The total goals scored in the NHL, since the beginning the season, come up to 4144 in 1506 games, for an average of 2.75. All teams have played an average of 50 games each, and have scored 138 goals each. Among those 4144 goals scored this season, 1173 have come on the power play, which counts for 28.3 % of the goal scoring. 155 have be scored while a team was minus one man, it counts for 13.2 %. Only a 1180 goals have been scored in the opening period, for 28.5% . The second and third periods have combined for 70.1 % of the scoring so far this season. Let’s take a look at the league and the conference totals.
| | NHL | % |
| Games Played | 1506 | |
| Goals | 4144 | |
| Power play | 1173 | 28.3 |
| Short Handed | 155 | 13.2 |
| First period | 1180 | 28.5 |
| Second Period | 1458 | 35.2 |
| Third Period | 1448 | 34.9 |
| OT | 58 | 1.4 |
| Empty Net | 136 | 3.3 |
| Penalty Shots | 12 | |
| Hat tricks | 46 | |
| | East | % | | West | % |
| Games Played | 749 | | | 757 | |
| Goals | 2098 | | | 2046 | |
| Power play | 602 | 29 | | 571 | 28 |
| Short Handed | 79 | 5 | | 76 | 4 |
| First period | 594 | 28 | | 586 | 29 |
| Second Period | 740 | 35 | | 718 | 35 |
| Third Period | 730 | 35 | | 718 | 35 |
| OT | 34 | 2 | | 24 | 1 |
| Empty Net | 65 | 3 | | 71 | 3 |
| Penalty Shots | 7 | | | 5 | |
| Hat tricks | 26 | | | 21 | |
In my next entry, I will compare the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
