most empty net goal in career

Alex Ovechkin has the most career goals against empty nets, with 71 goals.

Interpreted as:
most empty net goal by a player in career
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
71
1,570
928
756
1,684
+55
857
331
290
5
1
141
27
7,094
13.1
66
193
34.2
3,870
578
793
1,248
20:28
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
41
1,152
451
583
1,034
+269
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
22
2,949
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,075
397
690
1,002
18:01
4Marian 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
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,419
654
1,107
1,761
+199
896
194
416
4
7
104
26
4,457
14.7
16,427
31,019
53.0
1,239
692
796
1,178
20:36
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
8Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
755
309
401
710
+131
338
75
142
22
15
68
18
2,063
15.0
4,363
8,503
51.3
578
223
519
669
19:08
9Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
32
876
400
722
1,122
+201
436
104
297
1
0
64
8
2,706
14.8
10
24
41.7
482
290
474
885
19:07
10Jarome 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
11Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
31
444
160
210
370
+65
289
18
34
6
11
21
3
1,015
15.8
114
307
37.1
347
262
296
299
18:22
12John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,263
524
659
1,183
-49
549
166
223
3
3
86
20
3,937
13.3
12,076
22,335
54.1
957
532
879
1,128
19:13
13Blake 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
14Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
691
322
349
671
-4
155
71
113
9
2
65
14
2,182
14.8
25
75
33.3
207
218
387
408
19:49
15Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
30
679
305
352
657
+99
317
74
105
4
1
41
7
1,927
15.8
516
1,109
46.5
667
366
301
351
19:22
16Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
712
315
464
779
+91
497
109
178
0
0
48
5
1,974
16.0
1,026
2,026
50.6
452
374
411
420
20:25
17Zach 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
18Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,243
621
630
1,251
-10
733
241
226
5
3
101
17
3,697
16.8
7,107
14,029
50.7
1,326
561
523
727
19:00
19Joe 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
20Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
28
791
408
807
1,215
+184
314
100
316
9
10
76
17
2,704
15.1
4,368
9,127
47.9
572
310
691
781
21:51
21Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
825
329
621
950
+138
242
79
209
0
1
50
10
2,269
14.5
13
59
22.0
233
155
438
744
19:47
22Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
28
947
419
722
1,141
+229
428
113
243
2
2
76
15
3,830
10.9
6,201
13,259
46.8
661
509
481
803
20:40
23Patrick Kane
P. Kane
28
1,366
508
891
1,399
+3
470
140
325
0
1
85
14
4,398
11.6
332
859
38.6
356
322
727
779
19:57
24Patrice 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
25Pavel 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
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Ovechkin

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A

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Strome

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+/-

+19

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G/GP

3.16

15th

GA/GP

2.96

10th

PP%

17.4

27th

PK%

79.9

13th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
51
22
6
108
53
Penguins Penguins
41
22
16
98
33
Flyers Flyers
40
27
12
92
-2
Islanders Islanders
43
31
5
91
-1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
39
28
12
90
-1
Capitals Capitals
40
30
9
89
12
Devils Devils
40
36
3
83
-23
Rangers Rangers
33
37
9
75
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/11
WSH WSH
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Sun
4/12
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
3:00 PM
Tue
4/14
WSH WSH
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

40 - 30 - 9

4

Final

0

TOR Maple Leafs

32 - 32 - 14

Wed 8 Apr 2026

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Goals Leaders

52

MacKinnon

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50

Caufield

Cole Caufield

47

McDavid

Connor McDavid
Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

Connor McDavid

85

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Points Leaders

133

McDavid

Connor McDavid

128

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

126

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Hits Leaders

395

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

313

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

287

Klapka

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Blocks Leaders

187

Dobson

Noah Dobson

185

McCabe

Jake McCabe

175

Seider

Moritz Seider
Wins Leaders

37

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

36

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

32

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Goals Against Leaders

2.10

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.32

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.34

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith
Save Percentage Leaders

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Wedgewood

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Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

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Goals Rankings
Avalanche

3.72

Hurricanes

3.58

Penguins

3.57
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.46

Stars

2.69

Lightning

2.80
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

30.7

Stars

28.7

Rangers

25.5
Penalty Kill Rankings
Avalanche

84.3

Blackhawks

84.1

Lightning

82.5

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Bruins

51-28

Flyers

50-29

Kraken

46-31

Penguins

47-32

Blackhawks

47-32

Blues

45-33
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

27-52

Kings

28-49

Hurricanes

30-49

Stars

30-48

Devils

31-48

Golden Knights

31-47

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Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche - z
51
16
10
112
93
Stars Stars - x
46
20
12
104
48
Wild Wild - x
45
21
12
102
36
Mammoth Mammoth
41
30
6
88
31
Predators Predators
37
31
10
84
-18
Jets Jets
35
31
12
82
-12
Blues Blues
33
33
12
78
-36
Blackhawks Blackhawks - e
28
37
14
70
-59
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
40
29
10
90
10
Golden Knights Golden Knights
36
26
16
88
8
Ducks Ducks
41
32
5
87
-19
Kings Kings
32
26
19
83
-25
Sharks Sharks
37
33
7
81
-38
Kraken Kraken
32
34
11
75
-34
Flames Flames - e
32
36
9
73
-45
Canucks Canucks - e
22
47
8
52
-95
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres - x
49
23
8
106
44
Canadiens Canadiens - x
47
22
10
104
29
Lightning Lightning - x
48
25
6
102
59
Bruins Bruins
43
26
10
96
18
Senators Senators
42
27
10
94
28
Red Wings Red Wings
41
29
9
91
-7
Panthers Panthers - e
37
38
4
78
-37
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs - e
32
33
14
78
-39
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes - y
51
22
6
108
53
Penguins Penguins - x
41
22
16
98
33
Flyers Flyers
40
27
12
92
-2
Islanders Islanders
43
31
5
91
-1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
39
28
12
90
-1
Capitals Capitals
40
30
9
89
12
Devils Devils - e
40
36
3
83
-23
Rangers Rangers - e
33
37
9
75
-11

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/14
STL STL
@
WPG WPG
2-3
Sat
3/14
SJS SJS
@
OTT OTT
4-7
Sat
3/14
ANA ANA
@
MTL MTL
4-3
Sat
3/14
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
4-2
Sat
3/14
NSH NSH
@
EDM EDM
1-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/11
TBL TBL
@
BOS BOS
12:30 PM
Sat
4/11
OTT OTT
@
NYI NYI
1:00 PM
Sat
4/11
WSH WSH
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Sat
4/11
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
4:00 PM
Sat
4/11
STL STL
@
CHI CHI
5:00 PM