Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 10 Minutes
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Toronto Maple Leafs and 
Vegas Golden Knights lead NHL teams with a Scored % of 44.6% in 2020-21, ahead of 
Minnesota Wild (41.1%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 10 Minutes, 2020-21
- 1stToronto Maple Leafs56 GP44.6%
- 2ndVegas Golden Knights56 GP44.6%
- 3rdMinnesota Wild56 GP41.1%
4thSan Jose Sharks56 GP41.1%
5thBoston Bruins56 GP39.3%
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 2020-21, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 33.9% and Toronto Maple Leafs leads at 44.6%.
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 | 44.6% | 56 | 25.0% | 98 |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights | 44.6% | 56 | 33.9% | 98 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 41.1% | 56 | 30.4% | 92 |
| 4 | San Jose Sharks | 41.1% | 56 | 42.9% | 92 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 39.3% | 56 | 16.1% | 83 |
| 6 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 39.3% | 56 | 33.9% | 83 |
| 7 |  Vancouver Canucks | 39.3% | 56 | 44.6% | 83 |
| 8 |  New Jersey Devils | 37.5% | 56 | 41.1% | 75 |
| 9 |  St. Louis Blues | 37.5% | 56 | 32.1% | 75 |
| 10 |  Anaheim Ducks | 35.7% | 56 | 41.1% | 63 |
| 11 |  Colorado Avalanche | 35.7% | 56 | 37.5% | 63 |
| 12 |  Edmonton Oilers | 35.7% | 56 | 37.5% | 63 |
| 13 |  Montreal Canadiens | 35.7% | 56 | 35.7% | 63 |
| 14 |  New York Rangers | 35.7% | 56 | 35.7% | 63 |
| 15 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 33.9% | 56 | 25.0% | 45 |
| 16 |  Calgary Flames | 33.9% | 56 | 37.5% | 45 |
| 17 |  Dallas Stars | 33.9% | 56 | 32.1% | 45 |
| 18 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 33.9% | 56 | 25.0% | 45 |
| 19 |  Winnipeg Jets | 33.9% | 56 | 35.7% | 45 |
| 20 |  Washington Capitals | 33.9% | 56 | 25.0% | 45 |
| 21 |  Arizona Coyotes | 32.1% | 56 | 37.5% | 30 |
| 22 |  Florida Panthers | 32.1% | 56 | 32.1% | 30 |
| 23 |  Ottawa Senators | 32.1% | 56 | 39.3% | 30 |
| 24 |  Buffalo Sabres | 28.6% | 56 | 37.5% | 20 |
| 25 |  Los Angeles Kings | 28.6% | 56 | 41.1% | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 10 Minutes in 2020-21?
Toronto Maple Leafs leads with 44.6%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 33.9%.
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.