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Season Almanac

2026 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Connor McDavid (A, PTS)

Goals
  1. 1Nathan MacKinnonColorado Avalanche53
  2. 2Cole CaufieldMontréal Canadiens51
  3. 3Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers48
Assists
  1. 1Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers90
  2. 2Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning86
  3. 3Evan BouchardEdmonton Oilers74
Points
  1. 1Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers138
  2. 2Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning130
  3. 3Nathan MacKinnonColorado Avalanche127
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning39
  2. 2Karel VejmelkaUtah Mammoth38
  3. 3Jake OettingerDallas Stars35
Shutouts
  1. 1Ilya SorokinNew York Islanders7
  2. 2Joel HoferSt. Louis Blues6
  3. 3Filip GustavssonMinnesota Wild4

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Nathan MacKinnonSKATER24.9
  2. 2Connor McDavidSKATER24.1
  3. 3Macklin CelebriniSKATER23.4
  4. 4Nikita KucherovSKATER23
  5. 5Martin NecasSKATER22.6
  6. 6Jason RobertsonSKATER22
  7. 7Nick SuzukiSKATER21.5
  8. 8Mark ScheifeleSKATER21
  9. 9Cole CaufieldSKATER20.5
  10. 10David PastrnakSKATER20.3
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Matthew SchaeferD14.5
  2. 2Beckett SenneckeR13.5
  3. 3Ben KindelC9.2
  4. 4Brandon BussiG8.5
  5. 5Arseny GritsyukR8.1
  6. 6Emmitt FinnieC8
  7. 7Charle-Edouard D'AstousD7.2
  8. 8Danila YurovR7.1

Teams · 32

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Colorado Avalanche55-16-11214.4Nathan MacKinnonPlayoffs
Carolina Hurricanes53-22-7204.8Sebastian AhoPlayoffs
Dallas Stars50-20-12203.5Jason RobertsonPlayoffs
Buffalo Sabres50-23-9200.9Tage ThompsonPlayoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning50-26-6205.5Nikita KucherovPlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens48-24-10190.7Nick SuzukiPlayoffs
Minnesota Wild46-24-12173.9Kirill KaprizovPlayoffs
Boston Bruins45-27-10196.7David PastrnakPlayoffs
Ottawa Senators44-26-11188.7Tim StützlePlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins40-24-14179.5Sidney CrosbyPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers43-27-12164.5Travis KonecnyPlayoffs
Washington Capitals43-30-9180.5Alex Ovechkin
Vegas Golden Knights39-26-17177.6Jack EichelPlayoffs
Edmonton Oilers41-30-11171.1Connor McDavidPlayoffs
Utah Mammoth43-33-6192.1Clayton KellerPlayoffs
Anaheim Ducks43-33-6176.4Cutter GauthierPlayoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets40-30-12168.1Zach Werenski
Detroit Red Wings41-31-10157.9Alex DeBrincat
New York Islanders43-34-5154.8Mathew Barzal
Los Angeles Kings35-27-20147.9Adrian KempePlayoffs
New Jersey Devils42-37-3155.4Jack Hughes
San Jose Sharks39-35-8158.1Macklin Celebrini
Nashville Predators38-34-10144.8Filip Forsberg
St. Louis Blues37-33-12139.2Robert Thomas
Florida Panthers40-38-4157.6Sam Bennett
Winnipeg Jets35-34-12151.5Mark Scheifele
Seattle Kraken33-34-11151.1Jordan Eberle
Toronto Maple Leafs32-36-14138.2William Nylander
New York Rangers34-39-9149.5Mika Zibanejad
Calgary Flames33-39-9120.3Mikael Backlund
Chicago Blackhawks27-38-14129.4Connor Bedard
Vancouver Canucks25-49-8101.4Elias Pettersson

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).