which player was on the ice for most empty net goals

Alex Ovechkin has scored the most career goals against empty nets, with 69 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
69
1,542
917
749
1,666
+59
847
329
287
5
1
140
27
7,002
13.1
66
193
34.2
3,827
572
790
1,235
20:32
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
1,141
447
579
1,026
+277
1,145
89
174
36
23
84
21
2,926
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,072
397
688
989
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
1,401
651
1,092
1,743
+199
886
194
412
4
7
103
26
4,415
14.7
16,234
30,651
53.0
1,223
684
789
1,160
20:38
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
727
300
383
683
+127
326
72
134
21
13
66
17
1,986
15.1
4,156
8,102
51.3
559
218
510
631
19:07
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
10John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,234
512
645
1,157
-30
541
159
218
3
3
83
19
3,875
13.2
11,780
21,798
54.0
932
521
872
1,103
19:14
11Blake 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
12Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
700
313
455
768
+93
487
108
173
0
0
48
5
1,957
16.0
1,020
2,006
50.8
447
370
408
405
20:24
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
14Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
29
418
150
193
343
+60
261
16
31
6
11
21
3
938
16.0
106
284
37.3
337
248
278
272
18:13
15Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
29
648
290
332
622
+98
277
71
95
4
1
40
6
1,838
15.8
402
877
45.8
648
355
296
324
19:20
16Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
29
847
381
686
1,067
+180
408
102
284
0
0
61
8
2,608
14.6
10
24
41.7
461
279
466
836
19:03
17Joe 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
18Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
662
307
333
640
-5
149
69
110
9
2
61
13
2,086
14.7
25
74
33.8
184
210
375
379
19:41
19Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
802
321
605
926
+131
236
77
205
0
1
50
10
2,206
14.6
13
59
22.0
229
151
428
714
19:45
20Patrice 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
21Pavel 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
22Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
23Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
746
258
295
553
-14
354
62
93
0
0
44
11
2,253
11.5
711
1,694
42.0
872
187
391
478
17:09
24Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
27
1,213
603
620
1,223
-3
701
233
219
5
3
98
17
3,621
16.7
6,967
13,791
50.5
1,286
549
518
706
19:01
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
27
1,338
500
872
1,372
+1
464
140
317
0
1
83
14
4,324
11.6
328
847
38.7
343
314
720
748
19:58
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