who has the most empty net goals 2009-10 to 2020-21

From 2009-10 through 2020-21, Alex Ovechkin scored the most empty-net goals, with 29 goals.

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Data note: Empty-Net Goals: player season data complete from 1933-34

	NAME	ENG	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	29	873	511	389	900	+56	515	191	136	0	1	82	17	3,936	13.0	31	81	38.3	2,309	335	419	622	20:23
2	Brad Marchand B. Marchand	28	804	319	396	715	+247	800	56	96	31	20	61	16	1,985	16.1	203	522	38.9	684	270	524	634	17:45
3	Eric Staal E. Staal	24	884	277	399	676	-70	539	72	113	12	7	48	3	2,522	11.0	6,831	13,641	50.1	617	349	590	463	19:11
4	Blake Wheeler B. Wheeler	24	900	258	504	762	+47	613	45	169	12	9	37	4	2,429	10.6	688	1,523	45.2	1,157	595	423	413	18:55
5	Patrice Bergeron P. Bergeron	23	840	295	394	689	+244	354	78	107	18	18	55	7	2,586	11.4	10,567	17,994	58.7	623	597	587	315	18:43
6	Patrick Kane P. Kane	22	867	358	588	946	+69	298	91	195	0	1	57	8	2,952	12.1	289	766	37.7	243	201	547	443	20:31
7	David Backes D. Backes	21	762	194	259	453	+72	847	54	57	2	5	27	2	1,752	11.1	4,472	8,896	50.3	2,174	545	378	247	17:47
8	Zach Parise Z. Parise	21	734	271	286	557	+39	277	85	74	6	6	48	3	2,396	11.3	164	389	42.2	638	497	379	236	18:54
9	John Tavares J. Tavares	21	870	364	455	819	-18	379	106	159	3	3	56	15	2,756	13.2	8,207	15,755	52.1	460	347	706	817	19:47
10	Joe Thornton J. Thornton	21	844	160	527	687	+78	431	47	194	3	4	23	1	1,269	12.6	5,196	9,542	54.5	528	303	731	838	18:10
11	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	20	749	354	574	928	+153	414	103	202	4	3	53	15	2,392	14.8	9,051	17,109	52.9	641	334	413	597	20:48
12	Michael Grabner M. Grabner	20	640	175	101	276	+18	110	7	8	22	7	21	4	1,344	13.0	48	116	41.4	392	275	507	246	14:25
13	Sebastian Aho S. Aho	19	366	145	175	320	+54	134	32	60	12	3	27	5	1,011	14.3	1,454	2,992	48.6	274	110	284	293	18:41
14	Marian Hossa M. Hossa	18	534	186	229	415	+133	170	40	62	18	6	29	8	1,614	11.5	17	43	39.5	348	211	473	209	18:28
15	Max Pacioretty M. Pacioretty	18	777	301	293	594	+64	406	72	76	7	3	61	16	2,662	11.3	144	314	45.9	998	347	357	368	17:51
16	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	17	762	416	404	820	+61	476	156	139	5	3	61	8	2,408	17.3	4,749	9,507	50.0	835	341	355	442	19:47
17	Gabriel Landeskog G. Landeskog	16	687	218	294	512	+51	523	61	74	5	5	38	6	1,879	11.6	1,274	2,405	53.0	1,370	500	452	323	19:21
18	Tyler Seguin T. Seguin	16	744	281	356	637	+82	223	78	120	1	1	52	8	2,609	10.8	3,668	6,930	52.9	568	270	360	430	18:27
19	Cam Atkinson C. Atkinson	15	627	213	189	402	+17	146	42	53	16	0	42	6	1,883	11.3	87	245	35.5	336	289	308	226	17:41
20	Jaden Schwartz J. Schwartz	15	560	154	231	385	+74	153	36	44	4	2	21	5	1,243	12.4	274	568	48.2	453	276	382	188	17:42
21	Dustin Brown D. Brown	15	883	227	265	492	+26	449	67	56	4	4	29	7	2,309	9.8	125	315	39.7	2,515	267	360	520	18:13
22	Alexandre Burrows A. Burrows	15	625	155	151	306	+72	651	20	21	9	5	23	0	1,316	11.8	127	311	40.8	690	297	291	162	16:14
23	Logan Couture L. Couture	15	768	273	304	577	+40	214	73	101	11	7	48	5	2,146	12.7	3,863	7,976	48.4	545	654	510	447	18:09
24	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	15	908	290	297	587	-28	224	87	113	10	1	56	6	2,413	12.0	2,073	4,067	51.0	856	345	447	546	18:30
25	Rick Nash R. Nash	15	619	243	207	450	+41	314	50	55	12	6	44	1	2,211	11.0	37	104	35.6	601	253	440	323	18:12

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Tuch

9

Strome

+/-

+9

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.38

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GA/GP

3.23

17th

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17.6

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77.3

16th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	12	2	2	26	27
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Islanders	7	5	2	16	1
Capitals	8	5	0	16	2
Rangers	7	7	1	15	-1
Flyers	4	8	4	12	-19
Penguins	5	7	2	12	-2
Blue Jackets	5	7	0	10	-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/3	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	FLA	@	WSH	12:30 PM
Tue 11/10	WSH	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NJD	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

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10 - 3 - 3

Final

Capitals

8 - 5 - 0

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15

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

12

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

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McDavid

18

Bouchard

17

Carlsson

Points Leaders

39

McDavid

28

Draisaitl

26

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

81

Sherwood

70

Trenin

65

Pospisil

Blocks Leaders

43

Kleven

40

Weegar

39

Seider

Wins Leaders

10

Kochetkov

9

Wallstedt

7

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.49

Kochetkov

1.63

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

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Ullmark

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Fowler

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Goals Rankings

4.21

4.20

3.94

Goals Against Rankings

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2.19

2.25

Power Play Rankings

34.6

34.0

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.6

91.1

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10-5

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10-6

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Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	10	4	1	21	19
Canadiens	9	3	2	20	6
Senators	9	6	1	19	1
Lightning	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Maple Leafs	8	6	2	18	7
Sabres	7	4	3	17	-6
Red Wings	6	5	3	15	-2
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Hurricanes	12	2	2	26	27
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Capitals	8	5	0	16	2
Islanders	7	5	2	16	1
Rangers	7	7	1	15	-1
Penguins	5	7	2	12	-2
Flyers	4	8	4	12	-19
Blue Jackets	5	7	0	10	-10

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	10	3	3	23	16
Mammoth	9	6	0	18	2
Avalanche	8	5	1	17	15
Stars	8	5	1	17	7
Blues	7	6	1	15	2
Predators	5	4	5	15	-5
Jets	4	8	3	11	-20
Blackhawks	4	9	1	9	-22
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	11	2	2	24	20
Golden Knights	9	5	1	19	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Sharks	7	7	1	15	-11
Ducks	6	7	1	13	-4
Flames	6	8	0	12	-16
Kings	4	7	2	10	-9
Canucks	3	12	1	7	-25