nhl empty net goal leaders 2025-26 by player

6 players are tied for the most empty-net goals this season, with 2 goals. The first three are Tomas Hertl, Evgeni Malkin and Auston Matthews.

NAMEENGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Tomas Hertl
T. Hertl
2
2025-26
VGK VGK
11
5
6
11
+4
8
3
1
0
0
1
0
25
20.0
114
192
59.4
13
3
1
9
17:50
2Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
2
2025-26
PIT PIT
13
3
15
18
+7
12
1
6
0
0
0
0
28
10.7
50
109
45.9
7
3
4
14
17:09
3Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
2
2025-26
TOR TOR
11
5
3
8
+3
6
1
0
0
0
2
1
46
10.9
116
195
59.5
10
23
6
17
21:59
4William Nylander
W. Nylander
2
2025-26
TOR TOR
9
3
12
15
+5
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
14
21.4
8
17
47.1
2
3
7
11
19:25
5Dawson Mercer
D. Mercer
2
2025-26
NJD NJD
11
6
5
11
+6
4
3
1
0
0
1
0
20
30.0
19
46
41.3
10
14
1
8
17:58
6Simon Edvinsson
S. Edvinsson
2
2025-26
DET DET
12
3
1
4
-3
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
13
23.1
0
0
9
30
3
13
21:00
7Joel Armia
J. Armia
1
2025-26
LAK LAK
12
2
4
6
+2
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
17
11.8
3
5
60.0
14
7
4
7
14:22
8Sam Carrick
S. Carrick
1
2025-26
NYR NYR
12
1
4
5
+4
10
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
5.0
47
102
46.1
17
9
1
3
12:33
9Kyle Connor
K. Connor
1
2025-26
WPG WPG
12
8
9
17
+11
4
0
3
2
0
1
1
47
17.0
0
0
5
2
5
13
20:16
10Andrew Copp
A. Copp
1
2025-26
DET DET
12
1
4
5
-5
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
13
7.7
38
83
45.8
10
9
2
14
15:04
11Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1
2025-26
PIT PIT
13
9
7
16
+4
22
4
1
0
0
1
0
27
33.3
132
248
53.2
13
7
5
14
18:46
12Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
1
2025-26
EDM EDM
12
8
6
14
+4
2
4
3
1
0
0
0
35
22.9
101
174
58.0
7
2
3
14
22:39
13Jordan Eberle
J. Eberle
1
2025-26
SEA SEA
10
4
4
8
+5
4
0
2
0
0
1
0
24
16.7
6
9
66.7
12
5
2
12
19:33
14Radek Faksa
R. Faksa
1
2025-26
DAL DAL
11
1
3
4
-2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
55
100
55.0
19
9
3
5
12:20
15Filip Forsberg
F. Forsberg
1
2025-26
NSH NSH
13
5
4
9
-1
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
37
13.5
1
5
20.0
31
6
8
14
18:55
16Claude Giroux
C. Giroux
1
2025-26
OTT OTT
12
2
6
8
+2
4
0
3
0
0
1
0
21
9.5
61
93
65.6
10
2
3
13
16:17
17Mikael Granlund
M. Granlund
1
2025-26
ANA ANA
8
2
6
8
+2
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
10.5
67
129
51.9
3
3
3
6
17:18
18Adam Henrique
A. Henrique
1
2025-26
EDM EDM
12
2
4
6
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
23
8.7
65
106
61.3
6
15
3
8
13:31
19Bo Horvat
B. Horvat
1
2025-26
NYI NYI
11
7
5
12
+5
6
2
2
1
0
2
0
38
18.4
125
215
58.1
6
3
1
11
21:00
20Boone Jenner
B. Jenner
1
2025-26
CBJ CBJ
10
2
4
6
-4
13
1
1
0
0
1
0
19
10.5
36
63
57.1
21
10
2
5
16:43
21William Karlsson
W. Karlsson
1
2025-26
VGK VGK
11
4
2
6
-2
4
1
0
1
0
1
0
22
18.2
67
124
54.0
1
12
2
11
15:39
22Travis Konecny
T. Konecny
1
2025-26
PHI PHI
10
3
3
6
+1
7
0
1
0
0
1
0
23
13.0
3
11
27.3
15
8
5
18
18:39
23Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
1
2025-26
TBL TBL
9
4
6
10
-6
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
28
14.3
0
0
2
3
3
15
21:02
24Sean Kuraly
S. Kuraly
1
2025-26
BOS BOS
14
1
3
4
+3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
5.0
67
144
46.5
13
10
4
15
14:00
25Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
1
2025-26
DET DET
12
8
9
17
+7
8
3
2
0
0
3
1
33
24.2
133
237
56.1
5
6
1
12
20:19
StatMuse has season-level data for empty-net goals going back to the 1933-34 season.

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.55

9th

GA/GP

2.82

10th

PP%

25.6

9th

PK%

80.0

16th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
6
2
3
15
7
Kings Kings
5
3
4
14
-4
Oilers Oilers
5
4
3
13
-1
Ducks Ducks
6
3
1
13
4
Kraken Kraken
5
2
3
13
-1
Canucks Canucks
6
6
0
12
-3
Sharks Sharks
3
6
2
8
-11
Flames Flames
2
9
2
6
-18
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
DET DET
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Thu
11/6
TBL TBL
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
ANA ANA
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Mon
11/10
FLA FLA
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Thu
11/13
NYI NYI
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Last Game
COL Avalanche

7 - 1 - 4

4

Final

2

VGK Golden Knights

6 - 2 - 3

Fri 31 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Jets Jets
9
3
0
18
15
Avalanche Avalanche
7
1
4
18
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
3
0
16
10
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
6
2
3
15
7
Kings Kings
5
3
4
14
-4
Ducks Ducks
6
3
1
13
4
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
8
3
0
16
7
Red Wings Red Wings
8
4
0
16
2
Bruins Bruins
7
7
0
14
-3
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
8
3
2
18
10
Devils Devils
8
3
0
16
6
Hurricanes Hurricanes
7
4
0
14
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
VAN VAN
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
WSH WSH
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
STL STL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
OTT OTT
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM