Team situational stats
NHL Team Goals in the First 5 Minutes
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Carolina Hurricanes and 
Toronto Maple Leafs lead NHL teams with a Scored % of 36.4% in 2026-27, ahead of 
Montreal Canadiens (33.3%).
Leaders: Goals in the First 5 Minutes, 2026-27
- 1stCarolina Hurricanes11 GP36.4%
- 2ndToronto Maple Leafs11 GP36.4%
- 3rdMontreal Canadiens9 GP33.3%
4thSt. Louis Blues9 GP33.3%
5thNew York Rangers11 GP27.3%
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 2026-27, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 13.4% and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 36.4%.
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 | 36.4% | 11 | 9.1% | 98 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 36.4% | 11 | 18.2% | 98 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 33.3% | 9 | 33.3% | 92 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 33.3% | 9 | 11.1% | 92 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 27.3% | 11 | 0.0% | 87 |
| 6 |  Nashville Predators | 25.0% | 8 | 12.5% | 84 |
| 7 |  Buffalo Sabres | 22.2% | 9 | 11.1% | 76 |
| 8 |  Edmonton Oilers | 22.2% | 9 | 22.2% | 76 |
| 9 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 22.2% | 9 | 11.1% | 76 |
| 10 |  Winnipeg Jets | 22.2% | 9 | 0.0% | 76 |
| 11 |  Boston Bruins | 20.0% | 10 | 20.0% | 63 |
| 12 |  Minnesota Wild | 20.0% | 10 | 30.0% | 63 |
| 13 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 20.0% | 10 | 40.0% | 63 |
| 14 |  Seattle Kraken | 20.0% | 10 | 20.0% | 63 |
| 15 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 18.2% | 11 | 27.3% | 55 |
| 16 |  Los Angeles Kings | 14.3% | 7 | 0.0% | 52 |
| 17 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 12.5% | 8 | 0.0% | 48 |
| 18 |  Anaheim Ducks | 11.1% | 9 | 11.1% | 35 |
| 19 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 11.1% | 9 | 0.0% | 35 |
| 20 |  Dallas Stars | 11.1% | 9 | 33.3% | 35 |
| 21 |  Detroit Red Wings | 11.1% | 9 | 11.1% | 35 |
| 22 |  Florida Panthers | 11.1% | 9 | 22.2% | 35 |
| 23 |  Ottawa Senators | 11.1% | 9 | 11.1% | 35 |
| 24 |  Washington Capitals | 11.1% | 9 | 33.3% | 35 |
| 25 |  Colorado Avalanche | 10.0% | 10 | 10.0% | 21 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals in the First 5 Minutes in 2026-27?
Carolina Hurricanes leads with 36.4%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 13.4%.
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.