nhl record for most empty net goals scored in the regular season and playoffs combined

Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky are tied for the most career empty-net goals in the regular-season and playoffs, with 65 goals.

Interpreted as:
NHL record for most empty net goals by a player scored in the regular season and playoffs combined
NAME ENG GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
65
1,652
974
796
1,770
+63
914
357
310
5
1
147
28
7,539
12.9
75
205
36.6
4,414
650
856
1,325
20:39
2 Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
65
1,695
1,016
2,223
3,239
+611
643
239
776
85
93
115
6
5,787
17.6
3 Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
48
1,270
483
647
1,130
+326
1,320
101
195
38
25
96
25
3,234
14.9
309
815
37.9
1,265
466
766
1,089
18:12
4 Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
44
1,514
577
706
1,283
+270
723
161
264
37
15
97
17
4,941
11.7
77
213
36.2
1,393
472
1,193
770
18:58
5 Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
40
1,532
696
1,192
1,888
+215
937
204
458
4
7
109
26
4,841
14.4
17,791
33,753
52.7
1,366
750
905
1,265
20:42
6 Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
39
1,022
766
1,129
1,895
+134
921
265
514
56
23
85
11
4,035
19.0
1,581
3,225
49.0
62
51
90
145
22:51
7 Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
35
762
314
398
712
+147
346
78
133
22
12
70
18
2,097
15.0
4,344
8,510
51.0
692
250
560
618
19:16
8 Eric Staal
E. Staal
35
1,469
480
647
1,127
-102
892
143
198
22
10
75
6
4,278
11.2
10,615
22,098
48.0
1,048
605
945
750
18:56
9 Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
35
1,635
662
706
1,368
+37
1,138
211
244
16
9
108
8
5,000
13.2
2,811
5,429
51.8
1,764
498
639
803
20:00
10 Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
34
747
337
489
826
+113
444
116
183
0
0
54
7
2,125
15.9
1,131
2,224
50.9
543
406
464
407
20:30
11 Blake Wheeler
B. Wheeler
33
1,238
331
657
988
+54
795
62
207
14
10
50
5
3,089
10.7
853
1,851
46.1
1,496
759
580
544
18:11
12 Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
33
1,500
595
1,013
1,608
+480
1,189
179
303
23
24
81
2
3,313
18.0
13 Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
32
674
309
335
644
+92
304
73
88
3
1
44
6
1,928
16.0
332
729
45.5
720
368
309
314
19:16
14 Zach Parise
Z. Parise
32
1,376
473
499
972
+51
488
138
143
13
12
88
9
4,149
11.4
422
1,013
41.7
1,223
840
669
460
17:53
15 Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
31
1,464
477
691
1,168
+331
590
148
216
25
27
91
13
4,535
10.5
17,312
29,883
57.9
1,311
1,001
942
525
18:47
16 Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
31
1,901
462
1,211
1,673
+146
1,406
157
442
6
6
76
10
3,428
13.5
14,152
26,840
52.7
1,327
585
1,388
1,719
19:24
17 Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
30
540
174
236
410
+57
492
43
86
0
0
32
3
1,467
11.9
15
48
31.3
1,171
176
240
495
16:51
18 John Tavares
J. Tavares
30
1,259
522
645
1,167
-41
551
163
225
3
3
88
21
3,993
13.1
12,007
22,280
53.9
1,027
558
899
1,116
19:19
19 Pavel Bure
P. Bure
30
766
472
377
849
+50
558
127
129
36
18
62
7
3,382
14.0
3
17
17.6
85
72
154
225
24:36
20 Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
29
955
410
755
1,165
+194
502
115
321
0
0
65
9
2,930
14.0
10
24
41.7
635
304
533
919
19:04
21 Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
671
304
327
631
-12
145
70
106
7
1
65
14
2,108
14.4
25
76
32.9
208
225
398
379
19:43
22 Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
825
323
608
931
+129
256
81
211
0
2
54
13
2,247
14.4
13
64
20.3
265
170
461
728
19:48
23 Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
28
965
422
718
1,140
+211
431
119
250
2
2
79
16
3,940
10.7
6,177
13,314
46.4
711
532
510
722
20:42
24 Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
28
818
287
332
619
+43
414
66
102
0
0
49
11
2,526
11.4
780
1,882
41.4
1,113
213
440
507
17:11
25 Patrick Kane
P. Kane
28
1,445
545
936
1,481
+4
524
146
344
1
1
92
19
4,678
11.7
344
908
37.9
384
332
800
801
20:05
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