Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Washington Capitals leads NHL teams with a Scored % of 32.9% in 2018-19, ahead of 
San Jose Sharks (25.6%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2018-19
- 1stWashington Capitals82 GP32.9%
- 2ndSan Jose Sharks82 GP25.6%
3rdWinnipeg Jets82 GP25.6%
4thNew Jersey Devils82 GP24.4%
5thTampa Bay Lightning82 GP24.4%
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 2018-19, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 19.5% and Washington Capitals leads at 32.9%.
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 | Washington Capitals | 32.9% | 82 | 24.4% | 100 |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks | 25.6% | 82 | 31.7% | 95 |
| 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 25.6% | 82 | 14.6% | 95 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | 24.4% | 82 | 20.7% | 88 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 24.4% | 82 | 14.6% | 88 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 23.2% | 82 | 20.7% | 80 |
| 7 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 23.2% | 82 | 20.7% | 80 |
| 8 |  Ottawa Senators | 23.2% | 82 | 20.7% | 80 |
| 9 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 22.0% | 82 | 25.6% | 68 |
| 10 |  Edmonton Oilers | 22.0% | 82 | 20.7% | 68 |
| 11 |  New York Rangers | 22.0% | 82 | 19.5% | 68 |
| 12 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 22.0% | 82 | 23.2% | 68 |
| 13 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 20.7% | 82 | 9.8% | 60 |
| 14 |  Calgary Flames | 19.5% | 82 | 18.3% | 53 |
| 15 |  Montreal Canadiens | 19.5% | 82 | 17.1% | 53 |
| 16 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 19.5% | 82 | 15.9% | 53 |
| 17 |  New York Islanders | 18.3% | 82 | 14.6% | 45 |
| 18 |  St. Louis Blues | 18.3% | 82 | 9.8% | 45 |
| 19 |  Anaheim Ducks | 17.1% | 82 | 12.2% | 37 |
| 20 |  Boston Bruins | 17.1% | 82 | 12.2% | 37 |
| 21 |  Florida Panthers | 17.1% | 82 | 23.2% | 37 |
| 22 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 15.9% | 82 | 17.1% | 28 |
| 23 |  Vancouver Canucks | 15.9% | 82 | 13.4% | 28 |
| 24 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 14.6% | 82 | 24.4% | 23 |
| 25 |  Detroit Red Wings | 11.0% | 82 | 14.6% | 17 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2018-19?
Washington Capitals leads with 32.9%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 19.5%.
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.