nhl player most empty net goal in a decade including playoffs

Wayne Gretzky has scored the most goals against empty nets in the regular-season and playoffs, with 40 goals in the 1980s.

	NAME	ENG	DECADE	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	40	1980s	905	723	1,388	2,111	+653	405	160	416	71	77	82	3	3,599	20.1
2	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	37	2020s	503	275	208	483	-43	176	90	75	1	0	35	6	1,917	14.3	12	33	36.4	1,134	168	157	328	19:25
3	Jake Guentzel J. Guentzel	31	2020s	489	233	276	509	+84	255	62	92	3	1	37	6	1,516	15.4	379	824	46.0	372	271	219	289	20:15
4	Brandon Hagel B. Hagel	30	2020s	467	159	209	368	+46	306	16	34	7	11	23	3	1,042	15.3	131	344	38.1	412	281	313	305	18:11
5	Mikko Rantanen M. Rantanen	28	2020s	548	271	399	670	+131	417	87	159	0	0	44	4	1,702	15.9	1,045	2,048	51.0	443	305	334	367	21:10
6	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	28	2010s	789	292	350	642	+224	791	51	74	27	17	57	16	1,940	15.1	195	524	37.2	676	290	500	613	17:42
7	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	26	2020s	570	252	316	568	+125	304	65	108	17	12	59	16	1,556	16.2	4,109	7,960	51.6	544	200	387	520	19:42
8	Andrei Svechnikov A. Svechnikov	26	2020s	514	173	250	423	+59	485	51	93	0	0	32	2	1,430	12.1	22	60	36.7	1,156	158	220	508	17:17
9	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	26	1980s	884	390	656	1,046	+326	807	122	199	17	22	53	2	2,138	18.2
10	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	25	2020s	543	297	512	809	+243	254	81	179	0	0	44	9	2,528	11.7	3,928	8,293	47.4	443	328	261	575	21:59
11	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	25	1990s	790	293	835	1,128	-42	238	79	360	14	16	33	3	2,188	13.4
12	Sam Reinhart S. Reinhart	24	2020s	582	267	261	528	-14	155	105	82	13	8	42	6	1,510	17.7	1,303	2,941	44.3	544	394	232	337	20:08
13	Marian Hossa M. Hossa	24	2000s	802	355	407	762	+98	463	114	187	17	7	60	8	2,821	12.6	52	159	32.7	905	209	617	531	19:15
14	Kyle Connor K. Connor	23	2020s	531	259	299	558	-6	121	53	103	8	2	52	11	1,817	14.3	14	53	26.4	187	173	294	350	20:42
15	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	23	2020s	542	225	324	549	+92	567	57	134	12	8	44	11	1,464	15.4	115	299	38.5	638	196	283	537	18:51
16	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	23	2010s	867	489	398	887	+77	538	189	142	0	1	79	15	3,884	12.6	36	85	42.4	2,481	345	426	632	20:28
17	Eric Staal E. Staal	23	2010s	780	254	365	619	-42	507	66	104	12	7	42	1	2,360	10.8	6,197	12,314	50.3	599	320	554	396	19:38
18	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	22	2020s	499	225	513	738	+111	266	59	224	0	0	33	6	1,642	13.7	6	14	42.9	334	169	264	608	20:28
19	Blake Wheeler B. Wheeler	22	2010s	819	227	457	684	+57	550	39	148	11	8	34	4	2,224	10.2	368	882	41.7	1,057	534	376	361	18:53
20	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	21	2020s	406	235	247	482	+75	181	85	82	0	0	33	14	1,424	16.5	11	44	25.0	314	171	215	408	20:44
21	Michael Grabner M. Grabner	21	2010s	625	173	104	277	+32	106	7	8	22	7	22	4	1,338	12.9	48	117	41.0	416	275	497	246	14:26
22	Patrick Kane P. Kane	21	2010s	852	351	554	905	+81	294	86	188	1	1	63	12	2,846	12.3	301	814	37.0	244	194	540	415	20:23
23	Zach Parise Z. Parise	21	2010s	685	262	281	543	+21	289	82	74	7	7	43	3	2,368	11.1	92	242	38.0	713	481	381	222	19:31
24	John Tavares J. Tavares	21	2010s	782	332	404	736	-33	353	95	145	3	3	54	14	2,496	13.3	7,415	14,378	51.6	413	302	667	746	19:58
25	Joe Thornton J. Thornton	21	2010s	833	167	549	716	+71	445	48	210	3	4	26	2	1,356	12.3	5,659	10,300	54.9	582	317	758	897	18:49

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76.7

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	29	19	14	72	8
Ducks	34	24	3	71	-7
Oilers	30	24	8	68	10
Kraken	29	23	9	67	-6
Kings	25	22	14	64	-22
Sharks	30	25	4	64	-21
Flames	24	30	7	55	-35
Canucks	18	36	7	43	-73

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	CAR	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	EDM	@	VGK	9:30 PM
Tue 3/10	EDM	@	COL	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	EDM	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 3/13	EDM	@	STL	8:00 PM

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MacKinnon

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McDavid

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Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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Points Leaders

105

McDavid

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MacKinnon

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Kucherov

Hits Leaders

306

Trenin

238

Sherwood

226

Klapka

Blocks Leaders

145

McCabe

144

Dobson

143

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Wins Leaders

29

Vejmelka

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Vasilevskiy

25

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.22

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Save Percentage Leaders

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3.82

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Power Play Rankings

32.9

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Penalty Kill Rankings

85.9

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38-21

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	41	10	9	91	81
Stars	38	14	9	85	47
Wild	36	16	10	82	29
Mammoth	33	25	4	70	27
Predators	28	26	8	64	-28
Jets	25	26	10	60	-12
Blackhawks	23	28	10	56	-32
Blues	23	29	9	55	-51
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Golden Knights	29	19	14	72	8
Ducks	34	24	3	71	-7
Oilers	30	24	8	68	10
Kraken	29	23	9	67	-6
Sharks	30	25	4	64	-21
Kings	25	22	14	64	-22
Flames	24	30	7	55	-35
Canucks	18	36	7	43	-73

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	38	18	4	80	49
Sabres	37	19	6	80	30
Red Wings	35	20	7	77	-2
Canadiens	33	18	9	75	13
Bruins	34	22	5	73	11
Senators	30	22	9	69	11
Maple Leafs	27	25	11	65	-21
Panthers	30	29	3	63	-21
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	39	16	6	84	39
Penguins	31	17	13	75	25
Islanders	35	23	5	75	4
Blue Jackets	32	21	8	72	3
Capitals	31	25	7	69	10
Flyers	28	22	11	67	-14
Devils	31	29	2	64	-26
Rangers	24	29	8	56	-26