nhl players with most empty net goals history

Alex Ovechkin has the most career goals against empty nets, with 66 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
66
1,510
903
735
1,638
+65
833
326
279
5
1
139
27
6,908
13.1
65
191
34.0
3,778
566
786
1,210
20:35
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
40
1,309
525
609
1,134
+245
628
143
231
34
12
85
15
4,229
12.4
64
187
34.2
1,062
395
1,008
668
18:55
4Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
39
1,118
437
566
1,003
+281
1,131
86
168
36
23
83
21
2,863
15.3
268
690
38.8
1,054
385
680
965
18:02
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,371
637
1,071
1,708
+197
878
190
404
4
7
101
25
4,341
14.7
15,869
30,025
52.9
1,197
672
779
1,127
20:39
6Eric Staal
E. Staal
33
1,365
455
608
1,063
-82
854
133
184
21
8
72
5
4,041
11.3
10,063
20,894
48.2
940
558
885
703
19:07
7Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
33
915
690
1,033
1,723
+114
834
236
465
49
22
74
11
3,633
19.0
1,414
2,865
49.4
52
45
70
122
22:40
8Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
32
1,554
625
675
1,300
+30
1,040
197
231
13
9
101
7
4,759
13.1
2,726
5,238
52.0
1,599
464
610
778
19:56
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
696
290
359
649
+127
300
69
125
20
11
65
17
1,923
15.1
3,920
7,646
51.3
535
209
498
588
19:07
10Blake Wheeler
B. Wheeler
31
1,172
321
622
943
+67
764
59
196
14
10
49
5
2,955
10.9
808
1,766
45.8
1,353
723
552
523
18:11
11Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
672
303
429
732
+86
441
107
162
0
0
48
5
1,895
16.0
1,005
1,978
50.8
426
358
394
367
20:27
12Zach Parise
Z. Parise
30
1,254
434
455
889
+76
444
125
133
11
10
83
9
3,776
11.5
412
975
42.3
995
767
612
418
17:49
13John Tavares
J. Tavares
29
1,204
505
634
1,139
-17
525
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,809
13.3
11,510
21,335
53.9
906
514
858
1,073
19:17
14Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
29
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,067
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
15Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
632
295
311
606
-4
143
68
104
9
1
61
13
1,999
14.8
25
74
33.8
183
204
374
359
19:37
16Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
28
1,294
427
613
1,040
+289
496
131
195
22
26
81
9
3,974
10.7
15,182
26,206
57.9
1,032
879
845
469
18:41
17Pavel Bure
P. Bure
28
702
437
342
779
+42
484
121
115
34
15
59
6
3,130
14.0
3
17
17.6
76
70
148
222
24:37
18Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
19Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
27
619
279
312
591
+90
260
69
86
3
1
37
5
1,767
15.8
359
771
46.6
635
338
285
293
19:18
20Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
733
255
294
549
-3
354
60
93
0
0
44
11
2,234
11.4
707
1,683
42.0
861
185
390
470
17:12
21Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,232
519
850
1,369
+33
1,216
184
333
4
1
86
14
3,858
13.5
6,069
13,525
44.9
721
526
1,036
1,195
19:32
22Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
26
393
132
180
312
+36
243
14
29
5
11
17
3
860
15.3
95
260
36.5
317
233
269
249
18:10
23Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
26
773
307
582
889
+146
226
75
196
0
1
49
10
2,114
14.5
12
58
20.7
224
142
420
671
19:42
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
820
366
646
1,012
+153
390
99
271
0
0
59
8
2,533
14.4
10
22
45.5
452
268
460
794
19:02
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,313
495
857
1,352
-7
456
139
313
0
1
82
14
4,266
11.6
328
846
38.8
339
299
719
725
20:02
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Hurricanes Hurricanes
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24
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Avalanche Avalanche
13
1
5
31
31
Stars Stars
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5
3
27
9
Jets Jets
12
7
0
24
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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6
1
25
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Golden Knights Golden Knights
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6
24
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Kings Kings
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24
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7
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25
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Bruins Bruins
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9
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24
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Canadiens Canadiens
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6
3
23
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Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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5
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