 | 3.37 | 61 |
| 14 |  Boston Bruins | 3.01 | 82 | 2.60 | 2.54 | 3.49 | 58 |
| 15 |  New York Rangers | 3.04 | 82 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.07 | 55 |
| 16 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 3.06 | 82 | 3.30 | 3.02 | 3.10 | 50 |
| 17 |  Montreal Canadiens | 3.06 | 82 | 2.40 | 3.07 | 3.05 | 50 |
| 18 |  New Jersey Devils | 3.09 | 82 | 3.30 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 45 |
| 19 |  Detroit Red Wings | 3.10 | 82 | 4.40 | 3.29 | 2.90 | 40 |
| 20 |  St. Louis Blues | 3.10 | 82 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 40 |
| 21 |  Calgary Flames | 3.12 | 82 | 3.70 | 2.59 | 3.66 | 34 |
| 22 |  Winnipeg Jets | 3.12 | 82 | 3.70 | 3.05 | 3.20 | 34 |
| 23 |  Seattle Kraken | 3.13 | 82 | 3.90 | 3.00 | 3.27 | 29 |
| 24 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 3.15 | 82 | 4.00 | 3.37 | 2.93 | 26 |
| 25 |  Edmonton Oilers | 3.23 | 82 | 2.20 | 3.34 | 3.12 | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals Against per Game in 2025-26?
Colorado Avalanche leads with 2.40. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 3.06.
How is Goals Against per Game calculated?
Goals Against per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals Against per Game?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.