NHL · expected goals

Hockey, by the chances created.

NHL expected-goals leaders from MoneyPuck — xG measures the quality of chances a skater generates; goals-over-expected splits finishing from luck. This is the first non-NFL sport wired through our legal source registry. Real advanced stats, not a pick.

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2025-26 · regular season

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NHL expected-goals leaders from MoneyPuck (all situations, regular season). Real advanced stats — context, not a betting pick.

Skaters · xG leaders

Who creates the most

#	Player	Tm	Pos	GP	xG	G	G–xG	Pts	Shots
1	Connor McDavid	EDM	C	82	43.6	48	+4.4	138	307
2	Nathan MacKinnon	COL	C	80	40.6	53	+12.4	127	352
3	Kirill Kaprizov	MIN	L	78	38.4	45	+6.6	89	269
4	Jason Robertson	DAL	L	82	37.8	45	+7.3	96	295
5	Alex DeBrincat	DET	R	82	36.9	41	+4.1	85	287
6	Nikita Kucherov	TBL	R	76	36.0	44	+8.0	130	231
7	Wyatt Johnston	DAL	C	82	35.9	45	+9.1	86	206
8	Tomas Hertl	VGK	C	82	35.6	24	-11.6	58	202
9	Jake Guentzel	TBL	C	81	35.6	38	+2.4	88	220
10	Zach Hyman	EDM	L	58	35.2	31	-4.2	52	159
11	Jake DeBrusk	VAN	L	81	34.9	23	-11.9	42	219
12	Juraj Slafkovsk	MTL	L	82	34.9	30	-4.9	73	181
13	Timo Meier	NJD	R	77	34.9	24	-10.9	44	269
14	John Tavares	TOR	C	82	34.1	31	-3.1	71	192
15	Brandon Hagel	TBL	L	71	34.0	36	+2.0	74	214
16	Tage Thompson	BUF	C	81	33.9	40	+6.1	81	272
17	Dylan Larkin	DET	C	74	33.8	34	+0.2	67	229
18	Alex Ovechkin	WSH	L	82	33.8	32	-1.8	64	244
19	Cole Caufield	MTL	R	81	33.7	51	+17.3	88	258
20	Kyle Connor	WPG	L	82	32.8	39	+6.2	92	274
21	Anders Lee	NYI	L	82	32.6	19	-13.6	42	199
22	Macklin Celebrini	SJS	C	82	31.8	45	+13.2	115	287
23	Seth Jarvis	CAR	C	71	31.2	32	+0.8	66	224
24	Nico Hischier	NJD	C	82	30.8	28	-2.8	66	211
25	Pavel Dorofeyev	VGK	R	82	30.8	37	+6.2	64	230
26	Matt Boldy	MIN	L	76	30.5	42	+11.6	85	254
27	Brock Nelson	COL	C	81	30.5	33	+2.5	65	186
28	Tyler Bertuzzi	CHI	L	78	30.3	32	+1.7	58	163
29	Dylan Cozens	OTT	C	82	30.1	28	-2.1	59	205
30	Sam Bennett	FLA	C	76	30.1	26	-4.1	58	202

G–xG = goals minus expected goals (positive = finishing above the chances created).

Goalies · GSAx

Goals saved above expected

#	Goalie	Tm	GP	xGA	GA	GSAx
1	Logan Thompson	WSH	58	169.3	140	+29.3
2	Jeremy Swayman	BOS	55	174.8	146	+28.8
3	Ilya Sorokin	NYI	55	169.3	144	+25.3
4	Andrei Vasilevskiy	TBL	58	156.7	132	+24.7
5	Scott Wedgewood	COL	45	109.1	86	+23.1
6	Igor Shesterkin	NYR	51	147.3	126	+21.3
7	Devin Cooley	CGY	31	94.3	77	+17.3
8	Jakub Dobes	MTL	43	134.3	117	+17.3
9	Jet Greaves	CBJ	55	158.5	142	+16.5
10	Dan Vladar	PHI	52	134.8	121	+13.8
11	Alex Lyon	BUF	36	104.6	92	+12.6
12	John Gibson	DET	57	155.7	144	+11.7
13	Joel Hofer	STL	46	125.7	114	+11.7
14	Spencer Knight	CHI	54	162.9	152	+10.9
15	Casey DeSmith	DAL	30	81.5	71	+10.5
16	Dennis Hildeby	TOR	20	58.5	48	+10.5
17	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	BUF	35	95.5	85	+10.5
18	Anton Forsberg	LAK	36	96.4	87	+9.4
19	Justus Annunen	NSH	28	75.3	67	+8.3
20	Mackenzie Blackwood	COL	38	98.3	90	+8.3

GSAx = expected goals against minus actual goals allowed (positive = stopping more than expected).

Source

Skaters

https://moneypuck.com/moneypuck/playerData/seasonSummary/2025/regular/skaters.csv

Goalies

https://moneypuck.com/moneypuck/playerData/seasonSummary/2025/regular/goalies.csv

Teams

https://moneypuck.com/moneypuck/playerData/seasonSummary/2025/regular/teams.csv

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