nhl empty net goals leaders 2016-17 to 2025-26

From 2016-17 through 2025-26, Alex Ovechkin had the most empty-net goals, with 46 goals.

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NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
46
734
404
317
721
-23
290
136
107
1
0
53
10
2,880
14.0
15
47
31.9
1,609
248
250
501
19:29
2Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
756
310
401
711
+132
342
75
142
22
15
68
18
2,068
15.0
4,370
8,519
51.3
579
225
519
671
19:08
3Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
31
446
161
210
371
+66
291
18
34
6
11
21
3
1,024
15.7
115
308
37.3
347
262
296
302
18:22
4Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
695
323
351
674
-11
155
72
113
9
2
65
14
2,200
14.7
25
75
33.3
210
221
387
410
19:49
5Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
30
681
306
353
659
+100
317
74
105
4
1
41
7
1,930
15.9
521
1,120
46.5
667
367
302
353
19:22
6Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
707
316
466
782
+98
499
109
179
0
0
48
5
1,970
16.0
1,015
2,009
50.5
458
364
415
423
20:33
7Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
28
668
333
642
975
+150
355
90
267
1
0
56
8
2,210
15.1
9
20
45.0
339
217
402
768
20:12
8Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
28
732
361
628
989
+221
348
95
221
2
1
63
15
3,164
11.4
5,318
11,368
46.8
515
370
359
703
21:32
9Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
28
698
298
447
745
+131
717
70
172
17
17
59
16
1,931
15.4
207
527
39.3
646
236
437
719
19:03
10Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
28
749
393
779
1,172
+186
302
97
307
9
10
71
16
2,608
15.1
4,144
8,562
48.4
561
300
662
769
22:02
11Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
27
713
316
507
823
+49
346
93
168
1
2
58
17
2,118
14.9
8,667
16,010
54.1
661
341
431
629
20:13
12Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
729
255
300
555
-2
361
58
94
0
0
43
11
2,239
11.4
682
1,638
41.6
841
182
390
498
17:29
13Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
26
750
300
577
877
+132
210
71
193
0
1
44
9
2,090
14.4
13
59
22.0
185
142
411
717
19:55
14Andrei Svechnikov
A. Svechnikov
25
557
182
252
434
+41
493
51
93
0
0
31
3
1,500
12.1
22
63
34.9
1,120
163
230
529
16:51
15Sam Reinhart
S. Reinhart
25
751
300
337
637
-58
173
121
107
13
7
48
5
1,845
16.3
1,251
2,843
44.0
505
430
282
399
19:14
16Zach Hyman
Z. Hyman
24
695
257
232
489
+134
366
57
37
8
4
37
4
1,817
14.1
340
768
44.3
802
310
276
269
18:42
17Tomas Hertl
T. Hertl
23
673
227
278
505
-115
269
69
74
6
4
33
9
1,571
14.4
5,742
10,580
54.3
749
505
405
329
18:34
18Mark Scheifele
M. Scheifele
22
734
314
448
762
+41
378
84
113
2
7
58
16
1,655
19.0
5,822
12,201
47.7
479
438
504
578
20:58
19Matthew Tkachuk
M. Tkachuk
22
673
253
417
670
+124
738
80
141
1
1
27
2
1,975
12.8
65
162
40.1
928
180
311
564
17:56
20Bryan Rust
B. Rust
21
655
227
262
489
+40
215
43
72
7
7
33
8
1,640
13.8
42
132
31.8
735
443
256
412
18:05
21Viktor Arvidsson
V. Arvidsson
20
620
211
216
427
+71
245
36
46
11
3
36
3
1,813
11.6
103
287
35.9
225
347
223
326
16:44
22Blake Coleman
B. Coleman
20
693
170
155
325
+50
516
12
4
22
8
28
1
1,671
10.2
610
1,427
42.7
1,518
436
374
362
16:05
23Gustav Nyquist
G. Nyquist
20
653
134
251
385
-43
142
21
60
9
2
16
2
1,275
10.5
100
224
44.6
382
273
290
362
17:13
24David Pastrnak
D. Pastrnak
20
736
395
485
880
+130
386
130
159
0
0
63
12
2,879
13.7
45
137
32.8
634
245
424
886
19:10
25Jaden Schwartz
J. Schwartz
20
621
163
233
396
-18
190
43
40
2
0
23
3
1,413
11.5
379
758
50.0
502
303
399
293
17:54
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81.3

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2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
4
0
16
8
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
2
Penguins Penguins
5
6
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Flyers Flyers
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4
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Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/28
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WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Thu
10/29
WSH WSH
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NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Sun
11/1
MIN MIN
@
WSH WSH
3:30 PM
Tue
11/3
DAL DAL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
11/7
FLA FLA
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
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4 - 4 - 3

3

Final

4

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26

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Fox

Adam Fox

16

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

34

McDavid

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24

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

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64

Trenin

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59

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Blocks Leaders

38

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Oettinger

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Linus Ullmark

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Fowler

Jacob Fowler

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Tarasov

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Avalanche

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Hurricanes

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2.15

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Stars

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Jets

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Panthers

4-9

Canadiens

4-8

Mammoth

5-8

Senators

5-8

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Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
2
16
2
Senators Senators
8
5
0
16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
7
5
2
16
6
Lightning Lightning
7
3
1
15
4
Sabres Sabres
5
4
3
13
-8
Red Wings Red Wings
5
4
3
13
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
4
0
16
8
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
2
Penguins Penguins
5
6
1
11
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
5
0
10
-7
Flyers Flyers
3
7
4
10
-19
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9
3
2
20
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
5
0
16
4
Stars Stars
7
4
1
15
8
Avalanche Avalanche
6
5
1
13
9
Predators Predators
4
3
5
13
-5
Blues Blues
5
6
1
11
-2
Jets Jets
4
5
3
11
-8
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4
8
0
8
-18
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Golden Knights Golden Knights
9
4
1
19
12
Oilers Oilers
8
2
2
18
9
Kraken Kraken
7
4
1
15
3
Sharks Sharks
6
6
1
13
-8
Ducks Ducks
5
6
1
11
-6
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5
6
0
10
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Kings Kings
3
6
2
8
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3
10
1
7
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9/29
FLA FLA
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CAR CAR
1-0
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9/29
MTL MTL
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TOR TOR
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Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
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BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
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Tue
9/29
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EDM EDM
8:30 PM
Wed
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9:00 PM
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