Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Carolina Hurricanes, 
Colorado Avalanche and 
Pittsburgh Penguins lead NHL teams with a Scored % of 29.3% in 2025-26, ahead of 
Columbus Blue Jackets (24.4%).
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Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2025-26
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes82 GP29.3%
- 2ndColorado Avalanche82 GP29.3%
- 3rdPittsburgh Penguins82 GP29.3%
- 4thColumbus Blue Jackets82 GP24.4%
5thBuffalo Sabres82 GP22.0%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals in the First 5 Minutes measures
Share of games in which the team scored within the first five minutes of the first period, 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 = 0.04 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is noise: last season tells you almost nothing about this one.
The "goal in the first 5 / 10 minutes" props are priced from league rates near 25 and 45 percent. Team differences in this split did not repeat from one season to the next in our data, so a team's number here is not an edge. In 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 18.3% and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 29.3%.
Goals in the First 5 Minutes leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.04 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is noise: last season tells you almost nothing about this one.
- 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 | Carolina Hurricanes | 29.3% | 82 | 17.1% | 97 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 29.3% | 82 | 18.3% | 97 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 29.3% | 82 | 19.5% | 97 |
| 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 24.4% | 82 | 11.0% | 90 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 22.0% | 82 | 15.9% | 79 |
| 6 |  New York Islanders | 22.0% | 82 | 19.5% | 79 |
| 7 |  San Jose Sharks | 22.0% | 82 | 14.6% | 79 |
| 8 |  St. Louis Blues | 22.0% | 82 | 17.1% | 79 |
| 9 |  Vancouver Canucks | 22.0% | 82 | 22.0% | 79 |
| 10 |  Winnipeg Jets | 22.0% | 82 | 14.6% | 79 |
| 11 |  Dallas Stars | 20.7% | 82 | 18.3% | 66 |
| 12 |  Florida Panthers | 20.7% | 82 | 13.4% | 66 |
| 13 |  Anaheim Ducks | 19.5% | 82 | 23.2% | 60 |
| 14 |  Ottawa Senators | 19.5% | 82 | 15.9% | 60 |
| 15 |  Montreal Canadiens | 18.3% | 82 | 20.7% | 52 |
| 16 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 18.3% | 82 | 22.0% | 52 |
| 17 |  Utah Mammoth | 18.3% | 82 | 19.5% | 52 |
| 18 |  Boston Bruins | 17.1% | 82 | 24.4% | 37 |
| 19 |  Minnesota Wild | 17.1% | 82 | 14.6% | 37 |
| 20 |  New York Rangers | 17.1% | 82 | 19.5% | 37 |
| 21 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 17.1% | 82 | 18.3% | 37 |
| 22 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 17.1% | 82 | 22.0% | 37 |
| 23 |  Washington Capitals | 17.1% | 82 | 15.9% | 37 |
| 24 |  Detroit Red Wings | 15.9% | 82 | 19.5% | 24 |
| 25 |  Los Angeles Kings | 15.9% | 82 | 17.1% | 24 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2025-26?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 29.3%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 18.3%.
How is Goals in the First 5 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 5 Minutes?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.04 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is noise: last season tells you almost nothing about this one.