NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG
1.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-99894
2.Gordie Howe* 1946-80801
3.Jaromir Jagr 1990-18766
4.Brett Hull* 1986-06741
5.Marcel Dionne* 1971-89731
6.Phil Esposito* 1963-81717
7.Mike Gartner* 1979-98708
8.Mark Messier* 1979-04694
9.Steve Yzerman* 1983-06692
10.Mario Lemieux* 1984-06690
11.Teemu Selanne* 1992-14684
12.Luc Robitaille* 1986-06668
13.Alex Ovechkin 2005-19658
14.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-09656
15.Dave Andreychuk* 1982-06640
16.Jarome Iginla 1996-17625
 Joe Sakic* 1988-09625
18.Bobby Hull* 1957-80610
19.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-99608
20.Jari Kurri* 1980-98601
21.Mark Recchi* 1988-11577
22.Mike Bossy* 1977-87573
23.Mats Sundin* 1990-09564
 Joe Nieuwendyk* 1986-07564
25.Mike Modano* 1989-11561
26.Guy Lafleur* 1971-91560
27.John Bucyk* 1955-78556
28.Patrick Marleau 1997-19551
29.Ron Francis* 1981-04549
30.Michel Goulet* 1979-94548
31.Maurice Richard* 1942-60544
32.Stan Mikita* 1958-80541
33.Keith Tkachuk 1991-10538
34.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-74533
35.Marian Hossa 1997-17525
36.Bryan Trottier* 1975-94524
37.Pat Verbeek 1982-02522
38.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-97518
39.Pierre Turgeon 1987-07515
40.Jeremy Roenick 1988-09513
41.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-87512
42.Jean Beliveau* 1950-71507
43.Peter Bondra 1990-07503
44.Joe Mullen* 1981-97502
45.Lanny McDonald* 1973-89500
46.Glenn Anderson* 1980-96498
47.Jean Ratelle* 1960-81491
48.Norm Ullman* 1955-75490
49.Brian Bellows 1982-99485
50.Darryl Sittler* 1970-85484
51.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-09483
52.Bernie Nicholls 1981-99475
53.Alexander Mogilny 1989-06473
 Denis Savard* 1980-97473
55.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-98468
56.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-74456
57.Theoren Fleury 1988-03455
58.Rod Brind'Amour 1989-10452
59.Doug Gilmour* 1983-03450
 Peter Stastny* 1980-95450
61.Rick Middleton 1974-88448
62.Sidney Crosby 2005-19445
63.Daniel Alfredsson 1995-14444
64.Rick Vaive 1979-92441
 Steve Larmer 1980-95441
66.Rick Tocchet 1984-02440
67.Gary Roberts 1986-09438
68.Rick Nash 2002-18437
 Pavel Bure* 1991-03437
70.Vincent Damphousse 1986-04432
71.Dave Taylor 1977-94431
 Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-19431
73.Alex Kovalev 1992-13430
74.Bill Guerin 1991-10429
75.Yvan Cournoyer* 1963-79428
76.Brian Propp 1979-94425
77.Steve Shutt* 1972-85424
78.Owen Nolan 1990-10422
79.Steve Thomas 1984-04421
 Vincent Lecavalier 1998-16421
 Stephane Richer 1984-02421
82.Bill Barber* 1972-84420
83.Eric Staal 2003-19417
 Jason Arnott 1993-12417
85.Tony Amonte 1991-07416
86.Garry Unger 1967-83413
 Joe Thornton 1997-19413
 John MacLean 1983-02413
89.Ray Bourque* 1979-01410
90.Ray Ferraro 1984-02408
 Patrik Elias 1995-16408
