Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Colorado Avalanche leads NHL teams with a Scored % of 28.6% in 2020-21, ahead of 
St. Louis Blues (26.8%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2020-21
- 1stColorado Avalanche56 GP28.6%
- 2ndSt. Louis Blues56 GP26.8%
3rdVancouver Canucks56 GP26.8%
4thVegas Golden Knights56 GP26.8%
5thDallas Stars56 GP25.0%
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 2020-21, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 17.9% and Colorado Avalanche leads at 28.6%.
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 | Colorado Avalanche | 28.6% | 56 | 21.4% | 100 |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues | 26.8% | 56 | 21.4% | 93 |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 26.8% | 56 | 21.4% | 93 |
| 4 | Vegas Golden Knights | 26.8% | 56 | 21.4% | 93 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 25.0% | 56 | 14.3% | 83 |
| 6 |  San Jose Sharks | 25.0% | 56 | 19.6% | 83 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 25.0% | 56 | 19.6% | 83 |
| 8 |  Montreal Canadiens | 23.2% | 56 | 23.2% | 77 |
| 9 |  Arizona Coyotes | 19.6% | 56 | 28.6% | 63 |
| 10 |  Boston Bruins | 19.6% | 56 | 10.7% | 63 |
| 11 |  Calgary Flames | 19.6% | 56 | 17.9% | 63 |
| 12 |  Edmonton Oilers | 19.6% | 56 | 16.1% | 63 |
| 13 |  Los Angeles Kings | 19.6% | 56 | 25.0% | 63 |
| 14 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 19.6% | 56 | 12.5% | 63 |
| 15 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 19.6% | 56 | 12.5% | 63 |
| 16 |  Minnesota Wild | 17.9% | 56 | 21.4% | 47 |
| 17 |  New Jersey Devils | 17.9% | 56 | 21.4% | 47 |
| 18 |  Washington Capitals | 17.9% | 56 | 12.5% | 47 |
| 19 |  Anaheim Ducks | 16.1% | 56 | 21.4% | 32 |
| 20 |  Buffalo Sabres | 16.1% | 56 | 21.4% | 32 |
| 21 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 16.1% | 56 | 10.7% | 32 |
| 22 |  New York Rangers | 16.1% | 56 | 17.9% | 32 |
| 23 |  Ottawa Senators | 16.1% | 56 | 21.4% | 32 |
| 24 |  Winnipeg Jets | 16.1% | 56 | 26.8% | 32 |
| 25 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 14.3% | 56 | 14.3% | 17 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2020-21?
Colorado Avalanche leads with 28.6%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 17.9%.
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.