Between May 25, 2021 and May 25, 2026, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals against empty nets, with 33 goals.

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most empty net goals by a player last 5 years

	NAME	ENG	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	33	376	199	168	367	-20	126	62	61	1	0	25	3	1,381	14.4	10	30	33.3	748	104	110	246	19:03
2	Brandon Hagel B. Hagel	30	393	152	195	347	+73	280	18	31	6	10	19	1	929	16.4	106	285	37.2	287	233	264	291	18:58
3	Jake Guentzel J. Guentzel	25	382	185	217	402	+71	197	48	77	3	0	25	4	1,183	15.6	413	885	46.7	270	205	166	249	20:06
4	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	20	364	180	397	577	+72	175	46	170	1	0	28	4	1,229	14.6	6	11	54.5	199	132	194	477	20:43
5	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	19	342	203	221	424	+71	149	73	77	0	0	31	12	1,241	16.4	7	19	36.8	262	139	179	370	21:08
6	Adrian Kempe A. Kempe	19	399	175	167	342	+69	267	33	60	10	3	30	9	1,206	14.5	109	287	38.0	569	167	126	251	18:57
7	Mikko Rantanen M. Rantanen	19	383	187	279	466	+82	341	60	112	0	0	27	3	1,182	15.8	833	1,657	50.3	284	207	216	294	21:34
8	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	18	387	214	432	646	+122	182	60	184	6	5	32	8	1,431	15.0	2,356	4,621	51.0	362	153	287	437	22:11
9	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	17	377	210	372	582	+168	194	49	128	0	0	35	7	1,740	12.1	2,946	6,174	47.7	278	241	174	471	22:18
10	Sam Reinhart S. Reinhart	17	385	189	196	385	+30	93	83	64	13	7	32	5	1,025	18.4	912	2,016	45.2	346	247	151	242	19:53
11	Kyle Connor K. Connor	17	390	192	231	423	-5	71	35	88	7	1	40	10	1,352	14.2	6	30	20.0	146	131	201	267	20:49
12	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	16	381	168	268	436	+14	199	49	81	0	0	35	7	1,128	14.9	4,617	8,351	55.3	349	190	219	337	19:59
13	Clayton Keller C. Keller	16	390	154	249	403	-10	175	33	92	2	1	21	9	1,071	14.4	104	260	40.0	74	157	215	347	19:39
14	Matthew Tkachuk M. Tkachuk	15	324	143	249	392	+96	381	47	86	1	1	17	0	1,099	13.0	41	98	41.8	426	98	136	300	18:48
15	Andrei Svechnikov A. Svechnikov	15	352	123	171	294	+31	333	41	61	0	0	22	1	981	12.5	19	49	38.8	766	92	144	355	17:16
16	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	15	397	165	316	481	+27	114	37	129	0	1	21	3	1,145	14.4	9	33	27.3	97	67	176	447	19:54
17	Jonathan Marchessault J. Marchessault	15	374	133	146	279	-44	164	30	54	0	0	18	4	1,089	12.2	105	290	36.2	395	91	150	266	17:30
18	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	14	355	229	200	429	+89	96	62	61	2	1	31	7	1,532	14.9	3,221	5,792	55.6	321	417	304	270	20:38
19	David Pastrnak D. Pastrnak	14	395	220	286	506	+72	219	64	90	0	0	35	9	1,681	13.1	28	81	34.6	370	122	214	536	19:48
20	Dylan Larkin D. Larkin	14	375	160	194	354	-33	219	63	58	4	1	26	9	1,140	14.0	3,743	6,943	53.9	256	155	199	294	19:55
21	Tim Stutzle T. Stutzle	14	394	137	243	380	-40	204	32	104	6	0	16	8	952	14.4	1,154	2,517	45.8	595	231	204	342	20:10
22	Seth Jarvis S. Jarvis	13	375	128	151	279	+62	83	27	44	12	5	22	4	901	14.2	261	634	41.2	431	199	168	220	17:27
23	Blake Coleman B. Coleman	13	392	99	100	199	+54	275	7	2	12	5	18	0	961	10.3	104	244	42.6	726	254	171	253	16:24
24	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	13	348	132	187	319	+22	351	34	81	5	3	24	6	964	13.7	66	174	37.9	391	127	166	368	18:39
25	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	13	390	165	226	391	+78	208	43	82	10	12	41	13	1,057	15.6	2,916	5,527	52.8	304	115	235	378	19:34

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Team Leaders

32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Last Game

Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

Final

Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

10

Dorofeyev

10

Howden

7

Marner

Playoffs Assists Leaders

16

Eichel

14

Marner

12

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

21

Marner

18

Eichel

16

Suzuki

Playoffs Hits Leaders

79

Barbashev

69

Kolesar

63

Smith

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

44

Theodore

43

Matheson

42

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

11

Hart

9

Dobes

9

Andersen

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Silovs

1.55

Andersen

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.939

Silovs

.932

Ullmark

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

3.73

3.58

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.80

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.5

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

58-40

48-34

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

38-54

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 3/31	OTT	@	FLA	3-6
Tue 3/31	WPG	@	CHI	4-3
Tue 3/31	SEA	@	EDM	0-3
Wed 4/1	VAN	@	COL	8-6
Wed 4/1	STL	@	LAK	1-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/25	CAR	@	MTL	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	COL	@	VGK	9:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CAR	@	MTL	8:00 PM
Thu 5/28	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	MTL	@	CAR	8:00 PM

Between May 25, 2021 and May 25, 2026, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals against empty nets, with 33 goals.

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