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What is GF% in hockey?

Of all the goals scored at 5-on-5 while he was on the ice (or in the team’s games), the share his team scored. Compare it with chance share: a much better goal share than chance share usually means great goaltending or finishing, or some luck.

GF% · Goal share

Also called
  • GF%
  • goals-for percentage
  • goals for percentage

Counts: 5-on-5 only

GF% leaders

Top 10 so far in the 2026–27 regular season

#Team
1Carolina Hurricanes2065.6
2Boston Bruins1964.5
3Minnesota Wild2162.3
4Tampa Bay Lightning1960.7
5Montréal Canadiens1959.0
6Colorado Avalanche2058.4
7Ottawa Senators2057.7
8New Jersey Devils2056.5
9Edmonton Oilers2056.0
10Vegas Golden Knights2053.2

Our own numbers, from the NHL’s public play-by-play data. GP counts only games we have shot-by-shot data for.