Team situational stats
NHL Team Overtime Record
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Pittsburgh Penguins and 
Columbus Blue Jackets lead NHL teams with a Win % of 75.0% in 2017-18, ahead of 
Ottawa Senators (66.7%).
Leaders: Overtime Record, 2017-18
- 1stPittsburgh Penguins16 Games75.0%
- 2ndColumbus Blue Jackets12 Games75.0%
- 3rdOttawa Senators12 Games66.7%
4thVegas Golden Knights12 Games66.7%
5thTampa Bay Lightning9 Games66.7%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Overtime Record measures
Record in games decided in overtime (3-on-3 in the regular season), shootouts excluded. 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 = 0.01 (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.
Overtime records did not repeat at all from season to season in our data (r near zero). Treat them as luck when you price a game. In 2017-18, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 50.0% and Pittsburgh Penguins leads at 75.0%.
Overtime Record leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.01 (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.
| # | Team | Win % | Games | W-L-OTL | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75.0% | 16 | 12-0-4 | 98 |
| 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 75.0% | 12 | 9-0-3 | 98 |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 66.7% | 12 | 8-0-4 | 90 |
| 4 | Vegas Golden Knights | 66.7% | 12 | 8-0-4 | 90 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 66.7% | 9 | 6-0-3 | 90 |
| 6 |  New York Rangers | 63.6% | 11 | 7-0-4 | 83 |
| 7 |  Calgary Flames | 58.3% | 12 | 7-0-5 | 78 |
| 8 |  Edmonton Oilers | 58.3% | 12 | 7-0-5 | 78 |
| 9 |  St. Louis Blues | 57.1% | 14 | 8-0-6 | 72 |
| 10 |  Washington Capitals | 57.1% | 14 | 8-0-6 | 72 |
| 11 |  Los Angeles Kings | 56.3% | 16 | 9-0-7 | 65 |
| 12 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 56.3% | 16 | 9-0-7 | 65 |
| 13 |  Nashville Predators | 55.6% | 9 | 5-0-4 | 60 |
| 14 |  New Jersey Devils | 54.5% | 11 | 6-0-5 | 57 |
| 15 |  Arizona Coyotes | 50.0% | 14 | 7-0-7 | 47 |
| 16 |  New York Islanders | 50.0% | 14 | 7-0-7 | 47 |
| 17 |  Vancouver Canucks | 50.0% | 12 | 6-0-6 | 47 |
| 18 |  Dallas Stars | 50.0% | 10 | 5-0-5 | 47 |
| 19 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 50.0% | 10 | 5-0-5 | 47 |
| 20 |  Anaheim Ducks | 45.5% | 11 | 5-0-6 | 37 |
| 21 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 42.9% | 14 | 6-0-8 | 32 |
| 22 |  Colorado Avalanche | 42.9% | 14 | 6-0-8 | 32 |
| 23 |  San Jose Sharks | 41.7% | 12 | 5-0-7 | 27 |
| 24 |  Boston Bruins | 40.0% | 15 | 6-0-9 | 23 |
| 25 |  Winnipeg Jets | 38.5% | 13 | 5-0-8 | 20 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Overtime Record in 2017-18?
Pittsburgh Penguins leads with 75.0%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 50.0%.
How is Overtime 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 Overtime Record?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.01 (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.