Team situational stats
NHL Team One-Goal Game Record
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Washington Capitals leads NHL teams with a Win % of 76.0% in 2020-21, ahead of 
Colorado Avalanche (70.8%).
Leaders: One-Goal Game Record, 2020-21
- 1stWashington Capitals25 Games76.0%
- 2ndColorado Avalanche24 Games70.8%
3rdTampa Bay Lightning17 Games70.6%
4thNashville Predators20 Games70.0%
5thPittsburgh Penguins23 Games69.6%
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 2020-21, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 50.0% and Washington Capitals leads at 76.0%.
One-Goal Game Record leaderboard
- 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.
| # | Team | Win % | Games | W-L-OTL | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 76.0% | 25 | 19-1-5 | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70.8% | 24 | 17-3-4 | 97 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70.6% | 17 | 12-2-3 | 93 |
| 4 | Nashville Predators | 70.0% | 20 | 14-4-2 | 90 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69.6% | 23 | 16-4-3 | 87 |
| 6 |  Florida Panthers | 68.0% | 25 | 17-3-5 | 83 |
| 7 |  Edmonton Oilers | 66.7% | 21 | 14-5-2 | 80 |
| 8 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 65.4% | 26 | 17-7-2 | 77 |
| 9 |  Minnesota Wild | 60.0% | 25 | 15-5-5 | 73 |
| 10 |  Winnipeg Jets | 57.1% | 21 | 12-6-3 | 70 |
| 11 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 56.0% | 25 | 14-3-8 | 65 |
| 12 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 56.0% | 25 | 14-4-7 | 65 |
| 13 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 53.8% | 26 | 14-4-8 | 60 |
| 14 |  New York Islanders | 51.9% | 27 | 14-6-7 | 57 |
| 15 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 50.0% | 24 | 12-5-7 | 52 |
| 16 |  Vancouver Canucks | 50.0% | 14 | 7-3-4 | 52 |
| 17 |  Arizona Coyotes | 48.0% | 25 | 12-7-6 | 47 |
| 18 |  Ottawa Senators | 45.8% | 24 | 11-8-5 | 42 |
| 19 |  San Jose Sharks | 45.8% | 24 | 11-6-7 | 42 |
| 20 |  St. Louis Blues | 45.2% | 31 | 14-8-9 | 37 |
| 21 |  Boston Bruins | 44.4% | 27 | 12-8-7 | 32 |
| 22 |  New Jersey Devils | 44.4% | 27 | 12-8-7 | 32 |
| 23 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 42.9% | 28 | 12-4-12 | 27 |
| 24 |  Calgary Flames | 38.1% | 21 | 8-10-3 | 23 |
| 25 |  Montreal Canadiens | 37.5% | 24 | 9-4-11 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in One-Goal Game Record in 2020-21?
Washington Capitals leads with 76.0%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 50.0%.
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?
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.