nhl player most goals in first 12 seasons

Wayne Gretzky got the most goals by a player in his first 12 seasons, with 718 scored.

	NAME	G	GP	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	718	925	1,424	2,142	+606	407	154	437	64	66	75	2	3,543	20.3
2	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	613	745	881	1,494	+142	737	201	390	48	22	65	9	3,054	20.1
3	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	573	752	553	1,126	+380	210	180	198	8	1	80	4	2,709	21.2
4	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	558	921	477	1,035	+84	617	212	193	4	1	95	19	4,541	12.3	51	148	34.5	2,484	360	572	796	21:03
5	Brett Hull B. Hull	554	801	433	987	-7	298	199	184	18	7	74	5	3,525	15.7
6	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	544	937	743	1,287	+68	350	158	281	18	6	59		3,951	13.8
7	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	527	848	643	1,170	+369	639	161	219	22	10	95		3,736	14.1
8	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	524	909	666	1,190	+368	410	129	184	34	36	66	7	2,539	20.6
9	Mike Gartner M. Gartner	498	929	460	958	+51	863	144	145	17	4	63	4	3,424	14.5
10	Michel Goulet M. Goulet	487	895	529	1,016	+68	687	157	169	16	8	48	1	2,724	17.9
11	Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	486	862	685	1,171	+489	352	132	218	3	2	88		2,953	16.5
12	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	481	862	679	1,160	+55	552	122	255	41	19	54	4	2,998	16.0
13	Luc Robitaille L. Robitaille	478	889	524	1,002	+51	793	176	176	2	3	60	4	2,529	18.9
14	Bobby Hull B. Hull	472	819	425	897	+151	570	123	119	14	7	70		3,536	12.5
15	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	470	875	688	1,158	+207	623	120	228	9	4	81	10	3,108	15.1	3	13	23.1	64	52	105	341	22:46
16	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	452	879	499	951	+33	335	140	216	7	2	70	6	2,940	15.4	91	220	41.4	120	62	226	375	19:14
17	Dale Hawerchuk D. Hawerchuk	449	951	763	1,212	-130	589	155	327	11	10	36	4	3,189	14.1
18	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	444	825	416	860	-24	920	158	129	1	2	45	1	2,727	16.3
19	Rick Vaive R. Vaive	440	856	344	784	-77	1,431	143	102	11	3	52	3	2,578	17.1
20	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	440	914	762	1,202	+475	677	134	229	17	15	63	1	2,203	20.0
21	Pavel Bure P. Bure	437	702	342	779	+42	484	121	115	34	15	59	6	3,130	14.0	3	17	17.6	76	70	148	222	24:37
22	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	437	900	516	953	+189	871	131	138	13	7	75	4	2,674	16.3
23	Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	437	862	431	868	+43	718	124	155	11	4	43	0	2,938	14.9
24	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	434	855	619	1,053	+99	366	178	193	10	4	75	20	2,333	18.6	7,488	14,044	53.3	495	276	688	990	20:39
25	Ilya Kovalchuk I. Kovalchuk	433	880	417	850	-142	526	142	182	10	5	61	15	3,108	13.9	132	364	36.3	449	210	440	987	21:33

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4

Kapanen

7

Draisaitl

+/-

+7

Kapanen

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.44

6th

GA/GP

3.23

25th

PP%

30.6

1st

PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

13

Howden

10

Dorofeyev

10

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

17

Eichel

17

Marner

13

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

24

Marner

19

Eichel

16

Hutson

Playoffs Hits Leaders

93

Barbashev

77

Smith

77

Carrier

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

52

Carrier

49

Theodore

45

Matheson

Playoffs Wins Leaders

13

Andersen

13

Hart

9

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Silovs

1.72

Andersen

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.939

Silovs

.932

Ullmark

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

3.73

3.67

3.50

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.93

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

93.3

90.9

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Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

40-57

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12