nhl league leader in empty net goals

5 players are tied for the most empty-net goals this season, with 5 goals. The first three are Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Ovechkin.

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NHL league leader in empty net goals this regular season
NAMEENGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
5
2025-26
TBL TBL
48
27
55
82
+27
22
6
19
0
0
4
1
138
19.6
0
2
0.0
16
20
12
81
20:09
2Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
5
2025-26
COL COL
53
40
51
91
+46
18
8
14
0
0
5
1
235
17.0
500
984
50.8
44
29
14
108
22:06
3Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
5
2025-26
WSH WSH
56
22
24
46
+2
16
4
10
0
0
4
0
156
14.1
2
3
66.7
93
10
6
50
18:00
4Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
5
2025-26
TBL TBL
47
25
24
49
+27
30
3
4
1
0
6
0
137
18.2
20
45
44.4
35
26
20
46
19:26
5Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
5
2025-26
MIN MIN
56
30
37
67
+10
18
12
12
0
0
3
3
197
15.2
0
2
0.0
33
19
17
80
22:18
6Jordan Eberle
J. Eberle
4
2025-26
SEA SEA
52
19
18
37
+9
16
4
10
0
0
3
0
116
16.4
9
24
37.5
38
27
12
39
18:47
7Travis Konecny
T. Konecny
4
2025-26
PHI PHI
53
22
30
52
+8
45
1
8
1
1
2
0
122
18.0
11
41
26.8
71
26
13
78
18:55
8Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
4
2025-26
DET DET
56
25
23
48
+7
34
8
7
0
0
7
3
167
15.0
603
1,139
52.9
27
28
13
51
20:17
9Jared McCann
J. McCann
4
2025-26
SEA SEA
30
16
13
29
+3
5
6
5
0
0
2
1
72
22.2
8
17
47.1
21
18
8
32
16:29
10Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
4
2025-26
EDM EDM
56
34
61
95
+12
22
10
28
1
1
2
1
208
16.3
303
641
47.3
25
22
19
87
23:04
11Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
4
2025-26
NSH NSH
54
25
14
39
-16
28
8
6
0
0
8
3
130
19.2
186
332
56.0
60
21
21
46
17:33
12Tom Wilson
T. Wilson
4
2025-26
WSH WSH
47
22
25
47
+20
71
7
4
0
0
2
0
102
21.6
13
27
48.1
123
29
11
52
19:24
13Connor Dewar
C. Dewar
4
2025-26
PIT PIT
53
13
10
23
+9
10
0
0
1
0
2
0
80
16.3
12
23
52.2
99
25
5
24
13:37
14Peyton Krebs
P. Krebs
4
2025-26
BUF BUF
54
6
16
22
+3
60
0
1
0
0
1
0
60
10.0
159
363
43.8
121
31
16
41
13:33
15Seth Jarvis
S. Jarvis
4
2025-26
CAR CAR
46
23
17
40
+7
6
3
7
3
0
6
2
147
15.6
25
63
39.7
68
18
25
41
19:03
16Connor Bedard
C. Bedard
4
2025-26
CHI CHI
42
22
30
52
-1
30
5
9
0
0
3
0
141
15.6
148
315
47.0
15
16
18
54
20:56
17Mikael Backlund
M. Backlund
3
2025-26
CGY CGY
54
12
21
33
+13
10
1
2
1
3
2
0
131
9.2
495
980
50.5
20
18
23
48
17:40
18Alex DeBrincat
A. DeBrincat
3
2025-26
DET DET
56
30
27
57
+3
10
11
6
0
0
5
2
202
14.9
16
40
40.0
27
25
26
55
18:06
19Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
3
2025-26
TOR TOR
49
26
20
46
+2
16
4
5
0
0
3
1
191
13.6
483
821
58.8
29
66
24
45
20:54
20Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
3
2025-26
FLA FLA
54
27
25
52
-14
8
10
11
3
0
5
0
139
19.4
52
135
38.5
54
35
15
39
21:20
21William Nylander
W. Nylander
3
2025-26
TOR TOR
38
17
31
48
0
14
3
6
0
0
3
3
80
21.3
19
52
36.5
4
14
16
39
18:36
22Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
3
2025-26
BUF BUF
54
28
28
56
-6
27
4
11
0
0
3
0
188
14.9
273
595
45.9
52
35
21
47
19:00
23Owen Tippett
O. Tippett
3
2025-26
PHI PHI
54
18
16
34
-6
26
2
3
2
0
1
0
143
12.6
4
14
28.6
99
27
15
53
16:27
24Ryan McLeod
R. McLeod
3
2025-26
BUF BUF
54
11
26
37
+18
6
0
5
4
1
1
0
64
17.2
399
864
46.2
14
19
23
58
17:42
25Matt Boldy
M. Boldy
3
2025-26
MIN MIN
52
29
27
56
+13
26
8
9
3
0
3
1
165
17.6
42
90
46.7
39
33
23
60
20:52
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G

