Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in goals per game
Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in goals per game in the 2025-26 season at 3.63, 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.
The number
Goals per game · 2025-26
3.63
Colorado Avalanche
55-16-11
3.08
League average
0.55 above the league average of 3.08. Goals a club scored per game. 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 per game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche 55-16-11 | 3.63 | 55-16-11 |
| 2 |  Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 | 3.55 | 53-22-7 |
| 3 |  Pittsburgh Penguins 41-25-16 | 3.54 | 41-25-16 |
| 4 |  Tampa Bay Lightning 50-26-6 | 3.49 | 50-26-6 |
| 5 |  Buffalo Sabres 50-23-9 | 3.45 | 50-23-9 |
| 6 |  Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 | 3.44 | 41-30-11 |
| 7 |  Montreal Canadiens 48-24-10 | 3.40 | 48-24-10 |
| 8 |  Ottawa Senators 44-27-11 | 3.35 | 44-27-11 |
| 9 |  Dallas Stars 50-20-12 | 3.33 | 50-20-12 |
| 10 |  Boston Bruins 45-27-10 | 3.27 | 45-27-10 |
| 11 | Utah Mammoth 43-33-6 | 3.27 | 43-33-6 |
| 12 |  Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | 3.27 | 46-24-12 |
| 13 |  Anaheim Ducks 43-33-6 | 3.23 | 43-33-6 |
| 14 |  Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-17 | 3.22 | 39-26-17 |
| 15 |  Washington Capitals 43-30-9 | 3.18 | 43-30-9 |
| 16 |  Toronto Maple Leafs 32-36-14 | 3.07 | 32-36-14 |
| 17 |  San Jose Sharks 39-35-8 | 3.04 | 39-35-8 |
| 18 |  Columbus Blue Jackets 40-30-12 | 3.00 | 40-30-12 |
| 19 |  Florida Panthers 40-38-4 | 3.00 | 40-38-4 |
| 20 |  Nashville Predators 38-34-10 | 2.95 | 38-34-10 |
| 21 |  Philadelphia Flyers 43-27-12 | 2.93 | 43-27-12 |
| 22 |  Detroit Red Wings 41-31-10 | 2.91 | 41-31-10 |
| 23 |  New York Rangers 34-39-9 | 2.87 | 34-39-9 |
| 24 |  St. Louis Blues 37-33-12 | 2.80 | 37-33-12 |
| 25 |  Winnipeg Jets 35-35-12 | 2.79 | 35-35-12 |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across all 32 teams. The lead is 1.8 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.