who has scored the most empty net goals in the last 20 year

Between May 9, 2005 and May 9, 2025, Alex Ovechkin has the most empty-net goals, with 65 goals.

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
1,491
897
726
1,623
+60
831
326
277
5
1
136
27
6,864
13.1
64
190
33.7
3,742
563
784
1,189
20:37
2 Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
38
1,100
424
556
980
+285
1,115
84
163
36
23
82
21
2,811
15.1
268
688
39.0
1,039
381
675
946
18:02
3 Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
38
1,352
625
1,062
1,687
+197
854
184
403
4
7
100
25
4,299
14.5
15,664
29,637
52.9
1,181
662
772
1,107
20:40
4 Eric Staal
E. Staal
33
1,284
444
588
1,032
-76
814
131
179
20
8
69
4
3,877
11.5
9,775
20,225
48.3
924
529
830
677
19:16
5 Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
677
283
348
631
+121
296
68
122
20
11
64
16
1,873
15.1
3,774
7,338
51.4
515
202
488
562
19:05
6 Blake 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
7 Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
652
294
411
705
+91
408
103
151
0
0
47
5
1,840
16.0
991
1,949
50.8
410
345
392
349
20:25
8 Zach 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
768
612
418
17:49
9 John Tavares
J. Tavares
29
1,184
494
620
1,114
-21
521
155
215
3
3
82
18
3,749
13.2
11,310
21,003
53.8
888
509
853
1,056
19:18
10 Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
28
1,223
411
590
1,001
+284
472
124
187
22
26
79
9
3,841
10.7
14,837
25,507
58.2
972
847
811
448
18:49
11 Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
28
842
337
407
744
+181
385
89
148
30
9
53
12
2,866
11.8
33
110
30.0
662
294
748
417
19:16
12 Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
27
600
268
303
571
+87
256
66
83
2
1
36
5
1,710
15.7
312
683
45.7
628
326
279
280
19:15
13 Kyle Connor
K. Connor
27
613
284
298
582
-9
139
67
99
7
1
60
12
1,926
14.7
25
74
33.8
174
202
366
341
19:36
14 Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
26
752
302
568
870
+147
222
75
190
0
1
47
10
2,053
14.7
12
58
20.7
222
140
415
647
19:41
15 Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
26
716
251
292
543
+6
348
58
93
0
0
43
11
2,191
11.5
703
1,677
41.9
831
182
387
446
17:11
16 Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,302
492
851
1,343
0
454
138
308
0
1
81
14
4,233
11.6
328
846
38.8
335
298
719
714
20:03
17 Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
25
478
151
213
364
+40
427
39
76
0
0
28
3
1,297
11.6
12
41
29.3
971
147
207
437
16:49
18 Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
25
803
357
637
994
+157
386
96
268
0
0
57
7
2,481
14.4
10
22
45.5
446
263
454
766
19:00
19 Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
25
1,213
514
832
1,346
+28
1,202
183
325
4
1
86
14
3,810
13.5
6,000
13,370
44.9
713
523
1,029
1,176
19:34
20 Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
24
375
125
172
297
+32
233
13
27
5
11
15
3
810
15.4
89
245
36.3
305
224
261
227
18:06
21 Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
23
775
294
325
619
-49
173
118
95
10
6
45
4
1,847
15.9
1,252
2,890
43.3
474
421
288
368
18:43
22 Tyler Toffoli
T. Toffoli
23
890
290
285
575
+66
244
74
66
10
4
42
8
2,485
11.7
131
312
42.0
776
192
362
406
16:18
23 Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
23
1,164
582
608
1,190
+10
679
228
215
5
3
91
14
3,506
16.6
6,801
13,494
50.4
1,238
529
500
662
19:05
24 David Backes
D. Backes
23
965
248
313
561
+64
1,148
65
67
4
6
32
2
2,178
11.4
4,726
9,466
49.9
2,710
618
455
300
17:20
25 Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
22
712
361
721
1,082
+168
276
87
277
8
9
72
16
2,407
15.0
3,936
8,243
47.7
533
280
663
652
21:44
StatMuse has game-level data for empty-net goals going back to the 1933-34 season.

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G/GP

3.49

2nd

GA/GP

2.79

8th

PP%

23.5

13th

PK%

82.0

5th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
40
33
9
89
5
Rangers Rangers
39
36
7
85
1
Islanders Islanders
35
35
12
82
-36
Penguins Penguins
34
36
12
80
-50
Flyers Flyers
33
39
10
76
-48
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:00 PM
Mon
5/12
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Thu
5/15
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Mon
5/19
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

1 - 1 - 0

3

Final

1

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1 - 1 - 0

Thu 8 May 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
NYR NYR
@
SJS SJS
6-1
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
SEA SEA
5-1
Sat
3/29
MTL MTL
@
FLA FLA
4-2
Sat
3/29
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
8-5
Sat
3/29
VAN VAN
@
WPG WPG
1-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
TOR TOR
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Fri
5/9
DAL DAL
@
WPG WPG
9:30 PM
Sat
5/10
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:00 PM
Sat
5/10
VGK VGK
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Sun
5/11
WPG WPG
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM