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

NHL Leaders Table
Rank Player Career Start G
1. Alex Ovechkin 2005-06658
2. Patrick Marleau 1997-98551
3. Sidney Crosby 2005-06445
4. Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-02431
5. Eric Staal 2003-04417
6. Joe Thornton 1997-98413
7. Steven Stamkos 2008-09392
8. Evgeni Malkin 2006-07391
9. Thomas Vanek 2005-06373
10. Corey Perry 2005-06372
11. Jeff Carter 2005-06364
12. Zach Parise 2005-06361
13. Phil Kessel 2006-07357
14. Patrick Kane 2007-08356
15. Joe Pavelski 2006-07355
16. Jason Spezza 2002-03332
17. Jonathan Toews 2007-08327
18. Patrice Bergeron 2003-04321
19. John Tavares 2009-10319
20. Justin Williams 2000-01312
21. Anze Kopitar 2006-07311
22. Jason Pominville 2003-04293
23. Dustin Brown 2003-04282
24. Jamie Benn 2009-10281
25. James Neal 2008-09270
26. Chris Kunitz 2003-04268
27. Matt Cullen 1997-98266
28. Brad Marchand 2009-10262
29. Ryan Getzlaf 2005-06261
30. Tyler Seguin 2010-11260
31. Ryan Kesler 2003-04258
32. Bobby Ryan 2007-08249
33. Andrew Ladd 2005-06248
  Max Pacioretty 2008-09248
35. David Backes 2006-07244
  Loui Eriksson 2006-07244
37. Wayne Simmonds 2008-09243
38. Blake Wheeler 2008-09242
  Jeff Skinner 2010-11242
40. Logan Couture 2009-10240
41. Alex Steen 2005-06238
42. Claude Giroux 2007-08236
43. Tomas Plekanec 2003-04233
  Paul Stastny 2006-07233
45. Matt Duchene 2009-10232
46. Nicklas Backstrom 2007-08231
47. James van Riemsdyk 2009-10228
48. Patric Hornqvist 2008-09221
49. Jordan Staal 2006-07216
50. Evander Kane 2009-10215
  Bryan Little 2007-08215
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