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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
1,578
930
759
1,689
+56
857
331
291
5
1
141
27
7,116
13.1
66
194
34.0
3,887
580
793
1,254
20:26
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
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
1,426
654
1,109
1,763
+193
898
194
416
4
7
104
26
4,475
14.6
16,506
31,163
53.0
1,246
695
797
1,188
20:36
6Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
33
451
165
214
379
+70
293
18
35
6
11
22
3
1,050
15.7
116
311
37.3
351
268
300
306
18:25
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
763
316
406
722
+136
352
78
143
23
16
68
18
2,092
15.1
4,427
8,619
51.4
581
230
519
680
19:08
9Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
32
884
402
730
1,132
+204
436
104
299
1
0
65
9
2,719
14.8
11
25
44.0
480
294
477
903
19:07
10Eric Staal
E. Staal
32
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
11Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
32
1,554
625
675
1,300
+30
1,040
197
231
13
9
101
6
4,759
13.1
2,726
5,238
52.0
1,599
464
610
778
19:56
12Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
31
686
309
356
665
+103
317
75
106
4
1
41
7
1,945
15.9
534
1,144
46.7
670
369
303
358
19:23
13John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,271
526
662
1,188
-53
553
167
225
3
3
86
20
3,955
13.3
12,154
22,468
54.1
965
537
880
1,137
19:13
14Blake 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
15Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
700
329
353
682
-12
155
75
114
9
2
67
14
2,227
14.8
25
75
33.3
211
225
389
416
19:50
16Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
721
318
470
788
+95
505
109
180
0
0
48
5
1,992
16.0
1,034
2,044
50.6
462
378
418
431
20:24
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
18Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
29
955
425
727
1,152
+231
435
114
243
2
2
77
15
3,865
11.0
6,266
13,389
46.8
663
509
484
814
20:40
19Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,251
627
636
1,263
-10
737
244
230
5
3
101
17
3,722
16.8
7,140
14,082
50.7
1,335
568
526
731
19:00
20Joe 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
21Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
28
799
412
821
1,233
+197
320
100
321
10
10
76
17
2,725
15.1
4,424
9,230
47.9
579
313
696
792
21:52
22Patrice 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
23Pavel 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
24Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
25Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
27
834
333
625
958
+136
244
80
210
0
1
51
10
2,292
14.5
13
59
22.0
232
156
440
757
19:48
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Team Leaders

G

3

Tuch

Alex Tuch

A

4

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+7

Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

10th

GA/GP

2.80

14th

PP%

15.4

22nd

PK%

88.2

9th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
5
1
1
11
10
Rangers Rangers
5
2
0
10
10
Penguins Penguins
3
2
1
7
5
Capitals Capitals
3
2
0
6
3
Islanders Islanders
2
3
0
4
3
Devils Devils
2
3
0
4
-7
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
2
0
4
-1
Flyers Flyers
0
5
2
2
-20
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:45 PM
Wed
10/14
MTL MTL
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Sat
10/17
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Tue
10/20
LAK LAK
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
10/24
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
SEA Kraken

4 - 2 - 0

5

Final

3

WSH Capitals

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 11 Oct 2026

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Goals Leaders

6

Aho

Sebastian Aho

6

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

6

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

Connor McDavid

9

Eichel

Jack Eichel

7

Hughes

Quinn Hughes
Points Leaders

13

McDavid

Connor McDavid

12

Eichel

Jack Eichel

12

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

27

Hathaway

Garnet Hathaway

26

Pettersson

Elias Pettersson
Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

Filip Hronek

21

Chabot

Thomas Chabot

20

Larsson

Adam Larsson
Wins Leaders

5

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

4

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Dylan Garand
Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

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Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

5.20

Oilers

5.00

Kraken

4.33
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.40

Wild

1.83

Rangers

1.86
Power Play Rankings
Wild

41.2

Mammoth

40.0

Ducks

37.5
Penalty Kill Rankings
Wild

95.5

Maple Leafs

95.0

Penguins

94.1

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Best Record ATS
Wild

5-1

Predators

4-1

Ducks

4-1

Oilers

4-1

Kings

3-1

Rangers

5-2
Worst Record ATS
Flames

0-5

Panthers

1-5

Devils

1-4

Canadiens

1-4

Blue Jackets

1-3

Golden Knights

2-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Senators Senators
5
1
0
10
7
Lightning Lightning
4
1
0
8
4
Bruins Bruins
4
2
0
8
7
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
2
1
7
2
Sabres Sabres
3
3
0
6
-6
Panthers Panthers
2
2
2
6
-5
Canadiens Canadiens
2
2
1
5
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
1
3
1
3
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
5
1
1
11
10
Rangers Rangers
5
2
0
10
10
Penguins Penguins
3
2
1
7
5
Capitals Capitals
3
2
0
6
3
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
2
0
4
-1
Islanders Islanders
2
3
0
4
3
Devils Devils
2
3
0
4
-7
Flyers Flyers
0
5
2
2
-20
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
4
1
1
9
8
Mammoth Mammoth
4
2
0
8
7
Jets Jets
3
1
1
7
-2
Avalanche Avalanche
3
2
0
6
9
Predators Predators
2
1
2
6
0
Stars Stars
2
2
1
5
3
Blues Blues
2
2
1
5
-2
Blackhawks Blackhawks
1
5
0
2
-14
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
5
2
0
10
7
Oilers Oilers
4
0
1
9
8
Ducks Ducks
4
1
0
8
5
Kraken Kraken
4
2
0
8
9
Sharks Sharks
3
2
0
6
-4
Canucks Canucks
2
5
0
4
-11
Kings Kings
0
2
2
2
-7
Flames Flames
0
5
0
0
-19

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/13
NJD NJD
@
DET DET
6:00 PM
Tue
10/13
FLA FLA
@
CBJ CBJ
6:15 PM
Tue
10/13
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
6:30 PM
Tue
10/13
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:45 PM
Tue
10/13
SEA SEA
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM