Nikita Kucherov leads the NHL in points per 60 minutes
Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning leads the NHL in points per 60 minutes in the 2025-26 season at 5.05, against a league average of 1.72, 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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3.33 above the league average of 1.72. Points for every 60 minutes on the ice, which measures production rather than ice time. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Points per 60 minutes | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikita Kucherov · Tampa Bay Lightning 76 games | 5.05 | 76 games |
| 2 |  Connor McDavid · Edmonton Oilers 82 games | 4.39 | 82 games |
| 3 |  Nathan MacKinnon · Colorado Avalanche 80 games | 4.28 | 80 games |
| 4 | Leon Draisaitl · Edmonton Oilers 65 games | 4.15 | 65 games |
| 5 |  Macklin Celebrini · San Jose Sharks 82 games | 3.95 | 82 games |
| 6 |  David Pastrnak · Boston Bruins 77 games | 3.77 | 77 games |
| 7 |  William Nylander · Toronto Maple Leafs 65 games | 3.76 | 65 games |
| 8 |  Cole Caufield · Montreal Canadiens 81 games | 3.58 | 81 games |
| 9 | Martin Necas · Colorado Avalanche 78 games | 3.58 | 78 games |
| 10 |  Mikko Rantanen · Dallas Stars 64 games | 3.58 | 64 games |
| 11 |  Jack Hughes · New Jersey Devils 61 games | 3.55 | 61 games |
| 12 | Nick Suzuki · Montreal Canadiens 82 games | 3.55 | 82 games |
| 13 |  Mark Scheifele · Winnipeg Jets 82 games | 3.50 | 82 games |
| 14 | Jason Robertson · Dallas Stars 82 games | 3.47 | 82 games |
| 15 |  Jack Eichel · Vegas Golden Knights 74 games | 3.44 | 74 games |
| 16 |  Sidney Crosby · Pittsburgh Penguins 68 games | 3.40 | 68 games |
| 17 |  Clayton Keller · Utah Mammoth 82 games | 3.37 | 82 games |
| 18 |  Alex DeBrincat · Detroit Red Wings 82 games | 3.36 | 82 games |
| 19 |  Matt Boldy · Minnesota Wild 76 games | 3.26 | 76 games |
| 20 | Jake Guentzel · Tampa Bay Lightning 81 games | 3.22 | 81 games |
| 21 | Viktor Arvidsson · Boston Bruins 69 games | 3.22 | 69 games |
| 22 | Dylan Guenther · Utah Mammoth 79 games | 3.19 | 79 games |
| 23 | Brandon Hagel · Tampa Bay Lightning 71 games | 3.16 | 71 games |
| 24 |  Cutter Gauthier · Anaheim Ducks 76 games | 3.16 | 76 games |
| 25 |  Robert Thomas · St. Louis Blues 64 games | 3.16 | 64 games |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across 476 qualified players (61 games minimum, the board's own median sample). The lead is 4.0 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.