Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Toronto Maple Leafs leads NHL teams with a Scored % of 31.7% in 2021-22, ahead of 
Calgary Flames (26.8%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2021-22
- 1stToronto Maple Leafs82 GP31.7%
- 2ndCalgary Flames82 GP26.8%
3rdWinnipeg Jets82 GP25.6%
4thBoston Bruins82 GP24.4%
5thWashington Capitals82 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 2021-22, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 19.5% and Toronto Maple Leafs leads at 31.7%.
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 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 31.7% | 82 | 18.3% | 100 |
| 2 | Calgary Flames | 26.8% | 82 | 11.0% | 97 |
| 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 25.6% | 82 | 20.7% | 94 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 24.4% | 82 | 13.4% | 89 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | 24.4% | 82 | 18.3% | 89 |
| 6 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 23.2% | 82 | 13.4% | 84 |
| 7 |  Anaheim Ducks | 22.0% | 82 | 19.5% | 76 |
| 8 |  Florida Panthers | 22.0% | 82 | 19.5% | 76 |
| 9 |  Nashville Predators | 22.0% | 82 | 20.7% | 76 |
| 10 |  Ottawa Senators | 22.0% | 82 | 19.5% | 76 |
| 11 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 20.7% | 82 | 30.5% | 63 |
| 12 |  New Jersey Devils | 20.7% | 82 | 24.4% | 63 |
| 13 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 20.7% | 82 | 18.3% | 63 |
| 14 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 20.7% | 82 | 13.4% | 63 |
| 15 |  Colorado Avalanche | 19.5% | 82 | 19.5% | 52 |
| 16 |  Seattle Kraken | 19.5% | 82 | 30.5% | 52 |
| 17 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 19.5% | 82 | 22.0% | 52 |
| 18 |  Dallas Stars | 18.3% | 82 | 13.4% | 44 |
| 19 |  New York Rangers | 18.3% | 82 | 17.1% | 44 |
| 20 |  Arizona Coyotes | 17.1% | 82 | 29.3% | 29 |
| 21 |  Buffalo Sabres | 17.1% | 82 | 19.5% | 29 |
| 22 |  Los Angeles Kings | 17.1% | 82 | 18.3% | 29 |
| 23 |  Minnesota Wild | 17.1% | 82 | 17.1% | 29 |
| 24 |  San Jose Sharks | 17.1% | 82 | 20.7% | 29 |
| 25 |  Vancouver Canucks | 17.1% | 82 | 12.2% | 29 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2021-22?
Toronto Maple Leafs leads with 31.7%. The median of the 32 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.