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. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-26 | 709.69 |
| 5. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 703.78 |
| 6. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 684.08 |
| 7. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 665.79 |
| 8. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 649.71 |
| 9. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-26 | 648.00 |
| 10. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 634.65 |
| 11. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 629.66 |
| 12. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 611.28 |
| 13. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 579.24 |
| 14. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 578.06 |
| 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. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-26 | 520.65 |
| 31. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 519.83 |
| 32. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 519.82 |
| 33. | Patrick Kane | 2007-26 | 513.84 |
| 34. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 508.60 |
| 35. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 508.33 |
| 36. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-26 | 505.63 |
| 37. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 501.58 |
| 38. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 495.18 |
| 39. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 492.24 |
| 40. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 484.69 |
| 41. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 483.07 |
| 42. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 480.80 |
| 43. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 478.79 |
| 44. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-26 | 476.83 |
| 45. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 475.55 |
| 46. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 475.41 |
| 47. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 472.48 |
| 48. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 467.21 |
| 49. | John Tavares | 2009-26 | 463.20 |
| 50. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 463.15 |
| 51. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 459.26 |
| 52. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 458.74 |
| 53. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 458.28 |
| 54. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 456.91 |
| 55. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 455.65 |
| 56. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 449.12 |
| 57. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 449.08 |
| 58. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 445.95 |
| 59. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 442.68 |
| 60. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 441.16 |
| 61. | Connor McDavid | 2015-26 | 440.73 |
| 62. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 440.04 |
| 63. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 435.47 |
| 64. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 434.67 |
| 65. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 433.87 |
| 66. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 432.99 |
| 67. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 431.92 |
| 68. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 430.04 |
| 69. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 427.53 |
| 70. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 424.69 |
| 71. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 421.52 |
| 72. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-26 | 420.26 |
| 73. | Claude Giroux | 2007-26 | 416.07 |
| 74. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 415.51 |
| 75. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 412.79 |
| 76. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 411.10 |
| 77. | Alexander Mogilny* | 1989-06 | 410.58 |
| 78. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-26 | 410.33 |
| 79. | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 410.30 |
| 80. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 408.66 |
| 81. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 408.22 |
| 82. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 408.06 |
| 83. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 404.75 |
| 84. | Brad Marchand | 2009-26 | 403.00 |
| 85. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-26 | 402.12 |
| 86. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 396.75 |
| 87. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 396.74 |
| 88. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 394.69 |
| 89. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 393.03 |
| 90. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 391.26 |
| 91. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 389.95 |
| 92. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 388.75 |
| 93. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 387.77 |
| 94. | Corey Perry | 2005-26 | 386.72 |
| 95. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 384.75 |
| 96. | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 384.03 |
| 97. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 382.82 |
| 98. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 382.23 |
| 99. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 381.22 |
| 100. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 380.36 |
| 101. | Jamie Benn | 2009-26 | 379.99 |
| 102. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 378.14 |
| 103. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 376.63 |
| 104. | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 376.57 |
| 105. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 374.66 |
| 106. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 371.81 |
| 107. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 370.75 |
| 108. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 368.69 |
| 109. | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 367.27 |
| 110. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 367.26 |
| 111. | David Pastrňák | 2014-26 | 366.90 |
| 112. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 366.07 |
| 113. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 363.78 |
| 114. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 363.66 |
| 115. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 363.48 |
| 116. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 360.14 |
| 117. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 359.09 |
| 118. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 359.03 |
| 119. | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 358.72 |
| 120. | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 357.39 |
| 121. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 357.30 |
| 122. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 356.90 |
| 123. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 355.86 |
| 124. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 355.51 |
| 125. | Matt Duchene | 2009-26 | 354.52 |
| 126. | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 354.43 |
| 127. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 352.18 |
| 128. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 351.49 |
| 129. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 350.64 |
| 130. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 350.36 |
| 131. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-26 | 347.99 |
| 132. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 347.88 |
| 133. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 347.80 |
| 134. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 347.60 |
| 135. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-26 | 346.64 |
| 136. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 345.79 |
| 137. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 344.42 |
| 138. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-26 | 344.22 |
| 139. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 344.21 |
| 140. | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 342.84 |
| 141. | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 340.84 |
| 142. | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 340.55 |
| 143. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 340.36 |
| 144. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 338.79 |
| 145. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 338.52 |
| 146. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 338.30 |
| 147. | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 338.01 |
| 148. | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 337.57 |
| 149. | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 337.17 |
| 150. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 337.05 |
| 151. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 335.98 |
| 152. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 335.57 |
| 153. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 334.77 |
| 154. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 334.54 |
| 155. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 334.29 |
| 156. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 333.05 |
| 157. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 331.95 |
| 158. | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 331.14 |
| 159. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-26 | 330.85 |
| 160. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 330.67 |
| 161. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 330.61 |
| 162. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 330.23 |
| 163. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 329.61 |
| 164. | Auston Matthews | 2016-26 | 328.20 |
| 165. | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 327.61 |
| 166. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 327.03 |
| 167. | Brent Burns | 2003-26 | 326.32 |
| 168. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 325.37 |
| 169. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 324.35 |
| 170. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 323.82 |
| 171. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-26 | 323.69 |
| 172. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 322.14 |
| 173. | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 320.96 |
| 174. | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 320.64 |
| 175. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 319.56 |
| 176. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 318.52 |
| 177. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 316.57 |
| 178. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 315.87 |
| 179. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-26 | 314.70 |
| 180. | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 314.58 |
| 181. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 314.31 |
| 182. | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 314.19 |
| 183. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 313.09 |
| 184. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-26 | 312.25 |
| 185. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 311.66 |
| 186. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 311.54 |
| 187. | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 310.15 |
| 188. | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 309.26 |
| 189. | David Perron | 2007-26 | 308.08 |
| 190. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 307.77 |
| 191. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 307.72 |
| 192. | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 306.93 |
| 193. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 306.32 |
| 194. | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 304.90 |
| 195. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 304.65 |
| 196. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 304.63 |
| 197. | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 304.48 |
| 198. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 304.13 |
| 199. | Filip Forsberg | 2012-26 | 303.06 |
| 200. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 301.93 |
| 201. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-26 | 301.51 |
| 202. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 300.49 |
| 203. | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 300.37 |
| 204. | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 299.96 |
| 205. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 299.43 |
| 206. | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 299.03 |
| 207. | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 298.53 |
| 208. | Mike Foligno | 1979-94 | 298.10 |
| 209. | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 297.99 |
| 210. | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 297.89 |
| 211. | Jeff Skinner | 2010-26 | 297.33 |
| 212. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 296.10 |
| 213. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-26 | 295.76 |
| 214. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-26 | 295.63 |
| 215. | Taylor Hall | 2010-26 | 295.16 |
| 216. | Thomas Steen | 1981-95 | 294.26 |
| 217. | Nazem Kadri | 2009-26 | 294.06 |
| 218. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 293.81 |
| 219. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 293.13 |
| 220. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 292.30 |
| 221. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 291.25 |
| 222. | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 290.91 |
| 223. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 290.78 |
| 224. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-26 | 290.28 |
| 225. | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 290.01 |
| 226. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 289.33 |
| 227. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 289.21 |
| 228. | Mitch Marner | 2016-26 | 288.74 |
| 229. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 288.14 |
| 230. | Nels Stewart* | 1925-40 | 287.66 |
| 231. | Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 287.42 |
| 232. | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 287.22 |
| 233. | Jordan Staal | 2006-26 | 287.11 |
| 234. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 286.83 |
| 235. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 286.75 |
| 236. | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 285.94 |
| 237. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 285.17 |
| 238. | Gary Suter | 1985-02 | 284.97 |
| 239. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 284.81 |
| 240. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 284.76 |
| 241. | Bob Nevin | 1957-76 | 284.17 |
| 242. | Dave Gagner | 1984-99 | 283.49 |
| 243. | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 283.03 |
| 244. | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-26 | 282.30 |
| 245. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 282.14 |
| 246. | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 281.95 |
| 247. | J.T. Miller | 2012-26 | 280.51 |
| 248. | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 280.04 |
| 249. | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 279.81 |
| 250. | Steve Sullivan | 1995-13 | 279.51 |
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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