Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Edmonton Oilers leads NHL teams with a Scored % of 29.3% in 2022-23, ahead of 
Colorado Avalanche (26.8%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2022-23
- 1stEdmonton Oilers82 GP29.3%
- 2ndColorado Avalanche82 GP26.8%
3rdDallas Stars82 GP26.8%
4thBoston Bruins82 GP25.6%
5thCalgary Flames82 GP25.6%
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 2022-23, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 20.1% and Edmonton Oilers 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 | Edmonton Oilers | 29.3% | 82 | 25.6% | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 26.8% | 82 | 14.6% | 95 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 26.8% | 82 | 15.9% | 95 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 25.6% | 82 | 18.3% | 85 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | 25.6% | 82 | 22.0% | 85 |
| 6 |  Detroit Red Wings | 25.6% | 82 | 18.3% | 85 |
| 7 |  Vancouver Canucks | 25.6% | 82 | 20.7% | 85 |
| 8 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 24.4% | 82 | 12.2% | 74 |
| 9 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 24.4% | 82 | 13.4% | 74 |
| 10 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 24.4% | 82 | 22.0% | 74 |
| 11 |  Nashville Predators | 23.2% | 82 | 23.2% | 66 |
| 12 |  Seattle Kraken | 23.2% | 82 | 22.0% | 66 |
| 13 |  Montreal Canadiens | 22.0% | 82 | 29.3% | 58 |
| 14 |  San Jose Sharks | 22.0% | 82 | 23.2% | 58 |
| 15 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 22.0% | 82 | 24.4% | 58 |
| 16 |  Florida Panthers | 20.7% | 82 | 17.1% | 52 |
| 17 |  Ottawa Senators | 19.5% | 82 | 18.3% | 48 |
| 18 |  Buffalo Sabres | 18.3% | 82 | 24.4% | 44 |
| 19 |  St. Louis Blues | 18.3% | 82 | 17.1% | 44 |
| 20 |  Minnesota Wild | 17.1% | 82 | 14.6% | 37 |
| 21 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 17.1% | 82 | 20.7% | 37 |
| 22 |  New Jersey Devils | 15.9% | 82 | 19.5% | 29 |
| 23 |  New York Rangers | 15.9% | 82 | 14.6% | 29 |
| 24 |  Winnipeg Jets | 15.9% | 82 | 17.1% | 29 |
| 25 |  Anaheim Ducks | 14.6% | 82 | 24.4% | 19 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2022-23?
Edmonton Oilers leads with 29.3%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 20.1%.
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.