what are the most goals in a empty net in single season

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

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	NAME	ENG	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Brandon Hagel B. Hagel	9	2024-25	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
2	Mikko 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
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	9	2021-22	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
4	Pavel Bure P. Bure	9	1999-00	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
5	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	8	2025-26	COL	80	53	74	127	+57	39	11	19	0	0	7	1	350	15.1	681	1,334	51.0	64	35	25	165	22:16
6	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	8	2024-25	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
7	Keith Tkachuk K. Tkachuk	8	1996-97	PHX	81	52	34	86	-1	228	9	10	2	0	7	1	296	17.6
8	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	7	2025-26	TBL	76	44	86	130	+43	50	8	29	1	0	8	2	231	19.0	0	2	0.0	36	29	21	124	20:20
9	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	7	2025-26	WSH	82	32	32	64	-5	26	5	14	0	0	5	0	244	13.1	2	4	50.0	134	16	9	62	17:27
10	Brandon Hagel B. Hagel	7	2025-26	TBL	71	36	38	74	+34	58	5	7	1	0	6	0	214	16.8	26	63	41.3	42	38	35	75	19:46
11	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	7	2023-24	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
12	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	7	2023-24	TBL	81	44	100	144	+8	22	13	40	0	0	6	1	306	14.4	2	4	50.0	45	35	62	96	21:40
13	Jonathan Marchessault J. Marchessault	7	2023-24	VGK	82	42	27	69	-2	40	8	9	0	0	5	2	266	15.8	6	24	25.0	107	23	47	37	17:54
14	Jake Guentzel J. Guentzel	7	2022-23	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
15	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	7	2021-22	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
16	Andrei Svechnikov A. Svechnikov	7	2021-22	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
17	Michael 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
18	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	7	1988-89	PIT	76	85	114	199	+41	100	31	48	13	5	8	1	313	27.2
19	Jordan Eberle J. Eberle	6	2025-26	SEA	80	26	29	55	+2	28	4	12	0	0	3	0	168	15.5	12	32	37.5	55	43	24	56	18:29
20	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	6	2025-26	EDM	82	48	90	138	+17	44	13	41	1	1	4	1	306	15.7	457	923	49.5	40	30	32	134	22:59
21	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	6	2025-26	NSH	82	42	24	66	-17	58	14	12	0	0	10	3	206	20.4	323	560	57.7	89	36	24	65	17:50
22	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	6	2025-26	MIN	78	45	44	89	+10	28	19	13	0	0	7	4	269	16.7	0	2	0.0	52	27	22	112	22:09
23	Aliaksei Protas A. Protas	6	2025-26	WSH	76	25	27	52	+20	20	0	1	2	1	5	0	159	15.7	30	67	44.8	33	42	26	86	18:14
24	Dawson Mercer D. Mercer	6	2025-26	NJD	82	20	22	42	-2	33	4	3	3	0	1	0	158	12.7	114	293	38.9	33	47	27	75	18:14
25	Anthony Cirelli A. Cirelli	6	2024-25	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

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Team Leaders

4

Hagel

7

Kucherov

+/-

+5

Cernak

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.20

14th

GA/GP

2.40

6th

PP%

10.0

26th

PK%

72.7

25th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	5	1	0	10	7
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Sabres	3	3	0	6	-6
Panthers	2	2	2	6	-5
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	TBL	@	NYR	7:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	VAN	@	TBL	4:00 PM
Tue 10/20	TBL	@	VGK	10:30 PM
Fri 10/23	TBL	@	COL	9:00 PM

Last Game

Lightning

4 - 1 - 0

Final

Islanders

2 - 3 - 0

Sat 10 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Kaprizov

6

Bouchard

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Hughes

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

27

Hathaway

26

Pettersson

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

21

Chabot

20

Larsson

Wins Leaders

5

Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

4

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.948

Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.83

1.86

Power Play Rankings

41.2

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.5

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-5

1-4

1-3

2-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	5	1	0	10	7
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Sabres	3	3	0	6	-6
Panthers	2	2	2	6	-5
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	3	0	4	-7
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	4	1	1	9	8
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	2	0	10	7
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19