NHL Team One-Goal Game Record 2025-26

Leaders: One-Goal Game Record, 2025-26

1stCarolina Hurricanes35 Games68.6%
2ndFlorida Panthers31 Games67.7%
3rdAnaheim Ducks36 Games66.7%
4thNew Jersey Devils31 Games64.5%
5thSan Jose Sharks35 Games62.9%
6thNew York Islanders43 Games62.8%
7thDallas Stars46 Games60.9%
8thMontreal Canadiens39 Games59.0%
9thBuffalo Sabres27 Games55.6%
10thDetroit Red Wings33 Games54.5%

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What One-Goal Game Record measures

Record in games decided by one goal, overtime and shootout games included. All 32 teams, regular season, with the number of games behind each figure. Wins divided by games in the situation; W-L-OTL beside it.

Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.20 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.

One-goal records are the classic regression flag: they repeat at about r = 0.2, so a team far above .500 here is usually due to fall back. In 2025-26, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 48.3% and Carolina Hurricanes leads at 68.6%.

One-Goal Game Record leaderboard

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.20 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.
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.

NHL Team One-Goal Game Record, 2025-26, All situations
#	Team	Win %	Games	W-L-OTL	Home	Away	Last 10	Pts %	% of games	Pctl
1	Carolina Hurricanes	68.6%	35	24-4-7	88.9%	47.1%	75.0%	78.6%	42.7%	100
2	Florida Panthers	67.7%	31	21-6-4	66.7%	70.0%	66.7%	74.2%	37.8%	97
3	Anaheim Ducks	66.7%	36	24-6-6	66.7%	66.7%	20.0%	75.0%	43.9%	94
4	New Jersey Devils	64.5%	31	20-8-3	58.8%	71.4%	50.0%	69.4%	37.8%	90
5	San Jose Sharks	62.9%	35	22-5-8	60.0%	66.7%	75.0%	74.3%	42.7%	87
6	New York Islanders	62.8%	43	27-11-5	65.0%	60.9%	25.0%	68.6%	52.4%	84
7	Dallas Stars	60.9%	46	28-6-12	71.4%	52.0%	80.0%	73.9%	56.1%	81
8	Montreal Canadiens	59.0%	39	23-6-10	62.5%	56.5%	100.0%	71.8%	47.6%	77
9	Buffalo Sabres	55.6%	27	15-3-9	53.3%	58.3%	66.7%	72.2%	32.9%	74
10	Detroit Red Wings	54.5%	33	18-5-10	62.5%	47.1%	0.0%	69.7%	40.2%	71
11	Minnesota Wild	54.1%	37	20-5-12	55.0%	52.9%	60.0%	70.3%	45.1%	68
12	Boston Bruins	52.6%	38	20-8-10	75.0%	36.4%	33.3%	65.8%	46.3%	63
13	Nashville Predators	52.6%	38	20-8-10	61.1%	45.0%	33.3%	65.8%	46.3%	63
14	Philadelphia Flyers	50.0%	34	17-5-12	38.9%	62.5%	100.0%	67.6%	41.5%	58
15	Utah Mammoth	48.5%	33	16-11-6	47.1%	50.0%	100.0%	57.6%	40.2%	55
16	Tampa Bay Lightning	48.4%	31	15-10-6	66.7%	31.3%	75.0%	58.1%	37.8%	52
17	Calgary Flames	48.3%	29	14-6-9	52.9%	41.7%	0.0%	63.8%	35.4%	47
18	Colorado Avalanche	48.3%	29	14-4-11	38.5%	56.3%	33.3%	67.2%	35.4%	47
19	Vancouver Canucks	46.9%	32	15-9-8	31.3%	62.5%	75.0%	59.4%	39.0%	42
20	St. Louis Blues	46.2%	39	18-9-12	57.1%	33.3%	25.0%	61.5%	47.6%	39
21	Seattle Kraken	44.8%	29	13-5-11	38.5%	50.0%	100.0%	63.8%	35.4%	35
22	Los Angeles Kings	44.7%	47	21-6-20	40.0%	48.1%	66.7%	66.0%	57.3%	32
23	Toronto Maple Leafs	43.8%	32	14-4-14	42.1%	46.2%	50.0%	65.6%	39.0%	29
24	Washington Capitals	43.3%	30	13-8-9	46.7%	40.0%	100.0%	58.3%	36.6%	26
25	Ottawa Senators	43.2%	37	16-10-11	33.3%	52.6%	0.0%	58.1%	45.1%	23
26	Columbus Blue Jackets	41.9%	43	18-13-12	34.8%	50.0%	16.7%	55.8%	52.4%	19
27	Winnipeg Jets	40.0%	40	16-12-12	33.3%	45.5%	100.0%	55.0%	48.8%	16
28	Vegas Golden Knights	37.2%	43	16-10-17	33.3%	40.0%	40.0%	57.0%	52.4%	13
29	Chicago Blackhawks	37.1%	35	13-8-14	29.4%	44.4%	0.0%	57.1%	42.7%	8
30	Edmonton Oilers	37.1%	35	13-11-11	46.7%	30.0%	25.0%	52.9%	42.7%	8
31	New York Rangers	34.4%	32	11-12-9	33.3%	35.7%	0.0%	48.4%	39.0%	3
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	34.3%	35	12-7-16	35.3%	33.3%	—	57.1%	42.7%	0

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Frequently asked questions

Which team leads the NHL in One-Goal Game Record in 2025-26?

Carolina Hurricanes leads with 68.6%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 48.3%.

How is One-Goal Game Record calculated?

Wins divided by games in the situation; W-L-OTL beside it. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.

How reliable is One-Goal Game Record?