{"id":12568,"date":"2026-09-22T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?page_id=12568"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:30:16","slug":"scoring-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/nhl\/scoring-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL scoring leaders 2026-27: the Art Ross and Rocket Richard races, updated daily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NHL scoring leaders are the two races that run under every hockey season: the Art Ross for points and the Rocket Richard for goals. This page tracks both from the NHL’s official statistics, rebuilt every morning, with the assists leaders, the top-scoring defencemen, each Canadian team’s leading scorer and the goalie leaders alongside. Below the tables we explain why the points leader does not always win the Hart, which records are actually in reach, and how the race feeds the awards and props markets. 19+ (18+ in AB, MB and QC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last updated 23 September 2026, 6:30 AM ET.<\/strong> The tables show the final 2025-26 regular-season leaders<\/strong>. The 2026-27 regular season opens on 29 September, and this page switches to the live race the morning after the first games. Team codes are the NHL’s three-letter abbreviations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to watch (editor’s note, 22 Sep):<\/strong> The 2026-27 race opens on 29 September with the three men who finished top of last season’s table all healthy: Connor McDavid (138 points) chasing a fourth straight Art Ross, Nikita Kucherov (130, at a league-best 1.71 a game) and Nathan MacKinnon (127 and the Rocket Richard on 53 goals). Macklin Celebrini’s 115 points at 20 makes him the fourth name in every conversation, and the Hart board on our Hart Trophy page has McDavid, MacKinnon and Celebrini as the first three favourites. Two things to watch early: whether Cole Caufield can repeat a 51-goal season without the shooting percentage cooling, and whether Evan Bouchard, who led all defencemen with 95 points, converts that into the Norris nomination the voters denied him in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Ross race: NHL points leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Player<\/th>Team<\/th>Pos<\/th>GP<\/th>G<\/th>A<\/th>PTS<\/th>Pts\/GP<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Connor McDavid<\/td>EDM<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>48<\/td>90<\/td>138<\/td>1.68<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Nikita Kucherov<\/td>TBL<\/td>RW<\/td>76<\/td>44<\/td>86<\/td>130<\/td>1.71<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Nathan MacKinnon<\/td>COL<\/td>C<\/td>80<\/td>53<\/td>74<\/td>127<\/td>1.59<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Macklin Celebrini<\/td>SJS<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>70<\/td>115<\/td>1.40<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Mark Scheifele<\/td>WPG<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>36<\/td>67<\/td>103<\/td>1.26<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>Nick Suzuki<\/td>MTL<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>29<\/td>72<\/td>101<\/td>1.23<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Martin Necas<\/td>COL<\/td>C<\/td>78<\/td>38<\/td>62<\/td>100<\/td>1.28<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>David Pastrnak<\/td>BOS<\/td>RW<\/td>77<\/td>29<\/td>71<\/td>100<\/td>1.30<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Leon Draisaitl<\/td>EDM<\/td>C<\/td>65<\/td>35<\/td>62<\/td>97<\/td>1.49<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Jason Robertson<\/td>DAL<\/td>LW<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>51<\/td>96<\/td>1.17<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/strong><\/td>Evan Bouchard<\/td>EDM<\/td>D<\/td>82<\/td>21<\/td>74<\/td>95<\/td>1.16<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/strong><\/td>Kyle Connor<\/td>WPG<\/td>LW<\/td>82<\/td>39<\/td>53<\/td>92<\/td>1.12<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/strong><\/td>Jack Eichel<\/td>VGK<\/td>C<\/td>74<\/td>27<\/td>63<\/td>90<\/td>1.22<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/strong><\/td>Kirill Kaprizov<\/td>MIN<\/td>LW<\/td>78<\/td>45<\/td>44<\/td>89<\/td>1.14<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/strong><\/td>Cole Caufield<\/td>MTL<\/td>RW<\/td>81<\/td>51<\/td>37<\/td>88<\/td>1.09<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/strong><\/td>Jake Guentzel<\/td>TBL<\/td>C<\/td>81<\/td>38<\/td>50<\/td>88<\/td>1.09<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/strong><\/td>Clayton Keller<\/td>UTA<\/td>RW<\/td>82<\/td>26<\/td>62<\/td>88<\/td>1.07<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/strong><\/td>Wyatt Johnston<\/td>DAL<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>41<\/td>86<\/td>1.05<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/strong><\/td>Matt Boldy<\/td>MIN<\/td>LW<\/td>76<\/td>42<\/td>43<\/td>85<\/td>1.12<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/strong><\/td>Alex DeBrincat<\/td>DET<\/td>RW<\/td>82<\/td>41<\/td>44<\/td>85<\/td>1.04<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/strong><\/td>Artemi Panarin<\/td>LAK<\/td>LW<\/td>78<\/td>28<\/td>56<\/td>84<\/td>1.08<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/strong><\/td>Tim St\u00fctzle<\/td>OTT<\/td>C<\/td>80<\/td>34<\/td>49<\/td>83<\/td>1.04<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/strong><\/td>Tage Thompson<\/td>BUF<\/td>C<\/td>81<\/td>40<\/td>41<\/td>81<\/td>1.00<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/strong><\/td>Zach Werenski<\/td>CBJ<\/td>D<\/td>75<\/td>22<\/td>59<\/td>81<\/td>1.08<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/strong><\/td>Sebastian Aho<\/td>CAR<\/td>C<\/td>79<\/td>27<\/td>53<\/td>80<\/td>1.01<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rocket Richard race: NHL goal leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Player<\/th>Team<\/th>GP<\/th>G<\/th>PP G<\/th>Shots<\/th>S%<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Nathan MacKinnon<\/td>COL<\/td>80<\/td>53<\/td>11<\/td>350<\/td>15.1<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Cole