what forward plays the most minutes per game in the nhl this season

Connor McDavid has played the most minutes per game by a forward this season, with 22.70 per game.

Interpreted as:
What forward plays the most minutes per game with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games in the NHL this season?
NAMEMIN/GPSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
22.70
2025-26
43
28
47
75
+2
16
8
24
1
1
1
0
161
17.4
223
466
47.9
18
18
14
66
22:42
2Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
22.26
2025-26
44
24
25
49
+6
14
9
7
0
0
2
2
154
15.6
0
2
0.0
21
18
11
66
22:15
3Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
21.93
2025-26
42
35
39
74
+48
14
7
11
0
0
5
1
192
18.2
398
794
50.1
38
23
12
84
21:56
4Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
21.92
2025-26
43
21
39
60
+3
20
11
18
1
0
2
1
120
17.5
390
690
56.5
20
11
16
67
21:55
5Jack Eichel
J. Eichel
21.44
2025-26
34
12
31
43
+2
2
0
17
0
0
3
1
124
9.7
255
535
47.7
21
23
17
58
21:26
6Jack Hughes
J. Hughes
21.31
2025-26
25
11
13
24
-4
0
1
6
0
0
2
1
93
11.8
52
153
34.0
2
11
15
47
21:19
7Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
21.24
2025-26
42
23
21
44
-9
4
8
8
3
0
5
0
111
20.7
39
108
36.1
40
26
12
30
21:15
8Vincent Trocheck
V. Trocheck
21.12
2025-26
30
10
15
25
-8
18
1
5
0
0
1
0
51
19.6
281
513
54.8
100
24
12
34
21:07
9Connor Bedard
C. Bedard
21.06
2025-26
31
19
25
44
+8
30
5
8
0
0
3
0
103
18.4
148
315
47.0
9
15
13
42
21:03
10Matt Boldy
M. Boldy
21.04
2025-26
44
26
22
48
+15
20
6
8
2
0
3
1
145
17.9
27
62
43.5
30
31
17
49
21:03
11Nick Suzuki
N. Suzuki
20.97
2025-26
42
14
32
46
+14
8
8
14
0
0
1
1
92
15.2
361
740
48.8
33
36
12
35
20:58
12Kyle Connor
K. Connor
20.96
2025-26
41
20
29
49
+5
8
2
8
2
1
1
1
141
14.2
0
0
10
6
9
32
20:58
13Mathew Barzal
M. Barzal
20.87
2025-26
42
11
24
35
+11
41
1
8
0
0
2
1
97
11.3
143
373
38.3
16
28
23
47
20:52
14Nico Hischier
N. Hischier
20.86
2025-26
43
12
20
32
-6
19
4
7
0
0
1
0
115
10.4
495
909
54.5
34
39
19
40
20:52
15Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
20.86
2025-26
43
16
30
46
-6
14
1
13
0
0
3
0
133
12.0
0
0
7
8
10
54
20:52
16Mika Zibanejad
M. Zibanejad
20.85
2025-26
43
15
22
37
-10
6
8
9
2
0
2
0
115
13.0
306
591
51.8
65
30
16
59
20:51
17Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
20.81
2025-26
36
21
13
34
+7
12
4
3
0
0
3
1
143
14.7
353
604
58.4
21
56
15
35
20:48
18Mark Scheifele
M. Scheifele
20.79
2025-26
41
20
28
48
+6
22
5
4
0
1
2
0
90
22.2
311
650
47.8
19
19
12
56
20:47
19J.T. Miller
J.T. Miller
20.77
2025-26
35
10
12
22
-11
10
3
2
0
0
3
3
77
13.0
294
491
59.9
74
12
5
35
20:46
20Tim Stutzle
T. Stutzle
20.76
2025-26
41
19
26
45
+4
22
6
10
1
0
3
1
105
18.1
207
379
54.6
74
30
20
56
20:46
21Macklin Celebrini
M. Celebrini
20.75
2025-26
42
23
41
64
+15
28
4
13
0
0
4
2
136
16.9
312
651
47.9
24
25
24
64
20:45
22Martin Necas
M. Necas
20.68
2025-26
42
19
34
53
+37
24
3
6
0
0
0
0
95
20.0
9
18
50.0
45
13
11
70
20:41
23Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
20.63
2025-26
42
19
25
44
+8
17
5
11
2
0
3
1
109
17.4
84
175
48.0
18
27
15
35
20:38
24Alexander Wennberg
A. Wennberg
20.58
2025-26
42
8
21
29
-11
10
4
3
0
0
2
1
50
16.0
322
710
45.4
13
53
19
33
20:35
25Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
20.55
2025-26
44
22
17
39
+2
32
7
4
0
0
5
2
123
17.9
480
904
53.1
21
26
11
40
20:33
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G

28

McDavid

Connor McDavid

A

47

McDavid

Connor McDavid

+/-

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G/GP

3.37

4th

GA/GP

3.33

26th

PP%

33.9

1st

PK%

79.7

17th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
21
16
6
48
0
18
11
12
48
-1
20
14
7
47
-5
18
14
9
45
-2
21
18
3
45
-16
21
19
3
45
-13
18
20
4
40
-14
16
21
5
37
-28
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
10:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
8:30 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
NSH Predators

19 - 19 - 4

2

Final

6

EDM Oilers

21 - 16 - 6

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
31
4
7
69
70
25
10
8
58
26
25
11
8
58
21
20
20
3
43
6
19
19
4
42
-22
17
18
8
42
-39
17
18
7
41
-16
15
21
5
35
-12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
18
11
12
48
-1
21
16
6
48
0
20
14
7
47
-5
18
14
9
45
-2
21
18
3
45
-16
21
19
3
45
-13
18
20
4
40
-14
16
21
5
37
-28
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
26
13
3
55
34
25
15
4
54
-5
23
13
6
52
0
22
15
4
48
1
22
17
3
47
-4
20
15
7
47
2
22
19
2
46
-6
20
16
5
45
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
26
14
3
55
16
24
15
4
52
9
22
12
7
51
11
22
15
6
50
17
20
12
9
49
4
22
19
2
46
-19
20
18
6
46
-4
18
17
7
43
-13

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/9
@
4-3
Tue
12/9
@
4-3
Tue
12/9
@
2-3
Wed
12/10
@
3-2
Wed
12/10
@
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:30 PM
Thu
1/8
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
7:00 PM