nhl player most empty net goal in a season

4 players are tied for the most goals against empty nets in a season, with 9 goals. The first three are Brandon Hagel and Mikko Rantanen in 2024-25 and Alex Ovechkin in 2021-22.

NAMEENGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
9
2024-25
TBL TBL
82
35
55
90
+33
58
0
11
3
4
4
0
228
15.4
8
23
34.8
59
60
30
96
20:45
2Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
9
2024-25
TOT
82
32
56
88
+13
60
11
15
0
0
6
0
212
15.1
135
255
52.9
48
44
40
82
21:15
3Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
9
2021-22
WSH WSH
77
50
40
90
+8
18
16
13
1
0
5
0
334
15.0
4
13
30.8
155
25
32
50
20:34
4Pavel Bure
P. Bure
9
1999-00
FLA FLA
74
58
36
94
+25
16
11
9
2
0
14
1
360
16.1
0
1
0.0
25
12
54
95
24:45
5Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
8
2024-25
WSH WSH
65
44
29
73
+15
14
14
8
0
0
7
1
237
18.6
0
2
0.0
110
13
12
47
17:43
6Keith Tkachuk
K. Tkachuk
8
1996-97
PHX PHX
81
52
34
86
-1
228
9
10
2
0
7
1
296
17.6
7Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
7
2023-24
PIT PIT
82
42
52
94
+7
40
10
13
0
0
3
0
278
15.1
1,090
1,872
58.2
101
37
73
57
20:05
8Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
7
2023-24
TBL TBL
81
44
100
144
+8
22
13
40
0
0
6
1
306
14.4
2
4
50.0
47
35
62
96
21:40
9Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
7
2023-24
VGK VGK
82
42
27
69
-2
40
8
9
0
0
5
2
266
15.8
6
24
25.0
106
23
47
37
17:54
10Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
7
2022-23
PIT PIT
78
36
37
73
+2
46
11
12
0
0
6
1
244
14.8
8
16
50.0
83
46
44
48
20:07
11Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
7
2021-22
EDM EDM
80
44
79
123
+28
45
10
34
0
1
9
4
314
14.0
562
1,046
53.7
75
26
73
68
22:04
12Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
7
2021-22
CAR CAR
78
30
39
69
+19
79
9
13
0
0
5
1
249
12.0
0
6
0.0
189
15
44
72
17:16
13Michael Grabner
M. Grabner
7
2017-18
TOT
80
27
9
36
+11
16
0
1
2
1
3
0
167
16.2
10
22
45.5
68
37
46
33
14:49
14Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
7
1988-89
PIT PIT
76
85
114
199
+41
100
31
48
13
5
8
1
313
27.2
15Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
6
2025-26
NSH NSH
64
31
20
51
-17
36
9
9
0
0
9
3
155
20.0
230
409
56.2
72
25
21
54
17:42
16Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
6
2025-26
TBL TBL
58
30
29
59
+26
52
3
6
1
0
6
0
171
17.5
23
57
40.4
41
33
26
60
19:42
17Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
6
2025-26
MIN MIN
65
37
41
78
+10
26
16
13
0
0
5
4
227
16.3
0
2
0.0
42
22
19
95
22:22
18Anthony Cirelli
A. Cirelli
6
2024-25
TBL TBL
80
27
32
59
+30
28
3
2
4
3
2
0
160
16.9
647
1,292
50.1
25
72
21
66
18:41
19Kirill Kaprizov
K. Kaprizov
6
2024-25
MIN MIN
41
25
31
56
+19
16
4
10
0
0
5
2
145
17.2
0
2
0.0
16
17
12
59
22:28
20Adrian Kempe
A. Kempe
6
2024-25
LAK LAK
81
35
38
73
+22
36
7
11
1
0
5
1
237
14.8
11
24
45.8
100
36
13
78
19:09
21Blake Coleman
B. Coleman
6
2023-24
CGY CGY
78
30
24
54
+19
76
3
0
4
2
7
0
191
15.7
31
69
44.9
128
57
43
34
17:08
22Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
6
2022-23
WSH WSH
73
42
33
75
-16
48
14
11
0
0
3
1
294
14.3
4
9
44.4
188
23
31
52
20:12
23Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
6
2022-23
FLA FLA
82
31
36
67
-12
12
16
11
0
3
5
1
227
13.7
236
466
50.6
58
49
35
38
19:47
24Kyle Connor
K. Connor
6
2021-22
WPG WPG
79
47
46
93
-3
4
8
20
3
0
9
1
317
14.8
1
7
14.3
32
23
66
47
21:47
25Johnny Gaudreau
J. Gaudreau
6
2021-22
CGY CGY
82
40
75
115
+64
26
6
19
0
0
9
2
262
15.3
1
1
100.0
10
9
50
81
18:34
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22
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29
25
9
67
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26
23
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26
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32
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57
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86
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82
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