Caufield<\/td>MTL<\/td>81<\/td>51<\/td>11<\/td>258<\/td>19.8<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Connor McDavid<\/td>EDM<\/td>82<\/td>48<\/td>13<\/td>306<\/td>15.7<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Macklin Celebrini<\/td>SJS<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>8<\/td>287<\/td>15.7<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Jason Robertson<\/td>DAL<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>15<\/td>294<\/td>15.3<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>Kirill Kaprizov<\/td>MIN<\/td>78<\/td>45<\/td>19<\/td>269<\/td>16.7<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Wyatt Johnston<\/td>DAL<\/td>82<\/td>45<\/td>27<\/td>206<\/td>21.8<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>Nikita Kucherov<\/td>TBL<\/td>76<\/td>44<\/td>8<\/td>231<\/td>19.0<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Matt Boldy<\/td>MIN<\/td>76<\/td>42<\/td>11<\/td>254<\/td>16.5<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Steven Stamkos<\/td>NSH<\/td>82<\/td>42<\/td>14<\/td>206<\/td>20.4<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/strong><\/td>Alex DeBrincat<\/td>DET<\/td>82<\/td>41<\/td>15<\/td>287<\/td>14.3<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/strong><\/td>Cutter Gauthier<\/td>ANA<\/td>76<\/td>41<\/td>11<\/td>285<\/td>14.4<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/strong><\/td>Tage Thompson<\/td>BUF<\/td>81<\/td>40<\/td>6<\/td>272<\/td>14.7<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/strong><\/td>Filip Forsberg<\/td>NSH<\/td>82<\/td>40<\/td>11<\/td>246<\/td>16.3<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/strong><\/td>Dylan Guenther<\/td>UTA<\/td>79<\/td>40<\/td>9<\/td>242<\/td>16.5<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/strong><\/td>Kyle Connor<\/td>WPG<\/td>82<\/td>39<\/td>5<\/td>274<\/td>14.2<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/strong><\/td>Morgan Geekie<\/td>BOS<\/td>81<\/td>39<\/td>12<\/td>181<\/td>21.5<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/strong><\/td>Martin Necas<\/td>COL<\/td>78<\/td>38<\/td>9<\/td>206<\/td>18.4<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/strong><\/td>Jake Guentzel<\/td>TBL<\/td>81<\/td>38<\/td>8<\/td>220<\/td>17.3<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/strong><\/td>Pavel Dorofeyev<\/td>VGK<\/td>82<\/td>37<\/td>20<\/td>230<\/td>16.1<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/strong><\/td>Mark Scheifele<\/td>WPG<\/td>82<\/td>36<\/td>7<\/td>175<\/td>20.6<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/strong><\/td>Brandon Hagel<\/td>TBL<\/td>71<\/td>36<\/td>5<\/td>214<\/td>16.8<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/strong><\/td>Adrian Kempe<\/td>LAK<\/td>81<\/td>36<\/td>4<\/td>226<\/td>15.9<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/strong><\/td>Leon Draisaitl<\/td>EDM<\/td>65<\/td>35<\/td>16<\/td>186<\/td>18.8<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/strong><\/td>Tim St\u00fctzle<\/td>OTT<\/td>80<\/td>34<\/td>9<\/td>194<\/td>17.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Assists leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Player<\/th>Team<\/th>GP<\/th>A<\/th>PTS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Connor McDavid<\/td>EDM<\/td>82<\/td>90<\/td>138<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Nikita Kucherov<\/td>TBL<\/td>76<\/td>86<\/td>130<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Nathan MacKinnon<\/td>COL<\/td>80<\/td>74<\/td>127<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Evan Bouchard<\/td>EDM<\/td>82<\/td>74<\/td>95<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Nick Suzuki<\/td>MTL<\/td>82<\/td>72<\/td>101<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>David Pastrnak<\/td>BOS<\/td>77<\/td>71<\/td>100<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Macklin Celebrini<\/td>SJS<\/td>82<\/td>70<\/td>115<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>Quinn Hughes<\/td>MIN<\/td>74<\/td>69<\/td>76<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Mark Scheifele<\/td>WPG<\/td>82<\/td>67<\/td>103<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Lane Hutson<\/td>MTL<\/td>82<\/td>66<\/td>78<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Top-scoring defencemen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Defenceman<\/th>Team<\/th>GP<\/th>G<\/th>A<\/th>PTS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Evan Bouchard<\/td>EDM<\/td>82<\/td>21<\/td>74<\/td>95<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Zach Werenski<\/td>CBJ<\/td>75<\/td>22<\/td>59<\/td>81<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Cale Makar<\/td>COL<\/td>75<\/td>20<\/td>59<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Lane Hutson<\/td>MTL<\/td>82<\/td>12<\/td>66<\/td>78<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Quinn Hughes<\/td>MIN<\/td>74<\/td>7<\/td>69<\/td>76<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>Rasmus Dahlin<\/td>BUF<\/td>77<\/td>19<\/td>55<\/td>74<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Darren Raddysh<\/td>TBL<\/td>73<\/td>22<\/td>48<\/td>70<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>Erik Karlsson<\/td>PIT<\/td>75<\/td>15<\/td>51<\/td>66<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Miro Heiskanen<\/td>DAL<\/td>77<\/td>9<\/td>54<\/td>63<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Charlie McAvoy<\/td>BOS<\/td>69<\/td>11<\/td>50<\/td>61<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Canadian teams: leading scorers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Team<\/th>Leading scorer<\/th>Pos<\/th>GP<\/th>G<\/th>A<\/th>PTS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Calgary Flames<\/strong><\/td>Matt Coronato<\/td>RW<\/td>80<\/td>18<\/td>27<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
Edmonton Oilers<\/strong><\/td>Connor McDavid<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>48<\/td>90<\/td>138<\/td><\/tr>
Montr\u00e9al Canadiens<\/strong><\/td>Nick Suzuki<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>29<\/td>72<\/td>101<\/td><\/tr>
Ottawa Senators<\/strong><\/td>Tim St\u00fctzle<\/td>C<\/td>80<\/td>34<\/td>49<\/td>83<\/td><\/tr>
Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/td>William Nylander<\/td>RW<\/td>65<\/td>30<\/td>49<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
Vancouver Canucks<\/strong><\/td>Elias Pettersson<\/td>C<\/td>74<\/td>15<\/td>36<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
Winnipeg Jets<\/strong><\/td>Mark Scheifele<\/td>C<\/td>82<\/td>36<\/td>67<\/td>103<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Goalie leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Goalie<\/th>Team<\/th>GP<\/th>W<\/th>L<\/th>OTL<\/th>SV%<\/th>GAA<\/th>SO<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Andrei Vasilevskiy<\/td>TBL<\/td>58<\/td>39<\/td>15<\/td>4<\/td>.912<\/td>2.31<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Karel Vejmelka<\/td>UTA<\/td>64<\/td>38<\/td>20<\/td>3<\/td>.897<\/td>2.75<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Jake Oettinger<\/td>DAL<\/td>54<\/td>35<\/td>12<\/td>6<\/td>.899<\/td>2.59<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Brandon Bussi<\/td>CAR<\/td>39<\/td>31<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>.895<\/td>2.47<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Scott Wedgewood<\/td>COL<\/td>45<\/td>31<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>.921<\/td>2.02<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>Jeremy Swayman<\/td>BOS<\/td>55<\/td>31<\/td>18<\/td>4<\/td>.908<\/td>2.71<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Logan Thompson<\/td>WSH<\/td>58<\/td>31<\/td>21<\/td>6<\/td>.912<\/td>2.44<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>Lukas Dostal<\/td>ANA<\/td>56<\/td>30<\/td>20<\/td>4<\/td>.888<\/td>3.10<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Jakub Dobes<\/td>MTL<\/td>43<\/td>29<\/td>10<\/td>4<\/td>.901<\/td>2.78<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Dan Vladar<\/td>PHI<\/td>52<\/td>29<\/td>14<\/td>7<\/td>.906<\/td>2.42<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Save percentage (minimum 25 games)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Goalie<\/th>Team<\/th>GP<\/th>SV%<\/th>GAA<\/th>SO<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/strong><\/td>Scott Wedgewood<\/td>COL<\/td>45<\/td>.921<\/td>2.02<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>Jesper Wallstedt<\/td>MIN<\/td>35<\/td>.916<\/td>2.61<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>Andrei Vasilevskiy<\/td>TBL<\/td>58<\/td>.912<\/td>2.31<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>Logan Thompson<\/td>WSH<\/td>58<\/td>.912<\/td>2.44<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>Igor Shesterkin<\/td>NYR<\/td>51<\/td>.912<\/td>2.50<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen<\/td>BUF<\/td>35<\/td>.910<\/td>2.52<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>Anton Forsberg<\/td>LAK<\/td>36<\/td>.910<\/td>2.57<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>Joel Hofer<\/td>STL<\/td>46<\/td>.910<\/td>2.61<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>Devin Cooley<\/td>CGY<\/td>31<\/td>.909<\/td>2.69<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>Philipp Grubauer<\/td>SEA<\/td>32<\/td>.909<\/td>2.65<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Art Ross versus Hart: why the points leader does not always win MVP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Art Ross Trophy has no voters. It goes to the points leader, with goals as the tiebreaker, and it has done so since Elmer Lach won the first one in 1947-48. The Hart Trophy is voted by the hockey writers, and the writers weigh team success heavily. That is why the two split in 2026: Connor McDavid won the Art Ross with 138 points on an Edmonton team that finished 14th overall and lost the Hart to Nikita Kucherov, whose 130 points came at 1.71 a game for a Tampa Bay side that finished fifth. The same player has taken both in 14 of the 26 seasons since 2000, but they have now split three years running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a bettor that matters in one direction. If you are on a player in the Hart market, the points table above is necessary but not sufficient: check where his team sits in our power rankings<\/a> as well. If you are on the points race itself, through season-long points props or an Art Ross future where a book offers one, the table is the whole story. Our Hart Trophy odds page<\/a> carries the current board and the ten-year history of favourites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocket Richard: goals, not votes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Maurice Richard Trophy has gone to the regular-season goals leader since 1998-99, when Teemu Selanne won the first with 47. Alex Ovechkin has won it nine times, more than anyone, and Nathan MacKinnon took the 2026 edition with 53 goals, three clear of Cole Caufield and five clear of McDavid. Auston Matthews’ 69 goals in 2023-24 remain the most in a season since Mario Lemieux’s 69 in 1995-96. Goal races are noisier than points races because shooting percentage swings, which is why the shots and shooting-percentage columns are in the table: a leader converting at 20 percent on modest volume is more likely to fade than one at 15 percent on 300 shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Records in reach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Record<\/th>Holder<\/th>Mark<\/th>Season<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Most points in a season<\/strong><\/td>Wayne Gretzky<\/td>215<\/td>1985-86<\/td><\/tr>
Most goals in a season<\/strong><\/td>Wayne Gretzky<\/td>92<\/td>1981-82<\/td><\/tr>
Most assists in a season<\/strong><\/td>Wayne Gretzky<\/td>163<\/td>1985-86<\/td><\/tr>
Most points since 2000<\/strong><\/td>Connor McDavid<\/td>153<\/td>2022-23<\/td><\/tr>
Most goals since 2000<\/strong><\/td>Auston Matthews<\/td>69<\/td>2023-24<\/td><\/tr>
Most points by a defenceman<\/strong><\/td>Bobby Orr<\/td>139<\/td>1970-71<\/td><\/tr>
Most goals by a defenceman<\/strong><\/td>Paul Coffey<\/td>48<\/td>1985-86<\/td><\/tr>
Most points by a rookie<\/strong><\/td>Teemu Selanne<\/td>132<\/td>1992-93<\/td><\/tr>
Most Art Ross Trophies<\/strong><\/td>Wayne Gretzky<\/td>10<\/td>1981-87, 1990-91, 1993-94<\/td><\/tr>
Most Rocket Richard Trophies<\/strong><\/td>Alex Ovechkin<\/td>9<\/td>2008-2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

None of the single-season marks is realistic in the modern game, but the since-2000 lines are live targets for the top of the table, and the defenceman lines are the context for the Norris Trophy race<\/a>: Evan Bouchard led all defencemen with 95 points last season and was still left off the Norris ballot’s final three. Defencemen who score are not automatically defencemen who win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the scoring race for betting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Three markets hang off these tables. Season-long player props on points and goals, which most Ontario and Alberta books post before opening night and reprice through the year. Award futures, where the Hart board is the liquid one and the Art Ross and Rocket Richard boards are thinner. And nightly player props on shots, points and goals, where the leaders are priced for their reputation and the value tends to sit with the second-liner who has just moved up to a scorer’s wing. Our prop bets guide<\/a> and futures guide<\/a> cover the mechanics. Two cautions: early-season pace is noise until a player has 15 or 20 games, and every table here assumes health, so check the NHL injury report<\/a> before you bet on a leader’s next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a line here changes your view of a season-long market, these are the NHL sportsbooks we rate for Canadians, listed by province, with the full comparison on our NHL betting sites page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Where the numbers come from and when they update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every table is generated from the NHL’s official statistics feed, the same data behind NHL.com’s leaderboards, and covers regular-season games only. We rebuild the page each morning Eastern time, so the tables reflect the previous night’s games; the stamp at the top says exactly when. Ties in points are broken by goals, as the Art Ross itself does. The NHL awards odds hub<\/a> covers every trophy these races feed, and the NHL betting hub<\/a> has the markets and the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHL scoring leaders FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who leads the NHL in scoring right now?<\/strong>

