most empty net goals in career active nhl players

Alex Ovechkin has the most career empty-net goals by an active player, with 68 goals.

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most empty net goals by a player in career active NHL players
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
68
1,523
911
743
1,654
+71
835
328
283
5
1
139
27
6,948
13.1
66
192
34.4
3,788
569
786
1,219
20:34
2Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
40
1,130
442
572
1,014
+279
1,135
87
170
36
23
83
21
2,897
15.3
269
695
38.7
1,057
394
684
980
18:03
3Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,382
644
1,077
1,721
+192
882
192
408
4
7
102
25
4,375
14.7
16,008
30,255
52.9
1,206
675
782
1,136
20:39
4Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
708
292
365
657
+126
306
69
127
20
12
65
17
1,947
15.0
4,017
7,833
51.3
543
212
504
600
19:07
5Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
684
307
440
747
+86
475
107
168
0
0
48
5
1,923
16.0
1,012
1,991
50.8
433
363
399
382
20:25
6John Tavares
J. Tavares
30
1,215
507
637
1,144
-22
535
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,836
13.2
11,625
21,522
54.0
918
515
866
1,084
19:16
7Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
28
406
143
185
328
+51
253
15
29
6
11
19
3
903
15.8
105
280
37.5
329
242
276
265
18:12
8Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
644
299
323
622
0
147
68
107
9
1
61
13
2,032
14.7
25
74
33.8
183
207
374
367
19:39
9Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
28
632
283
321
604
+92
264
70
89
3
1
38
6
1,797
15.7
383
823
46.5
640
345
292
303
19:19
10Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
27
785
313
590
903
+146
230
75
198
0
1
49
10
2,145
14.6
12
58
20.7
228
146
423
684
19:43
11Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
742
258
295
553
-12
354
62
93
0
0
44
11
2,249
11.5
711
1,693
42.0
868
187
391
477
17:11
12Evgeni 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
13Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
832
370
666
1,036
+167
400
99
276
0
0
60
8
2,574
14.4
10
23
43.5
456
274
462
813
19:04
14Patrick 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
15Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
25
509
158
224
382
+39
443
43
78
0
0
29
3
1,384
11.4
16
49
32.7
1,014
154
212
468
16:49
16Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
24
744
379
754
1,133
+169
290
92
291
8
10
73
16
2,506
15.1
4,091
8,571
47.7
543
292
675
700
21:46
17Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
24
806
309
340
649
-58
177
122
101
12
6
50
4
1,925
16.1
1,277
2,969
43.0
503
443
296
391
18:48
18Tomas Hertl
T. Hertl
24
822
265
306
571
-80
284
71
72
6
4
41
8
1,896
14.0
5,633
10,413
54.1
910
578
479
423
17:53
19Jaden Schwartz
J. Schwartz
24
834
230
312
542
+29
245
58
57
5
2
31
5
1,870
12.3
502
1,007
49.9
663
403
550
343
17:37
20Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
24
1,195
594
611
1,205
+3
699
230
215
5
3
94
16
3,578
16.6
6,911
13,685
50.5
1,262
542
510
690
19:02
21Tyler Toffoli
T. Toffoli
23
923
299
298
597
+69
246
76
69
10
4
42
8
2,554
11.7
133
319
41.7
797
209
369
426
16:17
22Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
22
666
236
217
453
+125
364
49
32
8
4
35
3
1,727
13.7
341
771
44.2
803
301
278
247
18:32
23Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
22
902
393
677
1,070
+213
401
108
231
2
2
72
15
3,642
10.8
5,852
12,599
46.4
621
493
466
701
20:34
24Gabriel Landeskog
G. Landeskog
22
770
254
332
586
+89
622
69
83
5
5
44
7
2,094
12.1
1,560
2,919
53.4
1,507
547
478
367
19:15
25Mark Scheifele
M. Scheifele
22
910
352
492
844
+88
439
92
118
2
7
61
17
2,022
17.4
6,836
14,596
46.8
679
540
626
598
20:03
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