Colorado Avalanche have the fewest goals allowed per game in the NHL
Colorado Avalanche have the fewest goals allowed per game in the NHL in the 2025-26 season at 2.40, against a league average of 3.08, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2025-26 season.
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0.68 below the league average of 3.08. Goals a club conceded per game. Lower is better. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Goals allowed per game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche 55-16-11 | 2.40 | 55-16-11 |
| 2 |  Dallas Stars 50-20-12 | 2.71 | 50-20-12 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning 50-26-6 | 2.79 | 50-26-6 |
| 4 |  Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | 2.87 | 46-24-12 |
| 5 |  New York Islanders 43-34-5 | 2.88 | 43-34-5 |
| 6 |  Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 | 2.88 | 53-22-7 |
| 7 |  Washington Capitals 43-30-9 | 2.90 | 43-30-9 |
| 8 |  Los Angeles Kings 35-27-20 | 2.90 | 35-27-20 |
| 9 |  Philadelphia Flyers 43-27-12 | 2.91 | 43-27-12 |
| 10 | Utah Mammoth 43-33-6 | 2.93 | 43-33-6 |
| 11 |  Buffalo Sabres 50-23-9 | 2.93 | 50-23-9 |
| 12 |  Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-17 | 2.95 | 39-26-17 |
| 13 |  Ottawa Senators 44-27-11 | 2.99 | 44-27-11 |
| 14 |  Boston Bruins 45-27-10 | 3.01 | 45-27-10 |
| 15 |  New York Rangers 34-39-9 | 3.04 | 34-39-9 |
| 16 |  Columbus Blue Jackets 40-30-12 | 3.06 | 40-30-12 |
| 17 |  Montreal Canadiens 48-24-10 | 3.06 | 48-24-10 |
| 18 |  New Jersey Devils 42-37-3 | 3.09 | 42-37-3 |
| 19 |  St. Louis Blues 37-33-12 | 3.10 | 37-33-12 |
| 20 |  Detroit Red Wings 41-31-10 | 3.10 | 41-31-10 |
| 21 |  Winnipeg Jets 35-35-12 | 3.12 | 35-35-12 |
| 22 |  Calgary Flames 34-39-9 | 3.12 | 34-39-9 |
| 23 |  Seattle Kraken 34-37-11 | 3.13 | 34-37-11 |
| 24 |  Pittsburgh Penguins 41-25-16 | 3.15 | 41-25-16 |
| 25 |  Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 | 3.23 | 41-30-11 |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across all 32 teams. Lower is better, so the table runs lowest first. The lead is 2.5 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.