Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 10 Minutes
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Toronto Maple Leafs leads NHL teams with a Scored % of 43.9% in 2017-18, ahead of 
Anaheim Ducks (42.7%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 10 Minutes, 2017-18
- 1stToronto Maple Leafs82 GP43.9%
- 2ndAnaheim Ducks82 GP42.7%
3rdWinnipeg Jets82 GP42.7%
4thSan Jose Sharks82 GP41.5%
5thVegas Golden Knights82 GP41.5%
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 2017-18, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 34.1% and Toronto Maple Leafs leads at 43.9%.
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 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 43.9% | 82 | 28.0% | 100 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 42.7% | 82 | 29.3% | 95 |
| 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 42.7% | 82 | 28.0% | 95 |
| 4 | San Jose Sharks | 41.5% | 82 | 40.2% | 88 |
| 5 | Vegas Golden Knights | 41.5% | 82 | 36.6% | 88 |
| 6 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 40.2% | 82 | 31.7% | 83 |
| 7 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 39.0% | 82 | 30.5% | 80 |
| 8 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 37.8% | 82 | 32.9% | 77 |
| 9 |  Arizona Coyotes | 36.6% | 82 | 30.5% | 67 |
| 10 |  New Jersey Devils | 36.6% | 82 | 36.6% | 67 |
| 11 |  Nashville Predators | 36.6% | 82 | 25.6% | 67 |
| 12 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 36.6% | 82 | 37.8% | 67 |
| 13 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 36.6% | 82 | 35.4% | 67 |
| 14 |  New York Islanders | 35.4% | 82 | 43.9% | 57 |
| 15 |  Calgary Flames | 34.1% | 82 | 36.6% | 50 |
| 16 |  Florida Panthers | 34.1% | 82 | 26.8% | 50 |
| 17 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 34.1% | 82 | 32.9% | 50 |
| 18 |  Minnesota Wild | 32.9% | 82 | 28.0% | 43 |
| 19 |  Boston Bruins | 31.7% | 82 | 43.9% | 35 |
| 20 |  Montreal Canadiens | 31.7% | 82 | 30.5% | 35 |
| 21 |  Vancouver Canucks | 31.7% | 82 | 45.1% | 35 |
| 22 |  Washington Capitals | 31.7% | 82 | 37.8% | 35 |
| 23 |  Colorado Avalanche | 29.3% | 82 | 28.0% | 23 |
| 24 |  Los Angeles Kings | 29.3% | 82 | 37.8% | 23 |
| 25 |  New York Rangers | 29.3% | 82 | 41.5% | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 10 Minutes in 2017-18?
Toronto Maple Leafs leads with 43.9%. The median of the 31 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.