most goals nhl center in last 21 seasons

Since 2005-06, Sidney Crosby got the most goals by a center, with 654 scored.

	NAME	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	654	1,420	1,107	1,761	+197	898	194	416	4	7	104	26	4,459	14.7	16,437	31,038	53.0	1,241	692	796	1,180	20:36
2	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	624	1,246	632	1,256	-7	737	242	227	5	3	101	17	3,712	16.8	7,124	14,054	50.7	1,327	565	524	727	19:00
3	John Tavares J. Tavares	525	1,266	660	1,185	-49	549	167	224	3	3	86	20	3,941	13.3	12,110	22,394	54.1	962	533	879	1,131	19:13
4	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	500	1,191	822	1,322	+39	1,183	171	319	4	1	83	13	3,716	13.5	5,794	12,887	45.0	697	504	1,018	1,195	19:30
5	Anze Kopitar A. Kopitar	452	1,521	864	1,316	+127	358	129	328	14	14	79	9	3,429	13.2	15,237	28,453	53.6	1,299	1,091	854	993	20:43
6	Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	447	1,251	553	1,000	+190	424	169	192	9	8	68	5	3,473	12.9	7,743	14,204	54.5	1,250	1,066	712	773	18:32
7	Eric Staal E. Staal	444	1,284	588	1,032	-76	814	131	179	20	8	69	4	3,877	11.5	9,775	20,225	48.3	924	529	830	677	19:16
8	Jeff Carter J. Carter	442	1,321	409	851	+9	635	125	113	21	6	92	16	3,967	11.1	9,045	17,546	51.6	1,166	663	585	682	17:27
9	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	434	855	619	1,053	+99	366	178	193	10	4	75	20	2,333	18.6	7,488	14,044	53.3	495	276	688	990	20:39
10	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	428	689	352	780	+147	152	109	106	2	1	66	13	2,761	15.5	5,557	10,310	53.9	483	706	621	541	19:57
11	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	420	950	722	1,142	+230	428	113	243	2	2	76	15	3,842	10.9	6,220	13,295	46.8	661	509	483	808	20:40
12	Patrice Bergeron P. Bergeron	411	1,223	590	1,001	+284	474	124	187	22	26	79	9	3,841	10.7	14,837	25,507	58.2	972	847	811	448	18:49
13	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	409	794	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
14	Jonathan Toews J. Toews	383	1,149	529	912	+128	645	98	139	17	15	70	16	2,800	13.7	12,623	21,937	57.5	646	418	860	526	19:14
15	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	372	961	535	907	+77	464	96	130	2	7	65	18	2,130	17.5	7,188	15,365	46.8	702	576	650	682	20:10
16	Tyler Seguin T. Seguin	367	1,016	459	826	+99	309	95	142	2	4	64	10	3,247	11.3	5,168	9,644	53.6	831	360	442	572	18:03
17	Mika Zibanejad M. Zibanejad	348	1,011	470	818	+2	271	136	150	15	20	45	8	2,623	13.3	7,751	15,503	50.0	1,186	617	585	722	18:35
18	Matt Duchene M. Duchene	342	1,036	494	836	-11	276	87	133	1	1	53	11	2,460	13.9	5,940	11,316	52.5	582	543	564	690	17:59
19	Jason Spezza J. Spezza	334	1,137	585	919	-14	525	109	232	3	2	52	3	2,659	12.6	9,028	16,818	53.7	296	339	645	975	16:42
20	Ryan O'Reilly R. O'Reilly	328	1,233	570	898	-13	216	101	165	13	11	48	13	2,693	12.2	12,642	22,729	55.6	470	734	1,074	509	19:37
21	Brayden Point B. Point	324	720	361	685	+89	163	111	101	3	2	63	12	1,759	18.4	3,690	7,581	48.7	305	355	328	287	19:03
22	Logan Couture L. Couture	323	933	378	701	-1	255	83	128	14	8	55	8	2,551	12.7	5,170	10,696	48.3	773	790	645	514	18:18
23	Nazem Kadri N. Kadri	322	1,062	437	759	-80	790	97	132	1	0	46	8	2,986	10.8	7,180	14,780	48.6	1,224	366	542	705	17:31
24	Jordan Staal J. Staal	318	1,403	429	747	+67	644	50	68	21	23	49	6	2,717	11.7	12,651	23,614	53.6	2,654	673	713	678	17:56
25	Brock Nelson B. Nelson	308	920	304	612	+33	328	70	65	5	3	54	10	2,132	14.4	5,525	11,443	48.3	602	556	461	502	17:19

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+/-

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G/GP

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PK%

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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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	PIT	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	MTL	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Mon 10/5	WPG	@	PIT	7:30 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	PIT	@	CBJ	7:00 PM

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Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

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Wallstedt

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

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Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

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Worst Record ATS

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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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

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