Team situational stats
NHL Team Record When Allowing First
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Boston Bruins and 
Buffalo Sabres lead NHL teams with a Win % of 75.0% in 2026-27, ahead of 
Ottawa Senators (66.7%).
Leaders: Record When Allowing First, 2026-27
- 1stBoston Bruins4 Games75.0%
- 2ndBuffalo Sabres4 Games75.0%
- 3rdOttawa Senators3 Games66.7%
4thMontreal Canadiens5 Games60.0%
5thNashville Predators5 Games60.0%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
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 2026-27, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 40.0% and Boston Bruins leads at 75.0%.
Record When Allowing First leaderboard
- 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.
| # | Team | Win % | Games | W-L-OTL | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 75.0% | 4 | 3-1-0 | 98 |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 75.0% | 4 | 3-1-0 | 98 |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 66.7% | 3 | 2-1-0 | 94 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 60.0% | 5 | 3-1-1 | 87 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 60.0% | 5 | 3-1-1 | 87 |
| 6 |  Washington Capitals | 60.0% | 5 | 3-2-0 | 87 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 50.0% | 6 | 3-3-0 | 71 |
| 8 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 50.0% | 6 | 3-3-0 | 71 |
| 9 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 50.0% | 4 | 2-1-1 | 71 |
| 10 |  Edmonton Oilers | 50.0% | 4 | 2-1-1 | 71 |
| 11 |  Minnesota Wild | 50.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 71 |
| 12 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 50.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 71 |
| 13 |  St. Louis Blues | 50.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 71 |
| 14 |  Florida Panthers | 42.9% | 7 | 3-2-2 | 58 |
| 15 |  Dallas Stars | 40.0% | 5 | 2-2-1 | 50 |
| 16 |  New Jersey Devils | 40.0% | 5 | 2-3-0 | 50 |
| 17 |  Utah Mammoth | 40.0% | 5 | 2-3-0 | 50 |
| 18 |  Winnipeg Jets | 40.0% | 5 | 2-2-1 | 50 |
| 19 |  San Jose Sharks | 33.3% | 6 | 2-3-1 | 40 |
| 20 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 33.3% | 3 | 1-2-0 | 40 |
| 21 |  Detroit Red Wings | 28.6% | 7 | 2-2-3 | 35 |
| 22 |  Colorado Avalanche | 25.0% | 4 | 1-3-0 | 29 |
| 23 |  Los Angeles Kings | 25.0% | 4 | 1-2-1 | 29 |
| 24 |  Seattle Kraken | 25.0% | 4 | 1-3-0 | 29 |
| 25 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 20.0% | 5 | 1-3-1 | 23 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Record When Allowing First in 2026-27?
Boston Bruins leads with 75.0%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 40.0%.
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?
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.