NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Even Strength Goals
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | EV |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 617 |
2. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 566 |
3. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 538 |
4. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 529 |
5. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 478 |
6. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 467 |
7. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 456 |
8. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 452 |
9. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 448 |
10. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 440 |
11. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 437 |
12. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 422 |
13. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 418 |
14. | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 415 |
15. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 409 |
16. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 407 |
17. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 405 |
18. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 403 |
19. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 400 |
20. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 397 |
21. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 396 |
22. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 393 |
23. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 388 |
24. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 385 |
25. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 379 |
26. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 377 |
27. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 375 |
  | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 375 |
29. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 373 |
30. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 370 |
31. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 366 |
32. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 359 |
33. | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 356 |
34. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 353 |
35. | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 350 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 350 |
37. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 349 |
38. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 348 |
39. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 344 |
40. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 341 |
41. | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 339 |
42. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 337 |
43. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 334 |
  | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 334 |
45. | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 332 |
46. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 330 |
47. | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 329 |
48. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 328 |
49. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 326 |
50. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 324 |
  | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 324 |
52. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 322 |
53. | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 316 |
54. | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 315 |
  | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 315 |
  | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 315 |
57. | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 313 |
58. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 312 |
59. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 311 |
60. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 310 |
61. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 308 |
62. | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 304 |
  | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 304 |
  | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 304 |
  | Garry Unger | 1967-83 | 304 |
66. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 303 |
67. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 301 |
  | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 301 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 301 |
  | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 301 |
71. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 298 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 298 |
73. | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 297 |
  | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 297 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 297 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 297 |
77. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 296 |
78. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 295 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 295 |
80. | Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 293 |
81. | Dean Prentice | 1952-74 | 292 |
82. | Marián Gáborík | 2000-18 | 290 |
83. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 289 |
  | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 289 |
85. | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 288 |
  | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 288 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 288 |
88. | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 287 |
  | Rick Vaive | 1979-92 | 287 |
90. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 285 |
  | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 285 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 285 |
  | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 285 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 285 |
95. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 284 |
96. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 283 |
97. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 282 |
98. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 281 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 281 |
100. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 280 |
101. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 279 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 279 |
  | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 279 |
  | Jeff Skinner | 2010-24 | 279 |
105. | Ray Ferraro | 1984-02 | 278 |
  | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 278 |
107. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 277 |
108. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 275 |
  | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 275 |
110. | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 274 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 274 |
  | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 274 |
113. | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 273 |
114. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 271 |
  | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 271 |
116. | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 270 |
117. | Ron Ellis | 1963-81 | 269 |
  | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 269 |
119. | Shane Doan | 1995-17 | 268 |
  | Mike Foligno | 1979-94 | 268 |
  | Rick Kehoe | 1971-85 | 268 |
  | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 268 |
123. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 265 |
  | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 265 |
  | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 265 |
126. | Auston Matthews | 2016-24 | 263 |
  | Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 263 |
128. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 262 |
129. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 261 |
130. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 259 |
131. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 258 |
132. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 256 |
133. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 255 |
  | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 255 |
  | Tyler Seguin | 2010-24 | 255 |
136. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 254 |
  | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 254 |
138. | Evander Kane | 2009-24 | 253 |
  | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 253 |
  | Pit Martin | 1961-79 | 253 |
  | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 253 |
142. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 252 |
  | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 252 |
144. | Matt Duchene | 2009-24 | 251 |
  | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 251 |
146. | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 250 |
147. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 249 |
148. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 248 |
149. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 247 |
150. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 246 |
151. | Claude Giroux | 2007-24 | 245 |
  | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 245 |
153. | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 244 |
154. | Ralph Backstrom | 1956-73 | 243 |
  | Connor McDavid | 2015-24 | 243 |
  | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 243 |
157. | Glen Murray | 1991-08 | 242 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 242 |
159. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 241 |
160. | Martin Gélinas | 1988-08 | 240 |
  | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 240 |
162. | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 238 |
163. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 237 |
164. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 236 |
165. | Tony McKegney | 1978-91 | 234 |
166. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-19 | 233 |
167. | Geoff Sanderson | 1990-08 | 232 |
168. | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 231 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 231 |
  | Bob Nevin | 1957-76 | 231 |
  | Ray Sheppard | 1987-00 | 231 |
  | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 231 |
173. | Dave Christian | 1979-94 | 230 |
  | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 230 |
  | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 230 |
176. | Wendel Clark | 1985-00 | 229 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 229 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 229 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 229 |
180. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 228 |
181. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 227 |
  | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 227 |
183. | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 226 |
  | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 226 |
  | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 226 |
  | Vic Hadfield | 1961-77 | 226 |
  | Don Lever | 1972-87 | 226 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 226 |
189. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-24 | 225 |
190. | George Armstrong* | 1949-71 | 224 |
  | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 224 |
192. | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 223 |
193. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 222 |
194. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 221 |
  | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 221 |
  | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 221 |
  | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 221 |
  | Jason Pominville | 2003-19 | 221 |
199. | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 220 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 220 |
201. | David Perron | 2007-24 | 219 |
  | Ryan Smyth | 1994-14 | 219 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 219 |
204. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 218 |
  | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 218 |
206. | Bill Mosienko* | 1941-55 | 217 |
  | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 217 |
208. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 215 |
  | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 215 |
  | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-24 | 215 |
211. | Brent Ashton | 1979-93 | 214 |
  | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 214 |
  | Bill Goldsworthy | 1964-78 | 214 |
  | Scott Hartnell | 2000-18 | 214 |
  | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 214 |
216. | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 213 |
  | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 213 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 213 |
219. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-24 | 212 |
  | Ron Stewart | 1952-73 | 212 |
221. | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 211 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 211 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 211 |
  | René Robert | 1970-82 | 211 |
  | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 211 |
226. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 210 |
  | Mario Tremblay | 1974-86 | 210 |
228. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 209 |
  | Darcy Rota | 1973-84 | 209 |
  | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 209 |
231. | James Neal | 2008-22 | 208 |
  | Brock Nelson | 2013-24 | 208 |
  | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 208 |
  | Craig Ramsay | 1971-85 | 208 |
235. | Murray Oliver | 1957-75 | 207 |
  | Bobby Schmautz | 1967-81 | 207 |
  | Al Secord | 1978-90 | 207 |
  | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 207 |
239. | Lucien DeBlois | 1977-92 | 205 |
  | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 205 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 205 |
242. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 204 |
243. | Todd Bertuzzi | 1995-14 | 203 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 203 |
  | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 203 |
246. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 202 |
  | Brandon Saad | 2011-24 | 202 |
248. | John Anderson | 1977-89 | 201 |
  | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 201 |
250. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 200 |
  | Mike Fisher | 1999-18 | 200 |
  | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 200 |
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