Team situational stats
NHL Team Record When Trailing After One
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
New Jersey Devils leads NHL teams with a Win % of 100.0% in 2026-27, ahead of 
Boston Bruins (66.7%).
Leaders: Record When Trailing After One, 2026-27
- 1stNew Jersey Devils1 Games100.0%
- 2ndBoston Bruins3 Games66.7%
3rdCarolina Hurricanes3 Games66.7%
4thFlorida Panthers6 Games50.0%
5thToronto Maple Leafs6 Games50.0%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Record When Trailing After One measures
Win percentage in games the team trailed 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.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.31 (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.
Comebacks from one period down are common enough to rank, but the order mostly follows team quality. In 2026-27, 31 teams qualify for this board; the median is 25.0% and New Jersey Devils leads at 100.0%.
Record When Trailing After One leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.31 (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.
- 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 | New Jersey Devils | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 66.7% | 3 | 2-1-0 | 95 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 66.7% | 3 | 2-1-0 | 95 |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | 50.0% | 6 | 3-2-1 | 78 |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50.0% | 6 | 3-3-0 | 78 |
| 6 |  Ottawa Senators | 50.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 78 |
| 7 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 50.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 78 |
| 8 |  Colorado Avalanche | 50.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 78 |
| 9 |  Edmonton Oilers | 50.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 78 |
| 10 |  Minnesota Wild | 50.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 78 |
| 11 |  Washington Capitals | 50.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 78 |
| 12 |  Buffalo Sabres | 40.0% | 5 | 2-2-1 | 62 |
| 13 |  San Jose Sharks | 40.0% | 5 | 2-3-0 | 62 |
| 14 |  Dallas Stars | 33.3% | 3 | 1-2-0 | 55 |
| 15 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 33.3% | 3 | 1-2-0 | 55 |
| 16 |  Detroit Red Wings | 25.0% | 4 | 1-2-1 | 48 |
| 17 |  St. Louis Blues | 25.0% | 4 | 1-3-0 | 48 |
| 18 |  Calgary Flames | 20.0% | 5 | 1-4-0 | 40 |
| 19 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 20.0% | 5 | 1-4-0 | 40 |
| 20 |  Vancouver Canucks | 20.0% | 5 | 1-4-0 | 40 |
| 21 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 0.0% | 5 | 0-4-1 | 17 |
| 22 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.0% | 5 | 0-4-1 | 17 |
| 23 |  Winnipeg Jets | 0.0% | 4 | 0-2-2 | 17 |
| 24 |  Nashville Predators | 0.0% | 3 | 0-2-1 | 17 |
| 25 |  New York Islanders | 0.0% | 3 | 0-3-0 | 17 |
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Record When Trailing After One in 2026-27?
New Jersey Devils leads with 100.0%. The median of the 31 qualified teams is 25.0%.
How is Record When Trailing After One 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 Trailing After One?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.31 (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.