nhl empty net goal leaders since 2000

Since 1999-00, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most empty-net goals, with 72 goals.

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NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
72
1,582
930
761
1,691
+57
857
331
291
5
1
141
25
7,121
13.1
66
195
33.8
3,890
580
793
1,254
20:25
2Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
38
1,242
510
593
1,103
+228
591
142
228
34
12
83
12
4,095
12.5
64
187
34.2
1,062
395
1,008
668
18:55
3Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
37
1,154
452
583
1,035
+269
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
21
2,954
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,077
397
691
1,003
18:01
4Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
37
1,430
657
1,110
1,767
+191
902
195
416
4
7
104
25
4,481
14.7
16,541
31,235
53.0
1,248
695
797
1,195
20:36
5Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
33
455
168
215
383
+68
293
19
36
6
11
22
3
1,065
15.8
116
312
37.2
353
270
301
312
18:26
6Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
31
690
310
358
668
+104
317
75
107
4
1
42
7
1,950
15.9
540
1,167
46.3
672
373
304
364
19:23
7Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
30
767
316
409
725
+137
354
78
143
23
16
68
17
2,102
15.0
4,480
8,709
51.4
584
230
519
684
19:09
8Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
704
331
354
685
-8
155
76
114
9
2
67
14
2,241
14.8
25
75
33.3
212
227
390
418
19:50
9Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
725
321
472
793
+97
511
110
181
0
0
49
6
2,000
16.1
1,038
2,051
50.6
468
378
419
435
20:24
10Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
30
1,320
563
604
1,167
+43
916
182
208
10
5
93
6
4,225
13.3
2,726
5,238
52.0
1,599
464
610
778
19:56
11Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
29
888
405
732
1,137
+204
438
105
300
1
0
65
8
2,738
14.8
11
25
44.0
481
294
478
908
19:08
12John Tavares
J. Tavares
29
1,273
527
665
1,192
-54
553
168
227
3
3
86
19
3,958
13.3
12,172
22,495
54.1
966
538
880
1,139
19:13
13Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,254
628
638
1,266
-7
739
244
230
5
3
101
17
3,726
16.9
7,155
14,104
50.7
1,335
569
526
733
19:00
14Zach Parise
Z. Parise
29
1,254
434
455
889
+76
444
125
133
11
10
83
9
3,776
11.5
412
975
42.3
996
767
612
418
17:49
15Eric Staal
E. Staal
29
1,365
455
608
1,063
-82
854
133
184
21
8
72
5
4,041
11.3
10,063
20,894
48.2
940
558
885
703
19:07
16Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
28
960
426
732
1,158
+230
440
115
243
2
2
77
14
3,886
11.0
6,299
13,471
46.8
666
512
485
827
20:41
17Blake Wheeler
B. Wheeler
28
1,172
321
622
943
+67
764
59
196
14
10
49
5
2,955
10.9
808
1,766
45.8
1,353
723
552
523
18:11
18Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,279
538
876
1,414
+40
1,265
189
343
4
1
89
14
3,979
13.5
6,112
13,623
44.9
737
542
1,059
1,275
19:27
19Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
27
1,294
427
613
1,040
+289
496
131
195
22
26
81
9
3,974
10.7
15,182
26,206
57.9
1,032
879
845
469
18:41
20Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
26
568
188
257
445
+45
499
54
95
0
0
33
3
1,536
12.2
23
68
33.8
1,143
165
233
542
16:52
21Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
26
803
415
831
1,246
+202
322
100
326
10
10
76
16
2,735
15.2
4,449
9,278
48.0
586
315
699
796
21:53
22Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
26
786
265
312
577
-14
382
64
98
0
0
44
10
2,339
11.3
722
1,723
41.9
915
191
403
515
17:08
23Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,378
509
896
1,405
-12
480
140
325
0
1
85
13
4,418
11.5
333
861
38.7
361
328
728
783
19:56
24Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
26
1,578
411
1,080
1,491
+185
1,184
139
393
6
6
66
9
2,906
14.1
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
25Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
25
837
334
627
961
+136
246
79
210
0
1
51
9
2,299
14.5
13
59
22.0
235
156
440
760
19:48
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Team Leaders

G

5

Tuch

Alex Tuch

A

5

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+9

Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.33

10th

GA/GP

3.22

19th

PP%

20.0

19th

PK%

80.0

14th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
2
1
17
15
Rangers Rangers
7
3
1
15
9
Islanders Islanders
5
3
1
11
7
Devils Devils
5
4
0
10
-1
Capitals Capitals
5
4
0
10
1
Flyers Flyers
2
6
3
7
-19
Penguins Penguins
3
6
1
7
-5
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
3
5
0
6
-9
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/24
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Thu
10/29
WSH WSH
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Sun
11/1
MIN MIN
@
WSH WSH
3:30 PM
Tue
11/3
DAL DAL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
LAK Kings

1 - 4 - 2

5

Final

2

WSH Capitals

5 - 4 - 0

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

11

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

8

Matthews

Auston Matthews

8

Stone

Mark Stone
Assists Leaders

20

McDavid

Connor McDavid

13

Eichel

Jack Eichel

12

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

26

McDavid

Connor McDavid

18

Matthews

Auston Matthews

18

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Hits Leaders

56

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

49

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

44

Trenin

Yakov Trenin
Blocks Leaders

33

Hronek

Filip Hronek

31

Seeler

Nick Seeler

31

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

6

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

6

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

6

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark
Goals Against Leaders

1.13

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.940

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Oilers

4.56

Avalanche

4.10

Golden Knights

3.91
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.56

Islanders

2.11

Rangers

2.18
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

36.1

Oilers

31.0

Predators

29.6
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

97.4

Rangers

94.1

Stars

90.6

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

8-2

Rangers

8-3

Kraken

7-3

Oilers

6-3

Predators

5-3

Wild

6-4
Worst Record ATS
Canadiens

2-7

Blue Jackets

2-6

Flames

2-6

Panthers

3-6

Senators

3-6

Devils

3-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
7
2
1
15
14
Lightning Lightning
7
2
0
14
8
Senators Senators
6
3
0
12
1
Panthers Panthers
5
2
2
12
5
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
5
4
2
12
3
Sabres Sabres
4
3
2
10
-7
Canadiens Canadiens
4
3
2
10
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
3
3
3
9
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
2
1
17
15
Rangers Rangers
7
3
1
15
9
Islanders Islanders
5
3
1
11
7
Capitals Capitals
5
4
0
10
1
Devils Devils
5
4
0
10
-1
Penguins Penguins
3
6
1
7
-5
Flyers Flyers
2
6
3
7
-19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
3
5
0
6
-9
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
7
3
0
14
7
Wild Wild
6
2
2
14
6
Stars Stars
5
3
1
11
8
Avalanche Avalanche
5
4
1
11
10
Jets Jets
4
3
2
10
-2
Predators Predators
3
2
3
9
-1
Blues Blues
4
4
1
9
0
Blackhawks Blackhawks
3
6
0
6
-15
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
8
3
0
16
14
Oilers Oilers
7
1
1
15
14
Kraken Kraken
6
3
1
13
5
Sharks Sharks
5
4
1
11
-8
Ducks Ducks
4
5
0
8
-3
Canucks Canucks
2
8
1
5
-18
Kings Kings
1
4
2
4
-10
Flames Flames
2
6
0
4
-20

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/22
ANA ANA
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Thu
10/22
SJS SJS
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/22
FLA FLA
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/22
NSH NSH
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Thu
10/22
NYR NYR
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM