Flames Forward Lowest Ranked Top Scorer Of A Team In NHL

The Calgary Flames are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL, with just 129 goals through 48 games. Their leading goal scorer, Jonathan Huberdeau, has 19 goals and 36 points.

Interestingly, with 36 points, Huberdeau ranks dead last among other team top scorers in the NHL.

What makes this statistic so fascinating is that the Flames are in a playoff spot and nowhere near the bottom of the league regarding wins or points.

First, let's look at each team's top point producers:

_{Statistics as of Jan. 28, 2025}

1. Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado) 77 points

2. Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) 75 points

3. Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay) 73 points

4. Mitch Marner (Toronto) 68 points

5. Kyle Connor (Winnipeg) 63 points

6. Jack Eichel (Vegas) 62 points

7. David Pastrnak (Boston) 59 points

8. Travis Konecy (Philadelphia) 58 points

9. Jack Hughes (New Jersey) 58 points

10. Lucas Raymond (Detroit) 56 points

11. Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) 56 points

12. Clayton Keller (Utah) 54 points

13. Zach Werenski (Columbus) 54 points

14. Sam Reinhart (Florida) 53 points

15. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) 53 points

16. Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota) 52 points

17. Artemi Panarin (New York) 52 points

18. Sebastian Aho (Carolina) 50 points*

19. Nick Suzuki (Montreal) 50 points

20. Filip Forsberg (Nashville) 49 points

21. Tim Stutzle (Ottawa) 48 points

22. Matt Duchene (Dallas) 47 points

23. Dylan Strome (Washington) 46 points

24. Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles) 44 points

25. Mikael Granlund (San Jose) 44 points

26. Connor Bedard (Chicago) 43 points

27. Jordan Kyrou (St. Louis) 42 points

28. Tage Thompson (Buffalo) 40 points

29. Troy Terry (Anaheim) 38 points

30. Jared McCann (Seattle) 38 points

31. Anders Lee (New York) 37 points

32. Jonathan Huberdeau (Calgary) 36 points

Sebastian Aho is not technically the leading scorer for the Carolina Hurricanes. Still, since Martin Necs (55 points) was just traded for Mikko Rantanen (64 points), Aho needs only five points to overtake his former teammate and put himself in a position to win the team's scoring title.

Meanwhile, the NHL's top team, the Washington Capitals, has the league's 23rd-highest top scorer, as Dylan Strome only has 46 points.

As mentioned, Huberdeau leads the Flames with 19 goals, which isn't bad. At least Calgary doesn't rank last in this category.

When Huberdeau gets his 20th, the team could become the 23rd team with a 20-goal scorer in the lineup, depending on which other 19-goal scorers light the lamp that night.

Here's a breakdown of the NHL's top goal scorers by team:

1. Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) 35 goals

2. Sam Reinhart (Florida) 29 goals

3. Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg) 28 goals

4. William Nylander (Toronto) 28 goals

5. Brayden Point (Tampa Bay) 27 goals

6. Cole Caufield (Montreal) 25 goals

7. David Pastrnak (Boston) 24 goals

8. Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles) 24 goals

9. Nico Hischier (New Jersey) 24 goals

10. Rickard Rakell (Pittsburgh) 23 goals

11. Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota) 23 goals

12. Alex Ovechkin (Washington) 22 goals

13. Tage Thompson (Buffalo) 22 goals

14. Anders Lee (New York) 21 goals

15. Dylan Larkin (Detroit) 21 goals

16. Travis Konecy (Philadelphia) 21 goals

17. Artemi Panarin (New York) 21 goals

18. Jordan Kyrou (St. Louis) 21 goals

19. Pavel Dorofeyev (Vegas) 21 goals

20. Artturi Lehkonen (Colorado) 20 goals*

21. Roope Hintz (Dallas) 20 goals

22. Kirill Marchenko (Columbus) 20 goals

23. Jonathan Huberdeau (Calgary) 19 goals

24. Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa) 19 goals

25. Jack Hughes (New Jersey) 19 goals

26. Filip Forsberg (Nashville) 18 goals

27. Jack Roslovic (Carolina) 18 goals

28. Clayton Keller (Utah) 18 goals

29. Tyler Toffoli (San Jose) 17 goals

30. Tyler Bertuzzi (Chicago) 17 goals

31. Jake DeBrusk (Vancouver) 17 goals

32. Jaden Schwartz (Seattle) 16 goals

Once again, since Rantanen got traded, he is technically still the leading goal scorer on the Avalanche. Still, Artturi Lehkonen gets the nod here since he is only five away from overtaking his former teammate for the lead.

What do you think about where the Flames' top scorer ranks among his peers? What other adjustments can the coaching staff make to get more goals and points out of their players? Let us know in the comments.