NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Adjusted Goals Created
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | GC/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 881.74 |
| 2. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 849.56 |
| 3. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 796.62 |
| 4. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 781.92 |
| 5. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 715.10 |
| 6. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 643.63 |
| 7. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 633.27 |
| 8. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 628.91 |
| 9. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 625.66 |
| 10. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 607.89 |
| 11. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 594.26 |
| 12. | Joe Thornton* | 1997-22 | 591.56 |
| 13. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 588.83 |
| 14. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 588.00 |
| 15. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 586.63 |
| 16. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 580.95 |
| 17. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 580.36 |
| 18. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 574.38 |
| 19. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 573.56 |
| 20. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 565.66 |
| 21. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 558.54 |
| 22. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 550.63 |
| 23. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 547.92 |
| 24. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 547.08 |
| 25. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 541.63 |
| 26. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 535.08 |
| 27. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 534.55 |
| 28. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 531.29 |
| 29. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-26 | 527.99 |
| 30. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 525.84 |
| 31. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 516.28 |
| 32. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 513.53 |
| 33. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 513.26 |
| 34. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 505.91 |
| 35. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 504.82 |
| 36. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 499.64 |
| 37. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 495.57 |
| 38. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 489.27 |
| 39. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 479.19 |
| 40. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 478.09 |
| 41. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 477.54 |
| 42. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 475.09 |
| 43. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 473.18 |
| 44. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 472.91 |
| 45. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 472.89 |
| 46. | Howie Morenz* | 1923-37 | 471.83 |
| 47. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 471.00 |
| 48. | Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 469.91 |
| 49. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 465.83 |
| 50. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 463.92 |
| 51. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 462.56 |
| 52. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 460.37 |
| 53. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 460.35 |
| 54. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 459.55 |
| 55. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 459.28 |
| 56. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 456.27 |
| 57. | Aurele Joliat* | 1922-38 | 456.00 |
| 58. | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 450.53 |
| 59. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 449.73 |
| 60. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 448.91 |
| 61. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 447.54 |
| 62. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 442.92 |
| 63. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 441.82 |
| 64. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 440.45 |
| 65. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 439.38 |
| 66. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 439.36 |
| 67. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 438.53 |
| 68. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 437.71 |
| 69. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 435.30 |
| 70. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 433.38 |
| 71. | Corey Perry | 2005-26 | 432.54 |
| 72. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 431.46 |
| 73. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 430.64 |
| 74. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 430.10 |
| 75. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 429.54 |
| 76. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 429.27 |
| 77. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 427.63 |
| 78. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 427.36 |
| 79. | Jamie Benn | 2009-26 | 421.65 |
| 80. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 418.35 |
| 81. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 417.82 |
| 82. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 415.91 |
| 83. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 415.37 |
| 84. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 415.09 |
| 85. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 414.83 |
| 86. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 414.27 |
| 87. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 410.99 |
| 88. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 407.99 |
| 89. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 406.34 |
| 90. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 406.09 |
| 91. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 404.99 |
| 92. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 403.64 |
| 93. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 402.27 |
| 94. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 402.02 |
| 95. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 400.90 |
| 96. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 399.01 |
| 97. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 397.09 |
| 98. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 397.08 |
| 99. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 396.83 |
| 100. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 396.54 |
| 101. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 396.27 |
| 102. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 394.37 |
|   | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 394.37 |
| 104. | Matt Duchene | 2009-26 | 393.80 |
| 105. | Frank Boucher* | 1921-44 | 392.45 |
| 106. | Hooley Smith* | 1924-41 | 390.55 |
| 107. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 388.91 |
| 108. | David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 386.19 |
| 109. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 383.74 |
| 110. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 382.10 |
| 111. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 381.00 |
| 112. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 380.72 |
| 113. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 380.18 |
| 114. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 378.55 |
| 115. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 376.91 |
| 116. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 376.63 |
| 117. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 374.75 |
| 118. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 374.71 |
| 119. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 373.37 |
| 120. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 373.36 |
| 121. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 373.08 |