92.Marian Gaborik 2000-18407
93.John LeClair 1990-07406
 Rod Gilbert* 1960-78406
95.John Ogrodnick 1979-93402
 Shane Doan 1995-17402
 Paul Kariya* 1994-10402
98.Dave Keon* 1960-82396
 Paul Coffey* 1980-01396
100.Pierre Larouche 1974-88395
 Cam Neely* 1983-96395
 Markus Naslund 1993-09395
103.Tomas Sandstrom 1984-99394
104.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-68393
 Daniel Sedin 2000-18393
106.Steven Stamkos 2008-19392
107.Evgeni Malkin 2006-19391
 Martin St. Louis* 1998-15391
 Dean Prentice 1952-74391
 Jean Pronovost 1968-82391
111.Ryan Smyth 1994-14386
112.Ray Whitney 1991-14385
113.Rick Martin 1971-82384
114.Reggie Leach 1970-83381
115.Ted Lindsay* 1944-65379
 Claude Lemieux 1983-09379
117.Trevor Linden 1988-08375
 Milan Hejduk 1998-13375
 Butch Goring 1969-85375
120.Thomas Vanek 2005-19373
121.Eric Lindros* 1992-07372
 Corey Perry 2005-19372
 Dany Heatley 2001-15372
124.Rick Kehoe 1971-85371
125.Tim Kerr 1980-93370
126.Bernie Federko* 1976-90369
127.Geoff Courtnall 1983-00367
128.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-79366
129.Scott Mellanby 1985-07364
 Jeff Carter 2005-19364
131.Miroslav Satan 1995-10363
 Brent Sutter 1980-98363
 Peter McNab 1973-87363
134.Zach Parise 2005-19361
 Ivan Boldirev 1970-85361
136.Bobby Clarke* 1969-84358
 Henri Richard* 1955-75358
138.Bobby Smith 1978-93357
 Phil Kessel 2006-19357
 Ray Sheppard 1987-00357
 Kirk Muller 1984-03357
142.Vyacheslav Kozlov 1991-10356
 Patrick Kane 2007-19356
 Dennis Maruk 1975-89356
 Wilf Paiement 1974-88356
146.Greg Adams 1984-01355
 Geoff Sanderson 1990-08355
 Joe Pavelski 2006-19355
 Mike Foligno 1979-94355
 Kevin Dineen 1984-03355
151.Danny Gare 1974-87354
152.Rick MacLeish 1970-84349
 Andy Bathgate* 1952-71349
154.Brian Rolston 1994-12342
 Ed Olczyk 1984-00342
 Charlie Simmer 1974-88342
 Scott Young 1987-06342
158.Adam Oates* 1985-04341
159.Dave Christian 1979-94340
 Al MacInnis* 1981-04340
161.Phil Housley* 1982-03338
162.Henrik Zetterberg 2002-18337
 Alexei Yashin 1993-07337
 Glen Murray 1991-08337
165.Jason Spezza 2002-19332
 Ron Ellis 1963-81332
167.Wendel Clark 1985-00330
168.Adam Graves 1987-03329
 Kevin Stevens 1987-02329
 Ziggy Palffy 1993-06329
 Mike Bullard 1980-92329
172.Ken Hodge 1964-78328
173.Scott Hartnell 2000-18327
 Jonathan Toews 2007-19327
175.Bobby Holik 1990-09326
176.John Tonelli 1978-92325
177.Nels Stewart* 1925-40324
 Pit Martin 1961-79324
 Paul MacLean 1980-91324
180.Petr Sykora 1995-12323
 Vic Hadfield 1961-77323
 Dale Hunter 1980-99323
183.Patrice Bergeron 2003-19321
 Olli Jokinen 1997-15321
185.Bob Carpenter 1981-99320
 Tony McKegney 1978-91320
187.Clark Gillies* 1974-88319
 John Tavares 2009-19319
189.Dave Gagner 1984-99318
190.Pavel Datsyuk 2001-16314
 Todd Bertuzzi 1995-14314
192.Don Lever 1972-87313
 Petr Klima 1985-99313
194.Justin Williams 2000-19312
195.Anze Kopitar 2006-19311
196.Denis Potvin* 1973-88310
 Petr Nedved 1990-07310
