players with the most empty net goals in career

Alex Ovechkin has the most career goals against empty nets, with 68 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
68
1,528
911
743
1,654
+63
837
328
283
5
1
139
27
6,960
13.1
66
192
34.4
3,797
569
786
1,222
20:33
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
40
1,135
444
577
1,021
+284
1,141
87
172
36
23
84
21
2,907
15.3
269
695
38.7
1,064
395
687
981
18:03
4Marian 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
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,388
645
1,080
1,725
+188
882
192
410
4
7
102
25
4,385
14.7
16,082
30,386
52.9
1,214
677
783
1,147
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
8Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
713
296
367
663
+121
310
71
127
20
12
66
17
1,957
15.1
4,049
7,906
51.2
549
214
505
606
19:08
9Jarome 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
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
689
308
448
756
+91
479
107
172
0
0
48
5
1,928
16.0
1,015
1,997
50.8
436
363
405
392
20:24
12John Tavares
J. Tavares
30
1,220
508
638
1,146
-26
537
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,847
13.2
11,660
21,579
54.0
922
516
870
1,093
19:16
13Zach 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
14Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
29
636
285
324
609
+93
269
70
92
3
1
39
6
1,808
15.8
386
837
46.1
643
347
292
306
19:20
15Joe 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
16Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
28
407
143
185
328
+50
253
15
29
6
11
19
3
905
15.8
105
280
37.5
330
242
276
266
18:11
17Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
648
301
324
625
-3
147
69
107
9
1
61
13
2,045
14.7
25
74
33.8
184
208
374
369
19:40
18Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
790
316
592
908
+144
236
75
198
0
1
49
10
2,170
14.6
12
58
20.7
229
147
423
693
19:44
19Patrice 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
20Pavel 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
21Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
22Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
744
258
295
553
-12
354
62
93
0
0
44
11
2,251
11.5
711
1,693
42.0
869
187
391
478
17:10
23Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,239
522
853
1,375
+33
1,222
185
336
4
1
87
14
3,876
13.5
6,094
13,578
44.9
723
530
1,037
1,204
19:31
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
835
370
669
1,039
+166
402
99
278
0
0
60
8
2,580
14.3
10
23
43.5
457
275
464
818
19:03
25Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
26
1,200
597
615
1,212
+1
701
230
218
5
3
97
17
3,593
16.6
6,934
13,727
50.5
1,268
542
513
695
19:02
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Kings Kings
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Kraken Kraken
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Flames Flames
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15
18
3
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20
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Bruins Bruins
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