The 2026-27 regular season has not started, so the tables show the final 2025-26 leaders: Connor McDavid led the league with 138 points and Nathan MacKinnon led with 53 goals. This page switches to the live race the morning after the first games.<\/p><\/div>

Who won the Art Ross Trophy in 2026?<\/strong>

Connor McDavid, with 138 points (48 goals and 90 assists) in 82 games for Edmonton, ahead of Nikita Kucherov on 130 and Nathan MacKinnon on 127. Kucherov won the Hart Trophy the same season.<\/p><\/div>

Who won the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2026?<\/strong>

Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado with 53 goals, ahead of Cole Caufield on 51 and Connor McDavid on 48. It was MacKinnon’s first goal-scoring title.<\/p><\/div>

What is the most points scored in one NHL season?<\/strong>

Wayne Gretzky’s 215 points in 1985-86, when he also set the assists record with 163. The most in the salary-cap era is Connor McDavid’s 153 in 2022-23.<\/p><\/div>

Who is the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer?<\/strong>

Alex Ovechkin, who passed Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career goals in April 2025 and is still adding to the record with Washington.<\/p><\/div>

How often are these scoring leaders updated?<\/strong>

Every morning Eastern time during the regular season, reflecting the previous night’s games. The stamp at the top of the page shows the exact time of the last rebuild.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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