nhl player most empty net goal in a decade including playoffs

Wayne Gretzky has 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
32
2020s
436
250
182
432
-39
150
85
64
1
0
31
6
1,724
14.5
10
30
33.3
1,018
155
149
272
19:41
3 Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
29
2020s
429
207
237
444
+73
208
56
74
1
1
32
4
1,352
15.3
245
539
45.5
347
238
199
233
20:13
4 Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
28
2020s
484
250
344
594
+133
324
82
132
0
0
43
4
1,555
16.1
1,011
1,977
51.1
400
267
314
290
21:16
5 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
6 Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
26
1980s
884
390
656
1,046
+326
807
122
199
17
22
53
2
2,138
18.2
7 Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
25
2020s
412
131
182
313
+23
265
13
28
6
11
17
3
877
14.9
108
287
37.6
371
249
288
246
17:59
8 Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
25
2020s
444
148
216
364
+53
417
43
79
0
0
27
2
1,252
11.8
13
38
34.2
1,006
144
200
420
17:19
9 Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
25
1990s
790
293
835
1,128
-42
238
79
360
14
16
33
3
2,188
13.4
10 Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
24
2020s
500
225
275
500
+112
266
59
92
16
10
55
14
1,391
16.2
3,559
6,883
51.7
470
174
359
432
19:41
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 Kyle Connor
K. Connor
21
2020s
465
230
253
483
-10
105
50
90
6
1
51
10
1,595
14.4
14
53
26.4
165
161
281
293
20:37
16 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
17 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
18 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
482
381
222
19:31
19 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
20 Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
21
2010s
833
167
549
716
+71
445
48
210
3
4
26
2
1,357
12.3
5,659
10,301
54.9
582
317
758
897
18:49
21 Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
21
2000s
760
374
391
765
+87
614
122
148
13
5
62
4
2,736
13.7
1,946
3,685
52.8
900
225
372
489
21:17
22 Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
20
2020s
484
256
453
709
+189
236
73
165
0
0
39
8
2,259
11.3
3,380
7,230
46.7
397
298
244
448
21:57
23 David Backes
D. Backes
20
2010s
803
206
273
479
+69
874
58
58
2
5
29
4
1,828
11.3
4,754
9,411
50.5
2,404
580
396
260
18:00
24 Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
20
2010s
843
280
399
679
+228
379
74
105
17
18
53
7
2,586
10.8
10,646
18,175
58.6
722
597
580
319
18:54
25 Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
20
2010s
641
207
281
488
+154
219
46
73
20
8
35
9
1,975
10.5
25
54
46.3
488
263
576
239
18:37
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