who has the most career empty net goals since 2018

Since 2017-18, Alex Ovechkin has scored the most empty-net goals, with 46 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	46	655	371	282	653	-28	240	119	98	1	0	46	8	2,570	14.4	15	46	32.6	1,397	220	221	457	19:35
2	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
3	Jake Guentzel J. Guentzel	31	644	291	338	629	+95	307	73	103	4	1	41	7	1,859	15.7	526	1,125	46.8	607	350	287	347	19:36
4	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	30	678	290	379	669	+133	326	72	132	21	14	64	17	1,869	15.5	4,388	8,538	51.4	529	212	479	618	19:25
5	Kyle Connor K. Connor	30	679	326	350	676	-4	151	75	112	9	2	66	14	2,200	14.8	24	73	32.9	210	216	378	406	20:03
6	Mikko Rantanen M. Rantanen	30	635	297	449	746	+124	477	105	173	0	0	46	4	1,844	16.1	989	1,965	50.3	431	334	368	393	20:51
7	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	27	653	347	594	941	+234	337	94	209	0	1	59	13	2,926	11.9	4,572	9,900	46.2	461	340	312	661	21:44
8	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
9	Jonathan Marchessault J. Marchessault	26	657	225	279	504	+18	327	50	84	0	0	37	10	2,051	11.0	560	1,370	40.9	737	165	326	456	17:32
10	Connor McDavid C. McDavid	26	671	366	718	1,084	+170	276	94	286	9	9	65	15	2,365	15.5	3,824	7,809	49.0	531	274	587	721	22:10
11	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	25	642	272	464	736	+29	322	79	157	1	2	53	16	1,875	14.5	7,874	14,351	54.9	585	314	393	564	20:15
12	Nikita Kucherov N. Kucherov	25	597	294	600	894	+139	317	73	252	1	0	49	7	1,969	14.9	10	21	47.6	311	198	349	714	20:18
13	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	24	620	260	401	661	+113	636	61	157	14	15	51	15	1,710	15.2	194	491	39.5	597	201	369	636	18:59
14	Zach Hyman Z. Hyman	24	614	247	214	461	+133	336	57	37	4	4	34	4	1,664	14.8	329	739	44.5	695	267	234	244	18:58
15	Sam Reinhart S. Reinhart	23	676	283	307	590	-48	165	112	99	13	7	45	5	1,677	16.9	1,178	2,661	44.3	492	391	257	375	19:29
16	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	22	671	271	535	806	+110	191	62	186	0	1	39	8	1,889	14.3	11	49	22.4	165	128	354	665	19:59
17	Tomas Hertl T. Hertl	21	628	220	268	488	-104	257	71	73	6	4	29	9	1,485	14.8	5,524	10,154	54.4	682	466	375	314	18:39
18	Matthew Tkachuk M. Tkachuk	21	601	242	383	625	+112	633	77	131	1	1	26	2	1,840	13.2	57	139	41.0	872	159	272	543	18:22
19	Kirill Kaprizov K. Kaprizov	20	400	233	245	478	+82	165	82	82	0	0	34	14	1,407	16.6	11	47	23.4	292	157	206	407	20:45
20	Blake Coleman B. Coleman	20	673	170	155	325	+55	491	13	5	22	8	29	1	1,647	10.3	515	1,203	42.8	1,473	422	363	354	16:11
21	Gustav Nyquist G. Nyquist	20	577	122	215	337	-43	124	19	53	9	2	14	2	1,110	11.0	96	219	43.8	328	253	258	327	17:12
22	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	20	659	282	400	682	+23	340	77	105	2	5	53	14	1,501	18.8	5,220	10,806	48.3	432	406	439	542	21:01
23	Adrian Kempe A. Kempe	20	689	229	241	470	+39	425	41	87	13	5	39	11	1,730	13.2	808	2,005	40.3	869	244	211	356	17:19
24	Bryan Rust B. Rust	19	599	213	249	462	+36	207	43	72	7	6	32	7	1,533	13.9	40	127	31.5	636	416	239	398	18:31
25	Tyler Toffoli T. Toffoli	19	679	226	225	451	-35	165	63	64	4	2	30	8	1,942	11.6	129	307	42.0	555	181	266	339	16:33

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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