NHL Team Record When Allowing First 2021-22

Leaders: Record When Allowing First, 2021-22

1stFlorida Panthers38 Games63.2%
2ndSt. Louis Blues40 Games52.5%
3rdToronto Maple Leafs38 Games50.0%
4thTampa Bay Lightning43 Games48.8%
5thMinnesota Wild37 Games45.9%
6thCarolina Hurricanes33 Games45.5%
7thNew York Rangers41 Games43.9%
8thColorado Avalanche30 Games43.3%
9thBoston Bruins33 Games42.4%
10thEdmonton Oilers49 Games40.8%

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What Record When Allowing First measures

Win percentage in games where the opponent scored first: the comeback board. 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 = 0.44 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is moderate, and most of it is team quality: a good team wins more in every split.

"Comeback teams" are mostly good teams. The split repeats at the same rate as the scoring-first one, which is what team quality alone would produce. In 2021-22, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 33.3% and Florida Panthers leads at 63.2%.

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Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.44 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is moderate, and most of it is team quality: a good team wins more in every split.
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.
We have no live or period odds history, so we can’t compare these records to the market after vig. This is a description of what happened, not a bet.

NHL Team Record When Allowing First, 2021-22, All situations
#	Team	Win %	Games	W-L-OTL	Home	Away	Last 10	Pts %	% of games	Pctl
1	Florida Panthers	63.2%	38	24-10-4	78.9%	47.4%	66.7%	68.4%	46.3%	100
2	St. Louis Blues	52.5%	40	21-14-5	55.6%	50.0%	66.7%	58.8%	48.8%	97
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	50.0%	38	19-15-4	59.1%	37.5%	66.7%	55.3%	46.3%	94
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	48.8%	43	21-19-3	55.6%	44.0%	50.0%	52.3%	52.4%	90
5	Minnesota Wild	45.9%	37	17-14-6	66.7%	26.3%	66.7%	54.1%	45.1%	87
6	Carolina Hurricanes	45.5%	33	15-16-2	50.0%	40.0%	60.0%	48.5%	40.2%	84
7	New York Rangers	43.9%	41	18-19-4	36.8%	50.0%	25.0%	48.8%	50.0%	81
8	Colorado Avalanche	43.3%	30	13-15-2	54.5%	36.8%	0.0%	46.7%	36.6%	77
9	Boston Bruins	42.4%	33	14-16-3	47.1%	37.5%	50.0%	47.0%	40.2%	74
10	Edmonton Oilers	40.8%	49	20-24-5	50.0%	32.0%	75.0%	45.9%	59.8%	71
11	Calgary Flames	39.3%	28	11-11-6	40.0%	38.5%	66.7%	50.0%	34.1%	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	38.1%	42	16-20-6	27.3%	50.0%	33.3%	45.2%	51.2%	65
13	Winnipeg Jets	35.7%	42	15-22-5	30.4%	42.1%	66.7%	41.7%	51.2%	61
14	Dallas Stars	35.1%	37	13-20-4	55.6%	15.8%	42.9%	40.5%	45.1%	58
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	34.0%	47	16-27-4	44.4%	27.6%	16.7%	38.3%	57.3%	55
16	Nashville Predators	33.3%	39	13-21-5	35.3%	31.8%	20.0%	39.7%	47.6%	50
17	Washington Capitals	33.3%	30	10-15-5	23.5%	46.2%	0.0%	41.7%	36.6%	50
18	Vegas Golden Knights	32.4%	37	12-20-5	38.9%	26.3%	28.6%	39.2%	45.1%	45
19	Vancouver Canucks	30.2%	43	13-23-7	23.8%	36.4%	33.3%	38.4%	52.4%	42
20	Pittsburgh Penguins	28.2%	39	11-20-8	26.3%	30.0%	0.0%	38.5%	47.6%	39
21	Ottawa Senators	27.3%	44	12-28-4	20.0%	33.3%	66.7%	31.8%	53.7%	35
22	New Jersey Devils	25.0%	44	11-30-3	30.0%	20.8%	14.3%	28.4%	53.7%	32
23	Arizona Coyotes	23.6%	55	13-37-5	21.4%	25.9%	37.5%	28.2%	67.1%	29
24	Seattle Kraken	23.5%	51	12-35-4	33.3%	12.5%	33.3%	27.5%	62.2%	26
25	Buffalo Sabres	22.0%	41	9-26-6	28.6%	15.0%	60.0%	29.3%	50.0%	23
26	New York Islanders	21.6%	37	8-25-4	30.0%	11.8%	20.0%	27.0%	45.1%	19
27	Detroit Red Wings	21.3%	47	10-30-7	29.2%	13.0%	16.7%	28.7%	57.3%	16
28	San Jose Sharks	20.5%	44	9-29-6	23.8%	17.4%	0.0%	27.3%	53.7%	13
29	Anaheim Ducks	15.0%	40	6-26-8	15.0%	15.0%	20.0%	25.0%	48.8%	10
30	Montreal Canadiens	11.5%	52	6-38-8	11.1%	12.0%	0.0%	19.2%	63.4%	6
31	Philadelphia Flyers	11.1%	45	5-36-4	15.8%	7.7%	0.0%	15.6%	54.9%	3
32	Chicago Blackhawks	10.9%	46	5-35-6	8.7%	13.0%	0.0%	17.4%	56.1%	0

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Frequently asked questions

Which team leads the NHL in Record When Allowing First in 2021-22?

Florida Panthers leads with 63.2%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 33.3%.

How is Record When Allowing First 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 Record When Allowing First?