most empty net goals career

Alex Ovechkin has the most career empty-net goals, with 68 goals.

Interpreted as:
most empty net goals by a player career
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
68
1,524
911
743
1,654
+69
835
328
283
5
1
139
27
6,948
13.1
66
192
34.4
3,791
569
786
1,221
20:33
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
40
1,131
443
572
1,015
+281
1,137
87
170
36
23
84
21
2,898
15.3
269
695
38.7
1,059
394
685
981
18:03
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
1,384
644
1,078
1,722
+191
882
192
409
4
7
102
25
4,377
14.7
16,030
30,298
52.9
1,207
676
782
1,138
20:39
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
709
292
365
657
+125
306
69
127
20
12
65
17
1,950
15.0
4,026
7,850
51.3
543
212
504
601
19:07
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
685
308
441
749
+88
475
107
168
0
0
48
5
1,926
16.0
1,013
1,994
50.8
434
363
399
384
20:25
12John Tavares
J. Tavares
30
1,216
507
637
1,144
-23
535
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,837
13.2
11,632
21,535
54.0
920
515
867
1,085
19:16
13Zach 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
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
15Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
28
407
143
185
328
+50
253
15
29
6
11
19
3
905
15.8
105
280
37.5
330
242
276
266
18:11
16Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
645
299
324
623
-1
147
68
107
9
1
61
13
2,033
14.7
25
74
33.8
183
207
374
367
19:39
17Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
28
633
283
321
604
+93
269
70
89
3
1
38
6
1,798
15.7
384
829
46.3
642
345
292
303
19:19
18Patrice 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
19Pavel 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
20Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
21Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
27
787
313
591
904
+144
230
75
198
0
1
49
10
2,158
14.5
12
58
20.7
228
146
423
688
19:43
22Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
743
258
295
553
-11
354
62
93
0
0
44
11
2,250
11.5
711
1,693
42.0
869
187
391
478
17:11
23Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,239
522
853
1,375
+33
1,222
185
336
4
1
87
14
3,876
13.5
6,094
13,578
44.9
723
530
1,037
1,204
19:31
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
833
370
666
1,036
+165
402
99
276
0
0
60
8
2,577
14.4
10
23
43.5
457
274
463
815
19:04
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,326
498
868
1,366
-2
462
139
316
0
1
83
14
4,303
11.6
328
847
38.7
341
308
720
741
20:00
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49
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17
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3
35
2
15
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2
32
-1
13
14
6
32
-8
12
15
7
31
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13
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4
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Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
20
12
2
42
9
16
6
9
41
6
16
12
6
38
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14
9
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37
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17
14
3
37
-11
12
13
6
30
-21
13
17
4
30
-16
13
17
3
29
-20
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
19
12
3
41
-4
20
14
0
40
7
18
12
3
39
18
17
12
4
38
-11
17
13
2
36
2
15
12
5
35
1
15
13
4
34
-3
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14
4
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9
2
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18
19
12
3
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6
17
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40
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18
11
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-6
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Thu
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