which nhl player has the most career empty-net goals

Alex Ovechkin has the most career goals against empty nets, with 66 goals.

NAMEENGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
66
1,508
901
734
1,635
+63
833
326
279
5
1
138
27
6,904
13.1
65
191
34.0
3,772
565
786
1,206
20:35
2Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
56
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
3Marian 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
4Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
39
1,370
636
1,071
1,707
+196
878
190
404
4
7
101
25
4,339
14.7
15,859
30,006
52.9
1,197
671
779
1,126
20:39
5Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
38
1,116
435
565
1,000
+282
1,131
85
168
36
23
83
21
2,857
15.2
268
689
38.9
1,054
384
678
964
18:02
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
8Jarome 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
9Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
31
693
289
358
647
+123
300
69
125
20
11
64
16
1,910
15.1
3,894
7,602
51.2
534
209
496
583
19:06
10Blake 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
11Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
30
670
303
427
730
+86
426
107
161
0
0
48
5
1,891
16.0
1,003
1,976
50.8
425
357
394
366
20:27
12Zach 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
13John Tavares
J. Tavares
29
1,202
505
632
1,137
-17
525
157
217
3
3
83
19
3,802
13.3
11,489
21,302
53.9
904
514
858
1,068
19:17
14Joe 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
15Kyle Connor
K. Connor
28
630
294
308
602
-6
143
68
103
9
1
61
13
1,991
14.8
25
74
33.8
181
204
373
358
19:37
16Patrice 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
17Pavel 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
18Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
28
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
19Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
27
616
275
312
587
+86
260
67
86
3
1
37
5
1,756
15.7
347
750
46.3
634
336
284
292
19:18
20Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
27
732
255
294
549
-2
354
60
93
0
0
44
11
2,231
11.4
707
1,683
42.0
860
184
390
470
17:12
21Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
27
1,231
518
850
1,368
+32
1,216
184
333
4
1
86
14
3,856
13.4
6,064
13,518
44.9
720
526
1,036
1,195
19:32
22Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel
26
391
132
179
311
+36
243
14
29
5
11
17
3
854
15.5
91
252
36.1
316
232
269
247
18:10
23Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
26
770
307
579
886
+146
224
75
194
0
1
49
10
2,106
14.6
12
58
20.7
224
142
419
668
19:42
24Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
26
817
364
644
1,008
+154
388
99
270
0
0
58
8
2,522
14.4
10
22
45.5
448
266
459
791
19:02
25Patrick Kane
P. Kane
26
1,310
494
856
1,350
-6
454
139
312
0
1
82
14
4,254
11.6
328
846
38.8
338
299
719
721
20:02
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