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 | 2005-24 | 721.93 |
5. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 651.55 |
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. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 580.36 |
17. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 573.56 |
18. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 558.54 |
19. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 550.63 |
20. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 547.92 |
21. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 547.08 |
22. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 541.63 |
23. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 537.86 |
24. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 535.08 |
25. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 534.55 |
26. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 533.47 |
27. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 531.29 |
28. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 525.84 |
29. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 513.53 |
30. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 513.26 |
31. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 511.93 |
32. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 505.91 |
33. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 504.82 |
34. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 499.64 |
35. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 495.57 |
36. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 489.27 |
  | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 489.27 |
38. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 479.19 |
39. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 478.09 |
40. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 477.54 |
41. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 475.09 |
42. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 473.18 |
43. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 472.91 |
44. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 472.89 |
45. | Howie Morenz* | 1923-37 | 471.83 |
46. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 471.00 |
47. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 467.19 |
48. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 462.56 |
49. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 460.37 |
50. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 460.35 |
51. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 459.55 |
52. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 459.28 |
53. | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 457.36 |
54. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 456.27 |
55. | Aurele Joliat* | 1922-38 | 456.00 |
56. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 449.73 |
57. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 447.54 |
58. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 442.92 |
59. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 441.82 |
60. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 440.45 |
61. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 439.38 |
62. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 439.36 |
63. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 438.53 |
64. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 437.71 |
65. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 435.30 |
66. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 433.38 |
67. | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 432.01 |
68. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 431.46 |
69. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 430.64 |
70. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 429.54 |
71. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 429.27 |
72. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 427.63 |
73. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 418.35 |
74. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 417.82 |
75. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 415.91 |
76. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 415.37 |
77. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 415.09 |
78. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 414.83 |
79. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 414.27 |
80. | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 411.80 |
81. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 410.99 |
82. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 407.99 |
83. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 406.34 |
84. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 406.09 |
85. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 404.99 |
86. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 404.17 |
87. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 403.64 |
88. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 402.27 |
89. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 402.02 |
90. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 400.63 |
91. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 399.01 |
92. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 397.09 |
93. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 397.08 |
94. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 396.83 |
95. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 396.27 |
96. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 394.37 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 394.37 |
98. | Frank Boucher* | 1921-44 | 392.45 |
99. | Hooley Smith* | 1924-41 | 390.55 |
  | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 390.55 |
101. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 387.01 |
102. | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 386.19 |
103. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 385.90 |
104. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 383.74 |
105. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 382.10 |
106. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 381.00 |
107. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 380.72 |
108. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 380.18 |
109. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 378.55 |
110. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 376.91 |
111. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 376.63 |
112. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 374.75 |
113. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 374.71 |
114. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 373.37 |
115. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 373.36 |
116. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 373.08 |
117. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 372.82 |
118. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 372.80 |
119. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 372.56 |
120. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 372.27 |
121. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 369.30 |
122. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 368.17 |
123. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 367.07 |
124. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 365.47 |
125. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 365.20 |
126. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 363.56 |
127. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 362.70 |
128. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 360.27 |
129. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 358.92 |
130. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 357.80 |
131. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 357.26 |
132. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 356.98 |
133. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 356.19 |
134. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 355.38 |
135. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 354.55 |
136. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 353.19 |
137. | Bill Cook* | 1926-37 | 352.91 |
138. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 352.09 |
139. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 352.07 |
140. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 350.73 |
141. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 349.91 |
142. | Matt Duchene | 2009-24 | 349.08 |
143. | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 346.93 |
144. | Dit Clapper* | 1927-47 | 346.92 |
145. | Busher Jackson* | 1929-44 | 346.09 |
146. | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 343.10 |
147. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 342.81 |
148. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 342.27 |
149. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 342.01 |
150. | Cy Denneny* | 1917-29 | 340.62 |
151. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 340.35 |
152. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 340.08 |
153. | Brent Burns | 2003-24 | 338.72 |
154. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 338.45 |
155. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 338.19 |
  | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 338.19 |
157. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 336.82 |
158. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 336.80 |
159. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 334.09 |
160. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 331.38 |
161. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 330.28 |
162. | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 328.36 |
163. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 326.71 |
164. | David Perron | 2007-24 | 326.46 |
165. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 325.93 |
166. | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 325.37 |
167. | Syd Howe* | 1929-46 | 325.09 |
168. | Charlie Conacher* | 1929-41 | 323.18 |
  | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 323.18 |
170. | Jakub Voráček | 2008-23 | 322.90 |
171. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 322.36 |
172. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 321.83 |
173. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 321.56 |
174. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 321.29 |
175. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-24 | 320.99 |
176. | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 319.62 |
177. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 319.11 |
178. | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 318.83 |
179. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 316.90 |
180. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 316.10 |
181. | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 315.56 |
182. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 315.01 |
183. | Mike Ribeiro | 1999-17 | 315.00 |
184. | Milt Schmidt* | 1936-55 | 313.65 |
185. | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 313.64 |
186. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 313.63 |
  | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 313.63 |
188. | Steve Sullivan | 1995-13 | 312.83 |
189. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 312.82 |
190. | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 311.19 |
191. | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 310.91 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 310.91 |
193. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 310.64 |
  | Václav Prospal | 1996-13 | 310.64 |
195. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-24 | 310.36 |
196. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 309.83 |
197. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 309.01 |
198. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 308.74 |
199. | Jason Pominville | 2003-19 | 308.47 |
200. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 308.46 |
201. | Jeff Skinner | 2010-24 | 308.45 |
202. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 307.08 |
203. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 306.55 |
204. | Marty Barry* | 1927-40 | 306.26 |
205. | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 304.36 |
206. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 303.54 |
207. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-24 | 303.28 |
208. | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 302.74 |
209. | Matt Cullen | 1997-19 | 301.63 |
210. | Taylor Hall | 2010-24 | 301.37 |
211. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 301.09 |
212. | Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 300.00 |
  | Mark Scheifele | 2011-24 | 300.00 |
214. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-24 | 299.19 |
215. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 298.90 |
216. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 298.62 |
217. | Auston Matthews | 2016-24 | 297.27 |
218. | Cory Stillman | 1994-11 | 296.47 |
219. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 295.91 |
220. | Evander Kane | 2009-24 | 295.37 |
221. | Andrew Brunette | 1995-12 | 295.08 |
222. | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 294.83 |
223. | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-24 | 294.80 |
224. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 294.02 |
225. | Bun Cook* | 1926-37 | 293.70 |
226. | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 293.20 |
227. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 292.91 |
228. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-24 | 292.64 |
229. | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 292.63 |
230. | Alexei Zhamnov | 1992-06 | 292.36 |
231. | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 292.08 |
232. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-24 | 290.18 |
233. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 290.17 |
234. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 289.38 |
235. | Johnny Gaudreau | 2013-24 | 289.10 |
236. | Reg Noble* | 1917-33 | 288.82 |
237. | Bill Cowley* | 1934-47 | 288.81 |
238. | Cooney Weiland* | 1928-39 | 288.56 |
239. | Doug Mohns | 1953-75 | 288.28 |
240. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-24 | 287.74 |
241. | Robert Lang | 1992-10 | 286.37 |
242. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-24 | 286.07 |
243. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 285.82 |
244. | King Clancy* | 1921-37 | 284.71 |
245. | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 284.46 |
246. | Mike Cammalleri | 2002-18 | 284.18 |
247. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 283.63 |
248. | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 283.37 |
249. | Bob Nevin | 1957-76 | 283.35 |
250. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 282.54 |
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