Team rankings
NHL Team Goals per Game Rankings
2019-20All situationsUp to 71 games played
Tampa Bay Lightning leads NHL teams with a GF/GP of 3.47 in 2019-20, ahead of 
Washington Capitals (3.42).
Leaders: Goals per Game, 2019-20
- 1stTampa Bay Lightning70 GP3.47
- 2ndWashington Capitals69 GP3.42
3rdToronto Maple Leafs70 GP3.39
4thColorado Avalanche70 GP3.37
5thNew York Rangers70 GP3.33
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals per Game measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by goals per game this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Goals per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
Goals scored per game, shootout goals excluded. The best offences score 3.5 or more a game; the league average is near 3.1. In 2019-20, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 3.07 and Tampa Bay Lightning leads at 3.47.
Goals per Game leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.
| # | Team | GF/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3.47 | 70 | 3.00 | 3.85 | 3.11 | 100 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 3.42 | 69 | 3.10 | 3.39 | 3.44 | 97 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3.39 | 70 | 2.70 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 93 |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 3.37 | 70 | 2.60 | 3.61 | 3.16 | 90 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 3.33 | 70 | 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.24 | 87 |
| 6 |  Florida Panthers | 3.30 | 69 | 2.50 | 3.43 | 3.18 | 83 |
| 7 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 3.29 | 69 | 3.90 | 3.51 | 3.06 | 80 |
| 8 |  Vancouver Canucks | 3.25 | 69 | 3.60 | 3.66 | 2.82 | 77 |
| 9 |  Boston Bruins | 3.24 | 70 | 2.80 | 3.37 | 3.11 | 73 |
| 10 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 3.20 | 69 | 2.80 | 3.46 | 2.94 | 70 |
| 11 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 3.19 | 68 | 3.30 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 67 |
| 12 |  Minnesota Wild | 3.16 | 69 | 4.00 | 3.11 | 3.21 | 63 |
Rows 13–31 continue below
Goals per Game leaderboard · Rows 13–31 of 31
| # | Team | GF/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 3.15 | 71 | 3.50 | 3.35 | 2.94 | 60 |
| 14 |  Edmonton Oilers | 3.14 | 71 | 3.10 | 3.26 | 3.03 | 55 |
| 15 |  St. Louis Blues | 3.14 | 71 | 3.30 | 3.23 | 3.06 | 55 |
| 16 |  Nashville Predators | 3.07 | 69 | 2.40 | 2.89 | 3.26 | 50 |
| 17 |  Winnipeg Jets | 3.00 | 71 | 3.10 | 2.89 | 3.12 | 47 |
| 18 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 2.97 | 70 | 3.20 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 43 |
| 19 |  Montreal Canadiens | 2.93 | 71 | 2.80 | 2.73 | 3.15 | 40 |
| 20 |  Calgary Flames | 2.91 | 70 | 3.60 | 3.09 | 2.76 | 37 |
| 21 |  Buffalo Sabres | 2.80 | 69 | 2.30 | 3.09 | 2.50 | 33 |
| 22 |  New York Islanders | 2.78 | 68 | 2.50 | 3.20 | 2.33 | 30 |
| 23 |  Arizona Coyotes | 2.71 | 70 | 2.80 | 3.12 | 2.35 | 27 |
| 24 |  New Jersey Devils | 2.68 | 69 | 2.70 | 2.94 | 2.43 | 23 |
| 25 |  Ottawa Senators | 2.68 | 71 | 2.60 | 3.05 | 2.26 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals per Game in 2019-20?
Tampa Bay Lightning leads with 3.47. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 3.07.
How is Goals per Game calculated?
Goals per Game, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals per Game?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.52 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is a real, repeatable team trait.