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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player G
1. Wayne Gretzky* 894
2. Gordie Howe* 801
3. Brett Hull* 741
4. Marcel Dionne* 731
5. Phil Esposito* 717
6. Mike Gartner* 708
7. Mark Messier* 694
8. Steve Yzerman* 692
9. Mario Lemieux* 690
10. Luc Robitaille* 668
11. Jaromir Jagr 659
12. Brendan Shanahan 656
13. Teemu Selanne 655
14. Dave Andreychuk 640
15. Joe Sakic 625
16. Bobby Hull* 610
17. Dino Ciccarelli* 608
18. Jari Kurri* 601
19. Mark Recchi 577
20. Mike Bossy* 573
21. Joe Nieuwendyk* 564
  Mats Sundin 564
23. Mike Modano 561
24. Guy Lafleur* 560
25. John Bucyk* 556
26. Ron Francis* 549
27. Michel Goulet* 548
28. Maurice Richard* 544
29. Stan Mikita* 541
30. Keith Tkachuk 538
31. Frank Mahovlich* 533
32. Bryan Trottier* 524
33. Pat Verbeek 522
34. Dale Hawerchuk* 518
35. Pierre Turgeon 515
36. Jeremy Roenick 513
37. Gilbert Perreault* 512
38. Jean Beliveau* 507
39. Jarome Iginla 504
40. Peter Bondra 503
41. Joe Mullen* 502
42. Lanny McDonald* 500
43. Glenn Anderson* 498
44. Jean Ratelle* 491
45. Norm Ullman* 490
46. Brian Bellows 485
47. Darryl Sittler* 484
48. Sergei Fedorov 483
49. Bernie Nicholls 475
50. Alexander Mogilny 473
  Denis Savard* 473
52. Pat LaFontaine* 468
53. Alex Delvecchio* 456
54. Theoren Fleury 455
55. Rod Brind'Amour 452
56. Doug Gilmour* 450
  Peter Stastny* 450
58. Rick Middleton 448
59. Rick Vaive 441
  Steve Larmer 441
61. Rick Tocchet 440
62. Gary Roberts 438
63. Pavel Bure 437
64. Vincent Damphousse 432
65. Dave Taylor 431
66. Bill Guerin 429
67. Alex Kovalev 428
  Yvan Cournoyer* 428
69. Brian Propp 425
70. Steve Shutt* 424
71. Owen Nolan 422
72. Steve Thomas 421
  Stephane Richer 421
74. Bill Barber* 420
75. Tony Amonte 416
76. John MacLean 413
  Garry Unger 413
78. Jason Arnott 412
79. Raymond Bourque* 410
80. Marian Hossa 408
  Ray Ferraro 408
82. Daniel Alfredsson 407
83. Rod Gilbert* 406
  John LeClair 406
85. Paul Kariya 402
  John Ogrodnick 402
87. Paul Coffey* 396
  Dave Keon* 396
89. Markus Naslund 395
  Pierre Larouche 395
  Cam Neely* 395
92. Tomas Sandstrom 394
93. Bernie Geoffrion* 393
94. Jean Pronovost 391
  Dean Prentice 391
  Ilya Kovalchuk 391
97. Rick Martin 384
98. Reggie Leach 381
99. Ted Lindsay* 379
  Claude Lemieux 379
101. Patrick Marleau 377
102. Butch Goring 375
  Trevor Linden 375
104. Eric Lindros 372
105. Rick Kehoe 371
  Ryan Smyth 371
  Vincent Lecavalier 371
108. Tim Kerr 370
109. Bernie Federko* 369
  Milan Hejduk 369
111. Geoff Courtnall 367
112. Jacques Lemaire* 366
113. Scott Mellanby 364
114. Peter McNab 363
  Brent Sutter 363
  Miroslav Satan 363
117. Ivan Boldirev 361
118. Henri Richard* 358
  Bobby Clarke* 358
120. Ray Sheppard 357
  Kirk Muller 357
  Ray Whitney 357
  Bobby Smith 357
124. Vyacheslav Kozlov 356
  Wilf Paiement 356
  Dennis Maruk 356
127. Kevin Dineen 355
  Mike Foligno 355
  Greg Adams 355
  Geoff Sanderson 355
131. Danny Gare 354
132. Patrik Elias 353
133. Rick MacLeish 349
  Andy Bathgate* 349
135. Dany Heatley 342
  Charlie Simmer 342
  Scott Young 342
  Ed Olczyk 342
139. Adam Oates 341
140. Al MacInnis* 340
  Dave Christian 340
142. Brian Rolston 339
143. Phil Housley 338
144. Alexei Yashin 337
  Glen Murray 337
146. Ron Ellis 332
