NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 1018.37 |
2. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 747.01 |
3. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 717.53 |
4. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 703.78 |
5. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 684.08 |
6. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 665.79 |
7. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 649.71 |
8. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 644.61 |
9. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 634.65 |
10. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 629.66 |
11. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 611.28 |
12. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 579.24 |
13. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 578.06 |
14. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 577.00 |
15. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 568.87 |
16. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 560.43 |
17. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 556.82 |
18. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 547.19 |
19. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 544.04 |
20. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 542.84 |
21. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 542.03 |
22. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 541.05 |
23. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 531.14 |
24. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 531.06 |
25. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 529.50 |
26. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 528.16 |
27. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 525.55 |
28. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 522.14 |
29. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 521.99 |
30. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 519.83 |
31. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 519.82 |
32. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 508.60 |
33. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 508.33 |
34. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 501.58 |
35. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 495.18 |
36. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 492.24 |
37. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 484.69 |
38. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 483.07 |
39. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 480.80 |
40. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 478.79 |
41. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 475.55 |
42. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 475.41 |
43. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 474.56 |
44. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 472.48 |
45. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 467.30 |
46. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 467.21 |
47. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 463.15 |
48. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 459.26 |
49. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 458.74 |
50. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 458.28 |
51. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 456.91 |
52. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 455.65 |
53. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 449.12 |
54. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 449.08 |
55. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 445.95 |
56. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 445.53 |
57. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 442.68 |
58. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 441.16 |
59. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 440.04 |
60. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 435.47 |
61. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 434.67 |
62. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 433.87 |
63. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 433.63 |
64. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 432.99 |
65. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 431.92 |
66. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 430.04 |
67. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 427.53 |
68. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 424.69 |
69. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 421.52 |
70. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 415.51 |
71. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 411.10 |
72. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 410.58 |
73. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 410.30 |
74. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 409.54 |
75. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 408.66 |
76. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 408.22 |
77. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 408.06 |
78. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 404.75 |
79. | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 397.30 |
80. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 396.75 |
81. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 396.74 |
82. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 394.69 |
83. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 393.03 |
84. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 391.26 |
85. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 389.95 |
86. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 388.75 |
87. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 387.77 |
88. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 384.75 |
89. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 384.03 |
90. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 382.82 |
91. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 382.23 |
92. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 381.22 |
93. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 380.36 |
94. | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 378.70 |
95. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 378.14 |
96. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 376.63 |
97. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 376.57 |
98. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 374.66 |
99. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 371.81 |
100. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 370.75 |
101. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 368.69 |
102. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 367.27 |
103. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 367.26 |
104. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 366.07 |
105. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 363.78 |
106. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 363.66 |
107. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 363.48 |
108. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 360.14 |
109. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 359.09 |
110. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 359.03 |
111. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 358.72 |
112. | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 358.01 |
113. | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 357.39 |
114. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 357.30 |
115. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 356.90 |
116. | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 356.69 |
117. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 355.86 |
118. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 355.51 |
119. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 353.36 |
120. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 352.18 |
121. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 351.49 |
122. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 350.64 |
123. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 348.96 |
124. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 347.88 |
125. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 347.80 |
126. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 347.60 |
127. | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 347.50 |
128. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 345.79 |
129. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 344.42 |
130. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 344.21 |
131. | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 342.84 |
132. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 342.80 |
133. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 340.84 |
134. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 340.55 |
135. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 340.31 |
136. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 338.79 |
137. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 338.52 |
138. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 338.30 |
139. | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 338.01 |
140. | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 337.57 |
141. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 337.28 |
142. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 337.17 |
143. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 337.05 |
144. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 335.98 |
145. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 335.57 |
146. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 334.77 |
147. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 334.54 |
148. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 334.29 |
149. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 333.05 |
150. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 331.95 |
151. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 331.14 |
152. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 330.67 |
153. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 330.61 |
154. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 330.23 |
155. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 329.61 |
156. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 327.61 |
157. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 327.03 |
158. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 325.37 |
159. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 324.35 |
160. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 323.82 |
161. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 323.30 |
162. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 322.14 |
163. | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 320.96 |
164. | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 320.64 |
165. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 319.56 |
166. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 318.52 |
167. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 316.57 |
168. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-24 | 316.23 |
169. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 315.87 |
170. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 314.58 |
171. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 314.31 |
172. | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 314.19 |
173. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 313.09 |
174. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 312.38 |
175. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 311.66 |
176. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 311.54 |
177. | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 310.15 |
178. | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 309.26 |
179. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 307.77 |
180. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 307.72 |
181. | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 306.93 |
182. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 306.32 |
183. | Matt Duchene | 2009-24 | 306.28 |
184. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 306.13 |
185. | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 304.90 |
186. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 304.65 |
187. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 304.63 |
188. | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 304.48 |
189. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 304.13 |
190. | Brent Burns | 2003-24 | 302.28 |
191. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 301.93 |
192. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 300.49 |
193. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 300.37 |
194. | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 299.96 |
195. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 299.43 |
196. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 299.03 |
197. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 298.53 |
198. | Mike Foligno | 1979-94 | 298.10 |
199. | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 297.99 |
200. | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 297.89 |
201. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 296.10 |
202. | Thomas Steen | 1981-95 | 294.26 |
203. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 293.81 |
204. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 293.13 |
205. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 292.30 |
206. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 291.25 |
207. | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 290.91 |
208. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 290.78 |
209. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 290.01 |
210. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 289.33 |
211. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 288.14 |
212. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 287.66 |
213. | Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 287.42 |
214. | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 287.22 |
215. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 286.83 |
216. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 286.75 |
217. | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 285.94 |
  | David Perron | 2007-24 | 285.94 |
219. | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 285.50 |
220. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 285.17 |
221. | Gary Suter | 1985-02 | 284.97 |
222. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 284.81 |
223. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 284.76 |
224. | Bob Nevin | 1957-76 | 284.17 |
225. | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 283.49 |
226. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 283.03 |
227. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 282.14 |
228. | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 281.95 |
229. | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 280.04 |
230. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-24 | 279.97 |
231. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 279.81 |
232. | Steve Sullivan | 1995-13 | 279.51 |
233. | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 279.04 |
234. | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 278.84 |
235. | Jeff Skinner | 2010-24 | 278.20 |
236. | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 277.47 |
237. | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 277.00 |
238. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 276.62 |
239. | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 276.43 |
240. | Jakub Voráček | 2008-23 | 275.08 |
241. | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 274.96 |
242. | Václav Prospal | 1996-13 | 274.59 |
243. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 274.55 |
244. | Murray Oliver | 1957-75 | 274.23 |
245. | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 273.93 |
246. | Mike Ribeiro | 1999-17 | 273.67 |
247. | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 273.60 |
  | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 273.60 |
249. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 273.24 |
250. | Jason Pominville | 2003-19 | 272.54 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GC |
---|---|---|---|
1. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 285.16 |
2. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 266.74 |
3. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 257.90 |
4. | Réal Cloutier | 1974-79 | 230.59 |
5. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 216.34 |
6. | Robbie Ftorek | 1974-79 | 202.61 |
7. | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 195.26 |
8. | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 188.90 |
9. | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 187.37 |
10. | Christian Bordeleau | 1972-79 | 187.15 |
11. | Danny Lawson | 1972-77 | 177.00 |
12. | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 176.02 |
13. | Ulf Nilsson | 1974-78 | 169.87 |
14. | Rich LeDuc | 1974-79 | 162.34 |
15. | Larry Lund | 1972-78 | 157.87 |
16. | John McKenzie | 1972-79 | 157.72 |
17. | Ron Ward | 1972-77 | 153.10 |
18. | Mike Antonovich | 1972-79 | 150.89 |
19. | Norm Ferguson | 1972-78 | 149.65 |
20. | Michel Parizeau | 1972-79 | 145.09 |
21. | Tim Sheehy | 1972-78 | 144.80 |
22. | Frank Hughes | 1972-78 | 144.55 |
23. | Larry Pleau | 1972-79 | 144.26 |
24. | Rosaire Paiement | 1972-78 | 140.35 |
25. | Mike Rogers | 1974-79 | 140.12 |
26. | Blair MacDonald | 1973-79 | 138.52 |
27. | Bryan Campbell | 1972-78 | 137.46 |
28. | Wayne Connelly | 1972-77 | 135.83 |
29. | Gene Peacosh | 1972-77 | 134.88 |
30. | Wayne Rivers | 1972-77 | 134.48 |
31. | Ron Chipperfield | 1974-79 | 134.29 |
32. | J.C. Tremblay | 1972-79 | 132.74 |
33. | Gavin Kirk | 1972-79 | 131.35 |
34. | Dennis Sobchuk | 1974-79 | 130.86 |
35. | Rusty Patenaude | 1972-78 | 123.63 |
36. | Wayne Carleton | 1972-77 | 121.56 |
37. | Rene Leclerc | 1972-79 | 120.20 |
38. | John Gray | 1974-79 | 118.66 |
39. | Paul Henderson | 1974-79 | 117.58 |
40. | Gary Veneruzzo | 1972-77 | 117.17 |
41. | Terry Ruskowski | 1974-79 | 114.80 |
42. | Dick Sentes | 1972-77 | 114.78 |
43. | Peter Sullivan | 1975-79 | 114.40 |
44. | Rich Preston | 1974-79 | 114.37 |
45. | Mike Walton | 1973-76 | 113.89 |
46. | Rick Dudley | 1975-79 | 112.97 |
47. | Ted Taylor | 1972-78 | 112.54 |
48. | Kevin Morrison | 1973-79 | 111.95 |
49. | John French | 1972-78 | 111.42 |
50. | Mark Napier | 1975-78 | 108.23 |
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