Team rankings
NHL Team Goals per Game Rankings
2025-26All situationsUp to 82 games played
Colorado Avalanche leads NHL teams with a GF/GP of 3.63 in 2025-26, ahead of 
Carolina Hurricanes (3.55).
Leaders: Goals per Game, 2025-26
- 1stColorado Avalanche82 GP3.63
- 2ndCarolina Hurricanes82 GP3.55
3rdPittsburgh Penguins82 GP3.54
4thTampa Bay Lightning82 GP3.49
5thBuffalo Sabres82 GP3.45
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 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 3.05 and Colorado Avalanche leads at 3.63.
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 | Colorado Avalanche | 3.63 | 82 | 3.30 | 3.80 | 3.46 | 100 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3.55 | 82 | 3.90 | 3.88 | 3.22 | 97 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3.54 | 82 | 4.60 | 3.61 | 3.46 | 94 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3.49 | 82 | 2.60 | 3.29 | 3.68 | 90 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 3.45 | 82 | 3.30 | 3.54 | 3.37 | 87 |
| 6 |  Edmonton Oilers | 3.44 | 82 | 3.20 | 3.49 | 3.39 | 84 |
| 7 |  Montreal Canadiens | 3.40 | 82 | 2.60 | 3.29 | 3.51 | 81 |
| 8 |  Ottawa Senators | 3.35 | 82 | 3.60 | 3.34 | 3.37 | 77 |
| 9 |  Dallas Stars | 3.33 | 82 | 3.30 | 3.24 | 3.41 | 74 |
| 10 |  Boston Bruins | 3.27 | 82 | 3.10 | 3.51 | 3.02 | 68 |
| 11 |  Minnesota Wild | 3.27 | 82 | 3.60 | 3.07 | 3.46 | 68 |
| 12 |  Utah Mammoth | 3.27 | 82 | 4.30 | 3.34 | 3.20 | 68 |
Rows 13–32 continue below
Goals per Game leaderboard · Rows 13–32 of 32
| # | Team | GF/GP | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Anaheim Ducks | 3.23 | 82 | 3.00 | 3.44 | 3.02 | 61 |
| 14 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 3.22 | 82 | 4.00 | 3.54 | 2.90 | 58 |
| 15 |  Washington Capitals | 3.18 | 82 | 4.20 | 3.39 | 2.98 | 55 |
| 16 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 3.07 | 82 | 2.80 | 3.29 | 2.85 | 52 |
| 17 |  San Jose Sharks | 3.04 | 82 | 3.10 | 3.02 | 3.05 | 48 |
| 18 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 3.00 | 82 | 2.00 | 3.24 | 2.76 | 44 |
| 19 |  Florida Panthers | 3.00 | 82 | 3.60 | 3.15 | 2.85 | 44 |
| 20 |  Nashville Predators | 2.95 | 82 | 2.90 | 3.02 | 2.88 | 39 |
| 21 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 2.93 | 82 | 3.50 | 2.63 | 3.22 | 35 |
| 22 |  Detroit Red Wings | 2.91 | 82 | 2.90 | 3.10 | 2.73 | 32 |
| 23 |  New York Rangers | 2.87 | 82 | 3.60 | 2.54 | 3.20 | 29 |
| 24 |  St. Louis Blues | 2.80 | 82 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 26 |
| 25 |  New York Islanders | 2.79 | 82 | 2.40 | 2.85 | 2.73 | 21 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Goals per Game in 2025-26?
Colorado Avalanche leads with 3.63. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 3.05.
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.