who has scored most career empty net goals

Alex Ovechkin has the most career empty-net goals, with 72 goals.

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NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
72
1,590
930
762
1,692
+54
857
331
291
5
1
141
27
7,136
13.0
66
195
33.8
3,897
582
795
1,260
20:23
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
41
1,154
452
583
1,035
+269
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
22
2,954
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,077
397
691
1,003
18:01
4Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
40
1,439
660
1,114
1,774
+192
912
195
418
4
7
104
26
4,499
14.7
16,647
31,426
53.0
1,252
698
799
1,204
20:35
5Marian 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
6Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
33
465
174
221
395
+71
297
19
37
6
11
23
3
1,100
15.8
118
317
37.2
358
273
305
320
18:27
7Eric 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
8Mario 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
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
776
322
417
739
+147
358
80
145
23
17
70
18
2,124
15.2
4,557
8,852
51.5
593
231
525
696
19:09
10Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
32
898
409
743
1,152
+212
442
107
303
1
0
66
10
2,770
14.8
11
25
44.0
484
297
484
924
19:09
11Jarome 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
463
610
778
19:56
12Kyle Connor
K. Connor
31
715
339
359
698
-11
157
79
115
9
2
67
14
2,285
14.8
25
75
33.3
213
231
393
432
19:52
13Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
31
700
317
366
683
+115
321
77
110
4
1
43
7
1,981
16.0
563
1,247
45.1
679
377
306
377
19:25
14John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,277
527
665
1,192
-62
553
168
227
3
3
86
20
3,966
13.3
12,198
22,555
54.1
968
541
880
1,145
19:12
15Blake 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
724
552
523
18:11
16Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
734
325
478
803
+96
517
111
184
0
0
49
6
2,013
16.1
1,044
2,066
50.5
472
378
423
447
20:23
17Zach 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
996
767
612
418
17:49
18Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
29
814
420
849
1,269
+210
324
100
338
11
10
76
17
2,768
15.2
4,491
9,373
47.9
592
320
701
813
21:54
19Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
29
859
334
365
699
-63
189
135
111
13
7
51
5
2,077
16.1
1,396
3,226
43.3
564
466
307
435
18:57
20Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
29
970
430
742
1,172
+236
440
116
248
2
2
77
15
3,913
11.0
6,393
13,636
46.9
672
513
486
845
20:40
21Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,266
635
642
1,277
-9
747
248
232
5
3
102
18
3,761
16.9
7,215
14,200
50.8
1,338
574
527
745
19:00
22Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
29
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,068
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
23Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
847
338
635
973
+134
256
82
214
0
1
52
10
2,333
14.5
13
59
22.0
237
158
443
779
19:49
24Patrick Kane
P. Kane
28
1,385
509
900
1,409
-16
486
140
327
0
1
85
14
4,431
11.5
333
861
38.7
364
329
728
786
19:55
25Patrice 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
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Team Leaders

G

11

Tuch

Alex Tuch

A

12

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+9

Dubois

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.41

9th

GA/GP

3.41

22nd

PP%

19.6

21st

PK%

77.2

18th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
15
3
2
32
36
Devils Devils
14
6
0
28
16
Rangers Rangers
12
8
1
25
7
Islanders Islanders
8
6
4
20
0
Capitals Capitals
10
7
0
20
0
Flyers Flyers
5
10
6
16
-22
Penguins Penguins
7
10
2
16
-6
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
7
10
0
14
-12
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/14
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
11/17
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:30 PM
Thu
11/19
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
11/21
WSH WSH
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
11/25
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

10 - 7 - 0

2

Final

5

NJD Devils

14 - 6 - 0

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

18

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

17

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

16

Connor

Kyle Connor
Assists Leaders

38

McDavid

Connor McDavid

24

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

22

Hughes

Quinn Hughes
Points Leaders

49

McDavid

Connor McDavid

37

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

35

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Hits Leaders

108

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

95

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

94

Brandsegg-Nygård

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Blocks Leaders

55

Seider

Moritz Seider

55

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

50

Seeler

Nick Seeler
Wins Leaders

13

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

11

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

10

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood
Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.67

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

1.94

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt
Save Percentage Leaders

.938

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.926

Fowler

Jacob Fowler

.926

Hofer

Joel Hofer

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Hurricanes

4.10

Avalanche

4.05

Oilers

4.00
Goals Against Rankings
Wild

2.19

Hurricanes

2.25

Bruins

2.42
Power Play Rankings
Ducks

36.8

Mammoth

34.3

Oilers

33.3
Penalty Kill Rankings
Predators

89.7

Rangers

89.1

Stars

88.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Predators

15-5

Bruins

14-5

Wild

14-7

Avalanche

13-7

Oilers

13-7

Jets

12-8
Worst Record ATS
Capitals

5-12

Mammoth

6-14

Blue Jackets

6-11

Blackhawks

7-12

Stars

7-11

Panthers

8-12

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
13
4
2
28
17
Canadiens Canadiens
12
3
4
28
10
Bruins Bruins
13
5
1
27
24
Senators Senators
12
6
2
26
4
Panthers Panthers
11
7
2
24
5
Sabres Sabres
8
7
4
20
-13
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
11
2
18
-6
Red Wings Red Wings
7
10
3
17
-9
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
15
3
2
32
36
Devils Devils
14
6
0
28
16
Rangers Rangers
12
8
1
25
7
Capitals Capitals
10
7
0
20
0
Islanders Islanders
8
6
4
20
0
Penguins Penguins
7
10
2
16
-6
Flyers Flyers
5
10
6
16
-22
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
7
10
0
14
-12
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
14
3
4
32
24
Predators Predators
11
4
5
27
7
Avalanche Avalanche
11
6
3
25
18
Stars Stars
10
6
2
22
3
Mammoth Mammoth
10
8
2
22
-3
Jets Jets
9
8
3
21
-7
Blues Blues
9
8
2
20
-1
Blackhawks Blackhawks
5
13
1
11
-36
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
14
3
3
31
23
Golden Knights Golden Knights
13
5
3
29
14
Ducks Ducks
10
8
1
21
1
Kraken Kraken
9
7
1
19
-3
Sharks Sharks
8
11
2
18
-21
Flames Flames
8
10
1
17
-19
Kings Kings
5
10
2
12
-13
Canucks Canucks
3
17
1
7
-38

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/15
NYR NYR
@
NJD NJD
1-7
Thu
10/15
VAN VAN
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Thu
10/15
WPG WPG
@
CHI CHI
3-4
Thu
10/15
STL STL
@
MIN MIN
4-5
Thu
10/15
SJS SJS
@
NSH NSH
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/14
SEA SEA
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sat
11/14
WPG WPG
@
CHI CHI
3:30 PM
Sat
11/14
COL COL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
EDM EDM
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
DET DET
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM