who has the most career empty net goals since 2015

Since 2014-15, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most empty-net goals, with 50 goals.

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	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	50	897	507	367	874	+9	401	180	121	1	0	72	12	3,676	13.8	17	52	32.7	2,097	315	319	611	19:36
2	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	34	854	360	489	849	+157	902	78	174	23	20	70	21	2,366	15.2	241	616	39.1	785	299	533	834	18:48
3	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	33	874	380	614	994	+70	435	113	203	1	2	70	20	2,615	14.5	10,499	19,603	53.6	821	405	509	734	20:13
4	Brandon Hagel B. Hagel	32	449	162	212	374	+68	293	18	34	6	11	21	3	1,041	15.6	116	311	37.3	348	263	299	306	18:24
5	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	32	760	314	404	718	+132	352	78	143	22	15	68	18	2,083	15.1	4,405	8,573	51.4	580	226	519	675	19:08
6	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	32	830	393	717	1,110	+199	422	101	296	1	0	62	9	2,615	15.0	10	24	41.7	467	274	459	883	19:30
7	Jake Guentzel J. Guentzel	31	684	307	355	662	+102	317	74	105	4	1	41	7	1,940	15.8	534	1,142	46.8	668	368	303	356	19:23
8	Kyle Connor K. Connor	30	699	328	353	681	-11	155	75	114	9	2	67	14	2,224	14.7	25	75	33.3	211	224	389	411	19:50
9	Mikko Rantanen M. Rantanen	30	719	317	467	784	+92	501	109	179	0	0	48	5	1,986	16.0	1,031	2,039	50.6	460	378	418	426	20:24
10	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	29	798	412	820	1,232	+196	320	100	321	10	10	76	17	2,721	15.1	4,420	9,218	47.9	577	313	696	792	21:52
11	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	29	871	398	686	1,084	+209	407	106	234	2	2	71	15	3,614	11.0	6,049	12,896	46.9	606	464	432	783	20:59
12	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	28	833	332	625	957	+136	244	79	210	0	1	51	10	2,287	14.5	13	59	22.0	234	156	440	755	19:47
13	Jonathan Marchessault J. Marchessault	27	779	263	311	574	-12	382	62	97	0	0	44	11	2,328	11.3	721	1,722	41.9	907	191	401	514	17:09
14	Andrei Svechnikov A. Svechnikov	26	561	183	255	438	+41	495	51	95	0	0	31	3	1,515	12.1	22	64	34.4	1,134	165	231	533	16:51
15	Sam Reinhart S. Reinhart	26	843	323	357	680	-68	183	129	109	13	7	51	5	2,023	16.0	1,321	3,065	43.1	542	462	303	423	18:56
16	Zach Hyman Z. Hyman	25	712	261	234	495	+135	384	57	37	8	4	37	4	1,857	14.1	341	771	44.2	835	318	285	271	18:38
17	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	24	891	358	516	874	+68	450	94	127	2	7	63	17	2,025	17.7	6,862	14,581	47.1	634	537	621	664	20:33
18	Jaden Schwartz J. Schwartz	24	732	200	285	485	+3	216	52	53	2	2	28	5	1,667	12.0	462	936	49.4	586	371	474	339	17:53
19	Tomas Hertl T. Hertl	23	840	264	323	587	-101	313	78	81	6	4	40	10	1,932	13.7	6,063	11,168	54.3	954	601	469	437	17:55
20	John Tavares J. Tavares	23	920	390	483	873	-6	394	123	154	3	3	63	16	2,890	13.5	9,089	16,362	55.5	816	422	569	843	19:00
21	Blake Wheeler B. Wheeler	23	718	200	442	642	+21	473	37	159	11	8	33	3	1,905	10.5	707	1,489	47.5	807	464	343	359	19:00
22	Matthew Tkachuk M. Tkachuk	22	677	255	418	673	+126	738	80	141	1	1	28	2	1,982	12.9	65	162	40.1	937	181	312	570	17:57
23	Tyler Toffoli T. Toffoli	22	900	296	296	592	+31	244	79	71	10	4	39	9	2,520	11.7	135	325	41.5	765	215	354	440	16:28
24	Bryan Rust B. Rust	21	711	233	270	503	+38	231	43	73	7	7	34	8	1,745	13.4	43	136	31.6	820	471	269	428	17:39
25	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	21	839	394	440	834	-8	470	163	158	3	3	68	9	2,386	16.5	4,744	9,005	52.7	881	404	298	493	18:35

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Team Leaders

3

Tuch

3

Wilson

+/-

+4

Tuch

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.67

9th

GA/GP

2.67

10th

PP%

25.0

11th

PK%

91.7

4th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	4	1	0	8	8
Hurricanes	2	1	1	5	-1
Penguins	2	2	0	4	5
Capitals	2	1	0	4	3
Flyers	0	2	2	2	-12
Islanders	1	2	0	2	2
Devils	1	2	0	2	-7
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM
Tue 10/13	WSH	@	CAR	6:45 PM
Wed 10/14	MTL	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penguins

2 - 2 - 0

Final

Capitals

2 - 1 - 0

Wed 7 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Bouchard

5

Connor

5

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

9

McDavid

8

Eichel

6

Draisaitl

Points Leaders

12

McDavid

11

Bouchard

10

Eichel

Hits Leaders

20

Sherwood

19

Pettersson

18

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

17

Hronek

16

Weegar

15

Murphy

Wins Leaders

3

Shesterkin

3

Levi

2

Markstrom

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Husso

1.01

Oettinger

1.01

Hofer

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Husso

.968

Sorokin

.955

Hofer

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.50

5.33

4.75

Goals Against Rankings

1.60

1.67

2.00

Power Play Rankings

61.5

40.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-4

1-3

1-2

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	2	0	2	6	0
Senators	2	1	0	4	2
Lightning	2	1	0	4	1
Sabres	2	1	0	4	-1
Maple Leafs	2	2	0	4	0
Bruins	2	2	0	4	-2
Canadiens	1	1	1	3	-2
Red Wings	1	2	0	2	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	4	1	0	8	8
Hurricanes	2	1	1	5	-1
Capitals	2	1	0	4	3
Penguins	2	2	0	4	5
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2	0
Islanders	1	2	0	2	2
Devils	1	2	0	2	-7
Flyers	0	2	2	2	-12

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	3	0	1	7	2
Mammoth	3	1	0	6	9
Wild	2	0	1	5	4
Avalanche	2	1	0	4	8
Predators	1	1	1	3	-2
Stars	1	2	0	2	0
Blues	1	2	0	2	-3
Blackhawks	1	3	0	2	-8
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	3	0	1	7	6
Golden Knights	3	1	0	6	7
Ducks	2	1	0	4	-1
Sharks	2	1	0	4	-3
Kraken	2	2	0	4	4
Canucks	2	2	0	4	1
Kings	0	2	1	1	-6
Flames	0	3	0	0	-13