27

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

A

55

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+/-

+40

Moser

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G/GP

3.46

2nd

GA/GP

2.48

2nd

PP%

21.3

14th

PK%

84.6

2nd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
34
14
4
72
52
Red Wings Red Wings
32
18
6
70
0
Canadiens Canadiens
31
17
7
69
9
Bruins Bruins
32
20
3
67
15
Sabres Sabres
31
18
5
67
21
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
25
21
9
59
-11
Senators Senators
26
21
7
59
6
Panthers Panthers
28
23
3
59
-11
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Sun
2/1
BOS BOS
@
TBL TBL
6:30 PM
Tue
2/3
BUF BUF
@
TBL TBL
7:30 PM
Thu
2/5
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
TOR TOR
@
TBL TBL
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
TBL TBL
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CAR CAR
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Goals Leaders

40

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

34

McDavid

Connor McDavid

32

Caufield

Cole Caufield
Assists Leaders

61

McDavid

Connor McDavid

55

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

52

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini
Points Leaders

95

McDavid

Connor McDavid

91

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

82

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov
Hits Leaders

276

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

210

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

198

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

137

Parayko

Colton Parayko

135

Dobson

Noah Dobson

125

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

25

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

24

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

22

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

2.04

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.22

Cooley

Devin Cooley

2.22

Bussi

Brandon Bussi
Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Cooley

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Vasilevskiy

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Grubauer

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Avalanche

3.91

Lightning

3.46

Oilers

3.45
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.43

Lightning

2.48

Islanders

2.69
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

31.2

Stars

30.0

Penguins

27.0
Penalty Kill Rankings
Blackhawks

85.4

Lightning

84.6

Avalanche

84.1

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Best Record ATS
Kraken

38-16

Sharks

35-18

Blackhawks

35-20

Bruins

35-20

Penguins

32-21

Flyers

32-22
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Golden Knights

17-37

Devils

19-36

Panthers

19-35

Kings

19-34

Hurricanes

20-34

Oilers

22-34

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
36
8
9
81
74
Wild Wild
32
14
10
74
25
Stars Stars
32
14
9
73
31
Mammoth Mammoth
28
23
4
60
19
Predators Predators
25
23
6
56
-27
Jets Jets
22
25
7
51
-10
Blackhawks Blackhawks
21
25
9
51
-30
Blues Blues
20
26
9
49
-54
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
25
15
14
64
7
Oilers Oilers
28
20
8
64
8
Kraken Kraken
26
19
9
61
-3
Kings Kings
23
17
13
59
-9
Ducks Ducks
28
23
3
59
-13
Sharks Sharks
27
22
4
58
-17
Flames Flames
22
26
6
50
-26
Canucks Canucks
18
31
6
42
-54
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
34
14
4
72
52
Red Wings Red Wings
32
18
6
70
0
Canadiens Canadiens
31
17
7
69
9
Sabres Sabres
31
18
5
67
21
Bruins Bruins
32
20
3
67
15
Panthers Panthers
28
23
3
59
-11
Senators Senators
26
21
7
59
6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
25
21
9
59
-11
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
33
15
6
72
30
Penguins Penguins
28
14
11
67
22
Islanders Islanders
30
20
5
65
7
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
27
20
7
61
-5
Capitals Capitals
27
22
7
61
9
Flyers Flyers
24
20
10
58
-14
Devils Devils
28
25
2
58
-24
Rangers Rangers
22
28
6
50
-27

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/5
FLA FLA
@
TOR TOR
1-4
Mon
1/5
VGK VGK
@
WPG WPG
4-3
Mon
1/5
NSH NSH
@
EDM EDM
2-6
Mon
1/5
CBJ CBJ
@
SJS SJS
2-5
Mon
1/5
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
4-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
2/1
LAK LAK
@
CAR CAR
3:00 PM
Sun
2/1
BOS BOS
@
TBL TBL
6:30 PM
Sun
2/1
VGK VGK
@
ANA ANA
9:30 PM
Mon
2/2
NYI NYI
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
2/2
BUF BUF
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM