most empty net goal this season nhl

6 players are tied for the most empty-net goals this season, with 5 goals. The first three are Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Ovechkin.

Interpreted as:
most empty net goal by a player this season NHL
NAMEENGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
5
2025-26
TBL TBL
51
29
62
91
+30
36
6
23
0
0
4
1
156
18.6
0
2
0.0
24
22
15
86
20:18
2Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
5
2025-26
COL COL
55
40
53
93
+48
18
8
14
0
0
5
1
244
16.4
516
1,012
51.0
45
29
16
115
22:11
3Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
5
2025-26
WSH WSH
59
22
26
48
+2
20
4
11
0
0
4
0
164
13.4
2
3
66.7
98
10
7
50
17:52
4Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
5
2025-26
TBL TBL
50
27
27
54
+29
37
3
6
1
0
6
0
148
18.2
22
51
43.1
39
28
22
52
19:43
5Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
5
2025-26
MIN MIN
58
32
38
70
+9
20
13
12
0
0
4
4
206
15.5
0
2
0.0
35
20
18
83
22:22
6Bobby McMann
B. McMann
5
2025-26
TOR TOR
56
19
13
32
0
30
2
2
0
0
3
0
116
16.4
6
9
66.7
126
23
14
24
15:21
7Jordan Eberle
J. Eberle
4
2025-26
SEA SEA
54
20
18
38
+8
18
4
10
0
0
3
0
119
16.8
9
24
37.5
39
28
14
39
18:43
8Travis Konecny
T. Konecny
4
2025-26
PHI PHI
55
22
32
54
+8
45
1
9
1
1
2
0
124
17.7
11
41
26.8
73
27
13
85
18:58
9Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
4
2025-26
DET DET
58
26
25
51
+8
36
9
7
0
0
7
3
170
15.3
623
1,183
52.7
32
29
13
52
20:18
10Jared McCann
J. McCann
4
2025-26
SEA SEA
32
16
15
31
+3
5
6
6
0
0
2
1
79
20.3
9
19
47.4
23
19
8
35
16:34
11Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
4
2025-26
EDM EDM
58
34
62
96
+11
22
10
29
1
1
2
1
220
15.5
312
663
47.1
25
23
22
87
23:07
12Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
4
2025-26
NSH NSH
57
28
16
44
-16
32
9
6
0
0
9
3
140
20.0
197
354
55.6
65
21
21
46
17:38
13Tom Wilson
T. Wilson
4
2025-26
WSH WSH
50
23
26
49
+20
78
7
4
0
0
2
0
108
21.3
14
29
48.3
132
34
12
57
19:23
14Connor Dewar
C. Dewar
4
2025-26
PIT PIT
56
13
11
24
+11
10
0
0
1
1
2
0
83
15.7
17
34
50.0
107
27
7
24
13:38
15Peyton Krebs
P. Krebs
4
2025-26
BUF BUF
57
7
18
25
+3
67
0
1
0
0
1
0
62
11.3
162
373
43.4
133
31
16
41
13:41
16Seth Jarvis
S. Jarvis
4
2025-26
CAR CAR
49
25
18
43
+10
6
4
7
3
0
6
2
155
16.1
27
65
41.5
70
22
25
41
19:02
17Connor Bedard
C. Bedard
4
2025-26
CHI CHI
44
23
30
53
-2
32
6
9
0
0
3
0
143
16.1
148
315
47.0
16
17
19
58
20:58
18Mikael Backlund
M. Backlund
3
2025-26
CGY CGY
56
12
21
33
+13
12
1
2
1
3
2
0
135
8.9
507
1,010
50.2
20
18
24
52
17:42
19Alex DeBrincat
A. DeBrincat
3
2025-26
DET DET
58
30
27
57
+1
10
11
6
0
0
5
2
205
14.6
17
41
41.5
27
25
26
59
18:06
20Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
3
2025-26
TOR TOR
51
26
22
48
+4
16
4
5
0
0
3
1
193
13.5
505
851
59.3
29
68
25
46
20:49
21Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
3
2025-26
FLA FLA
57
27
28
55
-16
10
10
12
3
1
5
0
148
18.2
54
140
38.6
56
39
15
44
21:25
22Clayton Keller
C. Keller
3
2025-26
UTA UTA
57
17
37
54
+22
16
1
14
0
0
4
3
152
11.2
12
28
42.9
8
22
18
66
19:01
23William Nylander
W. Nylander
3
2025-26
TOR TOR
40
18
34
52
+2
14
3
7
0
0
3
3
86
20.9
20
53
37.7
4
15
20
44
18:33
24Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
3
2025-26
BUF BUF
57
30
29
59
-8
27
5
12
0
0
3
0
204
14.7
294
640
45.9
54
35
21
52
19:09
25Owen Tippett
O. Tippett
3
2025-26
PHI PHI
56
19
16
35
-7
26
2
3
2
0
1
0
147
12.9
4
16
25.0
104
28
15
55
16:25
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Stars Stars
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68
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22
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20
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30
23
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63
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Kings Kings
23
19
14
60
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Sharks Sharks
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24
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27
6
52
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Canucks Canucks
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33
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59
Canadiens Canadiens
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72
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