who has the most empty net goals in his career

Alex Ovechkin has scored the most career empty-net goals, with 70 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
70
1,562
923
753
1,676
+57
857
331
289
5
1
140
27
7,068
13.1
66
193
34.2
3,857
577
792
1,242
20:29
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
1,152
451
583
1,034
+269
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
22
2,949
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,075
397
690
1,002
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
1,411
653
1,097
1,750
+197
896
194
413
4
7
104
26
4,438
14.7
16,357
30,876
53.0
1,233
686
794
1,172
20:38
6Eric 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
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
747
308
395
703
+130
336
75
139
21
13
68
18
2,042
15.1
4,302
8,393
51.3
575
221
518
656
19:08
9Jarome 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
464
610
778
19:56
10Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
31
867
397
715
1,112
+201
430
103
295
1
0
64
8
2,679
14.8
10
24
41.7
479
289
472
872
19:06
11John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,255
519
652
1,171
-47
549
163
219
3
3
84
19
3,922
13.2
11,984
22,170
54.1
950
530
878
1,118
19:14
12Blake 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
13Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
30
438
157
207
364
+67
287
17
33
6
11
21
3
993
15.8
112
304
36.8
346
260
292
291
18:19
14Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
30
668
299
344
643
+97
307
74
102
4
1
41
7
1,891
15.8
465
1,010
46.0
656
361
299
345
19:20
15Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
706
314
460
774
+93
495
108
176
0
0
48
5
1,966
16.0
1,023
2,013
50.8
448
372
410
415
20:24
16Zach 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
767
612
418
17:49
17Kyle Connor
K. Connor
29
683
315
346
661
-11
155
70
113
9
2
62
13
2,156
14.6
25
75
33.3
200
217
385
403
19:48
18Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,234
616
630
1,246
-11
719
238
226
5
3
101
17
3,674
16.8
7,047
13,936
50.6
1,318
558
521
722
19:00
19Joe 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
20Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
817
326
617
943
+136
240
79
208
0
1
50
10
2,246
14.5
13
59
22.0
232
152
434
734
19:46
21Patrice 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
22Pavel 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
23Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
24Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
767
262
306
568
-11
376
62
95
0
0
44
11
2,306
11.4
714
1,710
41.8
896
189
401
499
17:09
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
27
1,357
504
881
1,385
+1
468
140
320
0
1
84
14
4,376
11.5
332
855
38.8
352
322
725
769
19:57
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+16

Protas

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G/GP

3.08

17th

GA/GP

2.85

7th

PP%

16.6

28th

PK%

80.1

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
45
19
6
96
44
Penguins Penguins
35
19
16
86
22
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
37
21
11
85
14
Islanders Islanders
39
26
5
83
3
Flyers Flyers
34
23
12
80
-9
Capitals Capitals
35
27
9
79
12
Devils Devils
35
32
2
72
-22
Rangers Rangers
28
33
9
65
-26
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
3/28
WSH WSH
@
VGK VGK
10:30 PM
Tue
3/31
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Thu
4/2
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
7:30 PM
Last Game
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Goals Leaders

45

MacKinnon

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43

Caufield

Cole Caufield

40

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov
Assists Leaders

78

McDavid

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78

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

69

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Points Leaders

118

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

116

McDavid

Connor McDavid

114

MacKinnon

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Hits Leaders

358

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

277

Sherwood

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252

McBain

Jack McBain
Blocks Leaders

169

McCabe

Jake McCabe

168

Dobson

Noah Dobson

156

Lindell

Esa Lindell
Wins Leaders

33

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

31

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

29

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Goals Against Leaders

2.19

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.29

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.38

Thompson

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Save Percentage Leaders

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Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

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Cooley

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Thompson

Logan Thompson

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Avalanche

3.68

Lightning

3.59

Canadiens

3.51
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.45

Stars

2.66

Lightning

2.74
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

31.0

Stars

29.1

Canadiens

25.4
Penalty Kill Rankings
Blackhawks

84.4

Penguins

83.2

Sabres

83.1

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Bruins

45-25

Flyers

44-25

Kraken

43-26

Blackhawks

43-27

Sharks

41-27

Sabres

42-28
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

23-46

Devils

25-44

Hurricanes

26-44

Kings

26-43

Oilers

27-44

Golden Knights

28-43

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche - x
46
13
10
102
82
Stars Stars
43
15
11
97
51
Wild Wild
40
19
12
92
31
Mammoth Mammoth
36
28
6
78
24
Predators Predators
33
28
9
75
-23
Jets Jets
29
29
12
70
-20
Blues Blues
28
30
11
67
-44
Blackhawks Blackhawks
26
31
13
65
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Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
38
27
4
80
-8
Oilers Oilers
34
28
9
77
1
Golden Knights Golden Knights
31
25
14
76
2
Kings Kings
28
25
16
72
-25
Kraken Kraken
31
29
9
71
-17
Sharks Sharks
32
30
6
70
-35
Flames Flames
28
34
7
63
-41
Canucks Canucks
21
40
8
50
-78
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres
44
20
6
94
45
Lightning Lightning
43
21
4
90
60
Canadiens Canadiens
38
21
10
86
16
Bruins Bruins
39
23
8
86
17
Red Wings Red Wings
38
24
8
84
-3
Senators Senators
36
24
9
81
21
Panthers Panthers
34
32
3
71
-23
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
29
29
13
71
-29
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
45
19
6
96
44
Penguins Penguins
35
19
16
86
22
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
37
21
11
85
14
Islanders Islanders
39
26
5
83
3
Flyers Flyers
34
23
12
80
-9
Capitals Capitals
35
27
9
79
12
Devils Devils
35
32
2
72
-22
Rangers Rangers
28
33
9
65
-26

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/24
COL COL
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Tue
2/24
EDM EDM
@
ANA ANA
5-6
Wed
2/25
TOR TOR
@
FLA FLA
1-5
Wed
2/25
CBJ CBJ
@
BOS BOS
2-4
Wed
2/25
TBL TBL
@
CAR CAR
4-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/23
OTT OTT
@
NYR NYR
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
OTT OTT
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
CHI CHI
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Tue
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@
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7:00 PM