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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals

Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Progressive ▪ Yearly ▪ Yearly Top 10

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Active players are listed in bold.
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. Jaromir Jagr 681
11. Teemu Selanne 675
12. Luc Robitaille* 668
13. Brendan Shanahan 656
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. Mats Sundin* 564
  Joe Nieuwendyk* 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. Jarome Iginla 530
33. Bryan Trottier* 524
34. Pat Verbeek 522
35. Dale Hawerchuk* 518
36. Pierre Turgeon 515
37. Jeremy Roenick 513
38. Gilbert Perreault* 512
39. Jean Beliveau* 507
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. Peter Stastny* 450
  Doug Gilmour* 450
58. Rick Middleton 448
59. Steve Larmer 441
  Rick Vaive 441
61. Rick Tocchet 440
62. Gary Roberts 438
63. Pavel Bure* 437
64. Marian Hossa 434
65. Vincent Damphousse 432
66. Dave Taylor 431
67. Alex Kovalev 430
68. Bill Guerin 429
69. Yvan Cournoyer* 428
70. Daniel Alfredsson 426
71. Brian Propp 425
72. Steve Shutt* 424
73. Owen Nolan 422
74. Stephane Richer 421
  Steve Thomas 421
76. Bill Barber* 420
77. Jason Arnott 417
  Ilya Kovalchuk 417
79. Tony Amonte 416
80. Garry Unger 413
  John MacLean 413
82. Raymond Bourque* 410
83. Ray Ferraro 408
84. John LeClair 406
  Rod Gilbert* 406
86. Patrick Marleau 404
87. Paul Kariya 402
  John Ogrodnick 402
89. Dave Keon* 396
  Paul Coffey* 396
91. Pierre Larouche 395
  Cam Neely* 395
  Markus Naslund 395
94. Tomas Sandstrom 394
95. Bernie Geoffrion* 393
96. Jean Pronovost 391
  Dean Prentice 391
98. Rick Martin 384
99. Vincent Lecavalier 383
100. Reggie Leach 381
101. Ted Lindsay* 379
  Claude Lemieux 379
103. Ray Whitney 376
  Ryan Smyth 376
105. Milan Hejduk 375
  Trevor Linden 375
  Butch Goring 375
  Patrik Elias 375
109. Eric Lindros 372
110. Rick Kehoe 371
  Alex Ovechkin 371
112. Tim Kerr 370
113. Bernie Federko* 369
114. Geoff Courtnall 367
115. Jacques Lemaire* 366
116. Scott Mellanby 364
117. Miroslav Satan 363
  Brent Sutter 363
  Peter McNab 363
120. Ivan Boldirev 361
121. Dany Heatley 360
122. Henri Richard* 358
  Bobby Clarke* 358
124. Bobby Smith 357
  Ray Sheppard 357
  Kirk Muller 357
127. Dennis Maruk 356
  Wilf Paiement 356
  Vyacheslav Kozlov 356
130. Mike Foligno 355
  Greg Adams 355
  Kevin Dineen 355
  Geoff Sanderson 355
134. Danny Gare 354
135. Andy Bathgate* 349
  Rick MacLeish 349
137. Brian Rolston 342
  Scott Young 342
  Ed Olczyk 342
  Charlie Simmer 342
141. Adam Oates* 341
142. Martin St. Louis 340
  Al MacInnis* 340
  Dave Christian 340
145. Phil Housley 338
146. Alexei Yashin 337
  Glen Murray 337
148. Marian Gaborik 336
149. Ron Ellis 332
150. Joe Thornton 331
  Shane Doan 331
152. Wendel Clark 330
153. Kevin Stevens 329
  Ziggy Palffy 329
  Adam Graves 329
  Mike Bullard 329
157. Ken Hodge 328
158. Bobby Holik 326
159. John Tonelli 325
160. Paul MacLean 324
  Nels Stewart* 324
  Pit Martin 324
163. Dale Hunter 323
  Petr Sykora 323
  Vic Hadfield 323
166. Bob Carpenter 320
  Tony McKegney 320
168. Clark Gillies* 319
169. Dave Gagner 318
170. Don Lever 313
  Petr Klima 313
172. Petr Nedved 310
  Rick Nash 310
  Denis Potvin* 310
175. Martin Gelinas 309
176. Bob Nevin 307
177. Cliff Ronning 306
178. Todd Bertuzzi 305
179. Pavol Demitra 304
180. Brian Sutter 303
  Dennis Hull 303
182. Ulf Dahlen 301
183. Olli Jokinen 299
184. Russ Courtnall 297
185. George Armstrong* 296
186. Mike Ridley 292
  Tom Lysiak 292
188. Daniel Sedin 291
189. Steve Sullivan 290
190. Neal Broten 289
191. Pete Mahovlich 288
  Simon Gagne 288
193. Tony Tanti 287
  Larry Murphy* 287
195. Danny Briere 286
196. Rene Robert 284
  Brent Ashton 284
198. Dick Duff* 283
  Bill Goldsworthy 283
200. John Anderson 282
201. Bob Pulford* 281
  Red Kelly* 281
203. Camille Henry 279
204. Ralph Backstrom 278
  Mike Knuble 278
  Doug Weight 278
  Jim Pappin 278
  Cory Stillman 278
209. Wayne Cashman 277
210. Ron Stewart 276
211. Jimmy Carson 275
212. Bryan Smolinski 274
  Ron Duguay 274
  Murray Oliver 274
215. Al Secord 273
  Shayne Corson 273
217. Howie Morenz* 271
  Bobby Schmautz 271
219. Aurele Joliat* 270
  Daymond Langkow 270
  Bobby Orr* 270
222. Sylvain Turgeon 269
223. Eric Staal 268
  Andrew Brunette 268
225. Keith Primeau 266
  Dan Quinn 266
  Murray Craven 266
228. Don Marshall 265
229. Thomas Steen 264
  Ryan Walter 264
  Kent Nilsson 264
  Nicklas Lidstrom 264
233. Danny Grant 263
  Henrik Zetterberg 263
235. Stan Smyl 262
236. Robert Lang 261
  Derek King 261
  Dickie Moore* 261
  Stu Barnes 261
  Red Berenson 261
241. Guy Carbonneau 260
  Brian Mullen 260
  Donald Audette 260
244. Dmitri Khristich 259
245. Blaine Stoughton 258
  Bob Bourne 258
  Mario Tremblay 258
  Bill Mosienko* 258
249. Martin Straka 257
250. Ken Linseman 256
  Ross Lonsberry 256
  Brad Richards 256
  Darcy Rota 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. Mike Rogers 145
  Dennis Sobchuk 145
33. Michel Parizeau 142
34. Ulf Nilsson 140
  Paul Henderson 140
36. Dick Sentes 137
37. Mike Walton 136
  Mark Napier 136
39. Vaclav Nedomansky 135
40. Rene Leclerc 134
41. Rich Preston 133
42. Wayne Carleton 132
  Morris Lukowich 132
44. Rick Dudley 131
45. Tom Simpson 125
  Peter Sullivan 125
47. Willy Lindstrom 123
  Bryan Campbell 123
  Ted Taylor 123
  George Morrison 123