NHL Team Record When Leading After One 2017-18

Leaders: Record When Leading After One, 2017-18

1stWashington Capitals29 Games96.6%
2ndSt. Louis Blues27 Games88.9%
3rdWinnipeg Jets34 Games88.2%
4thVancouver Canucks16 Games87.5%
5thFlorida Panthers31 Games87.1%
6thBoston Bruins28 Games85.7%
7thMinnesota Wild28 Games85.7%
8thToronto Maple Leafs37 Games83.8%
9thSan Jose Sharks30 Games83.3%
10thPittsburgh Penguins28 Games82.1%

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What Record When Leading After One measures

Win percentage in games the team led after the first period. 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. Blown leads are the games with the lead at that point that the team did not win (losses in regulation, overtime or a shootout).

Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.37 (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.

Live-betting fans watch this one; the market already prices a first-period lead, and a team's own conversion rate drifts back toward the league average. In 2017-18, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 75.0% and Washington Capitals leads at 96.6%.

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Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.37 (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 Leading After One, 2017-18, All situations
#	Team	Win %	Games	W-L-OTL	Home	Away	Last 10	Blown leads	Blown %	Pts %	% of games	Pctl
1	Washington Capitals	96.6%	29	28-0-1	100.0%	90.0%	100.0%	1	3.4%	98.3%	35.4%	100
2	St. Louis Blues	88.9%	27	24-1-2	94.1%	80.0%	75.0%	3	11.1%	92.6%	32.9%	97
3	Winnipeg Jets	88.2%	34	30-2-2	89.5%	86.7%	100.0%	4	11.8%	91.2%	41.5%	93
4	Vancouver Canucks	87.5%	16	14-0-2	88.9%	85.7%	100.0%	2	12.5%	93.8%	19.5%	90
5	Florida Panthers	87.1%	31	27-4-0	85.7%	90.0%	100.0%	4	12.9%	87.1%	37.8%	87
6	Boston Bruins	85.7%	28	24-1-3	87.5%	83.3%	100.0%	4	14.3%	91.1%	34.1%	82
7	Minnesota Wild	85.7%	28	24-1-3	94.7%	66.7%	50.0%	4	14.3%	91.1%	34.1%	82
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	83.8%	37	31-5-1	100.0%	66.7%	71.4%	6	16.2%	85.1%	45.1%	77
9	San Jose Sharks	83.3%	30	25-2-3	86.7%	80.0%	75.0%	5	16.7%	88.3%	36.6%	73
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	82.1%	28	23-2-3	94.1%	63.6%	66.7%	5	17.9%	87.5%	34.1%	68
11	Tampa Bay Lightning	82.1%	28	23-4-1	83.3%	81.3%	100.0%	5	17.9%	83.9%	34.1%	68
12	Colorado Avalanche	81.5%	27	22-3-2	88.2%	70.0%	100.0%	5	18.5%	85.2%	32.9%	63
13	Edmonton Oilers	78.3%	23	18-5-0	78.6%	77.8%	80.0%	5	21.7%	78.3%	28.0%	60
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	75.9%	29	22-4-3	76.5%	75.0%	75.0%	7	24.1%	81.0%	35.4%	57
15	Vegas Golden Knights	75.0%	28	21-5-2	92.3%	60.0%	50.0%	7	25.0%	78.6%	34.1%	52
16	Los Angeles Kings	75.0%	24	18-3-3	72.7%	76.9%	75.0%	6	25.0%	81.3%	29.3%	52
17	Nashville Predators	74.2%	31	23-4-4	81.3%	66.7%	57.1%	8	25.8%	80.6%	37.8%	47
18	New Jersey Devils	73.9%	23	17-4-2	66.7%	87.5%	100.0%	6	26.1%	78.3%	28.0%	43
19	Dallas Stars	73.1%	26	19-4-3	80.0%	63.6%	50.0%	7	26.9%	78.8%	31.7%	40
20	Ottawa Senators	72.7%	22	16-4-2	77.8%	69.2%	33.3%	6	27.3%	77.3%	26.8%	37
21	Anaheim Ducks	71.9%	32	23-3-6	76.5%	66.7%	100.0%	9	28.1%	81.3%	39.0%	33
22	Montreal Canadiens	71.4%	14	10-2-2	80.0%	50.0%	0.0%	4	28.6%	78.6%	17.1%	30
23	New York Islanders	70.8%	24	17-3-4	69.2%	72.7%	50.0%	7	29.2%	79.2%	29.3%	27
24	Calgary Flames	69.6%	23	16-2-5	77.8%	64.3%	100.0%	7	30.4%	80.4%	28.0%	23
25	Detroit Red Wings	68.0%	25	17-3-5	61.5%	75.0%	0.0%	8	32.0%	78.0%	30.5%	20
26	Carolina Hurricanes	66.7%	24	16-4-4	75.0%	58.3%	50.0%	8	33.3%	75.0%	29.3%	15
27	Philadelphia Flyers	66.7%	18	12-1-5	77.8%	55.6%	75.0%	6	33.3%	80.6%	22.0%	15
28	New York Rangers	62.5%	24	15-7-2	90.0%	42.9%	33.3%	9	37.5%	66.7%	29.3%	10
29	Arizona Coyotes	60.0%	25	15-6-4	64.3%	54.5%	66.7%	10	40.0%	68.0%	30.5%	7
30	Chicago Blackhawks	58.1%	31	18-8-5	52.6%	66.7%	25.0%	13	41.9%	66.1%	37.8%	3
31	Buffalo Sabres	55.0%	20	11-4-5	55.6%	54.5%	50.0%	9	45.0%	67.5%	24.4%	0

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Frequently asked questions

Which team leads the NHL in Record When Leading After One in 2017-18?

Washington Capitals leads with 96.6%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 75.0%.

How is Record When Leading After One calculated?

Wins divided by games in the situation; W-L-OTL beside it. Blown leads are the games with the lead at that point that the team did not win (losses in regulation, overtime or a shootout). Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.

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