what is the most empty net goals all-time

Alex Ovechkin has the most career empty-net goals, with 72 goals.

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  • Data note: Empty-Net Goals: player season data complete from 1933-34
NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
72
1,586
930
761
1,691
+54
857
331
291
5
1
141
27
7,129
13.0
66
195
33.8
3,893
582
793
1,257
20:24
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
41
1,154
452
583
1,035
+269
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
22
2,954
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,077
397
691
1,003
18:01
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
1,434
658
1,113
1,771
+192
904
195
417
4
7
104
26
4,486
14.7
16,582
31,315
53.0
1,249
698
798
1,197
20:35
6Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
33
459
169
218
387
+62
295
19
36
6
11
23
3
1,082
15.6
116
312
37.2
356
272
303
317
18:27
7Eric 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
8Mario 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
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
32
772
319
413
732
+140
358
79
145
23
17
69
18
2,113
15.1
4,528
8,793
51.5
592
230
524
693
19:09
10Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
32
892
405
737
1,142
+205
442
105
301
1
0
65
9
2,747
14.7
11
25
44.0
483
296
480
915
19:08
11Jarome 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
463
610
778
19:56
12Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
31
694
314
359
673
+107
319
76
107
4
1
42
7
1,968
16.0
547
1,193
45.9
676
374
304
368
19:24
13John Tavares
J. Tavares
31
1,273
527
665
1,192
-54
553
168
227
3
3
86
20
3,958
13.3
12,172
22,495
54.1
966
538
880
1,139
19:13
14Blake 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
724
552
523
18:11
15Kyle Connor
K. Connor
30
710
334
355
689
-16
155
77
114
9
2
67
14
2,260
14.8
25
75
33.3
212
230
391
427
19:51
16Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
730
323
476
799
+96
513
111
182
0
0
49
6
2,007
16.1
1,042
2,063
50.5
471
378
421
441
20:24
17Zach 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
996
767
612
418
17:49
18Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
29
809
418
841
1,259
+205
322
100
333
10
10
76
17
2,755
15.2
4,467
9,324
47.9
590
316
701
807
21:53
19Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
29
965
429
738
1,167
+238
440
115
246
2
2
77
15
3,901
11.0
6,345
13,557
46.8
668
512
486
834
20:40
20Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
29
1,260
632
640
1,272
-12
739
246
232
5
3
101
17
3,745
16.9
7,187
14,152
50.8
1,336
570
526
742
19:00
21Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
29
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,068
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
22Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
28
843
338
629
967
+136
248
82
210
0
1
52
10
2,319
14.6
13
59
22.0
236
157
441
772
19:49
23Patrick Kane
P. Kane
28
1,384
509
900
1,409
-16
484
140
327
0
1
85
14
4,427
11.5
333
861
38.7
364
328
728
785
19:55
24Patrice 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
25Pavel 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
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Team Leaders

G

10

Tuch

Alex Tuch

A

9

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+9

Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.38

11th

GA/GP

3.23

17th

PP%

17.6

22nd

PK%

77.3

17th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
12
2
2
26
27
Devils Devils
9
5
0
18
8
Islanders Islanders
7
5
2
16
1
Capitals Capitals
8
5
0
16
2
Rangers Rangers
7
7
1
15
-1
Flyers Flyers
4
8
4
12
-19
Penguins Penguins
5
7
2
12
-2
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
7
0
10
-10
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/3
DAL DAL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
11/7
FLA FLA
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Tue
11/10
WSH WSH
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Wild

10 - 3 - 3

5

Final

1

WSH Capitals

8 - 5 - 0

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

12

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen
Assists Leaders

30

McDavid

Connor McDavid

18

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

17

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

39

McDavid

Connor McDavid

28

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

26

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Hits Leaders

85

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

73

Pospisil

Martin Pospisil

70

Trenin

Yakov Trenin
Blocks Leaders

43

Kleven

Tyler Kleven

40

Seider

Moritz Seider

40

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

10

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

9

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

8

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.49

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

1.63

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.932

Fowler

Jacob Fowler

.929

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.27

Oilers

4.20

Hurricanes

3.94
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

2.14

Hurricanes

2.19

Wild

2.25
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

34.6

Ducks

34.0

Oilers

32.7
Penalty Kill Rankings
Stars

93.6

Maple Leafs

91.1

Rangers

89.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

12-4

Avalanche

10-5

Oilers

10-5

Kraken

9-5

Predators

9-5

Wild

10-6
Worst Record ATS
Mammoth

5-10

Blue Jackets

4-8

Panthers

5-10

Canadiens

5-9

Golden Knights

6-10

Senators

6-10

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
11
4
1
23
20
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Senators Senators
9
6
1
19
1
Lightning Lightning
8
3
2
18
5
Panthers Panthers
8
5
2
18
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
6
2
18
7
Sabres Sabres
7
4
3
17
-6
Red Wings Red Wings
7
5
3
17
0
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
12
2
2
26
27
Devils Devils
9
5
0
18
8
Capitals Capitals
8
5
0
16
2
Islanders Islanders
7
5
2
16
1
Rangers Rangers
7
7
1
15
-1
Penguins Penguins
5
7
2
12
-2
Flyers Flyers
4
8
4
12
-19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
7
0
10
-10
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
10
3
3
23
16
Avalanche Avalanche
9
5
1
19
18
Mammoth Mammoth
9
6
0
18
2
Stars Stars
8
5
1
17
7
Blues Blues
7
6
1
15
2
Predators Predators
5
4
5
15
-5
Jets Jets
4
8
3
11
-20
Blackhawks Blackhawks
4
10
1
9
-25
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
11
2
2
24
20
Golden Knights Golden Knights
9
5
2
20
8
Kraken Kraken
8
5
1
17
0
Sharks Sharks
7
8
1
15
-12
Flames Flames
7
8
0
14
-15
Ducks Ducks
6
7
1
13
-4
Kings Kings
4
7
2
10
-9
Canucks Canucks
3
12
1
7
-25

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
10/4
UTA UTA
@
NYR NYR
2-4
Sun
10/4
CGY CGY
@
SEA SEA
1-6
Sun
10/4
FLA FLA
@
ANA ANA
2-3
Sun
10/4
VGK VGK
@
VAN VAN
3-2
Mon
10/5
PHI PHI
@
TBL TBL
1-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/3
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
11/3
WPG WPG
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/3
DET DET
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/3
VGK VGK
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Tue
11/3
COL COL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM