who has the most empty net goals in history

Alex Ovechkin has scored the most career goals against empty nets, with 68 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
68
1,519
911
741
1,652
+70
835
328
282
5
1
139
27
6,935
13.1
66
192
34.4
3,785
568
786
1,218
20:34
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Marian 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
4Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
39
1,125
439
568
1,007
+276
1,135
86
169
36
23
83
21
2,880
15.2
269
695
38.7
1,055
391
681
975
18:03
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,378
643
1,073
1,716
+196
882
191
406
4
7
102
25
4,362
14.7
15,947
30,157
52.9
1,202
673
781
1,134
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
8Jarome 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
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
703
291
365
656
+125
306
69
127
20
12
65
17
1,938
15.0
3,981
7,766
51.3
541
210
502
598
19:07
10Blake 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
11Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
679
306
434
740
+88
467
107
165
0
0
48
5
1,914
16.0
1,008
1,984
50.8
432
360
398
376
20:25
12John Tavares
J. Tavares
30
1,211
507
636
1,143
-20
529
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,832
13.2
11,582
21,447
54.0
917
514
862
1,081
19:17
13Zach 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
14Joe 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
15Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
28
401
142
184
326
+47
247
15
29
6
11
19
3
892
15.9
103
277
37.2
324
239
272
263
18:11
16Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
639
298
316
614
-2
145
68
105
9
1
61
13
2,014
14.8
25
74
33.8
183
207
374
363
19:38
17Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
28
627
282
317
599
+92
262
69
87
3
1
38
6
1,784
15.8
375
803
46.7
638
341
290
301
19:19
18Patrice 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
19Pavel 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
20Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
21Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
27
781
311
589
900
+147
228
75
198
0
1
49
10
2,130
14.6
12
58
20.7
225
144
422
681
19:43
22Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
738
256
295
551
-6
354
60
93
0
0
44
11
2,241
11.4
709
1,690
42.0
866
185
391
472
17:11
23Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,239
522
853
1,375
+33
1,222
185
336
4
1
87
14
3,876
13.5
6,094
13,578
44.9
723
530
1,037
1,204
19:31
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
828
369
659
1,028
+162
398
99
274
0
0
60
8
2,562
14.4
10
22
45.5
453
272
461
809
19:03
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,321
496
865
1,361
-10
458
139
316
0
1
82
14
4,290
11.6
328
847
38.7
341
305
720
735
20:01
StatMuse has season-level data for empty-net goals going back to the 1933-34 season.

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