198.Martin Gelinas 1988-08309
199.Bob Nevin 1957-76307
 Daniel Briere 1997-15307
201.Cliff Ronning 1986-04306
202.Pavol Demitra 1993-10304
203.Dennis Hull 1964-78303
 Brian Sutter 1976-88303
205.Ulf Dahlen 1987-03301
206.Brad Richards 2000-16298
207.Russ Courtnall 1983-99297
208.George Armstrong* 1949-71296
209.Mike Cammalleri 2002-18294
210.Jason Pominville 2003-19293
211.Tom Lysiak 1973-86292
 Mike Ridley 1985-97292
213.Brian Gionta 2001-18291
 Simon Gagne 1999-15291
215.Steve Sullivan 1995-13290
216.Neal Broten 1980-97289
217.Larry Murphy* 1980-01288
 Pete Mahovlich 1965-81288
219.Tony Tanti 1981-92287
 Patrick Sharp 2002-18287
221.René Robert 1970-82284
 Radim Vrbata 2001-18284
 Brent Ashton 1979-93284
224.Bill Goldsworthy 1964-78283
 Alex Tanguay 1999-16283
 Dick Duff* 1954-72283
227.Dustin Brown 2003-19282
 John Anderson 1977-89282
229.Jamie Benn 2009-19281
 Bob Pulford* 1956-72281
 Red Kelly* 1947-67281
232.Camille Henry 1953-70279
233.Cory Stillman 1994-11278
 Ralph Backstrom 1956-73278
 Mike Knuble 1996-13278
 Mike Fisher 1999-18278
 Doug Weight 1991-11278
 Jim Pappin 1963-77278
239.Wayne Cashman 1964-83277
240.Ron Stewart 1952-73276
241.Jimmy Carson 1986-96275
242.Ron Duguay 1977-89274
 Bryan Smolinski 1992-08274
 Murray Oliver 1957-75274
245.Shayne Corson 1985-04273
 Al Secord 1978-90273
247.Howie Morenz* 1923-37271
 Bobby Schmautz 1967-81271
249.Bobby Orr* 1966-79270
 James Neal 2008-19270
 Daymond Langkow 1995-12270

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsG
1.Marc Tardif 1973-79316
2.Bobby Hull* 1972-79303
3.Real Cloutier 1974-79283
4.Andre Lacroix 1972-79251
5.Anders Hedberg 1974-78236
6.Serge Bernier 1973-79230
7.Tom Webster 1972-78220
8.Danny Lawson 1972-77218
9.Robbie Ftorek 1974-79216
10.Mark Howe* 1973-79208
11.Rich LeDuc 1974-79195
12.Mike Antonovich 1972-79182
13.Norm Ferguson 1972-78181
14.Christian Bordeleau 1972-79179
15.Tim Sheehy 1972-78178
16.Gordie Howe* 1973-79174
17.Frank Hughes 1972-78173
18.Blair MacDonald 1973-79171
19.Ron Ward 1972-77170
20.Wayne Connelly 1972-77167
21.Gene Peacosh 1972-77165
22.John McKenzie 1972-79163
23.Rusty Patenaude 1972-78159
24.Wayne Rivers 1972-77158
25.Larry Pleau 1972-79157
26.Ron Chipperfield 1974-79153
27.Gary Veneruzzo 1972-77151
28.Larry Lund 1972-78149
29.John Gray 1974-79146
 Rosaire Paiement 1972-78146
31.Mike Rogers 1974-79145
 Dennis Sobchuk 1974-79145
33.Michel Parizeau 1972-79142
34.Ulf Nilsson 1974-78140
 Paul Henderson 1974-79140
36.Dick Sentes 1972-77137
37.Mark Napier 1975-78136
 Mike Walton 1973-76136
39.Vaclav Nedomansky 1974-78135
40.Rene Leclerc 1972-79134
41.Rich Preston 1974-79133
42.Wayne Carleton 1972-77132
 Morris Lukowich 1976-79132
44.Rick Dudley 1975-79131
45.Tom Simpson 1972-77125
 Peter Sullivan 1975-79125
47.Bryan Campbell 1972-78123
 Ted Taylor 1972-78123
 George Morrison 1972-77123
 Willy Lindstrom 1975-79123
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