147. Wendel Clark 330
148. Kevin Stevens 329
  Mike Bullard 329
  Ziggy Palffy 329
  Adam Graves 329
152. Ken Hodge 328
153. Bobby Holik 326
154. John Tonelli 325
155. Pit Martin 324
  Nels Stewart* 324
  Paul MacLean 324
158. Dale Hunter 323
  Alex Ovechkin 323
  Vic Hadfield 323
161. Tony McKegney 320
  Bob Carpenter 320
163. Clark Gillies* 319
164. Dave Gagner 318
165. Joe Thornton 317
166. Martin St. Louis 314
  Petr Sykora 314
168. Petr Klima 313
  Don Lever 313
170. Shane Doan 311
171. Petr Nedved 310
  Denis Potvin* 310
173. Marian Gaborik 309
  Martin Gelinas 309
175. Bob Nevin 307
176. Cliff Ronning 306
177. Pavol Demitra 304
178. Brian Sutter 303
  Dennis Hull 303
180. Todd Bertuzzi 301
  Ulf Dahlen 301
182. Russ Courtnall 297
183. George Armstrong* 296
184. Tom Lysiak 292
  Mike Ridley 292
186. Neal Broten 289
187. Pete Mahovlich 288
188. Tony Tanti 287
  Larry Murphy* 287
190. Brent Ashton 284
  Rene Robert 284
192. Bill Goldsworthy 283
  Simon Gagne 283
  Dick Duff* 283
195. Olli Jokinen 282
  John Anderson 282
197. Bob Pulford* 281
  Red Kelly* 281
199. Camille Henry 279
200. Jim Pappin 278
  Cory Stillman 278
  Ralph Backstrom 278
  Doug Weight 278
204. Danny Briere 277
  Wayne Cashman 277
206. Steve Sullivan 276
  Ron Stewart 276
  Rick Nash 276
209. Jimmy Carson 275
210. Bryan Smolinski 274
  Murray Oliver 274
  Ron Duguay 274
213. Shayne Corson 273
  Al Secord 273
215. Daniel Sedin 272
216. Bobby Schmautz 271
  Howie Morenz* 271
  Mike Knuble 271
219. Bobby Orr* 270
  Aurele Joliat* 270
221. Sylvain Turgeon 269
222. Murray Craven 266
  Daymond Langkow 266
  Keith Primeau 266
  Dan Quinn 266
226. Don Marshall 265
  Andrew Brunette 265
228. Thomas Steen 264
  Kent Nilsson 264
  Ryan Walter 264
231. Nicklas Lidstrom 263
  Danny Grant 263
233. Stan Smyl 262
234. Derek King 261
  Stu Barnes 261
  Dickie Moore* 261
  Robert Lang 261
  Red Berenson 261
239. Brian Mullen 260
  Donald Audette 260
  Guy Carbonneau 260
242. Dmitri Khristich 259
243. Blaine Stoughton 258
  Bob Bourne 258
  Mario Tremblay 258
  Bill Mosienko* 258
247. Martin Straka 257
248. Darcy Rota 256
  Ken Linseman 256
  Ross Lonsberry 256
  Shawn McEachern 256

WHA Leaders

Rank Player G
1. Marc Tardif 316
2. Bobby Hull* 303
3. Real Cloutier 283
4. Andre Lacroix 251
5. Anders Hedberg 236
6. Serge Bernier 230
7. Tom Webster 220
8. Danny Lawson 218
9. Robbie Ftorek 216
10. Mark Howe* 208
11. Rich LeDuc 195
12. Mike Antonovich 182
13. Norm Ferguson 181
14. Christian Bordeleau 179
15. Tim Sheehy 178
16. Gordie Howe* 174
17. Frank Hughes 173
18. Blair MacDonald 171
19. Ron Ward 170
20. Wayne Connelly 167
21. Gene Peacosh 165
22. John McKenzie 163
23. Rusty Patenaude 159
24. Wayne Rivers 158
25. Larry Pleau 157
26. Ron Chipperfield 153
27. Gary Veneruzzo 151
28. Larry Lund 149
29. Rosaire Paiement 146
  John Gray 146
31. Dennis Sobchuk 145
  Mike Rogers 145
33. Michel Parizeau 142
34. Paul Henderson 140
  Ulf Nilsson 140
36. Dick Sentes 137
37. Mark Napier 136
  Mike Walton 136
39. Vaclav Nedomansky 135
40. Rene Leclerc 134
41. Rich Preston 133
42. Morris Lukowich 132
  Wayne Carleton 132
44. Rick Dudley 131
45. Peter Sullivan 125
  Tom Simpson 125
47. George Morrison 123
  Ted Taylor 123
  Bryan Campbell 123
  Willy Lindstrom 123