NHL Active Leaders and Records for Goals
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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | Career Start | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 658 |
| 2. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-98 | 551 |
| 3. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-06 | 445 |
| 4. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-02 | 431 |
| 5. | Eric Staal | 2003-04 | 417 |
| 6. | Joe Thornton | 1997-98 | 413 |
| 7. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 392 |
| 8. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 391 |
| 9. | Thomas Vanek | 2005-06 | 373 |
| 10. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 372 |
| 11. | Jeff Carter | 2005-06 | 364 |
| 12. | Zach Parise | 2005-06 | 361 |
| 13. | Phil Kessel | 2006-07 | 357 |
| 14. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 356 |
| 15. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-07 | 355 |
| 16. | Jason Spezza | 2002-03 | 332 |
| 17. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-08 | 327 |
| 18. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-04 | 321 |
| 19. | John Tavares | 2009-10 | 319 |
| 20. | Justin Williams | 2000-01 | 312 |
| 21. | Anze Kopitar | 2006-07 | 311 |
| 22. | Jason Pominville | 2003-04 | 293 |
| 23. | Dustin Brown | 2003-04 | 282 |
| 24. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 281 |
| 25. | James Neal | 2008-09 | 270 |
| 26. | Chris Kunitz | 2003-04 | 268 |
| 27. | Matt Cullen | 1997-98 | 266 |
| 28. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 262 |
| 29. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-06 | 261 |
| 30. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 260 |
| 31. | Ryan Kesler | 2003-04 | 258 |
| 32. | Bobby Ryan | 2007-08 | 249 |
| 33. | Andrew Ladd | 2005-06 | 248 |
|   | Max Pacioretty | 2008-09 | 248 |
| 35. | David Backes | 2006-07 | 244 |
|   | Loui Eriksson | 2006-07 | 244 |
| 37. | Wayne Simmonds | 2008-09 | 243 |
| 38. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-09 | 242 |
|   | Jeff Skinner | 2010-11 | 242 |
| 40. | Logan Couture | 2009-10 | 240 |
| 41. | Alex Steen | 2005-06 | 238 |
| 42. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 236 |
| 43. | Tomas Plekanec | 2003-04 | 233 |
|   | Paul Stastny | 2006-07 | 233 |
| 45. | Matt Duchene | 2009-10 | 232 |
| 46. | Nicklas Backstrom | 2007-08 | 231 |
| 47. | James van Riemsdyk | 2009-10 | 228 |
| 48. | Patric Hornqvist | 2008-09 | 221 |
| 49. | Jordan Staal | 2006-07 | 216 |
| 50. | Evander Kane | 2009-10 | 215 |
|   | Bryan Little | 2007-08 | 215 |

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