| 122. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 372.82 |
| 123. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 372.80 |
| 124. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 372.56 |
| 125. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 372.27 |
| 126. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 371.45 |
| 127. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 369.55 |
| 128. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 369.30 |
| 129. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 368.17 |
| 130. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 367.07 |
| 131. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-26 | 365.99 |
| 132. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 365.47 |
| 133. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 365.20 |
| 134. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 363.56 |
| 135. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 362.70 |
| 136. | Brent Burns | 2003-26 | 360.27 |
| 137. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 358.92 |
| 138. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 357.80 |
| 139. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-26 | 357.27 |
| 140. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 357.26 |
| 141. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 356.98 |
| 142. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 356.19 |
| 143. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 355.38 |
| 144. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 354.55 |
| 145. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 353.19 |
| 146. | Bill Cook* | 1926-37 | 352.91 |
| 147. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 352.07 |
| 148. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 350.73 |
| 149. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 349.91 |
| 150. | Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 349.63 |
| 151. | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 346.93 |
| 152. | Dit Clapper* | 1927-47 | 346.92 |
| 153. | David Perron | 2007-26 | 346.10 |
| 154. | Busher Jackson* | 1929-44 | 346.09 |
| 155. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-26 | 344.45 |
| 156. | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 343.10 |
| 157. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 342.27 |
| 158. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 342.01 |
| 159. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-26 | 340.63 |
| 160. | Cy Denneny* | 1917-29 | 340.62 |
| 161. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 340.35 |
| 162. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 340.08 |
| 163. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-26 | 338.19 |
|   | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 338.19 |
|   | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 338.19 |
| 166. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 336.82 |
| 167. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 336.80 |
| 168. | Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 335.46 |
| 169. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 334.09 |
| 170. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 331.38 |
| 171. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 330.28 |
| 172. | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 328.36 |
| 173. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 326.71 |
| 174. | Nazem Kadri | 2009-26 | 326.18 |
| 175. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 325.93 |
| 176. | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 325.37 |
| 177. | Syd Howe* | 1929-46 | 325.09 |
| 178. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-26 | 324.27 |
| 179. | Jeff Skinner | 2010-26 | 323.72 |
| 180. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-26 | 323.43 |
| 181. | Charlie Conacher* | 1929-41 | 323.18 |
|   | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 323.18 |
| 183. | Jakub Voráček | 2008-23 | 322.90 |
| 184. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 322.36 |
| 185. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 321.83 |
| 186. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 321.56 |
|   | Jordan Staal | 2006-26 | 321.56 |
| 188. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 321.29 |
| 189. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-25 | 321.01 |
| 190. | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 319.62 |
| 191. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 319.11 |
| 192. | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 318.83 |
| 193. | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-26 | 318.79 |
| 194. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 318.56 |
| 195. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 316.90 |
| 196. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 316.10 |
| 197. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 315.01 |
| 198. | Mike Ribeiro | 1999-17 | 315.00 |
| 199. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 313.65 |
| 200. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 313.63 |
|   | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 313.63 |
| 202. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 313.36 |
| 203. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 312.83 |
|   | Steve Sullivan | 1995-13 | 312.83 |
| 205. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 312.82 |
| 206. | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 311.19 |
| 207. | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 310.91 |
|   | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 310.91 |
| 209. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 310.64 |
|   | Václav Prospal | 1996-13 | 310.64 |
| 211. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 309.83 |
| 212. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 309.01 |
| 213. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 308.74 |
| 214. | Jason Pominville | 2003-19 | 308.47 |
| 215. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 308.46 |
| 216. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 307.08 |
| 217. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 306.55 |
| 218. | Marty Barry* | 1927-40 | 306.26 |
| 219. | Evander Kane | 2009-26 | 305.46 |
|   | Brayden Schenn | 2009-26 | 305.46 |
| 221. | Mitch Marner | 2016-26 | 304.65 |
| 222. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 304.36 |
| 223. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 303.54 |
| 224. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 302.74 |
| 225. | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-26 | 302.20 |
| 226. | Matt Cullen | 1997-19 | 301.63 |
| 227. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 301.09 |
| 228. | J.T. Miller | 2012-26 | 300.26 |
| 229. | Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 300.00 |
| 230. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 298.90 |
| 231. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 298.62 |
| 232. | Kris Letang | 2006-26 | 297.80 |
| 233. | Cory Stillman | 1994-11 | 296.47 |
| 234. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 295.91 |
| 235. | Andrew Brunette | 1995-12 | 295.08 |
| 236. | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 294.83 |
| 237. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-26 | 294.27 |
| 238. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 294.02 |
| 239. | Bun Cook* | 1926-37 | 293.70 |
| 240. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 292.91 |
| 241. | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 292.63 |
| 242. | Alexei Zhamnov | 1992-06 | 292.36 |
| 243. | Victor Hedman | 2009-26 | 292.08 |
|   | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 292.08 |
| 245. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 290.17 |
| 246. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 289.38 |
| 247. | Reg Noble* | 1917-33 | 288.82 |
| 248. | Bill Cowley* | 1934-47 | 288.81 |
| 249. | Cooney Weiland* | 1928-39 | 288.56 |
| 250. | Johnny Gaudreau | 2013-24 | 288.55 |


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