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Alex Ovechkin has put up the most career goals by an active player, with 929 scored.

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	NAME	G	GP	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	929	1,577	759	1,688	+56	857	331	291	5	1	141	27	7,113	13.1	66	194	34.0	3,884	580	793	1,253	20:26
2	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	654	1,426	1,109	1,763	+193	898	194	416	4	7	104	26	4,475	14.6	16,506	31,163	53.0	1,246	695	797	1,188	20:36
3	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	627	1,251	636	1,263	-10	737	244	230	5	3	101	17	3,722	16.8	7,140	14,082	50.7	1,335	568	526	731	19:00
4	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	536	1,275	876	1,412	+43	1,265	189	343	4	1	89	14	3,971	13.5	6,112	13,618	44.9	736	541	1,059	1,268	19:28
5	John Tavares J. Tavares	526	1,271	662	1,188	-53	553	167	225	3	3	86	20	3,955	13.3	12,154	22,468	54.1	965	537	880	1,137	19:13
6	Patrick Kane P. Kane	509	1,375	893	1,402	-9	476	140	325	0	1	85	14	4,413	11.5	333	861	38.7	361	327	728	782	19:56
7	Corey Perry C. Perry	465	1,467	507	972	+58	1,568	129	172	6	4	80	6	3,577	13.0	117	376	31.1	1,318	522	517	763	16:26
8	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	452	1,154	583	1,035	+269	1,151	90	177	36	23	85	22	2,954	15.3	269	696	38.6	1,077	397	691	1,003	18:01
9	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	437	860	625	1,062	+108	366	179	194	10	4	76	20	2,354	18.6	7,527	14,112	53.3	499	277	688	1,001	20:39
10	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	432	695	358	790	+149	152	110	108	2	1	67	14	2,782	15.5	5,612	10,406	53.9	487	712	624	544	19:58
11	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	425	955	727	1,152	+231	435	114	243	2	2	77	15	3,865	11.0	6,266	13,389	46.8	663	509	484	814	20:40
12	David Pastrnak D. Pastrnak	422	839	518	940	+146	414	134	162	0	0	69	13	3,103	13.6	52	159	32.7	716	273	485	982	18:34
13	Jamie Benn J. Benn	415	1,257	579	994	+90	932	111	160	16	14	65	12	3,120	13.3	4,908	9,297	52.8	2,072	810	841	866	17:28
14	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	412	799	821	1,233	+197	320	100	321	10	10	76	17	2,725	15.1	4,424	9,230	47.9	579	313	696	792	21:52
15	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	402	884	730	1,132	+204	436	104	299	1	0	65	9	2,719	14.8	11	25	44.0	480	294	477	903	19:07
16	Matt Duchene M. Duchene	387	1,195	549	936	-67	306	99	143	2	1	59	13	2,810	13.8	7,344	13,768	53.3	682	633	671	776	18:02
17	Claude Giroux C. Giroux	379	1,350	789	1,168	+38	520	101	324	9	12	60	13	3,329	11.4	12,225	21,602	56.6	1,166	531	672	714	19:17
18	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	372	966	538	910	+76	464	96	130	2	7	65	18	2,137	17.4	7,227	15,444	46.8	704	576	652	690	20:10
19	Tyler Seguin T. Seguin	368	1,021	459	827	+97	315	95	142	2	4	64	10	3,258	11.3	5,175	9,658	53.6	833	361	442	573	18:02
20	Filip Forsberg F. Forsberg	358	867	402	760	+15	381	96	142	6	1	60	12	2,741	13.1	45	137	32.8	1,263	403	658	771	18:10
21	Chris Kreider C. Kreider	349	963	287	636	+117	609	124	73	13	3	53	4	2,304	15.1	345	815	42.3	1,672	385	284	548	16:56
22	Mika Zibanejad M. Zibanejad	349	1,017	474	823	+5	271	137	150	15	20	45	8	2,635	13.2	7,809	15,601	50.1	1,198	622	587	730	18:35
23	Brock Nelson B. Nelson	336	1,006	321	657	+29	360	74	69	5	3	57	10	2,304	14.6	5,753	11,918	48.3	663	609	510	530	17:12
24	Jordan Eberle J. Eberle	336	1,145	451	787	-57	295	75	129	3	0	50	6	2,593	13.0	172	416	41.3	621	476	621	655	17:36
25	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	333	834	625	958	+136	244	80	210	0	1	51	10	2,292	14.5	13	59	22.0	232	156	440	757	19:48

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Team Leaders

3

Tuch

4

Strome

+/-

+6

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.50

9th

GA/GP

2.25

6th

PP%

18.2

22nd

PK%

86.7

10th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	4	1	1	9	7
Rangers	4	2	0	8	6
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	1	0	6	5
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Flyers	0	4	2	2	-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM
Tue 10/13	WSH	@	CAR	6:45 PM
Wed 10/14	MTL	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	LAK	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Rangers

4 - 2 - 0

Final

Capitals

3 - 1 - 0

Fri 9 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

6

Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

25

Lauzon

24

McBain

Blocks Leaders

20

Weegar

19

Hronek

17

Larsson

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.67

Garand

0.74

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.971

Garand

.963

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.20

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.83

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	3	2	0	6	7
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	4	0	4	-7
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	4	1	1	9	7
Rangers	4	2	0	8	6
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	1	0	6	5
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	4	2	2	-17

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	1-0
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	3-2
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	0-3
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	6-5
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM
Sun 10/11	VAN	@	NYR	6:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CAR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Mon 10/12	FLA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	OTT	@	NJD	7:00 PM

Alex Ovechkin has put up the most career goals by an active player, with 929 scored.

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0.66

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