most empty net goals in nhl since 2016

Since 2015-16, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals against empty nets, with 48 goals.

Interpreted as:
most empty net goals by a player in NHL since 2016
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
48
813
454
338
792
-2
343
155
112
1
0
61
12
3,278
13.8
15
47
31.9
1,833
282
274
551
19:33
2Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
33
775
335
471
806
+152
807
76
174
21
19
65
18
2,181
15.4
228
583
39.1
711
271
480
788
19:01
3Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
756
310
401
711
+132
342
75
142
22
15
68
18
2,068
15.0
4,370
8,519
51.3
578
225
519
671
19:08
4Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
31
446
161
210
371
+66
291
18
34
6
11
21
3
1,024
15.7
115
308
37.3
347
262
296
302
18:22
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
31
793
352
556
908
+68
388
103
182
1
2
67
19
2,366
14.9
9,653
17,917
53.9
751
376
471
676
20:14
6Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
31
745
363
678
1,041
+159
385
99
283
1
0
60
9
2,419
15.0
9
21
42.9
402
245
436
826
19:59
7Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
695
323
351
674
-11
155
72
113
9
2
65
14
2,200
14.7
25
75
33.3
210
221
387
410
19:49
8Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
30
681
306
353
659
+100
317
74
105
4
1
41
7
1,930
15.9
521
1,120
46.5
667
367
302
353
19:22
9Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
716
316
466
782
+91
501
109
179
0
0
48
5
1,979
16.0
1,028
2,033
50.6
458
375
416
424
20:24
10Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
29
804
382
659
1,041
+217
368
102
230
2
2
69
15
3,409
11.2
5,825
12,415
46.9
561
423
387
742
21:18
11Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
28
794
409
811
1,220
+185
320
100
318
9
10
76
17
2,713
15.1
4,392
9,165
47.9
573
310
695
786
21:52
12Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
830
330
624
954
+140
242
79
209
0
1
51
10
2,277
14.5
13
59
22.0
233
156
440
752
19:47
13Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
774
262
311
573
-12
378
62
97
0
0
44
11
2,320
11.3
720
1,717
41.9
901
191
400
510
17:10
14Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
26
830
323
356
679
-66
181
129
109
13
7
51
5
2,010
16.1
1,287
2,951
43.6
530
456
301
419
19:01
15Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
25
557
182
252
434
+41
493
51
93
0
0
31
3
1,500
12.1
22
63
34.9
1,119
163
230
529
16:50
16Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
25
711
261
234
495
+134
384
57
37
8
4
37
4
1,854
14.1
341
771
44.2
833
318
285
271
18:38
17Mark Scheifele
M. Scheifele
24
805
343
480
823
+57
426
91
117
2
7
61
17
1,849
18.6
6,337
13,367
47.4
532
475
565
613
20:45
18Tomas Hertl
T. Hertl
23
754
248
303
551
-99
295
72
78
6
4
36
10
1,773
14.0
5,998
11,037
54.3
839
565
440
370
18:17
19Matthew Tkachuk
M. Tkachuk
22
673
253
417
670
+124
738
80
141
1
1
27
2
1,975
12.8
65
162
40.1
929
180
311
564
17:56
20John Tavares
J. Tavares
22
834
351
433
784
-9
344
110
135
3
2
55
12
2,598
13.5
8,301
14,859
55.9
767
381
474
729
18:50
21Bryan Rust
B. Rust
21
696
231
269
500
+41
227
43
73
7
7
34
8
1,708
13.5
43
136
31.6
799
466
266
420
17:46
22Jaden Schwartz
J. Schwartz
21
654
171
247
418
-10
198
44
44
2
0
24
4
1,476
11.6
394
790
49.9
528
324
415
311
17:52
23Tyler Toffoli
T. Toffoli
21
821
272
269
541
+5
205
75
69
5
3
36
9
2,313
11.8
131
316
41.5
677
203
317
405
16:39
24Blake Coleman
B. Coleman
20
693
170
155
325
+50
516
12
4
22
8
28
1
1,671
10.2
610
1,427
42.7
1,518
436
374
362
16:05
25Adrian Kempe
A. Kempe
20
711
230
244
474
+39
429
40
88
13
6
40
11
1,750
13.1
873
2,153
40.5
887
251
216
362
17:07
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G

32

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

39

Strome

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+/-

+20

Chychrun

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G/GP

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GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
43
27
12
98
7
41
25
16
98
25
Capitals Capitals
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
-12
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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
@
5-3
Sat
3/28
@
6-2
Sat
3/28
@
3-7
Sat
3/28
@
5-4
Sun
3/29
@
1-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/6
@
7:00 PM
Wed
5/6
@
9:30 PM
Thu
5/7
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8:00 PM
Fri
5/8
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7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM