NHL's Best Snipers as of March 17: MacKinnon Leads Caufield by Six Goals 0 10

The Canadian scored his 45th goal of the 2025/26 season and leads the scoring race. Cole Caufield (Montreal) is in second place with 39 goals.

In third place are Minnesota players Kirill Kaprizov and Matthew Boldy, each with 38 goals.

The best snipers in the NHL as of March 17, 2026:

1. Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado) — 45 goals in 65 games

2. Cole Caufield (Montreal) — 39 goals in 65 games

3. Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota) — 38 goals in 68 games

4. Matthew Boldy (Minnesota) — 38 goals in 64 games

5. Connor McDavid (Edmonton) — 37 goals in 68 games

6. Wyatt Johnston (Dallas) — 37 goals in 67 games

7. Jason Robertson (Dallas) — 36 goals in 66 games

8. Macklin Celebrini (San Jose) — 35 goals in 65 games

9. Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) — 35 goals in 65 games

10. Nikita Kucherov (Tampa) — 34 goals in 61 games

11. Tage Thompson (Buffalo) — 34 goals in 67 games

12. Morgan Geekie (Boston) — 34 goals in 66 games

13. Pavel Dorofeyev (Vegas) — 34 goals in 67 games

14. Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim) — 34 goals in 66 games