who has the most career empty net goals

Alex Ovechkin has scored the most career goals against empty nets, with 65 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
65
1,506
900
733
1,633
+63
833
326
279
5
1
138
27
6,899
13.0
65
191
34.0
3,771
564
786
1,204
20:36
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
40
1,309
525
609
1,134
+245
628
143
231
34
12
85
15
4,229
12.4
64
187
34.2
1,062
395
1,008
668
18:55
4Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,369
636
1,071
1,707
+197
878
190
404
4
7
101
25
4,338
14.7
15,848
29,988
52.8
1,195
670
778
1,124
20:39
5Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
38
1,115
435
563
998
+283
1,131
85
167
36
23
83
21
2,856
15.2
268
689
38.9
1,054
384
677
962
18:02
6Eric Staal
E. Staal
33
1,365
455
608
1,063
-82
854
133
184
21
8
72
5
4,041
11.3
10,063
20,894
48.2
940
558
885
703
19:07
7Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
33
915
690
1,033
1,723
+114
834
236
465
49
22
74
11
3,633
19.0
1,414
2,865
49.4
52
45
70
122
22:40
8Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
32
1,554
625
675
1,300
+30
1,040
197
231
13
9
101
7
4,759
13.1
2,726
5,238
52.0
1,599
464
610
778
19:56
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
692
289
358
647
+125
300
69
125
20
11
64
16
1,910
15.1
3,890
7,592
51.2
534
209
495
580
19:06
10Blake Wheeler
B. Wheeler
31
1,172
321
622
943
+67
764
59
196
14
10
49
5
2,955
10.9
808
1,766
45.8
1,353
723
552
523
18:11
11Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
668
302
424
726
+86
426
107
159
0
0
48
5
1,885
16.0
1,001
1,971
50.8
425
356
393
362
20:27
12Zach Parise
Z. Parise
30
1,254
434
455
889
+76
444
125
133
11
10
83
9
3,776
11.5
412
975
42.3
995
767
612
418
17:49
13John Tavares
J. Tavares
29
1,200
503
632
1,135
-18
523
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,796
13.3
11,456
21,257
53.9
902
513
858
1,068
19:16
14Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
29
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,067
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
15Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
628
293
307
600
-1
143
67
102
9
1
61
13
1,984
14.8
25
74
33.8
180
204
372
357
19:37
16Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
28
1,294
427
613
1,040
+289
496
131
195
22
26
81
9
3,974
10.7
15,182
26,206
57.9
1,032
879
845
469
18:41
17Pavel Bure
P. Bure
28
702
437
342
779
+42
484
121
115
34
15
59
6
3,130
14.0
3
17
17.6
76
70
148
222
24:37
18Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
19Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
27
615
274
312
586
+87
260
67
86
2
1
37
5
1,751
15.6
344
743
46.3
633
336
284
292
19:17
20Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
731
255
294
549
-3
354
60
93
0
0
44
11
2,229
11.4
707
1,682
42.0
858
184
390
470
17:12
21Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,230
517
850
1,367
+33
1,216
184
333
4
1
86
14
3,853
13.4
6,060
13,506
44.9
720
526
1,035
1,193
19:32
22Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
26
390
132
179
311
+37
243
14
29
5
11
17
3
854
15.5
91
252
36.1
316
232
268
247
18:12
23Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
26
769
307
575
882
+144
224
75
193
0
1
49
10
2,105
14.6
12
58
20.7
224
142
419
667
19:42
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
816
364
644
1,008
+155
388
99
270
0
0
58
8
2,520
14.4
10
22
45.5
448
266
459
787
19:02
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,309
494
854
1,348
-4
454
139
310
0
1
82
14
4,253
11.6
328
846
38.8
338
299
719
721
20:02
StatMuse has season-level data for empty-net goals going back to the 1933-34 season.

More Capitals Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.80

22nd

GA/GP

2.47

1st

PP%

14.9

28th

PK%

71.7

27th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
11
4
1
23
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
11
4
0
22
17
Penguins Penguins
9
5
3
21
9
Rangers Rangers
8
7
2
18
-2
Flyers Flyers
8
5
2
18
4
Islanders Islanders
8
6
2
18
0
Capitals Capitals
7
7
1
15
4
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
7
7
1
15
-2
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/11
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Thu
11/13
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
LAK LAK
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Wed
11/19
EDM EDM
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

7 - 7 - 1

2

Final

3

TBL Lightning

8 - 5 - 2

Sat 8 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
10
1
5
25
22
Stars Stars
9
4
3
21
-2
Blackhawks Blackhawks
8
5
3
19
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
11
3
1
23
17
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
4
4
18
3
Kraken Kraken
7
4
4
18
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
10
3
2
22
10
Bruins Bruins
10
7
0
20
1
Senators Senators
8
5
3
19
-1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
11
4
1
23
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
11
4
0
22
17
Penguins Penguins
9
5
3
21
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/13
PIT PIT
@
ANA ANA
3-4
Tue
10/14
OTT OTT
@
BUF BUF
4-8
Tue
10/14
FLA FLA
@
DET DET
1-4
Tue
10/14
CHI CHI
@
STL STL
8-3
Tue
10/14
CGY CGY
@
UTA UTA
1-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/11
LAK LAK
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
DAL DAL
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
CGY CGY
@
STL STL
8:00 PM