Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 10 Minutes
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Columbus Blue Jackets and 
Pittsburgh Penguins lead NHL teams with a Scored % of 50.0% in 2025-26, ahead of 
Carolina Hurricanes (46.3%).
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Leaders: Goals in the First 10 Minutes, 2025-26
- 1stColumbus Blue Jackets82 GP50.0%
- 2ndPittsburgh Penguins82 GP50.0%
- 3rdCarolina Hurricanes82 GP46.3%
4thColorado Avalanche82 GP43.9%
5thSt. Louis Blues82 GP43.9%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals in the First 10 Minutes measures
Share of games in which the team scored within the first ten minutes, next to how often it allowed one. All 32 teams, regular season, with the number of games behind each figure. Share of games with a goal for in the window, next to the share with a goal against.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.15 (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.
A wider window than five minutes, so a little more signal, but it still repeats weakly year to year. Team scoring and shot rates explain most of what is real here. In 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 34.1% and Columbus Blue Jackets leads at 50.0%.
Goals in the First 10 Minutes leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.15 (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.
| # | Team | Scored % | GP | Allowed % | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 50.0% | 82 | 29.3% | 98 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 50.0% | 82 | 37.8% | 98 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 46.3% | 82 | 30.5% | 94 |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 43.9% | 82 | 31.7% | 89 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 43.9% | 82 | 36.6% | 89 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 42.7% | 82 | 36.6% | 84 |
| 7 |  San Jose Sharks | 40.2% | 82 | 37.8% | 79 |
| 8 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 40.2% | 82 | 40.2% | 79 |
| 9 |  Ottawa Senators | 39.0% | 82 | 37.8% | 73 |
| 10 |  Washington Capitals | 39.0% | 82 | 32.9% | 73 |
| 11 |  Dallas Stars | 37.8% | 82 | 35.4% | 66 |
| 12 |  Florida Panthers | 37.8% | 82 | 31.7% | 66 |
| 13 |  Winnipeg Jets | 36.6% | 82 | 32.9% | 61 |
| 14 |  Calgary Flames | 35.4% | 82 | 32.9% | 56 |
| 15 |  Utah Mammoth | 35.4% | 82 | 32.9% | 56 |
| 16 |  Boston Bruins | 34.1% | 82 | 42.7% | 50 |
| 17 |  Minnesota Wild | 34.1% | 82 | 22.0% | 50 |
| 18 |  Anaheim Ducks | 32.9% | 82 | 45.1% | 39 |
| 19 |  Edmonton Oilers | 32.9% | 82 | 30.5% | 39 |
| 20 |  New York Islanders | 32.9% | 82 | 32.9% | 39 |
| 21 |  New York Rangers | 32.9% | 82 | 31.7% | 39 |
| 22 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 32.9% | 82 | 43.9% | 39 |
| 23 |  Montreal Canadiens | 31.7% | 82 | 36.6% | 27 |
| 24 |  Vancouver Canucks | 31.7% | 82 | 37.8% | 27 |
| 25 |  Seattle Kraken | 30.5% | 82 | 39.0% | 21 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 10 Minutes in 2025-26?
Columbus Blue Jackets leads with 50.0%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 34.1%.
How is Goals in the First 10 Minutes calculated?
Share of games with a goal for in the window, next to the share with a goal against. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals in the First 10 Minutes?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.15 (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.