most nhl goals scored all-time in december

Wayne Gretzky has scored the most career goals in the month of December, with 157 scored.

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	NAME	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	157	233	316	473	+104	113	35	95	17	19	17	0	822	19.1
2	Gordie Howe G. Howe	141	327	192	333	+23	287	34	58	3	5	24	0	692	10.0
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	133	242	123	256	+36	171	42	42	0	0	20	4	1,151	11.6	11	27	40.7	619	79	125	191	20:41
4	Steve Yzerman S. Yzerman	132	251	192	324	+47	158	37	74	5	10	20	0	778	17.0	601	1,033	58.2	44	35	21	57	19:39
5	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	131	295	195	326	+58	188	39	65	3	0	27	3	991	13.2	3	10	30.0	48	32	74	230	20:29
6	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	128	227	156	284	+43	153	42	52	3	2	26	0	903	14.2
7	Brett Hull B. Hull	126	213	90	216	+24	88	32	42	3	0	18	1	790	15.9	3	9	33.3	22	15	23	58	18:40
8	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	126	227	161	287	+34	112	37	58	1	1	15	1	890	14.2
9	Brendan Shanahan B. Shanahan	120	269	123	243	0	416	45	52	4	4	14	3	909	13.2	84	181	46.4	99	43	44	79	18:56
10	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	120	148	198	318	+37	126	42	95	8	6	14	0	624	19.2	99	211	46.9	4	1	1	6	23:52
11	Mike Gartner M. Gartner	116	240	101	217	+9	200	33	25	1	2	19	0	836	13.9
12	Mark Messier M. Messier	115	279	193	308	+26	334	26	71	9	14	15	0	653	17.6	535	995	53.8	28	19	22	45	18:02
13	Bobby Hull B. Hull	115	202	107	222	+59	76	22	26	5	4	18	0	856	13.0
14	Luc Robitaille L. Robitaille	111	237	115	226	+12	234	37	47	1	1	12	2	646	17.2	7	21	33.3	27	9	11	44	15:23
15	Stan Mikita S. Mikita	111	249	189	300	+88	220	31	63	2	0	21	0	824	13.5
16	Jarome Iginla J. Iginla	110	258	100	210	+23	179	30	38	2	1	19	1	781	14.1	477	934	51.1	226	78	96	126	19:42
17	Michel Goulet M. Goulet	106	190	93	199	+18	158	33	36	1	0	14	0	566	18.7
18	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	106	207	108	214	+42	198	24	42	1	0	19	0	621	14.7
19	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	103	268	119	222	-13	192	35	48	3	1	17	2	627	16.4	185	360	51.4	154	51	47	71	19:06
20	Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	102	205	107	209	+12	207	41	30	0	0	11	0	599	17.0
21	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	101	192	144	245	+76	90	28	35	8	10	10	0	489	20.7
22	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	101	280	122	223	-33	87	30	48	0	0	14	0	546	17.6
23	Maurice Richard M. Richard	101	170	80	181		236	31	23	0	1	11	0
24	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	99	212	150	249	+88	149	20	40	2	6	14	0	496	20.0
25	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	98	184	86	184	+6	140	33	40	1	0	19	0	294	14.3

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Team Leaders

4

Bouchard

6

McDavid

+/-

+5

Bouchard

Team Rankings

G/GP

7.00

2nd

GA/GP

6.50

23rd

PP%

33.3

6th

PK%

60.0

21st

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	1	0	1	3	1
Canucks	1	1	0	2	-1
Sharks	1	0	0	2	1
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Kraken	1	0	0	2	5
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	1	0	0	-5
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	SEA	@	EDM	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	EDM	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM
Tue 10/13	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Thu 10/15	UTA	@	EDM	9:00 PM

Last Game

Oilers

1 - 0 - 1

Final

Canucks

1 - 1 - 0

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

3

Rossi

3

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

6

McDavid

4

Bouchard

4

Hronek

Points Leaders

8

Bouchard

7

McDavid

4

Hronek

Hits Leaders

10

Bennett

10

Tippett

10

Joseph

Blocks Leaders

10

Murphy

7

Pettersson

7

Gavrikov

Wins Leaders

1

Shesterkin

1

Markstrom

1

Askarov

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Vejmelka

0.00

Swayman

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Vejmelka

1.000

Swayman

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

66.7

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

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

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