most empty net goals scored all-time

Alex Ovechkin has the most career goals against empty nets, with 70 goals.

Interpreted as:
most empty net goals by a player scored all-time
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
70
1,550
919
752
1,671
+62
851
330
288
5
1
140
27
7,028
13.1
66
193
34.2
3,840
573
791
1,239
20:31
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
40
1,146
449
581
1,030
+270
1,147
90
175
36
23
85
22
2,938
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,073
397
688
997
18:02
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
1,408
652
1,094
1,746
+198
892
194
413
4
7
104
26
4,431
14.7
16,313
30,808
53.0
1,231
685
794
1,168
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
734
303
385
688
+133
326
72
135
21
13
67
18
2,001
15.1
4,210
8,200
51.3
566
219
512
639
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
10John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,241
514
647
1,161
-37
541
160
218
3
3
84
19
3,889
13.2
11,836
21,902
54.0
940
523
875
1,110
19:14
11Blake 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
12Mikko 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
13Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
30
854
386
699
1,085
+187
422
102
291
0
0
61
8
2,637
14.6
10
24
41.7
470
285
469
852
19:04
14Zach 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
15Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
29
425
152
199
351
+61
270
16
33
6
11
21
3
958
15.9
111
296
37.5
344
252
283
279
18:18
16Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
29
655
294
337
631
+100
289
72
99
4
1
41
7
1,852
15.9
434
945
45.9
651
356
297
330
19:21
17Joe 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
18Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
669
309
337
646
-12
151
70
110
9
2
61
13
2,111
14.6
25
74
33.8
188
211
377
390
19:44
19Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
804
321
606
927
+131
236
77
205
0
1
50
10
2,211
14.5
13
59
22.0
230
151
430
716
19:45
20Patrice 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
21Pavel 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
22Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
23Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
754
261
299
560
-12
370
62
94
0
0
44
11
2,280
11.4
713
1,701
41.9
882
188
394
489
17:09
24Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
27
1,221
610
624
1,234
-6
711
237
221
5
3
100
17
3,646
16.7
6,998
13,848
50.5
1,303
550
521
708
19:01
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
27
1,345
500
875
1,375
0
464
140
317
0
1
83
14
4,339
11.5
330
850
38.8
345
316
722
758
19:58
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68
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22
8
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27
20
9
63
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30
23
3
63
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Kings Kings
23
19
14
60
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Sharks Sharks
27
24
4
58
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Flames Flames
23
27
6
52
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18
33
6
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14
4
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32
17
8
72
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21
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15
12
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