nhl most empty net goals in a playoff game 2026

Matt Boldy and Sebastian Aho were tied for the most goals against empty nets in a 2026 playoff game, with 2 goals.

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NHL most empty net goals by a player in a playoff game 2026

	NAME	ENG	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Matt Boldy M. Boldy	2	4/30/2026	MIN	vs	DAL	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	1	2	0	0	24:08
2	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	2	4/25/2026	CAR	@	OTT	2	0	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	40.0	4	11	36.4	2	0	0	0	21:27
3	Nikolaj Ehlers N. Ehlers	1	6/14/2026	CAR	@	VGK	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	0	0		0	0	0	2	15:28
4	Nikolaj Ehlers N. Ehlers	1	6/9/2026	CAR	@	VGK	1	2	3	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	1	0	0	0	19:09
5	Seth Jarvis S. Jarvis	1	5/29/2026	CAR	vs	MTL	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	2	0.0	2	0	0	0	18:04
6	Andrei Svechnikov A. Svechnikov	1	5/27/2026	CAR	@	MTL	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16.7	0	0		4	0	1	0	17:18
7	Brett Howden B. Howden	1	5/24/2026	VGK	vs	COL	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	2	5	40.0	4	0	0	0	17:03
8	Ivan Barbashev I. Barbashev	1	5/22/2026	VGK	@	COL	2	1	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	66.7	0	0		7	0	0	0	16:15
9	Juraj Slafkovský J. Slafkovský	1	5/21/2026	MTL	@	CAR	2	1	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	50.0	0	0		1	1	0	0	16:41
10	Nic Dowd N. Dowd	1	5/20/2026	VGK	@	COL	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	10	16	62.5	4	2	0	1	13:18
11	Tage Thompson T. Thompson	1	5/16/2026	BUF	@	MTL	1	3	4	+3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	16.7	2	4	50.0	3	0	0	2	18:14
12	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	1	5/11/2026	COL	@	MIN	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	1	10	10.0	0	0	0	2	20:48
13	Brock Nelson B. Nelson	1	5/11/2026	COL	@	MIN	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	16	24	66.7	0	0	1	0	17:00
14	Alex Newhook A. Newhook	1	5/10/2026	MTL	vs	BUF	2	0	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	50.0	5	8	62.5	4	0	0	1	16:43
15	Matt Boldy M. Boldy	1	5/9/2026	MIN	vs	COL	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	1	5	20.0	1	1	0	1	21:03
16	Brett Howden B. Howden	1	5/8/2026	VGK	@	ANA	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		1	0	0	2	17:37
17	Nick Suzuki N. Suzuki	1	5/8/2026	MTL	@	BUF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	9	16	56.3	1	0	0	1	20:03
18	Jansen Harkins J. Harkins	1	5/6/2026	ANA	@	VGK	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		4	0	0	0	9:44
19	Valeri Nichushkin V. Nichushkin	1	5/5/2026	COL	vs	MIN	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		2	1	0	0	17:56
20	Mitch Marner M. Marner	1	5/4/2026	VGK	vs	ANA	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	2	7	28.6	1	0	0	4	18:12
21	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	1	5/3/2026	COL	vs	MIN	1	2	3	+3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	10	20	50.0	1	0	1	4	19:06
22	Josh Norris J. Norris	1	5/1/2026	BUF	@	BOS	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	6	12	50.0	5	0	0	1	16:45
23	Cole Smith C. Smith	1	5/1/2026	VGK	@	UTA	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	1	0.0	6	0	0	1	15:56
24	Leo Carlsson L. Carlsson	1	4/30/2026	ANA	vs	EDM	1	2	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	3	14	21.4	2	1	1	0	17:35
25	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	1	4/28/2026	MIN	@	DAL	1	2	3	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	0	0		3	0	0	1	18:09

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Team Leaders

45

Kaprizov

48

Hughes

+/-

+19

Brodin

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.27

10th

GA/GP

2.87

4th

PP%

25.2

3rd

PK%

79.8

16th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	55	16	11	121	99
Stars	50	20	12	112	53
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	33	6	92	28
Blues	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks	29	39	14	72	-62

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	MIN	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sat 10/3	BOS	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 10/6	MIN	@	BUF	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MIN	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MIN	@	FLA	6:00 PM

Last Game

Wild

1 - 4

Final

Avalanche

4 - 1

Wed 13 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12