NHL · 2025-26 season

NHL Goals Leaders, 2025-26

The top 50 NHL players in goals for the 2025-26 season, from official box scores. Nathan MacKinnon led with 53.

Top 50 in goals

#	Player	Team	GP	G
1	Nathan MacKinnonC	COL	80	53
2	Cole CaufieldR	MTL	81	51
3	Connor McDavidC	EDM	82	48
4	Jason RobertsonL	DAL	82	45
5	Kirill KaprizovL	MIN	78	45
6	Macklin CelebriniC	SJS	82	45
7	Wyatt JohnstonC	DAL	82	45
8	Nikita KucherovR	TBL	76	44
9	Matt BoldyL	MIN	76	42
10	Steven StamkosC	NSH	82	42
11	Alex DeBrincatR	DET	82	41
12	Cutter GauthierL	ANA	76	41
13	Dylan GuentherR	UTA	79	40
14	Filip ForsbergL	NSH	82	40
15	Tage ThompsonC	BUF	81	40
16	Kyle ConnorL	WPG	82	39
17	Morgan GeekieC	BOS	81	39
18	Jake GuentzelC	TBL	81	38
19	Martin NecasC	COL	78	38
20	Pavel DorofeyevR	VGK	82	37
21	Adrian KempeR	LAK	81	36
22	Brandon HagelL	TBL	71	36
23	Mark ScheifeleC	WPG	82	36
24	Leon DraisaitlC	EDM	65	35
25	Dylan LarkinC	DET	74	34
26	Mika ZibanejadC	NYR	81	34
27	Tim StützleC	OTT	80	34
28	Alex TuchR	BUF	79	33
29	Anthony ManthaR	PIT	81	33
30	Brock NelsonC	COL	81	33
31	Drake BathersonR	OTT	79	33
32	Nick SchmaltzC	UTA	82	33
33	Alex OvechkinL	WSH	82	32
34	Seth JarvisR	CAR	71	32
35	Tyler BertuzziL	CHI	79	32
36	Andrei SvechnikovR	CAR	79	31
37	Bo HorvatC	NYI	68	31
38	John TavaresC	TOR	82	31
39	Zach HymanL	EDM	58	31
40	Connor BedardC	CHI	69	30
41	Gabriel VilardiC	WPG	82	30
42	Juraj SlafkovskýL	MTL	82	30
43	Pavel ZachaC	BOS	78	30
44	Tom WilsonR	WSH	72	30
45	William NylanderR	TOR	65	30
46	Bobby McMannC	TOR	78	29
47	Bryan RustR	PIT	72	29
48	David PastrnakR	BOS	77	29
49	Leo CarlssonC	ANA	70	29
50	Nick SuzukiC	MTL	82	29

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FAQ

Who leads the NHL in goals?+

Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the NHL with 53 goals in the 2025-26 season, ahead of Cole Caufield (51), Connor McDavid (48), Jason Robertson (45) and Kirill Kaprizov (45).

How are the NHL goals leaders ranked?+

Players are ranked by their 2025-26 season goals from official box scores, best first. The list rebuilds at least every six hours.

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